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  LS polls 2019: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik, Telangana CM KC Rao to meet WB CM Mamata Banerjee today

  December 24, 2018 8:01 IST

  Lok Sabha elections 2019: The meeting between the two leaders assumed significance amid talks about efforts on formation of a new political front of like-minded, non-BJP and non-Congress parties to take on the national ones in the upcoming polls.

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  PM in Odisha | We are working for comprehensive development of state: Modi

  December 24, 2018 16:28 IST

  PM Modi on Monday inaugurated IIT Bhubaneswar campus and laid foundation stone of IISER and other development projects.

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  Rajasthan cabinet formation: 23 ministers take oath today in presence of CM Ashok Gehlot

  December 24, 2018 11:59 IST

  Rajasthan can have a total of 30 ministers including the chief minister.

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  2019 Lok Sabha polls: KCR sets wheels of 'third front' in motion, meets Naveen Patnaik in Odisha

  December 23, 2018 19:52 IST

  "There’s a dire need for the unification of regional parties as there’s a strong need for an alternative to Congress and BJP," Rao told media after his meeting with Patnaik.

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  Jharkhand: Congress candidate Naman Kongari wins Kolebira Assembly bypoll by 9,658 votes

  December 23, 2018 18:36 IST

  The bypoll was necessitated after Enos Ekka of Jharkhand Party, who represented the constituency in the Assembly, lost his membership following his conviction in a murder case.

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  Lok Sabha polls: Opposition takes swipe at BJP over seat-sharing in Bihar

  December 23, 2018 19:13 IST

  RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav took a jibe at the BJP for agreeing to contest only 17 seats in Bihar in the Lok Sabha polls next year, despite having won 22 in the last general election.

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  Jasdan bypoll results: After losing 3 states, BJP grabs Cong bastion; Bavalia wins by 19985 votes

  December 23, 2018 13:22 IST

  As per latest updates, BJP candidate Kunvarji Bavalia leading with 2700 votes at the end of round two of counting of votes.

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  Will definitely contest 2019 Lok Sabha election: Kamal Haasan

  December 22, 2018 13:50 IST

  Kamal Haasan had said that he intends to challenge the status quo "that has been plaguing the politics of Tamil Nadu for some time now".  

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  LJP seals deal with BJP for 2019, party to get 5 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar; official announcement likely today

  December 22, 2018 8:36 IST

  As per the deal, LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan may get a Rajya Sabha berth. The party may also get a seat in Jharkhand.

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  2019 Lok Sabha Elections: Congress confident of winning heartland states, says P Chidambaram

  December 22, 2018 7:00 IST

  "The Congress is confident of winning the heartland states in the general elections as well, along with allies," Chidambaram told IANS at a news conference in the party's state unit office in Bengaluru.

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  Lok Sabha elections 2019| With eye on polls, Alphons writes to over 300 bishops listing Modi govt's achievements

  December 21, 2018 16:10 IST

  Lok Sabha elections 2019: Alphons, considered to be the Christian face of the BJP-led government, has written letters to more than 300 bishops across the country and while wishing them for Christmas, he has listed the work done by the government for the "downtrodden".

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  Lok Sabha elections 2019 | Amit Shah, Arun Jaitley meet Paswans over Bihar seat-sharing

  December 21, 2018 15:40 IST

  Lok Sabha elections 2019: In 2014, the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) had contested on its own but performed poorly. It had won only two seats.

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  'Unhappy' LJP gives BJP jitters over 2019 seat sharing, Ram Vilas Paswan meets Arun Jaitley

  December 21, 2018 13:09 IST

  After meeting Amit Shah, Ram Vilas Paswan met Arun Jaitley today to discuss seat sharing for 2019 Lok Sabha poll.

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  'No chance, I am happy where I am': Nitin Gadkari rules out himself as BJP's PM face in 2019 replacing Modi

  December 21, 2018 11:34 IST

  "Whatever were loopholes, we’ll work on them for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. We'll win the polls and Modiji will be PM again," Gadkari said.

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  Lok Sabha Elections 2019: 'Mother of all political battles' set to begin in less than 70 days from now

  December 22, 2018 14:52 IST

  If we see the trends in last three Lok Sabha election (2004, 2009, 2014), the Election Commission (EC) generally announces the election dates by the end of first week of March.

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  LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan, son Chirag Paswan meet Amit Shah over 2019 seat sharing pact

  December 20, 2018 23:54 IST

  Lok Sabha elections 2019: He said Chirag Paswan's tweets reflected the party's sentiments and the seat-sharing formula must be timely and respectable.

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  AAP asks BJP's Manoj Tiwari to pay Rs 1 lakh

  December 20, 2018 15:28 IST

  Lok Sabha elections 2019: The AAP government, on Wednesday,  passed all the six corridors of the Delhi Metro Rail Corp's (DMRC) Phase-IV. The party reminded Delhi BJP chief of his promise.

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  IndiaTV Poll | Can Opposition parties stitch Mahagathbandhan to challenge BJP in 2019 Lok Sabha election?

  December 20, 2018 14:04 IST

  Can a formidable Grand Alliance take shape which can pose any threat to the BJP in 2019? Share your opinion with IndiaTV

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  Ahead of Bihar Opposition parties meet in Delhi, Tejashwi Yadav's 'offer' for 'guardian' Ram Vilas Paswan

  December 20, 2018 12:09 IST

  LJP leader and Ram Vilas Paswan's son Chirag had asked the BJP to resolve seat sharing issues for next year's general elections 'before it was too late'.

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  'Rahul Gandhi for PM in 2019': Mamata Banerjee shoots down MK Stalin's call, says 'not the time' to decide

  December 20, 2018 9:08 IST

  The Trinamool Congress chief said that the issue of prime ministerial candidate could be discussed after the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, which are due in April-May.

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  Jasdan by-poll voting: Prestige battle for Congress and BJP in Gujarat

  December 23, 2018 9:27 IST

  Jasdan bypoll in Gujarat: The election was necessitated after cabinet minister Kunwarji Bavaliya quit the Congress to join the ruling BJP, which elevated him the same day recently.

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  Paswan's LJP unhappy with NDA over seat sharing for LS polls in Bihar, sets Dec 31 deadline

  December 20, 2018 1:27 IST

  Lok Sabha elections 2019: In a series of tweets, Chirag Paswan had on Tuesday cautioned the BJP against damage to the NDA in the event of the BJP's failure to arrive at a seat-sharing formula that was respectable for other allies.

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  Lok Sabha elections 2019: TRS working to form front without BJP, Congress

  December 19, 2018 21:51 IST

  Lok Sabha elections 2019: Kavitha said that regional parties will have a greater role to play in the national politics because they can address the aspirations of the people which national parties could not do.

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  LJP seeks seat-sharing in Bihar NDA by Dec 31; wants at least 6 LS seats, one in RS

  December 19, 2018 20:22 IST

  In a series of tweets, Chirag Paswan had on Tuesday cautioned the BJP against damage to the NDA in the event of the BJP's failure to arrive at a seat-sharing formula that was respectable for other allies.

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  Cong-led alliance intact in T'gana, to fight LS polls together

  December 19, 2018 16:58 IST

  Lok Sabha elections 2019: Besides the Congress and TJS, the grouping has the Telugu Desam Party, led by Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, and the Communist Party of India.

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  BJP to fight 2019 Lok Sabha polls under PM Modi's leadership, says Amit Shah

  December 19, 2018 17:37 IST

  Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah on Wednesday categorically said that the ruling NDA will fight the 2019 Lok Sabha elections under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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  Mahagathbandhan remains distant dream as Akhilesh, Maya want to keep Congress away in UP

  December 20, 2018 1:45 IST

  Despite the Congress's decent show in Assembly elections, Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav are not ready to form an alliance with Rahul Gandhi's party in UP for 2019 Lok Sabha election.

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  India TV Poll | Despite defeat in Assembly elections, can Amit Shah help BJP win 2019 Lok Sabha election?

  December 19, 2018 12:35 IST

  The election results in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh were definitely not favourable for BJP, but it is not right to link them with the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Amit Shah said.