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  Assembly election results not favourable for BJP, but not right to link them with 2019 Lok Sabha polls: Amit Shah

  December 19, 2018 11:16 IST

  His remarks come as the BJP suffered a massive jolt in the three key states, while Congress managed to make a stunning entry.

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  Haryana Municipal Corporation Election Results: BJP sweeps polls, wins all five mayoral posts

  December 19, 2018 16:21 IST

  The voting was held alongside municipal committees of Jakhal Mandi in Fatehabad and Pundri in Kaithal, results of which will also be announced on Wednesday.

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  'Act before it's too late': Chirag Paswan warns BJP, says no consensus over seat sharing could be damaging

  December 19, 2018 11:27 IST

  In a series of tweets in Hindi, Chirag, who represents Bihar's Jamui constituency in Lok Sabha, pointed out that NDA is going through a sensitive phase after the exit of RLSP and Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party (TDP).

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  Lok Sabha elections 2019: Alternative secular govt to be formed at Centre post general polls, says Sitaram Yechury

  December 18, 2018 16:23 IST

  Lok Sabha elections 2019: Addressing a press conference, he said the party was working on the unity of secular forces at the state level to defeat the BJP alliance in the Lok Sabha elections.

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  2019 Lok Sabha polls: Amit Shah to give booth management formula to incharges of Delhi party's unit on December 23

  December 18, 2018 12:22 IST

  It is for the first time that a state-level interaction between the national president and the booth incharges is being organised. 

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  Lok Sabha elections 2019 | Premature announcement of Rahul Gandhi as PM candidate will divide Opposition: TMC

  December 17, 2018 19:18 IST

  The Congress had last week asked if Trinamool leaders were having "sleepless nights" fearing that their dream of Banerjee becoming the prime minister might not fulfilled.

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  Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath keeps his promise, waives off farm loans

  December 17, 2018 23:35 IST

  The 72-year-old Kamal Nath, who represented Chhindwara for nine terms in the Lok Sabha, was the only one to take the oath even as the other contender to the Chief Minister's post, Jyotiraditya Scindia, was present. The ceremony was held an hour behind schedule at 2.30 p.m.

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  Kamal Nath sworn in as MP Chief Minister ending 15 years of BJP rule; Here is all you need to know about him

  December 17, 2018 16:06 IST

  Nath took the oath of office at 1:30 pm and the ceremony was preceded by an all-religion prayer meeting.

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  Ashok Gehlot sworn in as 12th CM of Rajasthan: All you need to know about this 'magician', Congress' 'go-to-man'

  December 17, 2018 12:06 IST

  Known for his proximity to both Congress President Rahul Gandhi and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Gehlot has lately been the party's "go-to" man in important matters.

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  Lok Sabha elections 2019: MK Stalin makes strong pitch for Rahul Gandhi as Opposition's PM candidate

  December 16, 2018 22:34 IST

  Stalin also went on to say that Gandhi had the ability to defeat the "fascist" Narendra Modi government.

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  'Fight 2019 election like a war, no alliance can stop BJP from realising its agenda of development': Amit Shah

  December 16, 2018 23:53 IST

  Addressing the concluding session of the two-day workshop of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, he said the party will lose the battle of ideology if they lose 2019 election.

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  Modi government will come to power again in 2019 LS polls: Smriti Irani

  December 16, 2018 18:31 IST

  Addressing the Delhi BJP's 'Mahila Hunkar Rally' here, Irani asked party's women workers to reach out to people at booth-level with the message of the Modi government's holistic development and women power seeking their support in the general election.  

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  Bhupesh Baghel set to take oath as Chhattisgarh CM: Know the leader who steered Congress to stupendous victory

  December 16, 2018 16:15 IST

  Baghel is a powerful leader of the OBC community which makes up 52 per cent of the state's 2.55 crore population.

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  Bhupesh Baghel declared new Chhattisgarh Chief Minister, to take oath tomorrow

  December 16, 2018 14:56 IST

  Baghel, Congress' prominent OBC face in Chhattisgarh, contested from Patan constituency and defeated BJP's Motilal Sahu by a margin of 27,477 votes.

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  After hectic parleys with top leaders, Rahul Gandhi to make announcement on next Chhattisgarh CM today

  December 16, 2018 8:43 IST

  Party sources said the Congress was also toying with the idea of having a CM and a deputy CM, and also mulling division of the CM term to accommodate more leaders.

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  Madhya Pradesh: Kamal Nath to contest Assembly polls from one of 3 Chhindwara seats

  December 15, 2018 22:37 IST

  The district comprises seven Assembly seats of which four are reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, making Mr Nath ineligible to contest from them.

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  Chhattisgarh: Rahul hints at resolving CM tussle, announcement today

  December 16, 2018 1:12 IST

  After selecting chief ministers of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, Congress president Rahul Gandhi held hectic parleys with top party leaders on Saturday to decide on the top post for Chhattisgarh.

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  Mizoram: After steering MNF to thumping win in assembly polls, Zoramthanga takes oath as CM

  December 15, 2018 13:35 IST

  MNF bagged 26 seats out of the 40-member Assembly in the recently concluded state elections. 

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  Who will be Chhattisgarh CM? Rahul Gandhi to decide today

  December 15, 2018 14:42 IST

  Congress ended the BJP's 15-year rule in Chhattisgarh by winning 68 seats of 90-seat state Assembly.

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  Newly-elected Madhya Pradesh assembly has 94 MLAs with criminal cases, 187 multi-millionaires: Report

  December 15, 2018 6:44 IST

  As pointed out by the report, Congress has maximum number of 56 MLAs with criminal antecedents, followed by the Bharatiya Janata Party which has 34 and then the Bahujan Samaj Party with two such lawmakers.

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  Congress leaders Nath, Gehlot to be sworn-in as Chief Ministers on December 17; Rahul Gandhi to attend ceremony

  December 14, 2018 22:43 IST

  Congress president Rahul Gandhi will attend the swearing-in ceremony of Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot as Rajasthan CM and Dy CM respectively in Jaipur at 10 am. He will also attend the oath ceremony of Kamal Nath as Madhya Pradesh CM at 1:30 pm on the same day.

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  Twice before, Ashok Gehlot faced challenges in CM race

  December 14, 2018 19:23 IST

  Sachin Pilot’s supporters from his Gurjar community held a series of protests, blocking roads in Rajasthan, on Thursday when it appeared that the announcement naming Gehlot was imminent.

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  Chhattisgarh: Congress defers decision on CM till Saturday

  December 14, 2018 23:57 IST

  The party high command summoned senior leaders of state unit including TS Singh Deo, Bhupesh Baghel and Charan Das Mahant to Delhi on Friday.

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  Ashok Gehlot: Know all about the new Chief Minister of Rajasthan

  December 14, 2018 17:22 IST

  Ashok Gehlot will be the new Chief Minister of Rajasthan. The announcement was made on Friday during a press conference held at AICC headquarters in Delhi.

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  Ashok Gehlot to be Rajasthan CM, Sachin Pilot his deputy: Congress

  December 14, 2018 17:08 IST

  "We will meet the governor today and will decide on the details of the oath-taking ceremony," Venugopal said.

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  Mizoram: Half of newly elected 26 MNF MLAs are first timers

  December 14, 2018 11:43 IST

  Half of the newly elected legislators in the Mizoram Assembly are first time MLAs.

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  Telangana: KCR's son KT Rama Rao appointed working president of TRS

  December 14, 2018 11:35 IST

  KCR believes that the party will further progress under the leadership of KTR, a press release said.

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  Kamal Nath to take oath as MP CM on Dec 17, thanks Jyotiraditya Scindia for support

  December 14, 2018 12:02 IST

  Congress president Rahul Gandhi put a stamp on Kamal Nath's name as Madhya Pradesh CM after hours of hectic parleys.