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  Congress can't win Goa assembly polls on its own: Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut

  January 13, 2022 14:06 IST

  Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday said the political situation it Goa is such that the Congress cannot go beyond single digit if it contests the assembly polls in the coastal state on its own.

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  UP elections 2022: Full list of Congress candidates

  February 10, 2022 15:13 IST

  The Congress had announced a 40 per cent reservation for women candidates in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh polls. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who is also the Congress in-charge of Uttar Pradesh, had earlier released the party's election manifesto for women titled 'Shakti Vidhan'.

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  AAP's Punjab CM candidate to be picked through tele-voting, Kejriwal says 'janta chunegi apna CM'

  January 13, 2022 14:19 IST

  On Prime Minister Narendra Modi's security breach in Punjab, Kejriwal said, " If AAP comes to power, then we will ensure the safety of Prime Minister as well as the safety of 3 crore people of Punjab".

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  'Ideological differences with Samajwadi Party': Shiv Sena rules out alliance in UP

  January 13, 2022 12:50 IST

  Sanjay Raut said that Shiv Sena has been working for a long time in Uttar Pradesh but didn’t contest elections because it did not want to hurt the BJP.

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  UP Election: Priyanka Gandhi names Unnao gangrape victim's mother as Cong candidate

  January 13, 2022 13:19 IST

  Elections for the 403 assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh will be held in seven phases starting February 10, the Election Commission said.

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  UP Polls: Imran Masood's brother Nauman joins BSP, to contest from Gangoh

  January 13, 2022 12:32 IST

  UP Polls 2022: The BSP has fielded Nauman Masood from the Gangoh constituency of the Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

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  UP polls: CM Yogi's departure process has begun: Bhupesh Baghel's jibe over resignations of BJP MLAs

  January 13, 2022 11:01 IST

  The saffron party suffered a jolt on Tuesday when three of its MLAs resigned citing "ignorance of the state government" of the poor and weaker section of society. 

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  Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election 2022: Postal ballots for COVID patients, elderly voters

  January 13, 2022 10:58 IST

  According to ECI, there are a total of 24.42 lakh registered voters above 80 years of age in UP.

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  PM's security breach: Assam CM Himanta Biswa demands arrest of Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi

  January 13, 2022 10:32 IST

  Himanta Biswa alleged that the Congress high command and the party's other central leaders were part of the conspiracy against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.  

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  Will Yogi Adityanath contest from Ayodhya? BJP likely to announce CM's constituency, seat-sharing

  January 13, 2022 7:09 IST

  The final decision on Adityanath's constituency will be taken in the meeting of the BJP's Central Election Committee (CEC) today, in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also be present.

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  Assembly Election 2022 Updates: Samajwadi Party, RLD release first list of candidates

  January 13, 2022 23:07 IST

  The Election Commission has already announced the dates and all the political parties have started flexing their muscles in the poll-bound states -- Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab

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  Will CM Yogi Adityanath contest from Ayodhya? BJP's central election committee to take final call

  January 13, 2022 0:01 IST

  CM Yogi Adityanath, currently a member of the legislative council, had recently said that he is willing to contest the assembly polls from wherever the party's top brass decides.

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  Candidates of SP, allies for 1st, 2nd phase of UP polls to be announced in a day or two

  January 12, 2022 20:35 IST

  Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) state president Uma Shankar Yadav met Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav. The NCP announced that it has forged an alliance with the SP and has got one seat to contest.

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  Punjab polls 2022: Sidhu calls Kejriwal 'political tourist', says AAP's campaign and agenda a joke

  January 12, 2022 19:41 IST

  Earlier in the day, Kejriwal unveiled his party's 'Punjab Model' ahead of assembly polls and promised justice in sacrilege cases, jobs to youth, corruption-free governance.

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  Uttar Pradesh elections: Four-time Congress MP Avtar Singh Bhadana joins RLD

  January 12, 2022 20:37 IST

  The four-time Lok Sabha MP from Faridabad, Haryana will be fielded by the RLD from Jewar assembly constituency in Gautam Buddh Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh, party sources told PTI.

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  A day after exit from BJP, arrest warrant against Swami Prasad Maurya over 2014 communal statement

  January 12, 2022 17:34 IST

  Swami Prasad Maurya has been accused of stoking communal feelings when he was in the BSP, seven years ago. Maurya has been asked to appear in court on January 24.

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  Uttar Pradesh: Minister Dara Singh Chauhan quits Adityanath govt ahead of polls

  January 12, 2022 18:31 IST

  Dara Singh Chauhan is the second minister to resign from Yogi Adityanath's Cabinet, after Swami Prasad Maurya tendered his resignation on Tuesday.

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  Punjab requires leader who has solutions to challenges: Manish Tewari takes dig at CM Channi

  January 12, 2022 14:42 IST

  The Lok Sabha MP from Anandpur Sahib also tagged a news report titled "Channi nudges Congress to name candidate for CM, with a hint: he is quite popular" along with the tweet.

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  'Youth would return from Canada in next 5 years': AAP's 10-point 'Punjab Model' ahead of polls

  January 12, 2022 13:34 IST

  Punjab is likely to see a five-cornered contest this election, a marked shift from a traditional duel between the Congress and the Shiromani Akali Dal. 

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  UP Election 2022: Who will be BJP's candidate from Mathura? Not CM Yogi, say sources

  January 12, 2022 13:26 IST

  According to sources within the party, the BJP is likely to give ticket to Shrikant Sharma from the key constituency.

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  UP Polls: Sharad Pawar's NCP to contest with Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party

  January 12, 2022 12:27 IST

  Sharad Pawar claimed that there will be a change in Uttar Pradesh, adding that the Samajwadi Party is an alternative to the BJP in the state.   

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  Mamata Banerjee coming up as 'formidable force' against Modi: TMC

  January 12, 2022 10:17 IST

  Targeting the Congress, TMC leader Sushmita Dev said there are issues with the Sonia Gandhi-headed party. It is the oldest party, it has the strongest base, but why do they fail against Modi?, she asked.   

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  Uttar Pradesh: AIMIM leaders booked over breach of model code, Covid norms in Muzaffarnagar

  January 12, 2022 9:44 IST

  The Election Commission has banned any physical rally or campaign gathering for the state assembly polls till January 15 in view of the escalating coronavirus situation.  

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  Punjab election: Will announce CM face next week, says AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal

  January 12, 2022 9:41 IST

  Elections in Punjab will be held in a single phase on February 14 to elect 117 members to the Legislative Assembly. The results will be announced on March 10.

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  Assembly Election 2022: BJP finalises names of almost 170 candidates for UP: Sources

  January 13, 2022 0:03 IST

  The Election Commission has already announced the dates and all the political parties have started flexing their muscles in the five poll-bound states -- Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab.

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  Punjab CM Charanjit Channi's cousin joins BJP ahead of polls in state

  January 11, 2022 22:58 IST

  The development comes as a surprise as Channi himself represents the Congress party, a rival of BJP. 

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  Former BJP leader Michael Lobo, wife join Congress ahead of Goa assembly polls

  January 11, 2022 22:13 IST

  Lobo said that Congress would win a majority in the Assembly polls which are scheduled to be held in the state on February 14.

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  In new twist, Swami Prasad Maurya's daughter claims her father has not joined any party yet

  January 11, 2022 21:28 IST

  Swami Prasad Maurya earlier in the day resigned Labour and Employment Minister in the Yogi government, just a month ahead of high stakes assembly elections. After Swami Maurya's resignation, reports of him joining the Samajwadi Party have surfaced.