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  Assembly polls: Here's why BJP enjoys edge over other parties in digital campaigning

  January 09, 2022 18:42 IST

  BJP has a definite edge in the situation. Party plans to use 3D Studio Mix technology through which leaders sitting at two different places can be shown on a podium.

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  UP Election 2022: Parties wage high-pitched cyber wars, BJP calls SP 'anti-Dalit'

  January 09, 2022 17:15 IST

  The political parties have activated their social media war rooms to target the Opposition and boost the image of their leaders.

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  Punjab polls: Sidhu talks of governance reform, says new model will 'give power back to people'

  January 09, 2022 19:28 IST

  Elections will take place in a single phase in Punjab and voting will take place on February 14. Polls results will be out on March 10.

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  UP Assembly Election 2022: BSP to finalize candidates in high-level meeting today

  January 09, 2022 12:55 IST

  The Election Commission on Saturday announced poll dates for 5 states with Uttar Pradesh going for a 7-phase assembly election from February 10.

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  BJP questions Punjab CM for briefing Priyanka on PM security

  January 09, 2022 13:51 IST

  A controversy has erupted after Punjab CM said he had briefed party leader Priyanka Gandhi on PM Modi's security breach issue.

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  'February 14 lucky day': AAP leaders hopeful of phase-II of state assembly polls

  January 09, 2022 8:04 IST

  AAP leader Atishi has expressed confidence in winning the upcoming assembly elections and said that February 14 has been a lucky date for the Aam Aadmi Party.

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  No doubt BJP forming govt again with thumping majority: Yogi Adityanath ahead of UP polls

  January 09, 2022 7:47 IST

  The Election Commission on Saturday announced poll dates for five states with Uttar Pradesh going for a seven-phase assembly election.

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  Assembly Election 2022: Congress to go without CM face in state polls

  January 10, 2022 0:00 IST

  The dates for the upcoming elections have already been announced and all the political parties have started flexing their muscles in the poll-bound states.

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  UP Polls: SP leader books Adityanath's ticket to Gorakhpur for March 11, shares itinerary

  January 08, 2022 22:47 IST

  CEC Sushil Chandra today announced polling dates for all 5 poll-bound states including UP. The tenure of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly will end on May 14 this year.

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  UP authorities order not to distribute free food packets with photographs of PM, CM

  January 08, 2022 23:19 IST

  The order in this regard was issued by food commissioner Sorabh Babu to all district magistrates of the state after the Election Commission on Saturday announced the poll schedule in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa.

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  Owaisi asks EC to review guidelines for virtual rallies, quotes 'digital divide in India'

  January 08, 2022 23:16 IST

  The Election Commission on Saturday banned physical rallies and roadshows till January 15 due to Covid concerns.

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  Assembly Election 2022 Dates: 7-phase voting in UP; single phase in Goa, Punjab, U'Khand

  January 08, 2022 19:56 IST

  The counting of votes will be held on March 10. With the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic unfolding, the commission has set new protocols to ensure "Covid safe" elections to 690 assembly seats across the five states, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra said.

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  EC announces election dates: Physical rallies, processions banned till Jan 15 in 5 states

  January 08, 2022 20:40 IST

  CEC Sushil Chandra on Saturday announced that polling for Uttarakhand, Goa and Punjab will take place in a single phase on February 14, whereas Manipur will see polls in 2 phases on February 27 and March 3. Election results will be announced on March 10.

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  Assembly election dates for 5 states announced: BIG takeaways from EC presser

  January 08, 2022 18:10 IST

  The election commission on Saturday announced the schedule for assembly polls in 5 states including Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Uttarakhand, and Manipur. A total of 2,15,368 polling stations to be set up across 5 states to facilitate free, fair and safe elections amid the third Covid wave led by the Omicron variant.

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  Uttarakhand Assembly Election 2022: Single phase polling to take place on February 14

  January 08, 2022 17:36 IST

  The BJP is the ruling party in Uttarakhand while the Congress is the main opposition party. AAP is debuting in the contesting this year.

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  UP Assembly Election 2022 Dates: State to vote in 7 phases starting February 10

  January 19, 2022 17:02 IST

  The results of the UP election will also be an indicator of how the BJP will perform in 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The UP Assembly has 403 seats. The state sends maximum number of MPs (80) to Lok Sabha.

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  Manipur Assembly Election 2022: Polls to be conducted in 2 phases on February 27, March 3

  January 08, 2022 17:21 IST

  Election results will be announced on March 10. In total, elections in all 5 poll-bound states will be conducted in 7 phases.

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  Goa Assembly Election 2022 Dates: Single phase polling on February 14, counting of votes on March 10

  August 18, 2026 15:59 IST

  Goa assembly election will be held in single phase on February 14. The state has a total of 40 assembly seats.

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  Punjab Assembly Election 2022: Polling to be held in single phase on Feb 20, results on March 10

  January 19, 2022 16:05 IST

  The election commission announced poll dates for Punjab. Voting will take place on February in one single phase. Punjab has a total of 117 assembly seats.

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  Uttarakhand Election 2022: Political rallies, protests prohibited till Jan 16 amid COVID scare

  January 08, 2022 14:40 IST

  Moreover, all the schools and anganwadi centres will remain closed until Jan 16. The state govt has also imposed a night curfew from 10:00 pm to 6:00 am.

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  Election Commission revokes Sonu Sood's appointment as Punjab's 'state icon'

  January 08, 2022 8:57 IST

  Sood had said last November that his sister Malvika was joining politics but he had no such plans for himself.

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  Assembly Election 2022 Updates: EC announces poll dates, March 10-BJP govt, tweets Sambit Patra

  January 08, 2022 23:45 IST

  Several political parties have already announced the cancellation of political rallies and are focusing more on digital campaigns in the wake of the unabated surge.

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  AAP releases first list of 24 candidates for Uttarakhand Polls

  January 07, 2022 23:29 IST

  The development comes ahead of Delhi Environment Minister and senior AAP leader Gopal Rai's five-day visit to Uttarakhand from Saturday, during which he will address a series of public meetings and pitch for a “novel change” in the state ahead of the assembly polls in the coming months.

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  AAP declares 1st list of candidates for Goa polls

  January 07, 2022 22:15 IST

  The AAP's state in-charge, Atishi, has approved the list of 10 candidates whose constituencies are spread across both North Goa and South Goa districts.

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  PM insulting 'punjabiyat' of state by claiming his life was in danger: Sidhu

  January 07, 2022 16:05 IST

  The Centre Thursday formed a three-member committee to enquire into "serious lapses" in Modi's security during his Punjab visit on Wednesday.

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  BJP MPs protest near Gandhi statue in Parliament complex over breach in PM Modi's security

  January 07, 2022 14:43 IST

  BJP has sought to put Congress in the dock over the security lapse during PM's recent visit to Punjab.

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  PM security breach: NIA may assist the probe, matter can't be left to anyone, SG tells SC

  January 07, 2022 13:15 IST

  SG Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, submitted that some NIA officers should assist the court's officer in collecting and securing the evidence.

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  Rahul Gandhi on PM security breach: 'What has been happening at our borders is a major lapse'

  January 07, 2022 12:48 IST

  Rahul tweeted two days after a "major security lapse" during PM Modi's visit to Punjab.