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  Kejriwal to launch AAP's UP poll campaign from Lucknow on Jan 2

  December 16, 2021 22:15 IST

  Party spokesperson Sanjay Singh said the rally will create an atmosphere for political discussion on important issues like employment.

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  Goa BJP leader Alina Saldanha, MLA from Cortalim, joins AAP

  December 16, 2021 23:41 IST

  In a setback for the BJP, party MLA from Cortalim, Alina Saldanha on Thursday joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), party convenor Arvind Kejriwal informed on Twitter.

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  'How will Owaisi saheb become PM if you don't have more children?' AIMIM leader's viral video

  December 16, 2021 19:56 IST

  Ghufran Noor said that Dalits and Muslims were being 'scared' into having fewer children, insisting that it was against Sharia law.

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  Goa Assembly Elections 2022: Congress releases first list of 8 candidates

  December 16, 2021 22:03 IST

  The Congress party on Thursday announced the first list of 8 candidates for Goa Assembly Elections 2022.

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  Congress using Gen Bipin Rawat's posters in Uttarakhand for 'political benefits': Pralhad Joshi

  December 16, 2021 18:39 IST

  Pralhad Joshi took a dig at the Congress party and alleged that posters of Late General Bipin Rawat are being used in Uttarakhand by the party to garner votes ahead of assembly polls in the state in 2022.

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  UP polls 2022: Brahmins faced maximum atrocities under SP rule, alleges Law Minister Pathak

  December 16, 2021 17:07 IST

  The statement by Uttar Pradesh Law Minister Brajesh Pathak has come days after former minister Harishankar Tiwari’s family members joined the Samajwadi Party (SP) and alleged atrocities against the community in the state’s Gorakhpur, Raebareli and Kanpur.

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  Kejriwal's dig at Channi, calls him 'first CM in history who meets people in bathroom' | Watch

  December 16, 2021 16:49 IST

  Arvind Kejriwal is on a 2-day visit to Punjab. He addressed a public gathering in Muktsar today.

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  Akhilesh, Shivpal bury differences after 4 years to put up united front against BJP in UP Polls

  December 16, 2021 18:48 IST

  Allegedly upset over his diminishing stature in the party, Shivpal had resigned and floated a new party altogether in 2018 and called it Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party-Lohia.

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  Police forces in West Bengal to provide security for Kolkata civic polls, rules Calcutta HC

  December 16, 2021 14:04 IST

  The state unit of the BJP filed a petition before the high court on December 14, seeking deployment of central forces for Kolkata civic polls, expressing apprehensions that its candidates and workers might be subjected to threats and attacks.

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  Won't contest polls, says BKU leader Rakesh Tikait

  December 16, 2021 13:00 IST

  BKU leader Rakesh Tikait has warned people against using his photographs on political hoardings.

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  Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE: One thing is certain that Opposition will not come back, says CM Yogi

  December 16, 2021 23:43 IST

  Five poll-bound states are Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab. Elections in these states will be held in February-March next year.

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  Uttar Pradesh polls 2022: Amit Shah to hold 'Nishad Samaj Jan Sabha' on December 17

  December 16, 2021 9:29 IST

  Home Minister Amit Shah will also inaugurate the 23 new branches of Uttar Pradesh Cooperative Bank tomorrow.

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  AAP promises 10 lakh jobs annually, Rs 5,000 monthly allowance to jobless if voted to power in UP

  December 15, 2021 23:26 IST

  Dubbing the BJP-led government as "paper leak sarkar", Sisodia said the current dispensation is playing with the future of the state's youth. Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh are yet to be announced but expected early next year.

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  This is how Rakesh Tikait was welcomed in Meerut as he returned after farm protests ended | Watch

  December 15, 2021 20:48 IST

  Responding to whether he will join any party or contest elections, Tikait said, "I'm not going to contest any election and no political party should use my name or photo in their posters."

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  UP raises honorarium of gram pradhans, Kshetra panchayat and zila panchayat president

  December 15, 2021 19:57 IST

  The zila panchayat president honorarium has also been increased who will now receive Rs 15,500/month.

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  UP Govt increases DA of all state employees from 28% to 31%

  December 15, 2021 18:37 IST

  Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh are due early next year.

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  Mamata wants 'Khela Hobe' again, says 'want to see BJP lose across country in 2024 polls'

  December 15, 2021 18:39 IST

  I want to see Bharatiya Janata Party lose across the country in the 2024 elections. 'Khela Hobey' again, Mamata Banerjee said in a fresh attack at the Modi government.

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  PM won't suspend Ajay Mishra because he needs upper caste votes for UP Polls: Owaisi

  December 15, 2021 17:39 IST

  Owaisi's statement came a day after the SIT probing the Lakhimpur Kheri violence said it was a "pre-planned conspiracy".

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  Harbhajan Singh to join Congress? Star Cricketer meets Sidhu ahead of Punjab polls

  December 15, 2021 16:51 IST

  Sidhu tweeted a picture with the cricketer captioning it as, "Picture loaded with possibilities …. With Bhajji the shining star".

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  What PM Modi said to Chief Ministers of BJP-ruled states during Varanasi meet

  December 14, 2021 23:40 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was on a 2-day Varanasi visit, on Tuesday met chief ministers of BJP ruled states and discussed issues like good governance, besides giving tips to state leaders. PM Modi on Monday inaugurated Kashi Vishwanath Corridor.

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  Punjab invites applications for allotment of 25,000 EWS houses

  December 14, 2021 21:26 IST

  To provide better health facilities to the people at their doorstep, the Cabinet also approved the creation of 775 posts, including senior medical officer, medical officers, staff nurses, pharmacists, laboratory technicians, etc by upgrading 28 health institutions.

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  Captain Amarinder Singh warns Punjab Police against intimidating his party workers

  December 14, 2021 22:21 IST

  The former Chief Minister was reacting to reports of Punjab cops stopping PLC workers who were putting up posters in the Malwa region.

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  Permanent jobs for sanitation workers, tractor drivers, announces Punjab CM among other promises

  December 14, 2021 20:17 IST

  Addressing a presser, Charanjit Singh Channi said announced that tractor drivers, garbage collectors who are hired on a contract basis will be made permanent.

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  Punjab Elections: Former Congress MP, other leaders join Amarinder Singh's newly formed party

  December 14, 2021 19:52 IST

  The development comes as legislative assembly elections are approaching in Punjab.

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  Karnataka MLC Election Results 2021: BJP wins 12 seats, Congress 11 as counting countinues

  December 14, 2021 17:26 IST

  Of the 90 candidates trying their luck, 89 are male and the lone female contender is Congress' Gayathri Shanthe Gowda. Voter turnout was more than 99 per cent.

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  TMC claims many members associated with Goa Congress joined party in Mamata's presence

  December 14, 2021 15:51 IST

  Several other Congress block members from the Cumbharjua constituency also joined TMC. Former panchayat members from across Goa have also joined the Mamata Banerjee-led party.

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  Inaugurating half-baked projects will not strengthen BJP's base: Mayawati

  December 14, 2021 12:49 IST

  Mayawati's remarks came a day after PM Modi inaugurated the ambitious Kashi Vishvanath Corridor project.

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  'Channi will eventually end up as a night watchman': Amarinder takes a veiled attack at Punjab CM

  December 13, 2021 21:32 IST

  Amarinder Singh said despite having “tremendous potential”, the CM is being made to be subservient to the whims of State Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu.