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  TMC will win Goa polls; those who want to defeat BJP, it's up to them to support us: Mamata Banerjee

  December 13, 2021 17:58 IST

  Mamata Banerjee said she has a plan for Goa, just the way she had for West Bengal, which will be implemented in the coastal state within six months of coming to power.

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  Goa polls 2022: Lone NCP MLA Churchill Alemao merges party's legislative group with TMC

  December 13, 2021 23:58 IST

  Churchill Alemao (72), who represented the state's Benaulim Assembly segment, also told reporters that he will formally join the TMC later in the day in the presence of Mamata Banerjee, who is on a two-day visit to the coastal state.

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  AAP refuses to take in 4 of Punjab Congress ministers over sand theft allegations

  December 13, 2021 14:07 IST

  Aam Aadmi Party is an honest party and it does not need sand mafias, he added. Illegal sand mining is a major political issue in Punjab against which the Kejriwal-led party has been constantly attacking the Congress government there.

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  SP, BSP, Congress turned blind eye when Babri masjid demolished: Owaisi in UP

  December 13, 2021 9:41 IST

  The AIMIM chief said his party will contest 100 seats in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh elections. He said AIMIM is open to forming an alliance.

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  People will not forgive criminals who wore 'red caps', 'mesh caps': Keshav Prasad Maurya

  December 13, 2021 7:56 IST

  Keshav Prasad Maurya also made clear that he was not referring to the entire Muslim community when he mentioned the “Jaalidar” caps but only the criminal elements.

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  Will never be showpiece to win elections, never lie to people for coming to power: Navjot Sidhu

  December 12, 2021 23:47 IST

  The cricketer-turned-politician said he had never asked for any position from anyone in his life but always wanted Punjab's welfare.

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  Kashi Vishwanath Corridor: How PM Modi's dream project took shape from 2017 to 2021 | Photos

  December 12, 2021 21:28 IST

  The current structure of the temple was constructed by Maharani Ahilyabai Holkar around 1780, and in the 19th century, Maharaja Ranjit Singh had got it crowned with a golden 'shikhar'.

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  'Dancing in Goa..': Uttarakhand CM slams Congress over event on General Rawat's last rites day

  December 12, 2021 17:34 IST

  "When CDS Rawat was being cremated, a party was celebrating. They should be ashamed," Rawat said.

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  'God bless Goa!' P Chidambaram takes a dig at TMC's pre-poll promise

  December 12, 2021 20:12 IST

  The TMC, however, asserted that such a cash transfer was "perfectly doable". The Mamata Banerjee-led party also targeted a senior state Congress leader in connection with an alleged scam and said "moral science comes before maths".

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  No alliance with TMC for Goa polls: AAP

  December 12, 2021 16:29 IST

  The AAP is determined to provide a fresh alternative to Goa with good candidates and form an honest and corruption- free government, the party's Goa desk in-charge Atishi said.

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  At Jaipur rally, Priyanka Gandhi slams Modi govt, asks what it has done for common man

  December 12, 2021 16:03 IST

  Attacking the Modi government at the Centre, Priyanka Gandhi asked, “The Modi government at the Centre repeatedly questions what Congress has done in 70 years. I say leave the talk of 70 years. Tell us what you have done in seven years?”

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  UP elections 2022: Two sitting MLAs join Samajwadi Party ahead of polls

  December 12, 2021 16:22 IST

  The legislators are Vinay Shankar Tiwari (BSP) from the Chillupar assembly seat in Gorakhpur and Digvijay Narayan alias Jai Chaubey from Khalilabad constituency in Sant Kabir Nagar.

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  'Where were Cong, SP, BSP when UP suffered from Covid?' asks Yogi during rally in Etah

  December 12, 2021 15:07 IST

  Congress parallelly addressed another rally in Rajasthan, while Yogi and Nadda addressed BJP booth presidents in Etah.

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  EXCLUSIVE | Will Priyanka Gandhi contest assembly elections 2022? Congress leader responds

  December 11, 2021 23:32 IST

  The Congress is banking on the big-ticket promises being made by Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in the run-up to the 2022 Assembly elections in UP, with the party General Secretary focusing on the women voters in the poll-bound state.

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  'Jinnah is theirs, 'ganna' is ours': Nadda slams Opposition ahead of elections

  December 11, 2021 20:47 IST

  Earlier, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav triggered a controversy when he mentioned Pakistan founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah in a speech, along with Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Mahatma Gandhi.   

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  Goa elections 2022: TMC promises Rs 5,000 per month cash transfer scheme for women

  December 11, 2021 17:45 IST

  According to the party's Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra, the scheme, which has already been implemented by the party in West Bengal, would benefit nearly 3.51 lakh households in the coastal state.

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  Punjab elections 2022: Former state police officer among 30 candidates announced by AAP

  December 10, 2021 22:36 IST

  The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday announced the second list of candidates for the upcoming Punjab Assembly polls.

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  Goa elections 2022: Priyanka Gandhi promises 30% jobs for women if Congress voted to power

  December 10, 2021 18:19 IST

  Priyanka Gandhi also criticised the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which is seeking to play a major role in Goa's electoral politics, holding it responsible for the air pollution in the national capital where the Arvind Kejriwal-led outfit is in power.  

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  Goa elections 2022: Congress hit by resignations on day of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's visit

  December 10, 2021 12:26 IST

  A group of Congress leaders from the Porvorim assembly constituency tendered their resignations on Friday morning. The group, supported by Independent MLA Rohan Khaunte, claimed that Congress was not serious about contesting the assembly polls likely to be held in early 2022.  

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  Amarinder Singh achieved nothing as Punjab Chief Minister, says Charanjit Singh Channi

  December 10, 2021 11:05 IST

  Charanjit Singh Channi alleged that Amarinder Singh and SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal were 'befooling' the people of Punjab.

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  Karnataka MLC Polls 2021: Voting begins for 25 seats, 90 candidates in the fray

  December 10, 2021 10:40 IST

  The electorate for this election comprises elected members of urban and rural local bodies, and unlike legislative assembly or Lok Sabha polls, council contests are decided by preferential votes.

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  Law & order in Manipur tremendously improved under BJP rule: Home Minister Amit Shah

  December 09, 2021 18:49 IST

  The home minister said if a comparison is made between the development witnessed in the last five years in Manipur and the development in previous 70 years in the state, one can see more progress in the last five years.

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  Congress forms panels to select party candidates for Goa, Uttarakhand, Manipur polls

  December 09, 2021 18:30 IST

  While Jairam Ramesh has been made the chairman of the screening panel for Manipur, Rajni Patil will head the panel for Goa and Avinash Pandey for Uttarakhand.  

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  Goa elections 2022: Priyanka Gandhi set to launch poll campaign on Dec 10

  December 09, 2021 16:22 IST

  Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Wednesday met Priyanka Gandhi and held an hour-long meeting in the national capital. After the meeting, Raut hinted at a pre-poll alliance with the Congress in Goa.

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  Ex-Punjab AAP convener Sucha Singh Chhotepur joins SAD; will contest assembly polls from Batala

  December 09, 2021 14:13 IST

  Ex-Punjab AAP convener Sucha Singh Chhotepur joins SAD; will contest assembly polls from Batala

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  Priyanka Gandhi, Sanjay Raut meet in Delhi; UP, Goa elections on agenda

  December 08, 2021 21:17 IST

  Ahead of her meeting with Raut, Priyanka Gandhi released the 'Women's Manifesto' in Lucknow today.

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  Uttar Pradesh election 2022: Congress' 'Women's Manifesto' promises 40% quota in govt jobs

  December 08, 2021 14:24 IST

  Uttar Pradesh election 2022: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has been promising many things for women including 40 per cent reservation in ticket distribution and electric scootys.

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  Captain Amarinder slams Congress over Ajay Maken's appointment to screen Punjab candidates

  December 07, 2021 17:45 IST

  Amarinder Singh said Maken was not qualified enough to head the screening committee with veteran leaders like Ambika Soni and Sunil Jakhar being kept under him.