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  UP election results: BJP forges ahead in over 280 constituencies

  March 11, 2017 11:15 IST

  BJP has stolen an early March over its rivals forging ahead in nearly constituencies, leaving rivals SP-Congress combine and the BSP far behind going by trends available during the first three hours of counting.

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  UP election results: BJP credits PM Modi for party win, workers erupt in joy

  March 11, 2017 11:21 IST

  Overjoyed BJP workers, leaders and supporters hugged each other, broke into brief jigs and raised victory slogans at the party headquarters in the national capital as well as the Lucknow office.

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  Uttarakhand election results: BJP begins hunt for Chief Minister, Satpal Maharaj top contender

  March 11, 2017 10:56 IST

  With trends showing a clear majority for the BJP in Uttarakhand, the saffron party has begun its hunt for next Chief Minister of the hill state.

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  Manipur Assembly elections result: Irom Sharmila loses to Manipur CM Okram Ibobi in Thoubal

  March 11, 2017 10:57 IST

  Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh of the Congress party won in Thoubal constituency, defeating rights activist Irom Sharmila, who got fewer than 100 votes.

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  Big question: Who will Modi pick as the next Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh?

  March 11, 2017 10:45 IST

  Trends for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections predict a landslide win for the BJP. As the dust settles, we take a look at top contenders for the CM's post

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  Election results 2017: BJP sweeps UP, Uttarakhand; Parliamentary Board to discuss probable CMs today

  March 12, 2017 13:14 IST

  The BJP today registered a stunning victory in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, trampling a fragmented opposition that had hoped the demonetisation exercise would have chipped away at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's popularity.

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  UP election results: Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav submits resignation to Governor Ram Naik

  March 11, 2017 20:05 IST

  UP election results live: Early trends in counting for UP Assembly polls show that BJP is heading for majority in politically-crucial state.

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  Punjab election results: Congress ends 10-year hiatus, returns to power with absolute majority

  March 11, 2017 20:15 IST

  The Congress today made a resounding comeback in Punjab after a gap of a decade, getting an absolute majority in the 117-member Assembly.

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  BJP sweeps Uttarakhand, Trivendra Rawat, Satpal Maharaj front runners for CM post

  March 11, 2017 20:42 IST

  Trends suggest majority for BJP in Uttarakhand Assembly elections. Party leading from 48 seats of 70

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  Election results 2017: Close fight between Congress, BJP in Goa and Manipur

  March 11, 2017 17:42 IST

  Counting of votes for all 40 constituencies in Goa and 100 seats in Manipur is underway.

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  Both Congress, BJP hopeful of poll win in Uttarakhand

  March 11, 2017 7:52 IST

  Chief Minister Harish Rawat, who faced an all-round attack from the BJP and many of his old associates who switched to the saffron camp ahead of the polls in February, exuded confidence of winning the elections again.

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  Manipur Assembly results: Counting for 60 seats to begin at 8 AM today

  March 11, 2017 7:48 IST

  Counting of votes for 60 seats in the Manipur Assembly election will be taken up at eight AM today for which 11 counting centres have been set up.

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  UP Assembly results 2017: A history of political instability in Uttar Pradesh

  March 11, 2017 7:40 IST

  Uttar Pradesh has witnessed long phases of instability and fractured mandate in the past.

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  Exit polls will again prove wrong; SP-Congress will win: Lalu

  March 11, 2017 7:40 IST

  Trashing exit poll projections on likely winners of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Friday said the Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance will form the next government in the state.

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  Extensive arrangements for Uttarakhand poll vote count

  March 11, 2017 7:40 IST

  There are a total of 70 assembly seats in Uttarakhand from where main power contenders Congress and BJP have fielded their candidates

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  Who will win Goa, will Manohar Parrikar return as CM?

  March 11, 2017 7:32 IST

  The focus in Goa today will be on whether the BJP will be able to retain power and if it gets a fresh mandate, will Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar return to his home state as Chief Minister.

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  UP Assembly results: Victory processions banned in Muzaffarnagar

  March 11, 2017 7:31 IST

  Muzaffarnagar district authorities have banned victory processions to maintain law and order after the results of the UP Assembly polls are announced tomorrow.

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  Arrest warrant issued against Union Minister Babul Supriyo

  March 11, 2017 6:36 IST

  A city court on Friday issued an arrest warrant against Union minister and BJP MP Babul Supriyo in connection with a case filed by the police on a complaint by a Trinamool Congress MLA for allegedly insulting her on TV.

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  Assembly results 2017: What today’s verdict means for Modi, Rahul, Akhilesh and Kejriwal

  March 11, 2017 20:58 IST

  BJP gave a tough fight to Congress in Manipur and managed to finish second in Goa, where it was facing anti-incumbency.

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  Amar Singh ‘kicked out’ of Samajwadi Party, can’t win even at booth-level: Ram Gopal Yadav

  March 10, 2017 21:39 IST

  Launching a scathing attack on expelled party leader Amar Singh, Samajwadi Party general secretary Ram Gopal Yadav today said that he was “kicked out” of the party and that he cannot win even from a single polling booth.

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  Ram Gopal Yadav to blame if SP loses UP Assembly elections, says Amar Singh

  March 11, 2017 7:19 IST

  Expelled Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh has said that party general secretary Ram Gopal Yadav will be responsible if the Akhilesh Yadav-led government is ousted from the state.

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  AAP MLAs will elect Punjab CM in consultation with party’s top leadership, says Kumar Vishwas

  March 10, 2017 21:26 IST

  AAP leader Kumar Vishwas says that the elected legislators will decide on Punjab CM in consultation with party's top leadership.

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  AAP govt used Rs 29 cr in ads outside Delhi, violated SC guidelines: CAG

  March 10, 2017 19:20 IST

  CAG has found that the Arvind Kejriwal-led government spent Rs 29 crore in releasing advertisements outside Delhi in its first year which was beyond its responsibility.

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  Bureaucrat-turned-politician Manish Gupta elected as RS member

  March 10, 2017 18:43 IST

  Trinamool Congress leader and former West Bengal Power minister Manish Gupta was today elected as a member of the Rajya Sabha.

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  Lucknow encounter fake like Batla House, says Ulama Council's Aamir Rashadi; FIR ordered

  March 10, 2017 18:35 IST

  Rashtriya Ulama Council (RUC) president Maulana Aamir Rashadi Madani today raised doubts over the authenticity of the Lucknow encounter.

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  Free Wi-Fi provided to 50 lakh people at 115 railway stations, says Suresh Prabhu

  March 10, 2017 18:30 IST

  Over 50 lakh passengers spread across 115 railway stations across India have availed of the free Wi-Fi services that have been rolled out, Railway minister Suresh Prabhu informed Rajya Sabha today. Replying to a question

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  Assembly results 2017: All eyes on key candidates - Goa CM Parsekar, Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat lose elections

  March 11, 2017 20:08 IST

  The results of Assembly elections of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa will be declared tomorrow by the Election Commission.

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  R-Jio, Paytm apologise for using PM’s picture without permission

  March 10, 2017 18:15 IST

  The government today said that billionaire Mukesh AMbani-led Reliance Jio and Vijay Shekhar Sharma’s digital payments wallet company PayTM have issued an apology before it for using the photographs of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in