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  UP polls: Filing of nominations for third phase begins

  January 24, 2017 13:05 IST

  Filing of nominations for the third phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh began today with issuance of notification for the February 19 election. In the third phase, 69 assembly seats spread over 12 districts

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  Priyanka to replace mother Sonia from Rae Bareli in 2019 polls?

  January 24, 2017 13:41 IST

  Having played a key role in sealing a deal with Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is most likely to play a significant role in campaigning during the Assembly elections in the state.

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  Akhilesh, Rahul to kick off joint SP-Congress campaign in UP: Report

  January 24, 2017 9:04 IST

  it is now expected that UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will try to woo voters together.

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  ISI behind Jallikattu violence in Chennai, says BJP's Swamy

  January 24, 2017 8:32 IST

  Firebrabd BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Monday said that he strongly believes that the sudden violence at Marina Beach in Chennai during Jallikattut protests was triggered by Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI.

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  Election Commission gives nod to Budget presentation on Feb 1

  January 24, 2017 8:31 IST

  The Election Commission today gave its go-ahead to budget presentation on February 1, despite objections from the opposition parties.

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  Priyanka Gandhi, Dimple Yadav to campaign together in UP polls?

  January 23, 2017 23:10 IST

  Priyanka Gandhi Vadra may campaign during Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections along with Akhilesh Yadav's wife Dimple Yadav after playing a crucial role in forming SP-Congress alliance.

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  Arvind Kejriwal terms court's order on PM's degree unfortunate

  January 23, 2017 22:40 IST

  Terming the Delhi High Court's order on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Delhi University degree as unfortunate, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said the people have a right to see their Prime Minister's educational degree.

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  BJP will clinch UP polls with two-thirds majority: Amit Shah

  January 23, 2017 21:38 IST

  The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is confident of winning with a two-third majority in the Uttar Pradesh assembly election, party President Amit Shah said today. He also claimed that the "family drama" in that state's

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  ‘Make me brand ambassador instead’: Kejriwal to EC after censure over ‘bribe’ remarks

  January 23, 2017 20:17 IST

  Days after being censured by the Election Commission for his bribe remarks in poll-bound Goa, AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal today said he was trying to end corruption and should be made a brand ambassador by the poll panel.

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  India TV's mega-conclave CHUNAV MANCH on UP elections today

  February 04, 2017 8:07 IST

  India TV has announced yet another edition of its a full-day mega conclave Chunav Manch right from the nerve-centre of Lucknow from where all the big political headlines are endlessly being generated for months now.

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  Mulayam's 'chhoti bahu' to square off against Rita Bahuguna Joshi

  January 23, 2017 21:40 IST

  Samajwadi Party’s third list sets stage for battle between Mulayam's 'chhoti bahu' Aparna Yadav and Rita Bahuguna Joshi from Lucknow Cantt.

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  As rebellion simmers in BJP, Rajnath Singh's son denies allegations of dynasty politics

  January 23, 2017 17:01 IST

  Pankaj Singh, who has been given a BJP ticket from Noida for the upcoming UP Assembly polls, today asserted that he had not been given the opportunity because of his father and Home minister Rajnath

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  Delhi goes rudderless as all but one AAP ministers busy with Assmebly polls

  January 23, 2017 14:19 IST

  Aam Aadmi Party is going the extra mile to ensure a victory in the upcoming polls in Punjab and Goa where the party will be making its debut. Delhi Chief Minister and party convenor Arvind

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  SP-Congress joined hands to cover up the mess created during Akhilesh rule: BJP

  January 23, 2017 12:57 IST

  The Bharatiya Janata Party today took a swipe at the newly forged alliance between Samajwadi Party and the Congress terming it a ploy to divert the attention of the people from the hooliganism, corruption and

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  Retire by tomorrow or face permanent expulsion: Amarinder Singh warns Congress rebels

  January 23, 2017 12:14 IST

  In a stern warning to rebel party candidates who failed to withdraw their nominations in time, Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh has asked them to retire from the race by Tuesday evening or face permanent expulsion from the party.

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  PM Modi pays homage to Netaji Bose on his 120 birth anniversary

  January 23, 2017 9:52 IST

  Remembering Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on his 120th birth anniversary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today hailed the great revolutionary freedom fighter and used the occasion to make classified files related to him available on internet.

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  Priyanka gave final shape to alliance with SP, says Congress

  January 23, 2017 8:28 IST

  In what could be seen as an announcement of Priyanka Gandhi's arrival, several senior Congress leaders on Sunday acknowledged the role of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in striking an alliance with the Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh.

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  Contesting jointly to keep ‘communal BJP’ at bay: SP, Congress

  January 22, 2017 23:22 IST

  Samajwadi Party and Congress today insisted that they forged an alliance to jointly contest all the 403 Assembly done to prevent "communal BJP" from coming to power. The ruling Samajwadi Party will contest 298 of

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  UP polls: BJP’s second list of candidates fields Rajnath's son

  January 22, 2017 21:04 IST

  The BJP today released its second list of 155 candidates for the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls. The list fields for Home Minister Rajnath Singh's son Pankaj Singh from Noida. The Bharatiya Janata Party candidates were

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  Punjab polls: BJP's manifesto promises land to Dalits, houses to poor

  January 22, 2017 19:51 IST

  In its manifesto for Punjab Assembly poll 20187, BJP had promised a slew of populist schemes like providing sugar and ghee at low prices, houses to the poor, land to Dalits and backwards, besides assuring

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  SP, Congress reach consensus on seats to clinch poll alliance in Uttar Pradesh

  January 22, 2017 19:26 IST

  The Samajwadi Party and the Indian National Congress will jointly contest the Uttar Pradesh assembly election 2017 on 298 and 105 seats respectively, the two parties announced today. "SP and Congress have forged an alliance

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  In name of ‘achchey din’, Modi gave broom and yoga lessons: Akhilesh Yadav

  January 22, 2017 16:12 IST

  Samajwadi Party National President and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today pilloried Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his 'achchey din' promise, saying that instead of getting good days, he handed over 'jhadu' (broom) or

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  UP polls: Akhilesh Yadav releases Samajwadi Party's manifesto

  January 22, 2017 12:45 IST

  The ruling Samajwadi Party on Sunday released its manifesto for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election and promised a number of freebies if it comes to power.

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  UP polls: After a day of uncertainty, Congress seals alliance with SP; gets 105 seats

  February 03, 2017 11:25 IST

  A day after uncertainly over the alliance between the Congress and Samajwadi Party for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, two parties on Sunday sealed the seat sharing formula.

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  Sonia Gandhi intervenes to save SP-Congress alliance

  January 22, 2017 8:26 IST

  The alliance between the Congress and the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) for Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections hit an obstacle on Saturday as both parties failed reach a consensus on allotment of seats.

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  UP polls: SP, Congress fail to reach consensus over seats, dilute prospect of alliance

  January 21, 2017 21:12 IST

  The much talked about alliance between the Samajwadi Party and the Indian National Congress for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections seems to have doomed even before it properly saw the light of the day. Failing

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  Tamil Nadu MP Anbumani Ramdoss meets President, seeks permanent solution on Jallikattu

  January 21, 2017 18:24 IST

  Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) MP Anbumani Ramadoss today met President Pranab Mukherjee and sought a “permanent solution” for Jallikattu through a parliamentary amendment to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960.

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  40 communal riots during Mamata regime in West Bengal: BJP

  January 21, 2017 18:24 IST

  The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today alleged that 40 communal riots have taken place in West Bengal after Mamata Banerjee became Chief Minister of the state in 2011.