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  Former PDP state president, several other leaders join BJP in Jammu

  October 17, 2019 16:44 IST

  Former state president of PDP's Scheduled Caste wing Vijay Anand on Thursday joined the BJP along with six others here, a party spokesperson said.Anand accompanied by Sanjay Kumar, Himanshu, Ravi Kumar, Rakesh Kumar, Ajay Kumar and John Sotra joined the BJP's Scheduled Caste wing in presence of its state president Jagdish Bhagat and state spokesperson Balbir Ram Rattan.

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  Ganguly dismisses political plunge: 'No development at the moment'

  October 15, 2019 22:13 IST

  Brushing aside speculations of joining BJP, BCCI president-elect Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday said it would not happen "at the moment". Speculations on him joining the saffron camp were rife after Union Home Minister Amit Shah met Ganguly on Saturday.

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  Jammu and Kashmir: Several NC, PDP leaders to join BJP

  October 14, 2019 22:49 IST

  About a dozen and half leaders belonging to People's Democratic Party (PDP) and National Conference (NC) are going to join the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday.

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  SP, BSP govts always promoted casteism, corruption during their rule:

  October 13, 2019 23:59 IST

  Singh made the remark while addressing an election rally at Pratapgarh to seek support for joint BJP-Apna Dal (Sonelal) candidate Rajkumar Pal, contesting the October 21 assembly bye-polls.

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  Delhi Congress may get new chief tomorrow

  October 10, 2019 21:31 IST

  The post is vacant since the death of Sheila Dikshit and the party is functioning with three working presidents.

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  Congress in troubled waters in UP as resignations begin

  October 10, 2019 11:33 IST

  The newly appointed Congress committee in Uttar Pradesh is in rough weather even before new UPCC president Ajay Kumar Lallu can take charge of office. Senior leaders are miffed, and some have put in their papers.

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  Dissent emerges over new Uttar Pradesh Congress committee

  October 08, 2019 10:56 IST

  Leaders who had joined the Congress on the eve of Lok Sabha elections have been given organisational responsibilities. These include Naseemuddin Siddiqui, Raj Kishore Singh, Kaiser Jahan Ansari, Rakesh Sachan -- all of whom are recent entrants in Congress.

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  Uttarakhand BJP serves notice to its Raipur MLA

  October 07, 2019 12:26 IST

  Taking cognisance of the audio clip, Pradesh BJP general secretary Rajendra Bhandari served a notice to Kau on the direction of Pradesh party president Ajay Bhatt on Sunday, seeking an explanation from him in three days.  

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  Ayodhya Issue | How does UP CM know what'll happen in court: Akhilesh

  October 06, 2019 16:19 IST

  Ayodhya dispute: A day after Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath exhorted people to draw inspiration from Lord Ram and hoped a "very good news" awaits all, SP supremo Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday attacked him, asking how does CM know what is going to happen in the court.

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  'Babuji dheere chalna...': Gautam Gambhir dig at Kejriwal on potholes

  October 05, 2019 13:20 IST

  Fifty ruling AAP legislators, each accompanied by an engineer will inspect 25 km of road stretch in their areas. An App will be used to locate and record the potholes and other damages, which will be repaired immediately, Kejriwal said.

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  Congress serves show-cause notice to UP MLA Aditi Singh

  October 04, 2019 20:08 IST

  The Congress has issued a show cause notice to its rebel Uttar Pradesh legislator Aditi Singh who violated the party decision and attended the special Assembly session on Wednesday.  

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  Why Sonia's Rae Bareli may soon be 'Congress-Mukt'

  October 04, 2019 16:08 IST

  Rae Bareli may soon be 'Congress-Mukt'. No, this is not a rhetorical claim by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). It, indeed, is supported by facts. Two Congress legislators are all set to join the BJP. Not to forget, Rae Bareli is the parliamentary constituency of Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi.   

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  From Maharashtra to Haryana, dissent in Congress is out in the open

  October 03, 2019 23:26 IST

  From Maharashtra to Haryana, infighting and dissent in Congress is out in the open ahead of the upcoming assembly elections. A day after protesting outside Congress President Sonia Gandhi's residence in Delhi over alleged irregularities in ticket distribution, former Haryana Congress chief Ashok Tanwar quit the election committees of the party but said he would continue to work as an ordinary party worker. In Maharashtra, fissurs surfaced as its former chief Sanjay Nirupam declared he would not take part in the party's campaign after the name he had recommended was "rejected."

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  Ashok Tanwar resigns from Congress' election committees

  October 03, 2019 20:38 IST

  A day after protesting outside Sonia Gandhi's residence here over alleged irregularities in ticket distribution, former Haryana Congress chief Ashok Tanwar on Thursday resigned from all election committees of the party but said he would continue to work as an ordinary party worker.  

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  Political leaders set to be released one by one, J&K admin says

  October 03, 2019 18:29 IST

  Political leaders from Kashmir who are under preventive detention after the abrogation of Article 370 will be released soon, Jammu and Kashmir administration said on Thursday.

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  Sohna assembly seat ticket sold for Rs 5 crore: Former Congress chief

  October 02, 2019 18:06 IST

  "The ticket for Sohna assembly seat was sold for Rs 5 Crores. We will fix the situation. If ticket distribution has been unfair then how those who have been chosen will win?" Tanwar said.

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  UP special session being held to hide BJP govt's failures: Mayawati

  October 02, 2019 17:21 IST

  The actual reason for holding a special session of Uttar Pradesh legislature to mark Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary is not to deliberate on his works but to hide the failures of the BJP government, BSP president Mayawati on Wednesday claimed.

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  Divisive politics will not work in Bengal : Mamata Banerjee

  October 01, 2019 21:28 IST

  WB Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday cautioned the people of West Bengal against divisive politics and said it will not work in the state. Bengal is known for its hospitality and people of different faiths in the state practice their respective religions.

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  Trinamool MLA Sabyasachi joins BJP

  October 01, 2019 16:28 IST

  Sabyasachi Dutta, who represents the Rajarhat-New Town constituency in the state Assembly, took the party flag from state BJP President Dilip Ghosh before Shah draped him with a scarf.

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  Send all-party delegation led by Manmohan for Kartarpur ceremony: Cong

  October 01, 2019 0:01 IST

  Senior Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi on Monday suggested that an all-party delegation constituted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Manmohan Singh as the head could be sent for the inaugural ceremony of the Kartarpur Corridor after Pakistan decided to invite the former PM for the event.

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  SP fields Azam Khan's wife Tazeen Fatima from Rampur

  September 29, 2019 18:48 IST

  The Election Commission had announced that polling for 11 Assembly seats in UP mostly belonging to MLAs who had won the Lok Sabha polls and resigned as members of state assembly will be held on October 21.

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  Congress announces candidates for Bihar, Rajasthan, UP by-polls

  September 29, 2019 16:20 IST

  On September 21, the Election Commission announced the schedule for the bypolls on October 21, while the counting of votes will take place on October 24.

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  Congress announces candidates for assembly by-elections

  September 28, 2019 23:29 IST

  The Congress on Saturday announced its candidates for the upcoming assembly by-elections in Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Kerala and Puducherry.

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  Sandeep Singh, Yogeshwar Dutt join BJP

  September 26, 2019 17:00 IST

  ​Olympic medallist wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt and former Indian hockey captain Sandeep Singh joined the BJP on Thursday along with Akali Dal MLA Balkaur Singh.  

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  Will defer by-polls to 15 Karnataka Assembly seats, EC tells SC

  September 26, 2019 16:58 IST

  The Election Commission Thursday told the Supreme Court that it would defer the upcoming by-polls to 15 Assembly constituencies in Karnataka.

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  Ajay Lallu expected to be new UP Congress chief

  September 25, 2019 15:07 IST

  Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC) looks set to get a new chief, with Priyanka Gandhi zeroing in on MLA Ajay Kumar Lallu, much to the discomfort of senior leaders of the state unit.

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  BJP-led government in Manipur will complete term, win next polls: CM

  September 25, 2019 10:13 IST

  Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has exuded confidence that the BJP-led government in the state will complete its term and win the next Assembly elections.

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  'ED is Yedi,' tweets Maharashtra Youth Congress chief after Pawar FIR

  September 24, 2019 21:40 IST

  In Marathi, the word 'Yeda' or 'Yedi' is a slang for going crazy or even bonkers. ED has filed an FIR against Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar for money laundering.