Ajay Rai
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Congress declares 45 candidates, fields Ajay Rai against PM Modi in Varanasi
India | Mar 24, 2024, 11:06 AM ISTThe Congress party has released its fourth list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The polling in the general elections will be held in seven phases beginning April 19. The counting of votes will take place on June 4.
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Sawal To Banta Hai: Can Priyanka compete against PM Modi in Varanasi? Sudhanshu Trivedi's take
India | Aug 18, 2023, 10:10 PM ISTSawal To Banta Hai: Soon after taking charge, Ajay Rai appealed to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to contest from Amethi and Priyanka Gandhi to contest from Varanasi Lok Sabha seat.
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Rahul Gandhi to contest from Amethi, Priyanka may fight from Varanasi: UP Congress chief Ajay Rai
Uttar Pradesh | Aug 18, 2023, 11:16 PM ISTRahul Gandhi will contest from Amethi seat while Priyanka Gandhi may contest from Varanasi in Lok Sabha elections 2024, newly appointed Congress' Uttar Pradesh chief Ajay Rai said on Friday.
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Congress appoints Ajay Rai, who fought against PM Modi from Varanasi, as UP party president
Uttar Pradesh | Aug 17, 2023, 11:23 PM ISTCongress leader Ajay Rai had contested against PM Modi on the Varanasi seat in the Lok Sabha elections 2019.
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'Why should I apologize?' Congress leader Ajay Rai responds to Union Minister Smriti Irani
India | Dec 20, 2022, 01:39 PM ISTIssuing a statement, Congress leader Ajay Rai questioned the need for an apology and said that he had not used any 'unparliamentary language' against the Union Minister.
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Sedition charge on Cong's Ajay Rai in Varanasi over remarks on Modi, Adityanath
Elections | Feb 05, 2022, 10:45 PM ISTThe action against Rai comes close on the heels of a sedition case registered against Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) candidate from Bijnor Neeraj Chaudhary over alleged pro-Pakistan slogans during campaigning for the assembly polls.
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No Priyanka vs Modi: Congress again fields Ajay Rai from Varanasi; Here's all you need to know about him
Apr 25, 2019, 03:06 PM ISTAjay Rai is a five-time MLA from Uttar Pradesh.
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Finance Ministry Officials set to meet market players
India | Oct 20, 2015, 10:17 AM ISTFinance Ministry Officials set to meet market playersNew Delhi: Aimed at ensuring ease of doing business in the financial market, the Finance Ministry will hold two-day interactive meetings on October 20-21 with foreign portfolio investors
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Varanasi violence: NSA invoked against jailed Congress MLA Ajay Rai
National | Oct 15, 2015, 10:52 AM ISTNew Delhi: Varanasi police have invoked National Security Act (NSA) against jailed Congress MLA Ajay Rai for his involvement in the violence that took place during the Anyay Pratikar Yatra in the city on October
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Congress MLA terms Modi's village adoption scheme as 'propaganda'
National | Nov 09, 2014, 11:43 PM ISTVaranasi: Congress MLA Ajay Rai, who unsuccessfully contested Lok Sabha elections against Narendra Modi, today termed as “mere propaganda” the adoption of village by the Prime Minister and opposed his plan to develop the temple
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HC gives 6 weeks' time to Modi to file statement on election petition
National | Oct 31, 2014, 11:15 PM ISTAllahabad: The Allahabad High Court today granted six weeks' time to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for filing an “effective written statement” in reply to a petition challenging his election from Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency.Justice V
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Petition in HC challenging Modi's election deferred to Oct 31
National | Sep 05, 2014, 06:17 PM ISTAllahabad: The Allahabad High Court today deferred till October 31 hearing on a petition challenging the election of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency.Justice V K Shukla passed the order after
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Narendra Modi spent less than Arvind Kejriwal in Varanasi poll campaign
National | Jun 20, 2014, 03:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal had spent about half-a-crore rupees during his election campaign against Narendra Modi, even though he claimed that his party was cash-strapped.According to the details submitted to
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Modi leads Kejriwal in Varanasi
National | May 16, 2014, 12:24 PM ISTVaranasi: BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is leading from the Varanasi seat, ahead of AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal, in the Lok Sabha election Friday.The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader is ahead of Aam Aadmi
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35 per cent voter turnout recorded in Varanasi till 1 PM
National | May 12, 2014, 03:03 PM ISTVaranasi: An impressive 35 per cent voters exercised their franchise till 1 PM in this high-profile constituency where BJP's Narendra Modi and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal are in the fray even as Congress nominee Ajay
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Ajay Rai lands in trouble over symbol flashing; EC orders enquiry
National | May 12, 2014, 12:47 PM ISTVaranasi: Congress candidate Ajay Rai today landed in a controversy after he went to vote wearing his election symbol on his kurta, prompting Election Commission to launch an inquiry into the matter while BJP and
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My fight in only against Modi, says Kejriwal
National | May 12, 2014, 12:47 PM ISTVaranasi: Arvind Kejriwal, AAP's candidate in Varanasi, Monday ruled out a triangular contest in the city where polling is under way. He said his fight is only against BJP's candidate and also its prime ministerial
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Brisk voting in UP; row over Congress' Varanasi candidate
National | May 12, 2014, 11:41 AM ISTLucknow: Brisk balloting took place Monday in Uttar Pradesh's 18 parliamentary seats as a controversy broke out in Varanasi where Congress candidate Ajay Rai walked into a polling station with the party symbol pinned to
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EC drops case against BJP office in Varanasi
India | May 12, 2014, 06:34 AM ISTVaranasi: The Election Commission Sunday directed that the material seized from a vehicle at the BJP office in Varanasi be released and also dropped further action in the case.In a statement, the Election Commission said:
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Grand finale of 'battle for Varanasi' concludes in the last phase of LS polls today
National | May 12, 2014, 07:05 PM ISTNew Delhi: Braving a scorching sun at places, millions of men and women voted Monday in the last lot of 41 Lok Sabha constituencies including Varanasi where BJP's prime ministerial aspirant Narendra Modi faces a