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  Eye on 2017 polls, SP launches 'Gaon Gaon Akhilesh' campaign

  Politics | December 20, 2015 20:16 IST

  Lucknow: In a bid to garner support for the 2017 Assembly polls, Samajwadi Party on Sunday kickstarted "Gaon Gaon Akhilesh" campaign to connect with the people.Over a dozen vehicles and cyclists started the campaign flagged

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  Bihar politicians' kin keen to jump into poll fray

  Politics | September 16, 2015 14:04 IST

  Patna: For many politicians in Bihar, the coming assembly elections have as much to do with political survival as keeping their political legacy alive.Among the prospective candidates of different parties are kin of prominent politicians,

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  Bihar leaders welcome announcement of assembly polls

  Politics | September 09, 2015 16:52 IST

  Patna:Bihar leaders, including Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, RJD chief Lalu Prasad and senior BJP leader and former deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Wednesday welcomed the announcement of state assembly polls."We welcome the poll

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  Nitish Kumar urges Centre to grant special status to Bihar

  Politics | September 08, 2015 18:44 IST

  Patna:  Ahead of the upcoming state assembly polls, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has reiterated his demand before the central government to grant "Special Category" status for Bihar.The move seems to be aimed at targetting

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  Bihar assembly polls may be five-phased

  Politics | September 04, 2015 22:03 IST

  New Delhi:  Bihar Assembly election to be announced shortly is expected to be five-phased and around 50,000 paramilitary personnel will be deployed in each phase to ensure peaceful polling.The Election Commission had a detailed meeting

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  Caste census data release after error correction: Sushil Modi

  Politics | July 21, 2015 18:08 IST

  Patna: Senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi today said the Centre was committed to release caste data under Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) after rectification of errors in the cases of 1.46 crore people.“RJD president Lalu

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  Multi-phase assembly polls likely to be held in Bihar

  Politics | July 19, 2015 12:53 IST

  New Delhi: The high-stakes battle for Bihar, essentially between BJP and the ‘Janata Parivar' is likely to be fought in a multi-phased election to the Assembly, probably between late October and early November sandwiched between

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  PMK to bring prohibition if voted to power in assembly polls

  Politics | May 04, 2015 14:51 IST

  Kancheepuram (TN): A vocal supporter of prohibition, PMK has promised steps to do away with liquor consumption in the state if voted to power in the next year's Assembly elections.PMK Youth Wing Leader and the

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  Pak, militants allowed conducive atmosphere for polls: Mufti

  Politics | March 01, 2015 17:06 IST

  Jammu: Stoking a controversy soon after taking oath, Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed today said credit must be given to “people from across the border”, an oblique reference to Pakistan, Hurriyat and militant outfits for

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  Ajay Maken to be Delhi Congress chief

  Politics | February 28, 2015 23:56 IST

  New Delhi: Congress general secretary Ajay Maken will be the chief of the party unit in Delhi where Congress suffered a wipe-out in assembly polls in the national capital.The decision is expected to be announced

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  Clean sweep by BJP in Assam local bodies polls: Sambit Patra

  Politics | February 12, 2015 23:46 IST

  New Delhi:  BJP had something to cheer about today after its massive defeat in Delhi Assembly polls as the party swept local bodies elections in Assam and expressed hope that it will come to power

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  After 41 consecutive victories, Amit Shah bites the dust in Delhi polls

  Politics | February 11, 2015 12:49 IST

  New Delhi: The winning rath of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah was halted yesterday when the party suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the Delhi

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  Kejriwal to meet PM Modi tomorrow, will invite him to swearing-in ceremony

  Politics | February 11, 2015 16:37 IST

  New Delhi: Chief Minister-designate Arvind Kejriwal, whose Aam Aadmi Party decimated the rivals in the Delhi Assembly election, will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi tomorrow and invite him for the swearing-in ceremony at Ramlila Maidan

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  BJP's 'masterstroke' of bringing Bedi boomerangs

  Politics | February 10, 2015 14:05 IST

  New Delhi: It was seen as a masterstroke when she was anointed as BJP's Chief Ministerial candidate just three weeks ahead of the assembly polls to counter AAP's Arvind Kejriwal but India's first woman IPS

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  Delhi polls: Rajnath confident of BJP getting clear majority in Delhi

  Politics | February 07, 2015 15:12 IST

  Lucknow: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said he was confident that BJP will get a clear majority in Delhi Assembly elections."I am confident that BJP will get a clear majority in the Delhi Assembly

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  Delhi polls: Kejriwal, Bedi among early voters

  Politics | February 07, 2015 11:11 IST

  New Delhi: Vice President Hamid Ansari, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal, BJP's Chief Ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi and Union Minister Harsh Vardhan were among the early voters in the Delhi Assembly polls where all eyes are

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  PM Modi tweets, urges voters to go out and vote in large numbers

  Politics | February 07, 2015 8:56 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday urged the voters in Delhi to exercise their franchise in large numbers in the assembly polls."As Delhi votes today (Saturday), urging voters to go out and vote in

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  Delhi polls: Dera Sacha Sauda supports BJP

  Politics | February 05, 2015 13:03 IST

  Chandigarh: Dera Sacha Sauda headed by Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh today extended its support to BJP in tomorrow's Delhi Assembly polls.Ram Singh, chairman of the sect's political affairs wing, told PTI that the Dera has

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  Delhi Polls: DTC displays messages on its buses urging Delhities to vote

  Politics | February 02, 2015 21:19 IST

  New Delhi: The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) has taken a new initiative of urging the voters of Delhi to vote on February 7 assembly elections. The corporation has started displaying messages on its buses reminding

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  Delhi Polls: AAP manifesto contains 'rehashed', 'borrowed' ideas, says BJP

  Politics | January 31, 2015 21:30 IST

  New Delhi: Terming AAP manifesto as a document of “rehashed” and “borrowed” ideas, BJP today said the promises made by its rival party were not even worthy of consideration.Labelling the manifesto as “entertaining”, Union Minister