Assembly Polls
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Congress releases list of candidates for JK polls
National | Nov 07, 2014, 06:55 AM ISTNew Delhi: Salman Anees Soz, son of President of the Jammu and Kashmir PCC Saifuddin Soz, figured in the list of the 23 Congress candidates for the Assembly polls, announced by the party tonight.The US-educated
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BJP asks all Delhi units to start preparations for polls
National | Nov 06, 2014, 11:48 PM ISTNew Delhi: Delhi BJP has asked the heads of its various units to start preparations for the Assembly polls to ensure that the party forms the next government in the capital.Office-bearers of BJP's district and
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People waiting for Narendra Modi government to fulfill promises: Akhilesh Yadav
National | Oct 23, 2014, 07:30 AM ISTEtawah: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav yesterday said that his government has fulfilled the promises made by his party in the Assembly polls but people are still waiting for Prime Minister Narendra Modi led
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Political uncertainty must end in city: Delhi BJP president
National | Oct 21, 2014, 06:24 AM ISTNew Delhi: A day after BJP registered an impressive showing in Haryana and Maharastra Assembly polls, the Delhi unit of the party said the political uncertainty in the national capital must end soon and that
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Amit Shah, Nitin Gadkari discuss further strategy for govt formation
National | Oct 20, 2014, 08:03 PM ISTNew Delhi: After their victory in Assembly polls in Haryana and Maharashtra, BJP today moved forward towards government formation in both states with party chief Amit Shah holding parleys with Union Minister Nitin Gadkari for
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Good show by BJP in assembly polls will give boost to economy reforms: Assocham
Oct 20, 2014, 06:57 AM ISTNew Delhi: Good show by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Maharashtra and Haryana assembly polls will give further impetus to the Modi government to push ahead with key economic reforms, including GST, industry body
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Uddhav Thackeray congratulates PM, Amit Shah on polls victory
National | Oct 19, 2014, 11:50 PM ISTNew Delhi: Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, who parted company with BJP before elections, today congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah on their party's success in Maharashtra and Haryana.BJP sources said
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Sonia, Rahul accept people's verdict in Maharashtra and Haryana
National | Oct 19, 2014, 06:29 PM ISTNew Delhi: With Congress losing power in Maharashtra and Haryana, its President Sonia Gandhi and Vice President Rahul Gandhi said the party will now play a "constructive and vigilant role" in the two states where
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Congress to respect poll verdict in Maharashtra, Haryana: Saif-ud-din Soz
National | Oct 18, 2014, 09:53 PM ISTJammu: Congress on Saturday said it would respect the verdict given by voters in the recently-held Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana whose result will be declared on Sunday. The party also said that it
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BJP will sweep to power in Maharashtra & Haryana: Ram Vilas Paswan
National | Oct 16, 2014, 11:47 PM ISTChennai: BJP would "sweep to power" in Maharashtra and Haryana, Union Food Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said today."The poll results for Maharashtra and Haryana will be out in two days and BJP will sweep to
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Ready to ensure safe environment for assembly polls in J&K: Army
India | Oct 16, 2014, 11:10 AM ISTSrinagar: The Indian Army said it was ready to ensure a safe environment for conduct of assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir whenever the Election Commission of India fixes the dates for the exercise due
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Voting begins for Haryana assembly polls
National | Oct 15, 2014, 08:12 AM ISTChandigarh: Voting commenced at 7 AM today amid tight security arrangements on all the 90 assembly seats of Haryana where 1,351 candidates, including the kin of the three famous 'Lals', are battling it out in
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Petrol price cut by Re 1 per litre
Oct 14, 2014, 10:17 PM ISTNew Delhi: Petrol price was today cut by Re 1 a litre, but the first reduction in diesel rates in over five years will have to wait till completion of assembly polls.State-owned oil firms, which
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Maharashtra polls: BJP will capture power, claims state BJP president
National | Oct 14, 2014, 01:48 PM ISTMumbai: A day before Maharashtra votes, BJP state president Devendra G. Fadnavis is supremely confident, saying his party is all set to capture power in the state for the first time. "There is no doubt in
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No hung Assembly, Congress will form government in Haryana: Hooda
National | Oct 13, 2014, 09:40 PM ISTChandigarh: Rejecting some pre-poll surveys which predict a fractured verdict in Haryana, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today said there will be no hung Assembly in the state.Congress will form the government with a majority
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At a Glance: Election rallies held by PM Modi and other leaders in Maharashtra and Haryana
National | Oct 13, 2014, 09:24 PM ISTNew Delhi: For Oct 15 assembly elections, political leaders of different parties led by PM Modi numerous rallies across Maharashtra and Haryana.The high-voltage campaign came to an end this evening as Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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Elect performance-oriented candidate in Jharkhand: Shatrughan
National | Oct 12, 2014, 05:31 PM ISTJamshedpur: BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha has asked the people of Jharkhand to elect a performance - oriented candidate who will lead a full-term BJP majority government in the state in the next Assembly election.The actor-cum-politician
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Tamil Nadu: Opposition senses opportunity post “ Jayalalithaa conviction
National | Oct 11, 2014, 12:09 PM ISTChennai: With a vacuum created in Tamil Nadu's political scene following the conviction of AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa in a graft case, opposition parties are smelling an opportunity to strengthen their ranks ahead of the 2016
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Diesel prices likely to be cut by Rs 2.50 per litre after assembly polls
Oct 09, 2014, 09:09 AM ISTNew Delhi: A Rs 2.50 per litre cut in diesel prices and a little less than Re 1 a litre on petrol is in offing as international oil rates fell to a 27-month low.Prices may
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PM Modi a 'habitual liar', says Congress on Vadra controversy
National | Oct 07, 2014, 09:22 PM ISTChandigarh: Congress today slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for raking up the issue of land deal involving Robert Vadra, accusing Modi of trying to draw “political gains” by “defaming” Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law before Assembly polls