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  Nitish Kumar and galaxy of leaders to attend NDA dinner meet called by Amit Shah today

  India | May 21, 2019 13:24 IST

  Leaders like Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, Akali Dal's Prakash Singh Badal, Sukhbir Badal, LJP's Ramvilas Paswan, Apna Dal's Anupriya Patel are expected to attend Amit Shah's gala dinner.

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  Uttar Pradesh: Mahagathbandhan candidate sits on Dharna, alleges EVM tampering

  India | May 21, 2019 12:41 IST

  BSP candidate Afzal Ansari sits on dharna as he claims to have no trust on the administration to protect EVM tampering

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  Pranab Mukherjee hails EC, says polls were conducted 'perfectly'

  India | May 21, 2019 11:46 IST

  Speaking at a book launch event here, he said that right from the first election commissioner Sukumar Sen to the present election commissioners, the institution is working very well.

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  Opposition parties meet in Delhi, to discuss possibility of non-NDA alliance

  India | May 21, 2019 14:05 IST

  The meeting of the 21 opposition parties will be held at the Constitution Club here at 1.30 p.m., Telugu Desam Party (TDP) sources said on Monday.

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  Lok Sabha polls, May 21: As it happened

  India | May 21, 2019 22:34 IST

  The Lok Sabha polls are just a few days away and the parties are leaving no stone unturned to garner as much as attention and affection from the crowds as possible. To this end, leaders of 21 Opposition parties met in Delhi earlier today, over the possibilities of an alliance ahead of poll results.

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  21 Opposition parties to meet in Delhi today over possibilities of alliance ahead of poll results

  India | May 21, 2019 8:47 IST

  Two days ahead of the counting of votes for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, 21 Opposition parties will meet today, to discuss the possibilities of a non-NDA alliance. The meeting of the 21 opposition parties will be held at the Constitution Club here at 1.30 p.m., Telugu Desam Party (TDP) sources said on Monday.

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  West Bengal: Election Commission imposes prohibitory orders in Bhatpara after poll day violence

  India | May 21, 2019 7:48 IST

  Violence was witnessed in Bhatpara on Sunday, while the by-election was underway. The incident was reported after BJP and TMC activists allegedly clashed with each other in Kankinara under the Bhatpara Assembly constituency. 

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  Join hands with BJP if need arises: Congress leader appeals Muslims after exit poll results

  India | May 21, 2019 7:52 IST

  "Well if NDA is coming back to power, I humbly appeal to Muslim brothers to learn to compromise with the situation," senior Congress leader Roshan Baig told a section of media.

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  Andhra Pradesh: Fire breaks out at vote counting centre, EVMs safe

  India | May 21, 2019 6:28 IST

  As the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were stored in a strong room in nearby building, the incident sent panic among officials.

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  Priyanka Gandhi asks Congress workers to not be disheartened by exit poll results

  India | May 21, 2019 7:13 IST

  Issuing a recorded audio message for Congress workers, she said they should not fall prey to "rumours and exit poll trends which are being promoted to undermine the spirits of Congress persons."

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  Shotgun may fall Khamosh: Shatrughan Sinha to lose in Patna Sahib, says India TV-CNX Exit Poll

  India | May 20, 2019 23:34 IST

  Shatrughan Sinha, a former cabinet minister in Atal Bihari Vajpayee government, was denied ticket by the BJP this time around. He is fighting on a Congress ticket. India TV-CNX Exit Poll has revealed that Ravi Shankar Prasad may register a victory against Shatrughan Sinha in Patna Sahib.

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  Don't lose heart, Congress! Rahul Gandhi may succeed in winning Amethi, Wayanad: India TV-CNX Exit Poll

  India | May 20, 2019 23:31 IST

  India TV-CNX Exit Poll shows that Rahul Gandhi will win in Amethi and Wayanad. However, he may have to fight hard in Amethi.

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  67.11 per cent: Highest ever Lok Sabha voter turnout in 2019

  India | May 20, 2019 20:49 IST

  In an unprecedented development, 2019 recorded the highest ever voter turnout in Lok Sabha Election at 67.11 per cent. But it is also pertinent to mention that the Election Commission figures are provisional and are subject to change.

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  Mega mobilisation of security personnel in Lok Sabha election bigger than Indian Army's 'Operation Brasstacks'

  India | May 20, 2019 20:15 IST

  As many as 20 lakh security personnel were deployed in the seven-phase Lok Sabha polls, rendering the exercise bigger than India's well known 'Operation Brasstacks' in the 1980s, which was larger than any NATO exercise since World War-II, officials said Monday.

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  No merit in postal ballots fraud allegation: Police to Kerala HC

  India | May 20, 2019 19:04 IST

  Congress leader Chennithala has alleged that a serious postal-vote fraud has been committed at the behest of top-level government functionaries and has demanded a probe by an independent panel appointed by the Election Commission (EC).

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  3 lakh paramilitary, 20 lakh state police personnel deployed in 7-phase LS polls

  India | May 20, 2019 18:58 IST

  As many as three lakh paramilitary personnel along with over 20 lakh state police officials and home guards were deployed for the seven-phase Lok Sabha election in the country, officials said Monday.

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  BJP gears for May 23, begins prepping up for big day

  India | May 20, 2019 17:52 IST

  Most exit polls Sunday forecast another term for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with some of them projecting that BJP-led NDA will get more than 300 seats to comfortably cross the majority mark of 272 in the Lok Sabha.

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  Congress workers put on brave face despite gloomy exit poll projections

  India | May 20, 2019 17:43 IST

  The usual commotion at the Congress headquarters was missing Monday morning, which party workers said was due to a "false atmosphere" created by the exit polls.

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  Kashmiri Pandits to launch 'sustained' struggle for restoration of identity: Outfit

  India | May 20, 2019 17:07 IST

  "The community's leaders have pledged to launch a sustained struggle for restoration of the lost identity of the community and its political, social, economic and cultural rights in the state," the organiser's of the convention Youth All India Kashmiri Samaj (YAIKS) said in a statement.

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  Akhilesh, Mayawati meet, assess post-poll scenario

  India | May 20, 2019 16:02 IST

  ​Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav on Monday held a meeting with Bahujan Samaj Party President Mayawati to discuss the political situation in view of the exit polls results.