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  BJP may not field some senior leaders in LS polls

  Politics | March 05, 2014 22:44 IST

  New Delhi: BJP is unlikely to field some of its senior leaders in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, which kick off on April 7.According to sources, there is a view within the party against fielding

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  LS polls: Sonia to discuss strategy with party MPs on Monday

  Politics | March 01, 2014 22:36 IST

  New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi will interact with party MPs on Monday as they are set to face a difficult Lok Sabha election after 10 years in power.  The schedule for Lok Sabha polls

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  Non Congress-non BJP parties to contest LS polls together: prakash Karat

  Politics | February 21, 2014 15:45 IST

  Muzaffarnagar:  CPIM General Secretary Prakash Karat said that non Congress-non BJP political parties would contest the Lok Sabha polls together to prevent communal forces coming at the Centre.Eleven political parties, including SP, will held a

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  Decision to become an AAP candidate for LS polls was very tough: Medha Patkar

  Politics | February 18, 2014 15:16 IST

  Bhopal:  Social activist and Aam Aadmi Party candidate for upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Mumbai north-east seat, Medha Patkar today said her decision to enter the electoral fray was very tough.“My decision and consent to

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  Four Governors may resign to contest LS polls: sources

  Politics | March 01, 2014 0:05 IST

  New Delhi: Four Governors - Shivraj Patil, Margaret Alva, K. Rosaiah and Nikhil Kumar - will be asked to resign and contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls with Congress ticket, sources said today. Shivraj Patil

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  Nitish slams poll surveys showing BJP's surge in LS polls

  Politics | February 16, 2014 20:59 IST

  Patna: Miffed by survey reports suggesting that JD(U) may perform poorly in general elections, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today slammed pollsters for projecting NDA's impressive performance at hustings, saying it amounted to nullifying the election

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  LS polls to see direct contest between BJP, SP in UP: Mulayam Singh Yadav

  Politics | February 15, 2014 20:45 IST

  Gorakhpur: Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav today said the next Lok Sabha election would be a direct fight between SP and BJP in Uttar Pradesh, and third front would form the government at the

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  Live Reporting: Lt Gov recommends President's Rule, rejects Kejriwal's request for dissolution of assembly

  India | February 15, 2014 17:33 IST

  New Delhi: The Lt. Governor of Delhi Najeeb Jung today sent his recommendation to the Centre seeking imposition of President's Rule in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, while rejecting the Kejriwal government's request for

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  Munde seeks to know why Pawar not contesting upcoming LS polls

  India | February 03, 2014 7:52 IST

  Beed (Maha):  Senior BJP leader Gopinath Munde yesteday sought to know why Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar decided not to contest the Lok Sabha polls this time, when the UPA was facing difficult times.“Pawar took

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  EC to conduct vulnerability mapping in Gujarat for LS polls

  India | February 02, 2014 8:44 IST

  Ahmedabad: The Election Commission will carry out vulnerability mapping in Gujarat before the Lok Sabha polls, based on which the deployment of security forces during the elections would be strategised. Deputy Election Commissioner Vinod Zutshi,

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  Congress dismisses panic factor before LS polls

  Politics | January 29, 2014 19:00 IST

  New Delhi:  Congress today dismissed suggestions that nomination of leaders like Digvijay Singh and Madhusudan Mistry for the Rajya Sabha indicate any panic in the party about defeat in Lok Sabha polls.”I do not think

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  Azharuddin to contest LS polls from West Bengal

  India | January 29, 2014 9:48 IST

  Kolkata: Former India captain and current Lok Sabha  Congress MP Mohammed Azharuddin is all set to contest 2014 Lok Sabha elections from a constituency in West Bengal.Azharuddin, who formally joined Congress in Ferbruary, 2009, had

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  Congress may be reduced to double digits in LS polls, predicts Advani

  Politics | December 17, 2013 19:41 IST

  New Delhi: BJP leader LK Advani on Tuesday compared the defeat of Congress in the Assembly polls in four states to its "disastrous" loss in the post-Emergency elections and maintained that the ruling party may

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  Sourav Ganguly offered BJP ticket for LS polls

  Cricket | December 14, 2013 13:44 IST

  Kolkata: Former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly has been offered a ticket to contest the general elections next year by the BJP but is undecided on whether to accept the offer.It is learnt that the

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  Ex-Home Secretary R K Singh to join BJP; to contest LS polls

  Politics | December 12, 2013 22:20 IST

  New Delhi: Former Union Home Secretary R K Singh, who was instrumental in the arrest of L K Advani in 1990 during the Rath Yatra, will join BJP tomorrow and is likely to contest the

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  LS polls: AIADMK invites application from prospective candidates

  Politics | December 11, 2013 13:51 IST

  Chennai: Gearing up for upcoming Lok Sabha polls in Tamil nadu and Puducherry, the AIADMK today invited applications from prospective candidates. Party supremo and Chief Minister Jayalalithaa said those wishing to contest as AIADMK candidates in

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  LS polls: BJP to select UP candidates in January

  Politics | December 11, 2013 12:01 IST

  Lucknow: Buoyed by the electoral successes in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Delhi, the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party has decided to fast track its preparations for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.Senior leaders

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  Assembly elections semi-final before LS polls: Bahuguna

  Politics | November 29, 2013 23:50 IST

  Jaipur: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna today said that assembly polls in five states would be a referendum ahead of next year's Lok Sabha polls.The results of the assembly elections in five states would be

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  LS polls:14 non-Cong, non-BJP parties to explore third front option today

  Politics | October 30, 2013 12:06 IST

  New Delhi: Non-Congress, Non-BJP parties have expedited their efforts for exploring the formation of third front before the upcoming general elections in 2014.The initiative has once again been taken by left parties. Their endeavor is

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  Narendra Modi seeking to better Keshubhai's record in Gujarat in LS polls

  India | October 28, 2013 10:28 IST

  Ahmedabad: BJP's prime ministerial nominee Narendra Modi is leaving no stone unturned to improve the seat tally from his home-state in the coming Lok Sabha elections.Modi, as Chief Minister, has secured emphatic victories for three