BJP candidate from Chandigarh rides bike to ‘speed up’ campaign

BJP candidate from Chandigarh rides bike to ‘speed up’ campaign

Chandigarh, April 28 - BJP Lok Sabha candidate from Chandigarh, Sanjay Tandon, on Sunday joined the brigade of youngsters on motorcycles to lend a new hue to his campaign.

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Walk for Kejriwal: AAP organises rally amidst Chief Minister’s legal woes

Walk for Kejriwal: AAP organises rally amidst Chief Minister’s legal woes

New Delhi, April 28 - In a show of solidarity with incarcerated Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), on Sunday morning, organised a walkathon dubbed 'Walk for Kejriwal' in the national capital.

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Rajnath Singh’s nomination on Monday, UP & Uttarakhand CMs to lead roadshow

Rajnath Singh’s nomination on Monday, UP & Uttarakhand CMs to lead roadshow

Lucknow, April 28 - Accompanied by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami and BJP’s UP president Bhupendra Chaudhary, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will file his nomination papers in Lucknow on Monday.

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ECI orders repolling in Manipur’s 6 polling stations on April 30

ECI orders repolling in Manipur’s 6 polling stations on April 30

Imphal, April 27 - The Election Commission on Saturday declared as 'void' the Lok Sabha elections held in six polling stations in the Outer Manipur Parliamentary constituency and announced fresh polling in these stations on April 30, officials said.

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Odisha: BJP & BJD release fresh lists of candidates for Assembly polls

Odisha: BJP & BJD release fresh lists of candidates for Assembly polls

Bhubaneswar, April 27 - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha on Saturday released fresh lists of candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections.

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Congress promoting reservation on religious lines, says PM Modi in Goa

Congress promoting reservation on religious lines, says PM Modi in Goa

Panaji, April 27 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that the Congress and its allies are spreading negativity for vote-bank politics, as he accused them of trying to promote reservation on religious lines.

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Priyanka Gandhi says BJP talking of ‘tinkering’ with Constitution with PM’s nod

Priyanka Gandhi says BJP talking of ‘tinkering’ with Constitution with PM’s nod

Latur (Maharashtra), April 27 - Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi-Vadra claimed on Saturday that the BJP leaders who are talking about changing the Constitution are doing it “with the backing of Prime Minister Narendra Modi”.

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Mehbooba Mufti tells voters she believes in uniting, not dividing people

Mehbooba Mufti tells voters she believes in uniting, not dividing people

Jammu, April 27 - Former Jammu & Kashmir chief minister, and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President, Mehbooba Mufti, sought votes from people of Poonch and Rajouri districts on Saturday, saying that she stands for uniting and not dividing people of the two regions

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BJP fields 26/11 counsel Ujjwal Nikam from Mumbai North Central; drops Poonam Mahajan

BJP fields 26/11 counsel Ujjwal Nikam from Mumbai North Central; drops Poonam Mahajan

Mumbai, April 27 - The BJP has denied renomination to its two-term sitting MP Poonam Mahajan from the Mumbai North Central Lok Sabha constituency and fielded prominent lawyer Ujjwal Nikam -- who served as the Special Public Prosecutor in several high-profile cases, including

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BJP, Akali Dal, Congress leaders join AAP in Punjab

BJP, Akali Dal, Congress leaders join AAP in Punjab

Chandigarh, April 27 - The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab got a major boost ahead of the parliamentary elections on Saturday as BJP’s Other Backward Class wing secretary Kuldeep Singh Shanty and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Scheduled Caste wing general secretary Gurdarshan

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Alleging irregularities in polling, Barmer Independent nominee lays siege at SP office with supporters

Alleging irregularities in polling, Barmer Independent nominee lays siege at SP office with supporters

Jaipur, April 27 - Ravindra Singh Bhati, the Independent MLA from Rajasthan's Sheo who's contesting the Lok Sabha elections from Barmer, gheraoed the SP office in Balotra on Saturday along with thousands of his supporters, alleging irregularities and police highhandedness during the polling

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I accept my mistake but it is unfair to involve PM Modi in this: Union Minister Rupala

I accept my mistake but it is unfair to involve PM Modi in this: Union Minister Rupala

Rajkot, April 27 - Union Minister Parshottam Rupala addressed the Kshatriya community's concerns during a recent BJP event in Jasdan, Rajkot and urged them not to direct their ire against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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LS polls: 2nd phase has been spectacular for BJP, says Assam CM

LS polls: 2nd phase has been spectacular for BJP, says Assam CM

Guwahati, April 27 - Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday asserted that the BJP has done pretty well in the five Lok Sabha seats that went into polls in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections.

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Cong in strong position in 88 seats in India after 2nd round of LS polls: Kamal Nath

Cong in strong position in 88 seats in India after 2nd round of LS polls: Kamal Nath

Bhopal, April 27 - Congress veteran Kamal Nath on Saturday said the voting pattern in the last two phases of the Lok Sabha elections indicated that the people want change at the Centre.

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Congress slits throat of Hindu people for Muslims, alleges Giriraj Singh

Congress slits throat of Hindu people for Muslims, alleges Giriraj Singh

Patna, April 27 - Upping the ante against the Congress over its "appeasement" politics, Union Minister and BJP's Begusarai candidate on Saturday said that the grand old party has slit the throats of Hindu people and snatched their rights for Muslims.

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Gurugram: JJP fields singer Fazilpuria against BJP veteran Rao Inderjit Singh, Congress still undecided

Gurugram: JJP fields singer Fazilpuria against BJP veteran Rao Inderjit Singh, Congress still undecided

Gurugram, April 27 - A high-voltage contest is expected for the Gurugram Lok Sabha seat in Haryana in this Lok Sabha election.

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Rajasthan records 64.6 pc voter turnout in its final phase, Barmer tops with 74.25 pc

Rajasthan records 64.6 pc voter turnout in its final phase, Barmer tops with 74.25 pc

Jaipur, April 27 - Rajasthan recorded a voter turnout of 64.6 per cent (provisional figures) in the 13 remaining Lok Sabha seats that went to the polls on Friday. Elections to the state's other 12 Lok Sabha seats were held in the first

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First time people of Punjab have own govt, says CM Mann in Khadoor Sahib seat campaign

First time people of Punjab have own govt, says CM Mann in Khadoor Sahib seat campaign

Tarn Taran (Punjab), April 26 - Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday hit out at leaders of all opposition parties as he said it was the "first time" that the people of the state had their own government.

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Over 69 per cent turnout in Jammu-Reasi LS seat as young, old, women, border residents turn out in force

Over 69 per cent turnout in Jammu-Reasi LS seat as young, old, women, border residents turn out in force

Jammu, April 26 - A 105-year-old man, a 97-year-old woman, supported by her young grandson, women carrying their young children, and wheelchair-bound people were among those who came out to exercise their right to franchise the Jammu-Reasi Lok Sabha constituency on Friday, where

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Allegations fly thick amid high voter turnout in Barmer

Allegations fly thick amid high voter turnout in Barmer

Jaipur, April 26 - Allegations and counter-allegations flew thick and fast in the Barmer Lok Sabha constituency that went to the polls on Friday.

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