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BJP, Congress locked in a close fight in Rajasthan (Curtain raiser)

BJP, Congress locked in a close fight in Rajasthan (Curtain raiser)

December 2nd, 2008 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS -
Jaipur, Dec 2 (IANS) Rajasthan, the largest state of India, is likely to witness a close contest between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress as it goes to polls ...

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Exit poll forecasts hung assembly for Delhi

Exit poll forecasts hung assembly for Delhi

November 30th, 2008 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) Delhi is headed for a hung assembly with the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) winning nearly equal number of seats and the Bahujan Samaj Party ...

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Women candidates in electoral fray in Mizoram

November 24th, 2008 - 4:15 pm ICT by ANI -
Aizwal, Nov 24 (ANI): An increasing number of women candidates are joining the electoral fray in the forthcoming assembly elections in Mizoram, scheduled to be held on December 2. Mizo women have ...

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Kashmir poll begins on dull note due to cold

November 17th, 2008 - 3:23 pm ICT by ANI -
Srinagar, Nov 17 (ANI): Polling today began on a dull note due to severe cold in ten assembly segments in the first of seven-phase elections in Jammu and Kashmir amid unprecedented ...

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Defence personnel, diplomats reluctant to vote: Official

November 12th, 2008 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Defence personnel and diplomats, as also other staffers posted at Indian missions abroad, are reluctant to vote during elections, an official said.According to the Delhi election office, ...

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1,138 nominations filed in Delhi

1,138 nominations filed in Delhi

November 12th, 2008 - 12:29 am ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) At least 1,138 candidates have filed their nominations for the Delhi assembly elections scheduled for Nov 29. Tuesday was the last day for filing nominations.According to the ...

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10.7 mn voters, 11,000 booths in Delhi polls

November 8th, 2008 - 11:19 am ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) A total of 10.7 million people, nearly 25 percent more than in 2003, will be eligible to vote across 11,000 booths this year to pick a new ...

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Ajit Jogi not to campaign for himself or wife

Ajit Jogi not to campaign for himself or wife

November 6th, 2008 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS -
Raipur, Nov 6 (IANS) Former Chhattisgarh chief minister Ajit Jogi will not address a single public meeting in his assembly segment or in his wife's constituency, an aide said here Thursday.Jogi is ...

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Assembly elections: a snapshot

November 2nd, 2008 - 1:24 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) As five states and Delhi go to the polls this month, a snapshot of the political profile of the assemblies:* Rajasthan Total seats: 200 Present Chief Minister: Vasundhara Raje ...

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Women to play key role in Mizoram polls

October 27th, 2008 - 11:43 am ICT by IANS -
Aizawl, Oct 27 (IANS) Women are set to play a major role in the Nov 29 assembly elections in Mizoram - the only state in India where women voters outnumber men.Of the ...

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NCP to tie-up with Congress to beat BJP in Chhattisgarh

NCP to tie-up with Congress to beat BJP in Chhattisgarh

October 23rd, 2008 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS -
Raipur, Oct 23 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Thursday said it would work with the Congress either through seat sharing or strategic alliance to vote out Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in ...

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BSP faces revolt in poll-bound Chhattisgarh

BSP faces revolt in poll-bound Chhattisgarh

October 15th, 2008 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS -
Raipur, Oct 15 (IANS) The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), which has named 85 candidates for the Chhattisgarh assembly polls, is facing a revolt in as many as 18 assembly segments, party officials ...

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Why no elections in Jammu and Kashmir, BJP asks poll panel

Why no elections in Jammu and Kashmir, BJP asks poll panel

October 14th, 2008 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) The main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday asked the Election Commission (EC) to clarify the reasons behind its decision to defer elections in Jammu and Kashmir.“The ...

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NCP wants poll tie-up with Congress in Chhattisgarh

September 27th, 2008 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS -
Raipur, Sep 27 (IANS) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) wants a poll tie-up with the Congress in Chhattisgarh where elections to the state legislative assembly are due by November, leaders from both ...

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Health clubs for rural youth in Punjab villages

September 11th, 2008 - 9:06 pm ICT by ANI -
By Ravinder Singh Robin Ramgarh (Kapurthala), Sep.11 (ANI): Several non-resident Indians, in cooperation with local residents are promoting health facilities in villages of Doaba region to motivate youth against drug addiction ...

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Tripura MLA faces probe in fake SC certificate case

August 29th, 2008 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS -
Agartala, Aug 29 (IANS) The Election Commission has ordered a probe against Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) legislator Partha Das after an opposition Congress leader accused him of submitting a fake scheduled caste ...

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Congress demands judicial probe into Indore riots (Lead)

July 9th, 2008 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS -
Bhopal, July 9 (IANS) The main opposition Congress here demanded a judicial inquiry into Indore riots and decided to show black flags to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and his cabinet colleagues ...

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Madhya Pradesh assembly adjourned sine die over riots

July 9th, 2008 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS -
Bhopal, July 9 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh assembly was adjourned sine die Wednesday as the main opposition Congress party continued to disrupt proceedings for the third consecutive day, protesting the communal violence ...

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Samajwadi Party extends support, says UPA will win trust vote(Second lead)

Samajwadi Party extends support, says UPA will win trust vote(Second lead)

July 9th, 2008 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Samajwadi Party leaders Wednesday met President Pratibha Patil to formally extend support to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government and voiced confidence that the ruling coalition will win ...

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Samajwadi meets Patil with letter of support to UPA

Samajwadi meets Patil with letter of support to UPA

July 9th, 2008 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Samajwadi Party Wednesday met President Pratibha Patil with a letter offering support to the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA). A day after formally declaring that it ...

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Lalu Prasad’s RJD is now national political party

Lalu Prasad’s RJD is now national political party

June 24th, 2008 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Railway Minister Lalu Prasad's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) was Tuesday granted the status of a national political party by the Central Election Commission. "Since the RJD has ...

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Mamun Mia gets ten-day police remand in Tripura

June 20th, 2008 - 4:26 pm ICT by ANI -
Agartala, June 20 (ANI): Tripura Chief Judicial Magistrate court has ordered a ten-day police remand to a suspected Bangladeshi militant Mamun Mia, alias Suman Majumdar to probe into the matter of ...

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BSP’s first list for Chhattisgarh polls has no Muslims

BSP’s first list for Chhattisgarh polls has no Muslims

June 17th, 2008 - 8:06 am ICT by IANS -
Raipur, June 16 (IANS) The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Monday became the first party to announce candidates for the Chhattisgarh assembly polls, slated for November, but its first list of 50 names ...

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Tamil film body poll to be fought on party lines

June 14th, 2008 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS -
Chennai, June 14 (IANS) The Tamil Film Producers' Council (TFPC) election next month is set to be fought on party lines again, with the main contestants making clear their alliances with the ...

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Digvijay not to contest Madhya Pradesh polls

June 4th, 2008 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, June 4 (IANS) Congress general secretary and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijay Singh Wednesday said he would not contest the assembly elections in his home state expected to be held ...

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Chubatemjen Ao denies calling BJP “a group of people” in Nagaland

May 31st, 2008 - 5:06 pm ICT by admin -
By Sanjay Kumar New Delhi, May 31 (ANI): Reacting strongly against a news report which apparently quoted him calling the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) "a group of people" in Nagaland, Secretary General ...

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Muslim league demands fair treatment from allies

May 25th, 2008 - 12:36 am ICT by admin -
Malappuram (Kerala), May 24 (IANS) The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), one of the main constituents in the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) in Kerala, has said it is not getting a ...

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Karnataka set for final phase of voting Thursday

Karnataka set for final phase of voting Thursday

May 21st, 2008 - 8:40 pm ICT by admin -
Bangalore, May 21 (IANS) Voting will take place Thursday in 69 constituencies in the decisive third and final phase of the Karnataka assembly elections at the end of a high-voltage campaign by ...

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Fractured verdict threw up hung assembly in 2004

Fractured verdict threw up hung assembly in 2004

May 9th, 2008 - 8:07 pm ICT by admin -
Bangalore, May 9 (IANS) The last assembly election in Karnataka, held in April-May 2004 along with Lok Sabha poll, resulted in a fractured verdict for the first time in the history of ...

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Jammu and Kashmir leaders fear voter harassment

May 1st, 2008 - 8:05 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The political parties in Jammu and Kashmir believe reports of terrorists acquiring electoral photo identity cards (EPICs) may instil fear of harassment from authorities in the minds ...

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