BJP does better than expected in polls
March 6th, 2012 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Barring disappointment in Uttar Pradesh, where it failed to improve its tally, the Bharatiya Janata Party had reasons to smile with the poll results ... Read more...
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Polarisation between regional parties reason for UP loss: BJP
March 6th, 2012 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) BJP president Nitin Gadkari Tuesday blamed polarisation between regional parties in Uttar Pradesh for the party's below-expectation performance in the state, but said the ... Read more...
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Expect good result for assembly polls: Gadkari
March 2nd, 2012 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) With the assembly election results to be out next week, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari Friday said the party has done its ... Read more...
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BJP’s troubles mount: Karnataka advocate general quits (Lead)
February 9th, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 9 (IANS) The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka, already battling debilitating scandals, is now caught in a new controversy. State advocate general B.V. Acharya has ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh set to vote amid hung house forecast (Lead)
February 7th, 2012 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Lucknow, Feb 7 (IANS) The mother of all elections since the 2009 parliamentary battle starts in Uttar Pradesh Wednesday, with the outcome bound to cast a long shadow ... Read more...
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Uttar Pradesh set to vote amid hung house prediction
February 7th, 2012 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) The mother of all elections since the 2009 parliamentary battle starts in Uttar Pradesh Wednesday, with the outcome bound to cast a long shadow ... Read more...
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Khurshid did not violate model code: Congress tells poll panel
January 20th, 2012 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The Congress Friday told the Election Commission that party leader Salman Khurshid did not violate the model code of conduct by promising nine ... Read more...
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Jaspal Rana quits BJP, joins Congress
January 10th, 2012 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) In a boost to the Congress ahead of Uttarakhand assembly polls, former international shooter Jaspal Rana Tuesday joined the party after quitting the Bharatiya ... Read more...
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Quraishi defends cover-up directive to BSP
January 9th, 2012 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) S.Y. Quraishi Monday brushed aside criticism of the directive to cover statues of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Mayawati and ... Read more...
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DMK’s general council meeting Feb 3
January 9th, 2012 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 9 (IANS) The DMK has convened a meeting here of its general council on Feb 3 to discuss issues like party elections, Lok Sabha polls and party audit ... Read more...
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Advani keeps PM candidature option open (Lead)
December 3rd, 2011 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Keeping open the possibility of his emerging as Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prime ministerial candidate in the next general elections, party veteran L.K. Advani ... Read more...
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Ready for mid-term polls, will get more allies: Gadkari
December 1st, 2011 - 2:29 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 1 (IANS) Asserting that it was prepared for mid-term polls in the country, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday exuded confidence of crossing 170 Lok Sabha seats ... Read more...
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Cut in petrol price evokes mixed response in Bengal
November 16th, 2011 - 12:08 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 15 (IANS) The cut in petrol prices, by Rs.1.85 per litre, has evoked a mixed political response in West Bengal with the Left Front describing it as ... Read more...
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BJP not soft on corruption: Advani
October 28th, 2011 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Madurai (Tamil Nadu), Oct 28 (IANS) Accusing the central government of selectively targeting people involved in scams, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Friday said here that his ... Read more...
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Congress plays down controversial 2G spectrum note
September 28th, 2011 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi,Sep 28 (IANS) Seeking to play down the controversial finance ministry note on 2G spectrum, the Congress Wednesday said the Bharatiya Janata Party's criticism of Prime Minister Manmohan ... Read more...
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DMK dumps Congress for local body polls
September 15th, 2011 - 1:21 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 14 (IANS) The DMK Wednesday night announced that it will go it alone in the October local body elections in Tamil Nadu, snapping ties with its partners Congress ... Read more...
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Trinamool workers canvass door-to-door for ‘Didi’
September 11th, 2011 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 11 (IANS) Trinamool Congress leaders took out rallies and went door-to-door Sunday kicking off party supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's maiden campaign for the ... Read more...
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BJP, Haryana Janhit Congress enter poll alliance
September 10th, 2011 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday announced an alliance with the Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC) led by Kuldeep Bishnoi for the forthcoming by-election to ... Read more...
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BJP backs Advani’s anti-corruption ‘yatra’
September 9th, 2011 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday backed its senior leader L.K. Advani's decision to undertake a 'yatra' against corruption.Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley, the ... Read more...
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Congress awaits Sonia for post-Hazare strategy
August 29th, 2011 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The Congress is awaiting the return of party president Sonia Gandhi, likely this week-end, to give final shape to its future strategy following the ... Read more...
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Sushma’s conspicuous absence at Reddy function (Lead)
August 12th, 2011 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Bellary, Aug 12 (IANS) It was a disappointment for the Reddy brothers, mining barons and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) loyalists from Karnataka when the senior BJP leader they acknowledge ... Read more...
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Sushma gives wealth goddess festival a miss
August 12th, 2011 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Bellary, Aug 12 (IANS) For the rags-to-riches or rather bicycle-to-choppers Reddy brothers of Karnataka, this year's festival of Hindu wealth goddess 'Lakshmi' Friday lacked lustre.Missing at the 'Varamahalakshmi Pooja' ... Read more...
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Congress dares Hazare to contest from Chandni Chowk
August 1st, 2011 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The Congress Monday dared social activist Anna Hazare to contest from Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha constituency here after the civil society released findings of a ... Read more...
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PMK snaps ties with DMK, will lead own front
July 27th, 2011 - 9:06 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, July 27 (IANS) Tamil Nadu's PMK Wednesday snapped its alliance with the state's major opposition party DMK and decided to form a political front fo its own for the ... Read more...
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Virbhadra Singh turns 77, celebrations in Shimla
June 23rd, 2011 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 23 (IANS) Union Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Minister Virbhadra Singh turned 77 Thursday. His supporters celebrated his birthday with special prayers, dancing and distribution of sweets in ... Read more...
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Forward Bloc questions Tatas moving court on Singur
June 22nd, 2011 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 22 (IANS) Left Front partner, the Forward Bloc, Wednesday questioned Tata Motors' move to approach the court against the state government's acquisition of the Singur land and said ... Read more...
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Virbhadra not to contest next Lok Sabha elections
June 18th, 2011 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 18 (IANS) Union Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Minister Virbhadra Singh Saturday said he would not contest the next Lok Sabha elections but declined to answer if he ... Read more...
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Congress to revamp Kerala unit
June 8th, 2011 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 8 (IANS) The executive committee of the Congress in Kerala Wednesday decided to go for a total revamp of the party organisation in the state before August, a ... Read more...
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Jharkhand ruling alliance bickers over by-poll
June 4th, 2011 - 6:35 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, June 4 (IANS) Jharkhand's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and ally Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) were Saturday locked in a war of words over the Jameshedpur Lok Sabha ... Read more...
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Reddys’ rise: Riding cycles to rattling BJP leadership
May 31st, 2011 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 31 (IANS) From struggling businessmen who could once afford only bicycles to now owning choppers and almost bringing down Karnataka's chief minister, the Reddy brothers have had ... Read more...
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Reddy brothers back in news, for wrong reasons again
May 28th, 2011 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, May 28 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa has sought to defuse a possible major controversy rocking the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) central leadership by claiming that nobody ... Read more...
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Scams, price rise tarnish UPA-II image
May 22nd, 2011 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) The Manmohan Singh-led United Progressive Alliance-II (UPA) completed two years in power Sunday amid slew of corruption scandals and public disenchantment over rising prices.As ... Read more...
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Jailed women leaders who have bounced back to power
May 20th, 2011 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) The arrest of Kanimozhi, DMK supremo M. Karunanidhi's daughter, has raised questions whether her political career is finished. However, history is in favour of the ... Read more...
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Mamata Banerjee: Timeline of an intrepid politician
May 20th, 2011 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 20 (IANS) It was the single minded pursuit for power that saw Mamata Banerjee battle the odds to take over as West Bengal's first woman chief minister ... Read more...
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Oommen Chandy sworn in as Kerala chief minister (Lead)
May 18th, 2011 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, May 18 (IANS) Congress leader Oommen Chandy, 67, was sworn in as Kerala's 21st chief minister by Governor R.S. Gavai at Raj Bhavan here Wednesday.This will be Chandy's second ... Read more...
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