Major gains for BJP in UP urban body polls
July 7th, 2012 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 7 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) got a fresh lease of life in Uttar Pradesh as it is set to win 10 mayoral seats in the ... Read more...
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Karnataka in poll mode again
December 6th, 2010 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 6 (IANS) Karnataka will hold elections to 30 district and 176 taluq councils Dec 26 and Dec 31, the third state-wide elections in less than three years.Voting will take ... Read more...
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Election Commission to decide on BSP’s party symbol
July 9th, 2010 - 4:38 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 9 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Election Commission to decide within three months a complaint-seeking freezing of the 'elephant' symbol of the Bahujan Samaj Party ... Read more...
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Poll freebies get trendy in Jharkhand
November 21st, 2009 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi/Jamshedpur, Nov 21 (IANS) Election freebies in Jharkhand are getting trendier, with caps, paper goggles and mobile phone covers carrying party logos and icons being freely distributed ahead of the assembly ... Read more...
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Supreme Court issues notice to UP government on statues issue
June 29th, 2009 - 5:02 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 29 (ANI): A vacation bench of the Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh Government for allegedly misusing public money to install statues of prominent Dalit ... Read more...
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Supreme Court to hear PIL against Mayawati
June 29th, 2009 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 29 (ANI): A vacation bench of the Supreme Court will take up a public interest litigation (PIL) filed against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati for allegedly misusing public ... Read more...
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No takers for political ‘mangal sutras’ in Orissa (With Image)
April 14th, 2009 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
By Prashant K. Nanda
Bhubaneswar, April 14 (IANS) Several small traders have come to Orissa from Delhi, Gandhi Nagar and Raipur to sell election-related material like caps, pens and head bands with ... Read more...
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Apex court asks poll panel to give parties symbols they want (Lead)
March 27th, 2009 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday asked the Election Commission to accommodate the pleas of three unrecognised but registered political parties, including Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi's Praja Rajyam Party, for ... Read more...
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Now campaign with party symbol tattoo on cheeks
March 9th, 2009 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
By Anil Sharma
Jaipur, March 9 (IANS) It's time for the great Indian election circus and political parties are doing everything to campaign - through posters, cut-outs, flags and caps. The latest is ... Read more...
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Tribal refugees decline postal ballot in Mizoram polls
November 26th, 2008 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala/Aizawl, Nov 26 (IANS) Reang tribal refugees, sheltered in six camps in northern Tripura, Wednesday boycotted the Mizoram assembly polls by refusing to exercise their franchise through postal ballots. "Only the ... Read more...
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