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PIL in Delhi HC seeks Lok Sabha, Assembly, municipal polls together

A PIL has been moved in Delhi High Court seeking direction to the Centre and the Election Commission of India to ascertain the feasibility of conducting elections to the House of the People and Legislative Assemblies simultaneously in order to save money ... read..

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259 candidates in the fray for Tripura Assembly polls

A total of 259 candidates, including 31 women nominees, will contest the February 16 Assembly elections in Tripura, state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Gitte Kirankumar Dinkarrao said here on Thursday.... read..

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TN: Annamalai meets AIADMK leaders OPS, EPS at their residences amid speculations of contesting Erode bypolls

Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief K Annamalai on Friday called upon the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leaders O. Panneerselvam (OPS) and Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS), hours before announcing the party's stand on the upcoming Erode ... read..

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SC rejects PIL to bar candidates from contesting polls from more than one constituency

The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a PIL seeking to restrict candidates from contesting elections for the same office simultaneously from more than one constituency, saying the issues pertain to the legislative domain.... read..

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Tripura polls: JP Nadda to launch election campaign on Friday

Bharatiya Janata Party national president JP Nadda is scheduled to launch the party's poll campaign in Tripura on Friday, in the wake of the upcoming Assembly elections in the state.... read..

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BJP announces list of 20 candidates for Nagaland Assembly polls

The Central Election Committee (CEC) of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced a list of 20 candidates for the Nagaland Assembly polls on Thursday.... read..

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A sedative till next LS polls: 'Saamana' editorial slams Union Budget

In a critique of the Union Budget tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman on Wednesday, 'Saamana', the official mouthpiece of the Shiv Sena's Uddhav Thackeray faction said it was pre-election budget and a sedative for the people till the next general... read..

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Tripura tribal party to contest alone in Feb 16 Assembly polls

Putting rest to all speculations, influential tribal-based party Tipra Motha Party (TMP) on Wednesday announced it would contest alone in the February 16 Tripura Assembly elections.... read..

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Meghalaya Assembly polls: CM justifies denying ticket to sitting NPP MLA

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma justified denying an Assembly poll ticket to sitting Phulbari MLA S G Esmatur Mominin and replacing him with former MLA A T Mondol.... read..

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Myanmar: Military rulers extend state of emergency in a bid to delay polls

Myanmar's National Defence and Security Council (NDSC), on Tuesday, decided to extend the country's state of emergency, to delay the election Myanmar Now reported.... read..

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In last full Budget before LS polls, govt unveils tax relief, rolls out funds for defence (Roundup)

With Lok Sabha polls just a year away, the Narendra Modi-led government on Wednesday unveiled its last full union budget for 2023-24, which came loaded with tax relief for taxpayers, significant push towards capital spending and infrastructure as well as ... read..

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BJP's election committee to finalise candidates for Meghalaya, Nagaland polls today

Central Election Committee (CEC) of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will meet at 5 pm today for the finalization of the candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in Meghalaya and Nagaland, said sources.... read..

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Meghalaya polls: NPP chief Conrad Sangma holds mega bike rally in Mukul's bastion Ampati, promises to provide 5 lakh jobs

Ahead of Meghalaya Assembly polls, Chief Minister and National People's Party (NPP) Chief Conrad K Sangma on Tuesday said his party is committed to ensuring that the youth are provided with job opportunities.... read..

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Tripura: Over 43K security personnel to be deployed for Feb 16 polls

A record number of over 43,000 security personnel, comprising Central Armed Police Force (CAPF), Tripura State Rifles (TSR) and state police would be deployed to provide security for the February 16 assembly polls in Tripura, officials said on Tuesday.... read..

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Tripura: Excise dept conducts raids to curb illicit liquor sale ahead of assembly polls

Following the assembly elections in Tripura, Excise Department has seized illegal items worth Rs 17 lakh of illegal items intensifying enforcement activities, the official said.... read..

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Centre presented Budget keeping in mind 2024 parliamentary polls: Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav

The Centre has presented the Union Budget keeping in mind the 2024 parliamentary elections, said Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav on Wednesday.... read..

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PM Modi, Shah attend BJP CEC meeting on Meghalaya, Nagaland Assembly polls

Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting over the upcoming Meghalaya and Nagaland Assembly elections on Wednesday.... read..

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Tripura Assembly polls: CPI(M) hints at alliance with Tipra Motha

Tripura CPI(M) secretary Jitendra Choudhary on Tuesday hinted that his party may ally with Tipra Motha, a regional front, in the upcoming Assembly election in February.... read..

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Ahead of Feb-16 Tripura assembly polls, another BJP MLA resigns

Just ahead of the February-16 elections, ruling BJP suffered a jolt as one more legislator of the party, Atul Debbarma resigned from the Tripura Assembly and the party on Monday.... read..

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Tripura: Excise dept conducts raids to curb illicit liquor sale ahead of assembly polls

Ahead of the Assembly elections in Tripura, the State Excise Organization has been conducting raids to curb illicit liquor selling, manufacturing andtransportation on daily basis.... read..

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Tripura Assembly polls: CM Manik Saha files nomination from Town Borodowali

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha filed his nomination from the Town Borodowali assembly constituency on Monday for the upcoming Tripura elections.... read..

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Tripura polls: BJP ticket for local tea-garden worker

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has roped in a local tea garden worker to contest the upcoming assembly election on its ticket in North Tripura.... read..

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Tripura polls: TMC releases first list of candidates

All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) has released the first list of candidates ahead of the Tripura Assembly elections.... read..

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Imran Khan to contest bypolls to all 33 vacant parliamentary seats

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan has decided to contest by-elections to 33 National Assembly seats in March in all constituencies, The Express Tribune reported citing senior party leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi.... read..

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Tripura Assembly polls : TIPRA Motha releases list of candidates

The Tipraha Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance (Tipra Motha) on Monday released a list of candidates ahead of the Tripura Assembly elections.... read..

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Trinamool announces 1st list of 22 candidates for Tripura polls

The Trinamool Congress on Sunday issued their first list of 22 candidates for the February 16 elections to the 60-seat Tripura assembly.... read..

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Congress announces 5 more candidates for Meghalaya polls

The Congress on Saturday released the second list of five candidates for upcoming Meghalaya assembly elections.... read..

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Tripura polls: BJP releases list of star campaigners including PM Modi

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released a list of 40 star campaigners for the Tripura election including stalwarts like Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP president JP Nadda, Union minister Nitin Gadkari, and Uttar Pradesh Ch... read..

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Bengal panchayat polls: BJP to set up district-level committees, include ex-cops, advocates

In view of the forthcoming polls to the three-tier panchayat system in West Bengal scheduled this year, the state unit of BJP has decided to set up a special district-level committee in each of the 23 districts of the state.... read..

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Amit Shah appeals people of Haryana to vote for BJP in 2024 Lok Sabha polls

Launching the campaign for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls in Haryana's Sonipat, Union Home Minister Amit Shah appealed people of the state to vote for the BJP to make Narendra Modi the Prime Minister for the third term on the basis of the development done by th... read..

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BJP releases second list of 6 candidates for Tripura Assembly polls

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday released the second list of six candidates for the upcoming Tripura Assembly elections.... read..

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Congress announces 17 candidates for Tripura assembly polls

The Congress on Saturday announced 17 candidates for the upcoming Tripura Assembly polls. Lone MLA of the party, Sudip Roy Barman, will contest from Agartala seat.... read..

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Tripura Assembly polls: BJP releases list of 48 candidates, 11 women included, 6 sitting MLAs dropped

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday announced its first list of 48 candidates for the Tripura Assembly polls, fielding Union minister Pratima Bhoumik from Dhanpur.... read..

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Tripura polls: BJP announces first list of candidates, CM Manik Saha to contest from Town Bordowali

Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha will contest the upcoming state assembly polls from the Town Bordowali constituency, the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) announced on Saturday.... read..

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Tripura polls: BJP announces list of candidates, CM Manik Saha to contest from Town Bordowali

Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha will contest the upcoming state assembly polls from the Town Bordowali constituency, the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) announced on Saturday.... read..

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BJP, Congress announce candidates for Tripura polls, state braces for multi-cornered contest

BJP and Congress announced their candidates for the Tripura assembly polls on Saturday with the state set for a multi-cornered contest in the February 16 election for 60 seats in the state assembly.... read..

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Tripura assembly polls: Jolt to Opposition as former state Tripura TMC chief, CPI(M) leader join BJP

In a major jolt to the Opposition in Tripura ahead of the Assembly polls, former Tripura TMC chief Subal Bhowmik and CPI(M) leader from the state Moboshar Ali joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the national capital on Friday.... read..

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Recent survey baseless, we'll break our own record in next LS polls: Maharashtra CM Shinde

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday said a recent opinion poll showing the ruling combine of Balasaheb Anchi Shiv Sena and the BJP trailing the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) -- the grand Opposition alliance of Shiv Sena (UBT), Congress and the NC... read..

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Tripura Polls: No alliance, Pradyot Manikya announces after no written assurance on separate Tipraland

Amongst the buzz of a possible alliance with BJP, the Tipraha Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance (Tipra Motha) Chief Pradyot Bikram Manikya Deb Barma has clarified on Friday that 'no alliance' will be formed with anyone in the upcoming state assembl... read..

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BJP's Central Election Committee meet begins in Delhi, names for Tripura Assembly polls likely to be finalized

Bharatiya Janata Party's Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting has begun at the party headquarters in the national capital to finalize the names of the candidates for the upcoming Tripura Assembly elections.... read..

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BJP's election committee meet today, candidates for Tripura polls to be finalised

The meeting of the Central Election Committee (CEC) of the Bharatiya Janata Party will be held at the party's central office in Delhi on Friday evening.... read..

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AAP moves SC seeking time-bound mayoral polls in Delhi, barring aldermen from voting (Lead)

The Aam Aadmi Party has moved the Supreme Court over the repeated adjournments of mayoral polls in Delhi.... read..

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Congress releases list of 55 candidates for upcoming Meghalaya Assembly polls

The All India Congress Committee on Wednesday night released a list of 55 candidates for the upcoming Meghalaya Assembly election after the party's Central Election Committee meeting, said an AICC press release.... read..

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Tripura Assembly polls: Left Front fields candidates on 47 seats, Congress to contest on 13

Ahead of the Tripura Assembly election, the Left Front on Wednesday night announced the names of candidates for 47 of the 60 Assembly seats in the upcoming election in Tripura, said Left Front convenor Narayan Kar at a press meet.... read..

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Tripura polls: Left announces 47 candidates, new ally Congress unhappy

The CPI-M-led, five-party Left Front would contest 47 seats in Tripura in the February 16 elections, leaving 13 seats to their new ally Congress, Left leaders announced here on Wednesday night.... read..

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"Not a party man...I'm party to battle," says Kamal Haasan on MNM's support to Congress in Erode East bypolls

Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan, who has extended support to Congress-DMK alliance candidate EVKS Elangovan in the Erode East bypolls, on Wednesday, said he does not mind going beyond the party's ideology when it comes to issues of national importanc... read..

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Tripura polls: BJP to conduct election committee meeting on Friday

The Central Election Committee (CEC) of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to finalise the tickets for the upcoming Tripura Assembly Polls is scheduled to be held on Friday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the sources said.... read..

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Kamal Haasan's MNM to support EVKS Elangovan in Erode bypolls

Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) Kamal Haasan will support Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) - Congress alliance candidate EVKS Elangovan in the Erode East bypoll elections.... read..

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EC revises assembly bypolls of Chinchwad and Kasba Peth in Maharastra

The Election Commission on Wednesday revised poll dates for the upcoming bypolls in Pune to February 26 (Sunday). Elections in Maharashtra's district were earlier scheduled for February 27.... read..

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Ahead of polls, Pak govt scared of losing popularity due to IMF deal

Pakistan is currently under the grip of a massive economic crisis, as a result of which the deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) becomes very important for the South Asian nation, according to Dawn.... read..

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'Dangerous precedent': AAP's Sanjay Singh after Delhi mayoral polls adjourned again

Hours after BJP councillors left the MCD headquarters following the house's adjournment, Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh on Tuesday said that the BJP has established a "dangerous precedent" leaving the house proceedings midway.... read..

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