Elections
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Margaret Alva to be opposition’s Vice President candidate
New Delhi: Veteran Congress leader and former Union Minister Margaret Alva was on Sunday announced as the opposition’s Vice Presidential candidate. The name of Alva, who has also been Governor of Uttarakhand and…
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Telangana: Central govt observer reviews preparations at assembly ahead of Prez polls
Hyderabad: Ahead of the Presidential elections on Monday, Krishna Kumar Dwivedi, the observer from the central government, on July 16 reviewed preparations at the Telangana assembly. Also ReadMonsoon session: All-party meet called…
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Presidential polls on July 18; Murmu has edge over Sinha
New Delhi: Nearly 4,800 elected MPs and MLAs will vote on Monday to elect the 15th President of India, with NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu having a clear edge over Opposition’s Yashwant Sinha as…
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five Uttar Pradesh MLAs to vote outside state in Prez polls
Lucknow: Five Uttar Pradesh MLAs will vote outside the state during the voting for the country’s new President that takes place on Monday. Brij Bhushan Dubey, Assistant Returning Officer and Special Secretary, Uttar…
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Yashwant Sinha cancels Mumbai visit as Shiv Sena backs Murmu
Mumbai: The Opposition’s candidate for the next week’s Presidential election, Yashwant Sinha, has cancelled his visit to Mumbai scheduled on Saturday in the wake of the Shiv Sena announcing support for the National…
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BJP parliamentary board meeting to pick Vice Presidential candidate
New Delhi: The BJP parliamentary board will be meeting Saturday evening to pick the party’s candidate for the post of Vice President of the country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior leaders…
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Draupadi Murmu to campaign in Andhra Pradesh on July 12
Amaravati: The ruling NDA’s presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu will visit Andhra Pradesh capital Amaravati on Tuesday as part of her election campaign. After landing in the Vijayawada International Airport at Gannavaram at…
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Presidential polls: Oppn’s candidate Yashwant Sinha files nomination
New Delhi: Opposition Presidential polls candidate Yashwant Sinha filed his nomination at the Parliament in Delhi on Monday. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar, Samajwadi Party chief…
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Have power to register, want authority to de-register parties: EC to Law Min
New Delhi: Amid an ongoing cleanup exercise to identify unrecognised parties involved in corrupt practices, the Election Commission has made a renewed push to get powers to de-register political parties. The election…
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Tripura by-election results to be announced on Sunday
Agartala: The results of the by-polls held on June 23 in the four politically-crucial Assembly constituencies in Tripura will be announced on Sunday, officials said. The counting of votes for the by-elections…
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Draupadi Murmu seeks support from Sonia, Pawar and Mamata
New Delhi: The NDA’s presidential candidate Draupadi Murmu spoke to Congress interim national president Sonia Gandhi, NCP supremo Sharad Pawar and West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, and sought…
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Presidential polls: Z category security cover for Yashwant Sinha
New Delhi: The Centre has extended a Z category cover of armed CRPF commandos to the opposition’s presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha, officials said on Friday. The squad has taken over the task after…
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Yashwant Sinha pitched unanimously as Opposition Presidential candidate
Former Trinamool Congress vice president Yashwanth Sinha has been selected unanimously as the Opposition candidate for the Presidential election which will take place on July 18. At a press conference in New…
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MLC polls: Maharashtra set for another cliff-hanger contest between MVA, BJP
Mumbai: With just 48 hours to go before a thriller contest for the Maharashtra Legislative Council biennial elections, the main contest will be between Congress’ Mumbai President Bhai Jagtap and BJP’s Prasad…
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Bengal BJP starts organisational streamlining, nominates 15 cell conveners
Kolkata: Eyeing the West Bengal panchayat polls next year and Lok Sabha polls in 2024, the BJP’s state unit has started streamlining its organisational network by announcing the names of conveners of…
