Elections
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Will ensure Covid-safe polling: Chief Election Commissioner
The Commission has made plans to organise “Covid-safe” election process in the five states holding Assembly elections, the Chief Election Commission informed on Monday. The presence of voters at polling stations strengthens…
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Is it possible to defeat BJP in 2024? Prashant Kishor answers
Election strategist Prashant Kishor on Monday said that it is essential that a stronger opposition be formed as he believes it is highly unlikely to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2024…
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Congress leader and former Union minister RPN Singh announces he is joining BJP
New Delhi: Former Union Minister and Congress leader RPN Singh on Tuesday said he is joining the BJP. Singh is the second big exit from the Congress in Uttar Pradesh after Jitin…
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Battle for UP: AIMIM fields Umair Madani, intensifies fight for Muslim votes
Lucknow: With the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), led by Asaduddin Owaisi, having fielded Maulana Umair Madani from the Deoband Assembly seat in Saharanpur district, the fight for Muslim votes in western Uttar…
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Ready to contest against Adityanath in Gorakhpur, says Kafeel Khan
Lucknow: Paediatrician Dr Kafeel Khan, whose name surfaced in the 2017 BRD Medical college tragedy in which several children died allegedly for lack of oxygen, said on Tuesday that he may contest…
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SC seeks Centre, EC response on plea against freebies before polls
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to Centre and the Election Commission on a PIL against the promise or distribution of irrational freebies from public funds before polls, as…
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UP polls: SP candidates Azam Khan, Nahid Hasan to contest from jail
Lucknow: Two Samajwadi Party candidates — Mohd Azam Khan and Nahid Hasan — will contest the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections from jail. Mohd Azam Khan, SP MP, has been named as the party…
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Ram Temple chief priest says good that UP CM did not contest from Ayodhya
Ayodhya: At a time when all saints in Ayodhya wanted Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to contest the upcoming Assembly elections from Ayodhya, the chief priest of the Ram Temple, Acharya…
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Battle for UP: Two SP leaders quit after being denied ticket
Lucknow: As the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections come near, more and more leaders are switching parties in search of tickets. The latest in the list are two sitting legislators of Samajwadi Party…
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UP polls: Congress releases list of star campaigners for first phase
New Delhi: The Congress party on Monday released a list of 30-star campaigners for the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. The list includes Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, former Prime…
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ECI extends ban on election rallies, roadshows till January 31
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has extended the ban on physical rallies, padayatras, car and bike rallies, and roadshows in poll-bound states until January 31. Public gatherings are allowed by political…
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UP Polls: Yogi Adityanath holds door-to-door election campaign in Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday held a door-to-door election campaign in the Mohan Nagar area of Ghaziabad. The UP CM during an interaction with intellectuals in Ghaziabad slammed…
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Desertion of OBC ministers will not impact BJP’s UP poll prospects: Keshav Maurya
Lucknow: Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Sunday said desertion of OBC ministers and MLAs from the BJP will have no impact on the party’s poll prospects in Uttar Pradesh as…
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UP Congress nominee Salman Imtiaz barred from entering Aligarh
Aligarh: Congress candidate from Aligarh city Salman Imtiaz has been slapped with an order barring him from staying in the district, authorities said on Saturday. The externment order which was pasted on…
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Battle for UP: SP seeks ban on opinion polls
Lucknow: The Samajwadi Party has written to the Election Commission, seeking a ban on opinion polls.In a letter sent to the EC on Sunday, state SP president Naresh Uttam Patel has said that…
