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AAP BJP engage in war of words over Chhath Puja in Delhi
AAP BJP engage in war: BJP accused AAP govt of discriminating against Purvanchalis after ban on Chhath celebration in Delhi The AAP (Aam Aadmi Party) government's decision to ban Chhath puja celebrations in public places in Delhi has spurred a war of words between leaders from the ruling party and Bharatiya Janata Party. On Tuesday, ...
By The Techy Guy
Congress supports Gupkar alliance but not sure if it wants to be party to it
Congress supports Gupkar alliance: Congress leaders in Jammu and Kashmir supported Gupkar alliance's sentiment but have not been sure if they want to be part of the coalition completely, especially after BJP labelled the group's leaders as 'anti-nationals'. Congress broke its silence over its level of association with the group after Gupkar Alliance released names ...
By CV Journalist
Bihar Election: NDA emerges in clear lead, BJP might be single largest party
Bihar Election: NDA emerges in clear lead, BJP might be single largest party Bihar is in on edge as nerve-wrecking vote counting is underway for state's 243 assembly constituencies. The alliance between BJP and JD(U) is leading with incumbent Nitish Kumar as head. He is competing against Tejashwi Yadav led Mahagathbandhan, comprised of RJD, Congress ...
MLC Elections in UP: Next month's elections have parties geared up, SP takes the lead in 11 seats
MLC (Members of Legislative Council) elections are scheduled for next month in Uttar Pradesh. Notifications regarding 11 Legislative Council seats are out now with all political parties preparing for the elections. UP Legislative Council has 100 members. Out of this the maximum, 52 seats, are in Samajwadi Party (SP) account. The current ruling party BJP ...
BJP candidate accused of distributing money ahead of Gujarat elections, inquiry ordered
​​An inquiry has been ordered against the BJP candidate from Kajran constituency of the Vadodara district in Gujarat. Kajran is one of the eight constituencies where voting started today at 7 am. The inquiry was ordered by the returning officer following the complaint by Congress candidate Kiritsinh Jadeja against his opponent, BJP candidate Akshay Patel ...
BJP's poll promise of free vaccine is not a violation: EC
The Election Commission ruled that the promise of free vaccines for all made by the BJP as part of its manifesto in Bihar is not a poll violation. In response to a complaint filed by a private citizen, the Election Commission of India was looking to the validity of the poll promise of free coronavirus ...
Dubbaka by-election in Telangana turns ugly
In addition to the blatant use of illegal means to influence the vote, the by-election has also seen some bigoted rhetoric coming from the BJP. It's a triangular fight between the TRS, Congress and BJP for the Dubbaka seat, the by-elections for which is scheduled for November 3. With field-level campaigns in full swing, there ...
Controversial figure Ankhi Das quits Facebook
The public policy executive was named in media reports about the social media giant's political bias in favour of the ruling party in India. It was only a few weeks earlier that Facebook's South Asia public policy director Ankhi Das was at the centre of a political and media storm. A report by the Wall ...
The unseen equations behind Bihar pre-poll numbers
The largest pre-poll survey has given a clear lead to the National Democratic Alliance. But there are more to these numbers than meets the eye. The CSDS-Lokniti pre-poll survey of Bihar elections has given the BJP-JD(U) alliance i.e the NDA a clear lead with 38% of the vote share, the Mahagathbandhan of RJD, Congress and ...
Khadse threatens to expose BJP if pursued by ED
The veteran BJP leader from Maharashtra had quit the party last week complaining of harassment. Eknath Khadse, seven-time MLA and architect of BJP's rise to power in the state, quit the party last week and joined the Nationalist Congress Party. This comes after several months of outbursts against the party and accusations of being targeted ...
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