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Patna, Apr 19: Amidst controversy over the BJP raking up Article 370 during the Lok Sabha polls, its former president Nitin Gadkari on Saturday clarified that it was an old issue for the party that was included in the BJP manifesto and not that of the National Democratic Alliance. “Article 370 has been in our agenda and BJP will take a decision over it when it comes to power in full strength on

New Delhi, Apr 18: Pushed on to the backfoot by a belligerent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) campaign, a section of Congress leaders claims that the party goofed up on its communications strategy, particularly on dealing with Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. It was only as the country went to polls on April 7 that the top Congress leadership started sharp attacks on Modi, the BJP’s prime

Srinagar, Apr 19: The Jamaat-e-Islami of Kashmir has categorically denied the claims of prominent separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani that one of the leaders of Jamaat met a representative of BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi. BJP too has denied having sent any emissaries to Geelani or any other separatist leader for arranging a meeting with Modi or to get a commitment for

Lucknow, Apr 19: In a bid to ensure victory for her Muslim and Brahmin candidates, BSP chief Mayawati Thursday asked her core Dalit supporters not to think about the party’s nominees but only her while casting their votes. She asked them to vote for “your Behenji… Dalit varg ki beti (dalit’s daughter)”. The BSP has fielded maximum numbers of Brahmins (21) and Muslims (19) among the four major

Bangalore, Apr 18: The ruling Congress in Karnataka today asserted it would win more than 20 Lok Sabha seats from the state but there would be no change of Chief Minister if the poll outcome was not in line with their expectations as it was "not a referendum" on Siddaramaiah government. "Responsibility of this election is both on me as the party President and the Chief Minister as the head of the

Pune, Apr 18: An AAP candidate from Baramati Lok Sabha constituency has accused Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar of threatening villagers of cutting off their water supply if they did not vote for Supriya Sule, NCP nominee and daughter of the party chief Sharad Pawar. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Suresh Khopade, in his complaint submitted at Vadgaon police station yesterday, has

Hyderabad, Apr 18: The stalemate over electoral alliance between TDP and BJP in Andhra Pradesh continued even as the former reportedly offered one Lok Sabha seat in lieu of six Assembly seats to the latter. The BJP is said to have agreed to part with two Assembly seats, out of the 14 allotted to it as part of the alliance, and also agreed to change its candidates in two places. TDP and BJP leaders

Pune, Apr 18: The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has demanded a re-polling in Pune after as many as one lakh names of electors with ID cards were missing from the voters list. There were also cases where voters in Pune were told by the poll officials that their vote has already been registered despite them not voting for the desired candidate at all. Voters complained to the Election Commission as

New Delhi, Apr 18: The Election Commission on Thursday modified its earlier order imposing ban on Bharatiya Janata Party leader Amit Shah for making controversial statements amounting to violation of model code of conduct, and allowed him to resume campaigning in Uttar Pradesh. The EC allowed Shah to campaign following his undertaking that he wouldn't disturb public order and tranquillity. "In

New Delhi, Apr 17: Moderate to brisk voting was today recorded in the first five hours of polling across 12 states covering 121 constituencies in the fifth phase – the biggest of the nine-phased Lok Sabha polls amidst Maoist violence in Jharkhand where rebels injured a CRPF jawan, blew up a railway track and exploded ten bombs. About 30 per cent of 16.61 crore cast their vote till noon in this