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AAP Sweeps Punjab Civic Polls, Wins 862 Wards, Congress Distant Second
Chandigarh, May 29 (IANS) The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab on Friday achieved an impressive victory in 102 civic bodies by winning 862 wards of the 1,765 that have been counted till now. A total of 1,977 wards went to the polls on May 26.
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BJP's Pradyut Bordoloi, Who Quit Congress, Wins From Dispur In Assam
Pradyut Bordoloi defeated Congress' Mira Borthakur Goswami and independent candidate Jayanta Kumar Das in Dispur.
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BJP's Assam Fortress: Can Congress Exploit Anti-Incumbency In Key Seats?
Assam Assembly Election Results 2026: Polling in Assam was conducted in a single phase on April 9. A turnout of 85.96 per cent was recorded among the more than 2.50 crore registered voters.
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Independent Hindu Candidate Wins In Godhra Ward With 100% Muslim Voters
Apekshaben Naineshbhai Soni, an independent Hindu woman candidate, has secured a resounding victory from Ward Number 7, a constituency where 100% of the voters belong to the Muslim community.
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Greenland Party Seeking Swift Independence Wins Danish Seat
A candidate from a party pushing to fast-track Greenland's independence will soon represent the island in the Danish parliament.
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BJP Veteran Rebels, Sparks High-Stakes Triangular Fight in Dispur
"Despite serving the party for over 35 years, I was denied ticket by a single individual. My grievance is not against the BJP's ideology, but what the party has become today," said Jayanta Kumar Das
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Rebel Candidates, Friendly Fights Roadblocks In BJP's Assam Hat-Trick Dash
Rupam Goswami, chief spokesperson of the Assam BJP, dismissed concerns over dissidents
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BJP Candidate List Looks Balanced In Assam, But Allies Have To Catch Up
The Assam BJP list combines experienced incumbents, influential regional leaders, and high-profile defectors from opposition parties.
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CPI(M) Veteran TK Govindan Quits After Party Fields MV Govindan's Wife
Kerala's ruling CPI (M) suffered a major blow on Monday, as party veteran TK Govindan severed all ties with the organisation and declared his intent to contest as an independent candidate from the Marxist stronghold of Taliparamba.
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Independent Candidate In Fray, Rajya Sabha Polls In Haryana Promises To Be A Cliffhanger
Election for two Rajya Sabha seats in Haryana will be held on March 16 to find replacements for Kiran Chaudhary and Ramchandra Jangra, whose terms are ending in April.
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NDTV Ground Report: Why A UK-Based Doctor Returned Home To Contest Elections In Bangladesh
Tasnim Jara, a 31-year-old doctor, is now contesting the parliamentary elections as an independent, driven by what she describes as a desire to build a "genuinely new political culture".
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Bangladesh Election: The Hindu Candidate Running For Sheikh Hasina's Seat And His Opponents
Amid ongoing atrocities against minorities, a Hindu man is seeking to win people's mandate from the ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's constituency in the upcoming national elections.
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Anti-India Leader Behind 'Greater Bangladesh' Map Dies, Dhaka On Edge
Sharif Osman Hadi, a prominent leader of Bangladesh's student uprising last year, has died while undergoing treatment at a Singapore hospital after fighting for his life for six days.
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Disney Nominates Former Apple COO Jeff Williams To Its Board
Disney said on Tuesday it has nominated former Apple Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams as an independent director candidate for election at its 2026 annual shareholders' meeting.
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Independent Jyoti Singh, Wife Of BJP Leader Pawan Singh, Loses In Karakat
Independent candidate Jyoti Singh, wife of Bhojpuri actor Pawan Singh, lost by 50,688 votes against Arun Singh of CPI (M-L) Liberation in Karakat Assembly constituency in Bihar.
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AAP Sweeps Punjab Civic Polls, Wins 862 Wards, Congress Distant Second
Chandigarh, May 29 (IANS) The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab on Friday achieved an impressive victory in 102 civic bodies by winning 862 wards of the 1,765 that have been counted till now. A total of 1,977 wards went to the polls on May 26.
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BJP's Pradyut Bordoloi, Who Quit Congress, Wins From Dispur In Assam
Pradyut Bordoloi defeated Congress' Mira Borthakur Goswami and independent candidate Jayanta Kumar Das in Dispur.
-
BJP's Assam Fortress: Can Congress Exploit Anti-Incumbency In Key Seats?
Assam Assembly Election Results 2026: Polling in Assam was conducted in a single phase on April 9. A turnout of 85.96 per cent was recorded among the more than 2.50 crore registered voters.
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Independent Hindu Candidate Wins In Godhra Ward With 100% Muslim Voters
Apekshaben Naineshbhai Soni, an independent Hindu woman candidate, has secured a resounding victory from Ward Number 7, a constituency where 100% of the voters belong to the Muslim community.
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Greenland Party Seeking Swift Independence Wins Danish Seat
A candidate from a party pushing to fast-track Greenland's independence will soon represent the island in the Danish parliament.
-
BJP Veteran Rebels, Sparks High-Stakes Triangular Fight in Dispur
"Despite serving the party for over 35 years, I was denied ticket by a single individual. My grievance is not against the BJP's ideology, but what the party has become today," said Jayanta Kumar Das
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Rebel Candidates, Friendly Fights Roadblocks In BJP's Assam Hat-Trick Dash
Rupam Goswami, chief spokesperson of the Assam BJP, dismissed concerns over dissidents
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BJP Candidate List Looks Balanced In Assam, But Allies Have To Catch Up
The Assam BJP list combines experienced incumbents, influential regional leaders, and high-profile defectors from opposition parties.
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CPI(M) Veteran TK Govindan Quits After Party Fields MV Govindan's Wife
Kerala's ruling CPI (M) suffered a major blow on Monday, as party veteran TK Govindan severed all ties with the organisation and declared his intent to contest as an independent candidate from the Marxist stronghold of Taliparamba.
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Independent Candidate In Fray, Rajya Sabha Polls In Haryana Promises To Be A Cliffhanger
Election for two Rajya Sabha seats in Haryana will be held on March 16 to find replacements for Kiran Chaudhary and Ramchandra Jangra, whose terms are ending in April.
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NDTV Ground Report: Why A UK-Based Doctor Returned Home To Contest Elections In Bangladesh
Tasnim Jara, a 31-year-old doctor, is now contesting the parliamentary elections as an independent, driven by what she describes as a desire to build a "genuinely new political culture".
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Bangladesh Election: The Hindu Candidate Running For Sheikh Hasina's Seat And His Opponents
Amid ongoing atrocities against minorities, a Hindu man is seeking to win people's mandate from the ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's constituency in the upcoming national elections.
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Anti-India Leader Behind 'Greater Bangladesh' Map Dies, Dhaka On Edge
Sharif Osman Hadi, a prominent leader of Bangladesh's student uprising last year, has died while undergoing treatment at a Singapore hospital after fighting for his life for six days.
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Disney Nominates Former Apple COO Jeff Williams To Its Board
Disney said on Tuesday it has nominated former Apple Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams as an independent director candidate for election at its 2026 annual shareholders' meeting.
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Independent Jyoti Singh, Wife Of BJP Leader Pawan Singh, Loses In Karakat
Independent candidate Jyoti Singh, wife of Bhojpuri actor Pawan Singh, lost by 50,688 votes against Arun Singh of CPI (M-L) Liberation in Karakat Assembly constituency in Bihar.
