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After Uddhav Sena, Sharad Pawar's "INDIA Bloc Only For National Polls" Message
Sharad Pawar today hinted that his NCP (SP) may go solo in the upcoming local body elections in Maharashtra amid reports that everything is not alright between the Maha Vikas Aghadi allies.
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KTR's "Save Constitution" Swipe At Congress As BRS Faces Threat Of Defections
Rahul Gandhi wants to save the Constitution, but his own party is flouting it by poaching BRS legislators, alleged BRS leader KT Rama Rao ahead of key local body polls in Telangana. The BRS has been been hit by a series of defections.
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"No Alliance Can Succeed If...": Sanjay Raut's Message To INDIA Bloc Leaders
Days after the Shiv Sena (UBT) announced to go solo in the local body polls in Maharashtra, party leader Sanjay Raut on Monday said no alliance can succeed if dialogue among its partners ceases.
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Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena Will Contest Local Body Polls Alone: Sanjay Raut
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray team) leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday said his party will contest the upcoming elections to the various local bodies alone.
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Opinion | Shankarsinh Vaghela And Congress Fight For Survival In Gujarat
Political activity is hotting up in Gujarat before the local body elections scheduled early next year. Former BJP leader Shankersinh Vaghela has floated a new political party, to contest the civic polls - announcing his presence in active politics.
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Simultaneous Polls Good For Growth, Says BJP; Opposition Dubs It Cheap Stunt
The Cabinet clearing the Ramnath Kovind committee report for simultaneous elections for the Lok Sabha, Assemblies and local bodies at the same time - known as One Nation, One Election - has sparked a debate on how effective the proposal would be.
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NCP To Fight Maharashtra Local, Civic Body Polls Independently: Ajit Pawar
In a surprise announcement, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) National President and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday said that the party will contest the local and civic body elections in Maharashtra independently.
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Telangana Plans To Increase Backward Class Quota For Local Body Polls
The Telangana government plans to increase the quota of backward classes in the upcoming local body elections.
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Nagaland's Historic Local Body Polls With 33% Women's Quota Today
Today's a big day in Nagaland's political history. The first-ever urban local body elections with 33 per cent reservation for women will be held today. There is however no election in eastern Nagaland region due to a poll boycott called by the ENPO.
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Law Panel May Propose Simultaneous Polls In 2029, Add Chapter In Constitution
Law Commission is likely to recommend adding a new chapter to the Constitution on 'one nation, one election' and holding the gigantic democratic exercise of simultaneous polls for Lok Sabha, state assemblies and local bodies across India by 2029.
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Local Body Polls In J&K Unlikely Before Lok Sabha Polls: Official
Panchayat and municipal elections in Jammu and Kashmir are "extremely unlikely" to take place before the upcoming Lok Sabha polls as the Centre is yet to amend the law for extending reservation to Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in local bodies.
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Karnataka Approves 33% Quota For Other Backward Classes In Urban Polls
The Karnataka cabinet on Thursday accepted three of the five recommendations of the Justice K Bhakthavatsala Commission on providing one-third or 33 per cent reservation to other backward classes (OBC) in urban local bodies (ULB) elections.
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Expenditure Of Holding Synchronised Polls Nearly Rs 10 lakh Crore: Study
Amid a debate over simultaneous polls, a new study on Tuesday pegged the total expenditure on all elections from Lok Sabha to local bodies at Rs 10 lakh crore which could be brought down by Rs 3-5 lakh crore if the voting period is reduced.
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Trinamool Celebrates After Huge Lead In Bengal Rural Polls, BJP Distant Second
Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress has established a mammoth lead over its nearest rival, the BJP, in the local bodies' elections seen as a litmus test for next year's general elections.
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Bengal BJP Leader Found Hanging At His Home, Party Blames Trinamool
The body of a local BJP leader, who was allegedly missing for the past three-four days, was found hanging in his residence at Balpai village in Paschim Medinipur district this morning, police said.
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After Uddhav Sena, Sharad Pawar's "INDIA Bloc Only For National Polls" Message
Sharad Pawar today hinted that his NCP (SP) may go solo in the upcoming local body elections in Maharashtra amid reports that everything is not alright between the Maha Vikas Aghadi allies.
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KTR's "Save Constitution" Swipe At Congress As BRS Faces Threat Of Defections
Rahul Gandhi wants to save the Constitution, but his own party is flouting it by poaching BRS legislators, alleged BRS leader KT Rama Rao ahead of key local body polls in Telangana. The BRS has been been hit by a series of defections.
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"No Alliance Can Succeed If...": Sanjay Raut's Message To INDIA Bloc Leaders
Days after the Shiv Sena (UBT) announced to go solo in the local body polls in Maharashtra, party leader Sanjay Raut on Monday said no alliance can succeed if dialogue among its partners ceases.
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Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena Will Contest Local Body Polls Alone: Sanjay Raut
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray team) leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday said his party will contest the upcoming elections to the various local bodies alone.
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Opinion | Shankarsinh Vaghela And Congress Fight For Survival In Gujarat
Political activity is hotting up in Gujarat before the local body elections scheduled early next year. Former BJP leader Shankersinh Vaghela has floated a new political party, to contest the civic polls - announcing his presence in active politics.
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Simultaneous Polls Good For Growth, Says BJP; Opposition Dubs It Cheap Stunt
The Cabinet clearing the Ramnath Kovind committee report for simultaneous elections for the Lok Sabha, Assemblies and local bodies at the same time - known as One Nation, One Election - has sparked a debate on how effective the proposal would be.
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NCP To Fight Maharashtra Local, Civic Body Polls Independently: Ajit Pawar
In a surprise announcement, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) National President and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday said that the party will contest the local and civic body elections in Maharashtra independently.
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Telangana Plans To Increase Backward Class Quota For Local Body Polls
The Telangana government plans to increase the quota of backward classes in the upcoming local body elections.
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Nagaland's Historic Local Body Polls With 33% Women's Quota Today
Today's a big day in Nagaland's political history. The first-ever urban local body elections with 33 per cent reservation for women will be held today. There is however no election in eastern Nagaland region due to a poll boycott called by the ENPO.
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Law Panel May Propose Simultaneous Polls In 2029, Add Chapter In Constitution
Law Commission is likely to recommend adding a new chapter to the Constitution on 'one nation, one election' and holding the gigantic democratic exercise of simultaneous polls for Lok Sabha, state assemblies and local bodies across India by 2029.
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Local Body Polls In J&K Unlikely Before Lok Sabha Polls: Official
Panchayat and municipal elections in Jammu and Kashmir are "extremely unlikely" to take place before the upcoming Lok Sabha polls as the Centre is yet to amend the law for extending reservation to Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in local bodies.
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Karnataka Approves 33% Quota For Other Backward Classes In Urban Polls
The Karnataka cabinet on Thursday accepted three of the five recommendations of the Justice K Bhakthavatsala Commission on providing one-third or 33 per cent reservation to other backward classes (OBC) in urban local bodies (ULB) elections.
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Expenditure Of Holding Synchronised Polls Nearly Rs 10 lakh Crore: Study
Amid a debate over simultaneous polls, a new study on Tuesday pegged the total expenditure on all elections from Lok Sabha to local bodies at Rs 10 lakh crore which could be brought down by Rs 3-5 lakh crore if the voting period is reduced.
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Trinamool Celebrates After Huge Lead In Bengal Rural Polls, BJP Distant Second
Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress has established a mammoth lead over its nearest rival, the BJP, in the local bodies' elections seen as a litmus test for next year's general elections.
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Bengal BJP Leader Found Hanging At His Home, Party Blames Trinamool
The body of a local BJP leader, who was allegedly missing for the past three-four days, was found hanging in his residence at Balpai village in Paschim Medinipur district this morning, police said.
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- April 28, 2023