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BJP Leader Says 'Don't Need Muslim Votes', Party Distances Itself From Remark
A senior BJP leader from Uttar Pradesh was heard saying that he does not need Muslim votes, and that he will not engage with the community in their "joys and sorrows".
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"They Don't Vote For Us": Kerala BJP Chief On Lack Of Muslim Ministers
Kerala BJP President Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Wednesday sparked a political debate with his remarks linking Muslim representation in Parliament and the Union Cabinet to their voting preferences.
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Muslim-Dominated Bihar Seats Show Mixed Shift Towards NDA
The four Bihar constituences with the highest concentration of Muslim population split between the NDA and Mahagathbandhan.
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'Caste' Among Minorities Shatters Myth Of Muslim Vote Banks In Bihar
There is a certain myth that moves around Indian polls as smoothly as the holy river Ganges through Bihar - that the 'Muslim vote' is a single, easily counted thing you can herd into a booth and, like cattle, brand with the mark of a single party.
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Will Lalu Yadav's RJD Tighten Hold On Bihar Muslim Votes. What Numbers Say
As political parties in Bihar work overtime to win over voters for the upcoming Assembly polls, a big question is who will manage to corner the Muslim minority vote in Bihar.Muslims account for about 17 per cent of Bihar's population
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"Right Now, I Won't Seek Muslim Votes": Himanta Biswa Sarma Exclusive
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in an exclusive interview with NDTV said he does not indulge in "vote bank politics" and so, unlike the Congress, will not link politics with issues linked to the Muslim community.
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Akhilesh Yadav May Even Convert To Get Muslim Votes: UP Minister
Uttar Pradesh Minister Anand Swarup Shukla has alleged that Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav enjoys the patronage of Pakistan spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and said he might even go for religious conversion to appease Muslims.
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"It Is Condemnable": Mayawati On Maneka Gandhi's Muslim Vote Remark
Bahujan Samaj Party Mayawati today launched a fresh attack at rival Bharatiya Janata Party and Maneka Gandhi, party lawmaker from Uttar Pradesh's Pilbhit, accusing her of "threatening the voters".
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"Have To Help Everybody": Hema Malini On Maneka Gandhi Muslim Vote Remark
Actor-turned-politician Hema Malini, the BJP lawmaker from Mathura, today reacted to party colleague Maneka Gandhi's speech at a gathering in Uttar Pradesh's Sultanpur and said even if the people in the minority community do not support the party, the party leaders still have to help everybody.
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Mayawati Eyes UP's Muslim Vote With Hope And A Strategy
Mohammad Islam, the candidate from Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party or BSP walks door to door in Western Uttar Pradesh's Shamli, telling voters why they must vote for the elephant. The Shamli seat is held by the Congress, which has fielded its sitting lawmaker Pankaj Mallik again, this time strengthened by its alliance with Chief Minister Akhilesh Ya...
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Up For Vote In Assam Elections, The 'Bangladesh Factor'
It's not the terrible road to his village, but being branded a Bangladeshi, that 22-year-old Akhirul Islam, a first-time voter in the Assam assembly elections, says is the biggest poll issue.
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No 'Secret Deal' with BJP in Bihar, Says Asaduddin Owaisi
Dismissing the allegations of being propped by the BJP, the AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi flayed the grand alliance of the RJD-JDU-Congress.
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Scrap Voting Rights of Muslims, Says Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut, Sparks Controversy
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut today sparked a major controversy by saying in a column that Muslims in the country were suffering due to vote bank politics and that revoking their voting rights would solve their problems.
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Delhi Elections 2015: Muslims Want Infrastructure, Women's Safety
The 11% Muslim vote in Capital could be the deciding factor in eight seats in the Delhi Assembly elections. And "appeasement politics," say members of the community, will not be enough to win them.
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Merchants of Pseudo-Secularism, Please Stop
Bizarre appeals to so-called Muslim vote-bank, writes Nalin S Kohli.
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BJP Leader Says 'Don't Need Muslim Votes', Party Distances Itself From Remark
A senior BJP leader from Uttar Pradesh was heard saying that he does not need Muslim votes, and that he will not engage with the community in their "joys and sorrows".
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"They Don't Vote For Us": Kerala BJP Chief On Lack Of Muslim Ministers
Kerala BJP President Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Wednesday sparked a political debate with his remarks linking Muslim representation in Parliament and the Union Cabinet to their voting preferences.
-
Muslim-Dominated Bihar Seats Show Mixed Shift Towards NDA
The four Bihar constituences with the highest concentration of Muslim population split between the NDA and Mahagathbandhan.
-
'Caste' Among Minorities Shatters Myth Of Muslim Vote Banks In Bihar
There is a certain myth that moves around Indian polls as smoothly as the holy river Ganges through Bihar - that the 'Muslim vote' is a single, easily counted thing you can herd into a booth and, like cattle, brand with the mark of a single party.
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Will Lalu Yadav's RJD Tighten Hold On Bihar Muslim Votes. What Numbers Say
As political parties in Bihar work overtime to win over voters for the upcoming Assembly polls, a big question is who will manage to corner the Muslim minority vote in Bihar.Muslims account for about 17 per cent of Bihar's population
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"Right Now, I Won't Seek Muslim Votes": Himanta Biswa Sarma Exclusive
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in an exclusive interview with NDTV said he does not indulge in "vote bank politics" and so, unlike the Congress, will not link politics with issues linked to the Muslim community.
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Akhilesh Yadav May Even Convert To Get Muslim Votes: UP Minister
Uttar Pradesh Minister Anand Swarup Shukla has alleged that Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav enjoys the patronage of Pakistan spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and said he might even go for religious conversion to appease Muslims.
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"It Is Condemnable": Mayawati On Maneka Gandhi's Muslim Vote Remark
Bahujan Samaj Party Mayawati today launched a fresh attack at rival Bharatiya Janata Party and Maneka Gandhi, party lawmaker from Uttar Pradesh's Pilbhit, accusing her of "threatening the voters".
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"Have To Help Everybody": Hema Malini On Maneka Gandhi Muslim Vote Remark
Actor-turned-politician Hema Malini, the BJP lawmaker from Mathura, today reacted to party colleague Maneka Gandhi's speech at a gathering in Uttar Pradesh's Sultanpur and said even if the people in the minority community do not support the party, the party leaders still have to help everybody.
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Mayawati Eyes UP's Muslim Vote With Hope And A Strategy
Mohammad Islam, the candidate from Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party or BSP walks door to door in Western Uttar Pradesh's Shamli, telling voters why they must vote for the elephant. The Shamli seat is held by the Congress, which has fielded its sitting lawmaker Pankaj Mallik again, this time strengthened by its alliance with Chief Minister Akhilesh Ya...
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Up For Vote In Assam Elections, The 'Bangladesh Factor'
It's not the terrible road to his village, but being branded a Bangladeshi, that 22-year-old Akhirul Islam, a first-time voter in the Assam assembly elections, says is the biggest poll issue.
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No 'Secret Deal' with BJP in Bihar, Says Asaduddin Owaisi
Dismissing the allegations of being propped by the BJP, the AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi flayed the grand alliance of the RJD-JDU-Congress.
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Scrap Voting Rights of Muslims, Says Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut, Sparks Controversy
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut today sparked a major controversy by saying in a column that Muslims in the country were suffering due to vote bank politics and that revoking their voting rights would solve their problems.
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Delhi Elections 2015: Muslims Want Infrastructure, Women's Safety
The 11% Muslim vote in Capital could be the deciding factor in eight seats in the Delhi Assembly elections. And "appeasement politics," say members of the community, will not be enough to win them.
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Merchants of Pseudo-Secularism, Please Stop
Bizarre appeals to so-called Muslim vote-bank, writes Nalin S Kohli.
