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Opposition Veep Pick Drawing Fire For 2011 Salwa Judum Judgment. What It Is
As former Supreme Court judge and the Opposition's candidate B Sudershan Reddy preps for the September 9 Vice Presidential election, a 14-year-old judgment has come back to haunt him
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Voter Rolls Glue Opposition Together, Raise Hopes In Vice-President Polls
The Opposition is hoping for better luck in the coming vice-presidential election after the Election Commission's voter roll revision acted as a unifying factor for parties like Trinamool Congress.
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India's Presidential Election Explained In 10 Points
The 16th presidential election will be held on July 18, the Election Commission said today. Contestants need 50 electors as proposers and 50 others as seconders - a move aimed at weeding out non-serious candidates.
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Election Body's "Special Pens" To Mark Vote In President Election
The Election Commission will provide "particular" pens to electors to mark their vote on ballot papers in the presidential election to be held on July 18.
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Will Consult Opposition Before Picking Presidential Candidate: Amit Shah
BJP president Amit Shah today said his party would consult opposition parties, which have been working to forge unity over a joint presidential candidate, before deciding on the ruling alliance's pick for the top constitutional post. He, however, evaded a question on whether the BJP would seek to build a consensus with the opposition.
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CPI wants Dalit woman for President
CPI today said it favoured a Dalit woman as the next President of India, but did not spell out any name for the top Constitutional post. Top CPI leader A B Bardhan said Congress or UPA have not spoken with the Left parties or come out with any name for the Presidential elections.
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BJP denies rift with Nitish Kumar over presidential election
The BJP has denied a rift with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over who it will support in the election for the next President of India. Mr Kumar runs his government in partnership with the BJP and is a member of the BJP-led coalition, the National Democratic Alliance. The new President will be elected in July when Pratibha Patil's five-year term...
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Presidential election: Taking Karunanidhi into confidence
The race to build consensus among its allies for the Presidential election has begun. The UPA's trusted lieutenant in the South met DMK Chief M Karunanidhi at his CIT Colony residence in Chennai this morning.
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Sharad Pawar to meet Sonia Gandhi to discuss presidential election
The Congress is beginning the process of trying to build consensus for the government's candidate for the presidential election to be held in July when Pratibha Patil's term expires.
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Opposition Veep Pick Drawing Fire For 2011 Salwa Judum Judgment. What It Is
As former Supreme Court judge and the Opposition's candidate B Sudershan Reddy preps for the September 9 Vice Presidential election, a 14-year-old judgment has come back to haunt him
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Voter Rolls Glue Opposition Together, Raise Hopes In Vice-President Polls
The Opposition is hoping for better luck in the coming vice-presidential election after the Election Commission's voter roll revision acted as a unifying factor for parties like Trinamool Congress.
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India's Presidential Election Explained In 10 Points
The 16th presidential election will be held on July 18, the Election Commission said today. Contestants need 50 electors as proposers and 50 others as seconders - a move aimed at weeding out non-serious candidates.
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Election Body's "Special Pens" To Mark Vote In President Election
The Election Commission will provide "particular" pens to electors to mark their vote on ballot papers in the presidential election to be held on July 18.
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Will Consult Opposition Before Picking Presidential Candidate: Amit Shah
BJP president Amit Shah today said his party would consult opposition parties, which have been working to forge unity over a joint presidential candidate, before deciding on the ruling alliance's pick for the top constitutional post. He, however, evaded a question on whether the BJP would seek to build a consensus with the opposition.
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CPI wants Dalit woman for President
CPI today said it favoured a Dalit woman as the next President of India, but did not spell out any name for the top Constitutional post. Top CPI leader A B Bardhan said Congress or UPA have not spoken with the Left parties or come out with any name for the Presidential elections.
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BJP denies rift with Nitish Kumar over presidential election
The BJP has denied a rift with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over who it will support in the election for the next President of India. Mr Kumar runs his government in partnership with the BJP and is a member of the BJP-led coalition, the National Democratic Alliance. The new President will be elected in July when Pratibha Patil's five-year term...
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Presidential election: Taking Karunanidhi into confidence
The race to build consensus among its allies for the Presidential election has begun. The UPA's trusted lieutenant in the South met DMK Chief M Karunanidhi at his CIT Colony residence in Chennai this morning.
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Sharad Pawar to meet Sonia Gandhi to discuss presidential election
The Congress is beginning the process of trying to build consensus for the government's candidate for the presidential election to be held in July when Pratibha Patil's term expires.
