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Seat-Sharing Not Announced, Congress Releases Some Names For Bihar Polls
Several leaders of the Congress, including its state president, got tickets for the assembly polls in Bihar on Wednesday, when the leadership also contended with backlash from disgruntled elements and tried to iron out differences with allies.
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Ahead Of Maharashtra Local Body Polls, Opposition Meets Election Commission
In a rare show of unity, leaders from nearly all major Opposition parties in Maharashtra jointly petitioned state Chief Electoral Officer S Chokalingam on Tuesday, demanding greater transparency and accountability from the poll body.
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'Bihar Election + Chhath Puja Festival', What The Equation Means
When the Bihar poll dates were planned, the Election Commission kept in mind Diwali and Chhath Puja, two festivals closely linked with the state's electoral and socio-religious cycles.
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Defer SIR In Maharashtra Until Local Body Elections: State Poll Body
The State Election Commission (SEC), in its letter dated September 9, stated that officials will be busy conducting the elections to local bodies.
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Approvals For Ads, Sharing Social Media Info Must: Poll Body To Candidates
The Election Commission of India has ordered all political parties and candidates to get pre-certification for political ads on electronic and social media platforms before they are published
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Election Body Seeks Video Of Mamata Banerjee Warning State Poll Chief: Sources
The Election Commission of India has sought the video of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee making threatening remarks against West Bengal's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), said sources, months before the eastern state votes to elect a new government.
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Spurned By INDIA Bloc, AIMIM To Contest 100 Seats In Bihar Polls: A Owaisi
The AIMIM, which has been spurned by the INDIA bloc in Bihar, on Saturday said it was planning to contest around 100 seats in the upcoming state assembly polls, five times the number it had fought in the last elections.
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"Stay Within Limits": Mamata Banerjee Targets State's Poll Body Chief
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee sent out a stern message to the state's chief poll officer Manoj Agarwal on Thursday, saying he should stay "within his limits".
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"Don't Want To Do Politics": Maithili Thakur On Contesting Bihar Elections
Folk singer Maithili Thakur does not want to enter politics to do politics, but to serve her region, she said in an exclusive interview with NDTV, addressing rumours about her candidature from the BJP ahead of the upcoming assembly elections.
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The 7 X Factors In Bihar Assembly Election 2025
Bihar faces a unique assembly election again. It is the first election to be held in the state after the Election Commission (EC) carried out the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise.
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Telangana's Quota Issue In Supreme Court, State Plans Strategy Session
Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka, Congress's state unit chief Mahesh Kumar Goud, and minister Ponnam Prabhakar are expected to travel to New Delhi soon to meet the legal counsel representing the state in Supreme Court.
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Poll Body Chief On Two-Day Bihar Visit To Review Election Preparedness
With the Bihar Assembly elections drawing closer, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar began his two-day visit to the state on Saturday to review poll preparedness.
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Election Commissioners To Visit Patna To Review Poll Preparedness
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and Election Commissioners Vivek Joshi and S S Sandhu will visit Patna for two days beginning Saturday to review poll preparedness in Bihar, officials said.
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BJP Appoints Heavyweight Poll In-Charges For Bihar, Bengal, Tamil Nadu
Setting the stage for high-stakes electoral battles over the next two years, the BJP, under the command of National President JP Nadda, has announced a series of strategic and heavyweight appointments for its campaign machinery in Bihar, West Bengal.
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Prepare For Voter Roll Revision By September 30: Poll Body To State Officers
The Election Commission has asked its state election officers to be ready for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) by September 30, in an indication that the poll authority could launch the voter list cleanup exercise as early as October-November.
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Seat-Sharing Not Announced, Congress Releases Some Names For Bihar Polls
Several leaders of the Congress, including its state president, got tickets for the assembly polls in Bihar on Wednesday, when the leadership also contended with backlash from disgruntled elements and tried to iron out differences with allies.
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Ahead Of Maharashtra Local Body Polls, Opposition Meets Election Commission
In a rare show of unity, leaders from nearly all major Opposition parties in Maharashtra jointly petitioned state Chief Electoral Officer S Chokalingam on Tuesday, demanding greater transparency and accountability from the poll body.
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'Bihar Election + Chhath Puja Festival', What The Equation Means
When the Bihar poll dates were planned, the Election Commission kept in mind Diwali and Chhath Puja, two festivals closely linked with the state's electoral and socio-religious cycles.
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Defer SIR In Maharashtra Until Local Body Elections: State Poll Body
The State Election Commission (SEC), in its letter dated September 9, stated that officials will be busy conducting the elections to local bodies.
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Approvals For Ads, Sharing Social Media Info Must: Poll Body To Candidates
The Election Commission of India has ordered all political parties and candidates to get pre-certification for political ads on electronic and social media platforms before they are published
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Election Body Seeks Video Of Mamata Banerjee Warning State Poll Chief: Sources
The Election Commission of India has sought the video of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee making threatening remarks against West Bengal's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), said sources, months before the eastern state votes to elect a new government.
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Spurned By INDIA Bloc, AIMIM To Contest 100 Seats In Bihar Polls: A Owaisi
The AIMIM, which has been spurned by the INDIA bloc in Bihar, on Saturday said it was planning to contest around 100 seats in the upcoming state assembly polls, five times the number it had fought in the last elections.
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"Stay Within Limits": Mamata Banerjee Targets State's Poll Body Chief
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee sent out a stern message to the state's chief poll officer Manoj Agarwal on Thursday, saying he should stay "within his limits".
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"Don't Want To Do Politics": Maithili Thakur On Contesting Bihar Elections
Folk singer Maithili Thakur does not want to enter politics to do politics, but to serve her region, she said in an exclusive interview with NDTV, addressing rumours about her candidature from the BJP ahead of the upcoming assembly elections.
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The 7 X Factors In Bihar Assembly Election 2025
Bihar faces a unique assembly election again. It is the first election to be held in the state after the Election Commission (EC) carried out the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise.
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Telangana's Quota Issue In Supreme Court, State Plans Strategy Session
Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka, Congress's state unit chief Mahesh Kumar Goud, and minister Ponnam Prabhakar are expected to travel to New Delhi soon to meet the legal counsel representing the state in Supreme Court.
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Poll Body Chief On Two-Day Bihar Visit To Review Election Preparedness
With the Bihar Assembly elections drawing closer, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar began his two-day visit to the state on Saturday to review poll preparedness.
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Election Commissioners To Visit Patna To Review Poll Preparedness
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and Election Commissioners Vivek Joshi and S S Sandhu will visit Patna for two days beginning Saturday to review poll preparedness in Bihar, officials said.
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BJP Appoints Heavyweight Poll In-Charges For Bihar, Bengal, Tamil Nadu
Setting the stage for high-stakes electoral battles over the next two years, the BJP, under the command of National President JP Nadda, has announced a series of strategic and heavyweight appointments for its campaign machinery in Bihar, West Bengal.
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Prepare For Voter Roll Revision By September 30: Poll Body To State Officers
The Election Commission has asked its state election officers to be ready for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) by September 30, in an indication that the poll authority could launch the voter list cleanup exercise as early as October-November.
