Kejriwal’s AAP sweeps Delhi poll, wins 62 out of 70 seats

The Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP almost made a repeat performance of its 2015 victory in the Delhi assembly election. The AAP won 62 out of 70 seats, five less than its tally of 67 in 2015. The BJP won eight seats – an increase of five seats from its 2015 tally of 3. And just like in 2015, the Congress d Read More
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Polling ends in Delhi, turnout around 60%, exit polls predict AAP win

The polling for electing Delhi’s new assembly concluded without any major untoward incident. Around 60 per cent of Delhi’s 1.47 crore eligible voters exercised their franchise. However, the Election Commission is yet to release the final official figure of the turnout. Read More
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Delhi assembly election: AAP, BJP, Congress release candidates’ list

As the polling date for the Delhi assembly election of February 8 coming closer, all the three major parties in fray – the Aam Aadmi Party, the Bharatiya Janata Party, and the Congress has released the names of their candidates. Here is the full list of the candidates from the three parties: Read More
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Rajnath denies threatening to quit over exclusion from panels

Rajnath Singh is now a part of six of the eight cabinet committees announced after Prime Minister Narendra Modi started a second term, including the one on political affairs. Read More
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BJP site uses startup’s template without paying or giving credit

W3Layouts, a small Nellore-based startup, alleged that the BJP used one of its templates for the party’s new website without a backlink crediting the company. The plagiarism charge also questioned the party’s claim to be a “chowkidar” against wrongdoing. Read More
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In Bihar, BJP clubs LS seat-sharing deal with JD(U) and LJP

The Bharatiya Janata Party along with Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) and Ram Vilas Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party – the other two partners in the Bihar National Democratic Alliance – named the Lok Sabha constituencies in the state from which they will contest. Read More
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Ex-BJD MP Baijayant Jay Panda joins BJP ahead of LS election

With the general election around the corner, former Biju Janata Dal MP Baijayant Jay Panda has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, on Monday. Panda had quit the BJD nine months ago after falling out with the BJD chief and Odisha chief minister, Naveen Patnaik. Read More
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