TMC moves EC against Modi for ‘horse trading’ during election

Mamata Banerjee demanded cancellation of Narendra Modi’s candidature for “shamelessly indulging in horse trading” during the Lok Sabha election after the PM claimed that “about 40 TMC MLAs are in touch with him and would switch sides once the BJP wins the election.” Read More
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‘MCC violation’ by Modi: SC seeks EC’s reply; poll panel clears PM

The Supreme Court sought the Election Commission’s response on a plea filed by Congress MP Sushmita Dev alleging model code of conduct violations by the prime minister, Narendra Modi, and the BJP chief, Amit Shah, over their alleged hate speeches for “political propaganda”. Read More
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Rahul to file fresh apology to SC over ‘chowkidar chor hai’ misquote

Congress president Rahul Gandhi said he will apologize to the Supreme Court through a fresh affidavit for wrongly attributing the “chowkidar chor hai” remark and linking it with the top court’s order in Rafale case. Read More
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Opposition targets Modi over his caste background

Rashtriya Janata Dal’s Tejashwi Yadav insisted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was a “forward by birth,” a day after Modi emphasized his ‘most backward caste’ background in response to Bahujan Samaj Party leader Mayawati’s comment dubbing him as a ‘fake OBC’. Read More
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IAS officer to challenge EC over ‘disciplinary action’ against him

IAS officer Mohammed Mohsin has decided to take up another legal battle against the EC for recommending disciplinary action against him to the state government. Read More
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Narendra Modi files his nomination from Varanasi with allies join in show of strength

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday, filed his nomination papers to contest from Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi in the presence of NDA allies in a major show of strength for the upcoming Lok Sabha election in which he is fighting for a second term in power. Read More
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Congress ends suspense, fields Ajay Rai From Varanasi

The Congress Party, on Thursday, put an end to months of speculation, Priyanka Gnadhi Vadra will not contest from Varanasi against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the upcoming Lok Sabha election. The party has fielded Ajay Rai from Varanasi seat, who placed third in the 2014 election. Read More
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EC orders Eros Now to stop streaming web series on Modi

The Election Commission of India ordered Eros Now to stop the streaming of the web series “Modi: Journey of a Common Man” because of the ongoing Lok Sabha election. Earlier, the poll body had banned a biopic on Modi – “PM Narendra Modi” – from releasing this month. Read More
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Modi defends fielding Pragya Thakur, says ‘it will cost Congress’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while defending the BJP’s decision to field Malegaon blasts accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur from Bhopal constituency, said this was a “symbolic answer” to all those who “falsely labelled the Hindu civilization as terrorist”. Read More
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In MP, Election Commission bans ‘chowkidar chor hai’ Congress ad

The Election Commission in Madhya Pradesh, while banning the Congress Committee’s audio and video campaign which promotes “Chowkidar Chor Hai” slogan, has ordered to end its broadcast. Read More
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