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'INDIA bloc intact in UP': Akhilesh Yadav amid rift rumours in Alliance

Amid rift speculations in INDIA bloc, Akhilesh Yadav said on Thursday that Opposition alliance is intact and SP and Congress will fight together in upcoming UP bypolls. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Exit polls proved wrong: BJP gets historic 3rd term in Haryana

Meanwhile, the opposition Congress won 36 seats. Independents were leading on 3 seats while Aam Aadmi Party failed to win a single seat. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Cong files complaint to EC for delay in updates in Haryana polls

"We request you to issue immediate directions to your officials to update the website with true and accurate figures," Cong said in its complaint. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Haryana Assembly Elections: Exit polls predict Congress victory

Voting concluded in the Haryana assembly elections with EVM and VVPAT at a polling booth, being sealed and secured for counting day. Read further on Dynamite News:

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‘Obnoxious remarks unchallenged’: Congress to ‘not participate’ in Rahul Kanwal’s show

The Congress has said it will “not participate” in anchor Rahul Kanwal’s show Newstrack on India Today as he “allowed obnoxious remarks to go unchallenged” and also “amplified” it on X.

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Know Your Turncoats, Part 21: Punjab has 20 in fray, most of them switched in election year

Across Punjab’s 13 Lok Sabha seats, turncoats dominate the candidates list of both the AAP and the BJP, with both fielding seven defectors each. The Congress has given tickets to four turncoats while the SAD has fielded two. And at least 60 percent of all these defections have taken place…

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Know Your Turncoats, Part 20: 30 in last phase with ex-PM’s son, ex-minister, a Pulwama connection

A total of 30 turncoats are in fray in phase seven of the Lok Sabha polls – 11 in the BJP, seven in the Aam Aadmi Party, eight in the Congress, and two each in the Biju Janata Dal and the Shiromani Akali Dal.

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"Law must take its own course": Shashi Tharoor after Customs detains his former aide for smuggling gold

After Delhi Customs detained two people, one of whom claimed to be the personal assistant to Congress MP Shashi Tharoor in a case of alleged gold smuggling, the Congress leader distanced himself from any alleged wrongdoing on Thursday and said that the law must take its own course. Read further…

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Know Your Turncoats, Part 19: Rahul aide hopping parties, six-time MLA’s son among 5 Cong defectors

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Congress, NC propose Haji Hanifa Jan as joint candidate from Ladakh Lok Sabha seat

The local leaders proposed the name of Haji Hanifa Jan as INDIA bloc candidate for the Ladakh Parliament seat.

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Know Your Turncoats, Part 8: Gorkha leader, ex-MLAs among 13 defectors in INDIA bloc

A Congressman who returned to his “mother party” to one who jumped ship to the BJP in the “best interest” – a total of 20 defectors are in fray in phase two of the Lok Sabha elections to be held across 89 constituencies in 13 states on April 26.

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More panic than prudence: Key takeaways from the Congress’s Sam Pitroda response

It’s been almost seven decades since the 1955 Avadi session of the Congress where the party adopted a “socialist pattern of society” as one of its goals. And nearly five decades have passed since a slew of statist measures culminated in the Indira Gandhi government bringing in the 42nd amendment…

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Know Your Turncoats, Part 7: Meet six candidates who left NDA for Congress

Out of the 20 turncoats in phase two of the Lok Sabha polls, six joined the Congress from the BJP-led NDA – five from the BJP and one from its former ally RLP. Three of these politicians are from Rajasthan, two from Karnataka and one is from Madhya Pradesh.

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Rahul goading ED to arrest Pinarayi, says Karat

Prakash Karat accuses Rahul Gandhi of seeking BJP support to target Pinarayi Vijayan, demands Congress correct statement.

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PM Modi slams ‘Congress-RJD government’ in Bihar over corruption, praises Nitish

Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicks off NDA's Bihar campaign, highlighting achievements and slamming corruption in previous government.

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Congress govt. coercing BRS leaders to join ruling party using false cases: Harish Rao

Only achievement of CM Revanth Reddy in first 100 days of his rule is his 10 visits to Delhi, says the BRS leader.

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‘Invalid votes’, ‘scandalous scuttling’: Newspapers today on Chandigarh mayor polls

Yesterday, the BJP claimed victory to the post of Chandigarh mayor in a curious sequence of events that the AAP and Congress, which were contesting together, called “fraud”.

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Chief Minister says Congress leaders hounded Mani

Thiruvananthapuram Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan relies on K.M. Mani's autobiography to expose backbiting and power struggles within the UDF alliance.

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BJP says its victory in three States is an indicator for Lok Sabha polls

BJP wins 3 States; leaders say it's a sign of things to come in LS polls. BJP State president B.Y. Vijayendra claims party-JD(S) combine will sweep all 28 LS seats in Karnataka. Former CM Basavaraj Bommai says victory boosts PM's image, warns Congress. JD(S) alleges Congress won Telangana using money…

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Bad governance, graft will dethrone BRS in Telangana, says Congress leader Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka

Congress set to give best performance in Telangana; CLP leader Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka confident of victory, hopeful of CM post.

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Morning show: Congress banks on Gehlot, BJP on Modi in Rajasthan polls

In Rajasthan assembly elections, the Congress party has pinned all its hopes on chief minister Ashok Gehlot. From advertisements to hoardings, and the narrative – the focus is not on Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi or Delhi leadership, but on Gehlot and his tenure.

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From scooties to paper leak SITs: In BJP’s Rajasthan manifesto, focus on freebies, women, corruption

About 10 days ahead of the November 25 assembly polls in Rajasthan, the BJP released its ‘sankalp patra’ or manifesto – trying to corner the Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government over crimes against women, farmers’ issues and the paper leak scam.

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M.P. last stretch turns bitter; gloves off between Priyanka and Scindia

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra attacked Union minister and her former party colleague Jyotiraditya Scindia, calling him a traitor

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From surrender to law course: A Cong MLA’s journey from Maoist ranks to Telangana polls

On a sunny November morning, Seethakka walked briskly on the narrow katcha road leading to Ramsingh Thanda, a Lambada hamlet in Pandikunta, Mulugu district. The Congress leader, who has twice represented Mulugu assembly and is hoping to win it again this time, was greeted warmly by locals as she appealed…

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