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Election Commission announces dates for Assembly polls in 5 States

While the BJP and the Congress are in bipolar contests in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, in Telangana, it is a triangular fight between the ruling BRS, the Congress and the BJP.

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Court convicts duo for blackmailing BJP leader

Court convicts 38-yr-old & 23-yr-old for blackmail & extortion of ₹22 lakh from former MLA. Sentenced to 2 yrs simple imprisonment & ₹5,000 fine. Accused demanded Taluk President post & threatened to file false charges & approach media to defame him. CID probed & filed charge sheet.

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SYL canal protest: Police use water cannon against Punjab Congress workers

As Congress members marched towards the Raj Bhawan to protest against the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Central government and the Aam Aadmi Party-led Punjab government, they were stopped at the barricades

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BJP leaders arrested for protesting against ‘lopsided’ liquor policy in Andhra Pradesh

BJP leaders stage a demonstration in Tirupati against the 'lopsided' liquor policy and allege corruption and poor quality liquor. They claimed that revenue figures don't match sales figures and demanded a CBI probe.

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BJP seeks to ‘test drive’ some ideas for 2024 in the five State polls announced

BJP tests new ideas/issues in five State Assembly elections; fields seven Lok Sabha MPs each in MP, Rajasthan; seeks generational change, to cut anti-incumbency; Bihar caste survey, Congress caste census challenges; BJP's response to be tested; new blood in Telangana; 2018 rural heartland distress led to PMKSN; results will shape…

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Seven MPs among 41 candidates in BJP’s first list for Rajasthan

Seven Members of Parliament, including Rajya Sabha member Kirodi Lal Meena, were among the 41 candidates by the BJP for the Assembly election in Rajasthan, as per the first list released

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Communist Party of India demands probe by CBI into ‘liquor scam’ in Andhra Pradesh

CPI in AP demands CBI probe into alleged liquor scam. YSRCP accused of benefiting from unethical practices. JSP's Pawan Kalyan urged to bring opposition parties together to defeat YSRCP. CPI ready to face elections as people await chance to teach YSRCP lesson. Electoral rolls allegedly fudged by misusing official machinery.

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2023 Assembly election: Congress banking on welfare schemes to buck anti-incumbency trend in Rajasthan

Rajasthan's ruling Congress hopes to counter anti-incumbency with welfare schemes. BJP faces factionalism, no CM face, and allegations of corruption.

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BJP unable to digest Bihar caste survey: Sitaram Yechury

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sitaram Yechury stressed that BJP was unable to digest the reality of the caste survey conducted by Bihar government

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Here are the big stories from Tamil Nadu today

TN Assembly adopts resolution to get Cauvery water from Karnataka. BJP MLAs stage walkout. 10 killed, 13 injured in cracker unit blast in Ariyalur. CM Stalin announces solatium for victims. TN Minister V. Senthilbalaji taken to hospital, later discharged.

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BJP releases first list of 41 candidates for Rajasthan elections, Rajyavardhan Rathore to contest polls

Hours after the Election Commission of India announced the date for the Rajasthan Assembly polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday released its first list of the 41 candidates for the elections.

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Shivraj Singh Chouhan to contest from Budhni, BJP announces 57 Madhya Pradesh candidates in fourth list

he BJP on Monday released its fourth list of candidates for the Madhya Pradesh assembly polls with Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to contest again from his traditional seat of Budhni.

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Amit Shah to kick off BJP poll campaign in Telangana from Adilabad

BRS and Congress will be competing for second and third places as the people of Telangana have decided BJP is the alternative, said State BJP president G.Kishan Reddy.

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JD(S)-BJP to discuss seat sharing after Dasara celebrations, says H. D. Deve Gowda

He informed that former CM H.D. Kumaraswamy met Union Home Minister Amit Shah only after holding two rounds of talks with 19 MLAs and eight MLCs of the party, in addition to president of the Karnataka unit C. M. Ibrahim.

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Omar Abdullah asks EC to spell out factors delaying Jammu and Kashmir polls

The former J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah asked the EC to spell out the factors for not holding elections in J&K. Read more on The Hindu

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Asked about Congress caste census push, Rahul questions media on diversity with show of hands

Addressing a press conference at the Congress headquarters in Delhi, party leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday questioned the media on caste diversity, and used the response from reporters present at the event to justify the party’s push for a caste census across the country.

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Radical elements with 'pro-Pakistan' mindset flourished under Congress government in Rajasthan: BJP leader Nitin Patel

BJP leader and former Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel on October 9 alleged that radical elements having a “pro-Pakistan” mindset have flourished during the five-year rule of the Congress government in Rajasthan.

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Countdown to exit of Congress from Rajasthan has begun, says Union Minister Gajendra Shekhawat

Gajendra Shekhawat dismissed reports that he was to be fielded in these Assembly elections, quite in the manner seven Lok Sabha members in Madhya Pradesh (of whom three are Union Ministers) had been asked to contest.

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Congress govt in Karnataka will publish caste census report once it’s submitted: Siddaramaiah

The Congress Working Committee following a four-hour long discussion on October 9, unanimously adopted a resolution to support the idea of a caste census

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Assembly Elections 2023 | AIMIM ready to contest polls, hopes CM KCR will win a third term

Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi announced that AIMIM to contest Rajasthan elections; expresses confidence in KCR’s victory in Telangana. He also expressed solidarity with Palestine.

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YSRCP will have direct alliance with people: Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy

The YSR Congress Party president and Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has dismissed the Opposition parties, more particularly the Telugu Desam Party and Jana Sena Party, as no entities and the end election result would be a ‘zero’ even if they forged alliances.

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High stakes poll in Telangana, BRS confident, Congress hopes to replicate Karnataka magic, BJP on edge | Analysis

Telangana Assembly elections 2023 will be a multi-cornered contest between BRS, BJP and Congress. BRS has a head start with its welfare and developmental schemes, while BJP is banking on anti-incumbency and corruption. Congress is hoping to replicate its success in Karnataka with its six guarantees

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T.N. Assembly adopts resolution urging Centre to direct Karnataka to release Cauvery water

TN Assembly adopts resolution urging Union govt to direct Karnataka to release water to TN, per SC judgment. All parties, except BJP, support resolution; BJP MLAs stage walkout. Opposition Leader Palaniswami welcomes resolution, asks govt about steps to ensure drinking water for 20 districts.

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EC declares election dates in five states; polling in Rajasthan on Nov 23, MP on Nov 17 and Telangana on Nov 30

The Election Commission on Monday announced the schedule for assembly polls in Mizoram, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Telangana. Read further on Dynamite News

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11 FIRs in 4 days: MP journalist targeted for report on BJP minister?

When a journalist in Madhya Pradesh filed a report earlier this month, he had no idea he would soon be named in 11 FIRs in the span of four days – and that he would be arrested.

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