Farooq Abdullah National Conference and Mehbooba Mufti’s PDP are part of the Gupkar Alliance (Archive) Srinagar: Congress is a member of the People’s Alliance for the Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), an alliance of major political parties in J&K fighting to restore special status, and will participate in district-level elections as part …
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By-elections in 28 assembly constituencies in Madhya Pradesh after a political storm in March appear to be a watershed moment for politics in the central state of India. More than who can stay in power, the outcome will shape the political futures of many stalwarts like the seasoned Kamal Nath, …
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One day before the declaration of the Assembly Election Results, it was all quite in the offices of the political parties at Beerchand Patel Marg in Patna. The leaders remained mostly homebound on Monday and declined to comment on the election results. The man of the moment, Rashtriya leader Janata …
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Former Telangana Member of Parliament (MP) and popular Telugu actor M Vijayashanti is likely to resign from the Congress party and return to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) soon, said a senior Congress leader who wished to remain anonymous. The leader said the party had been receiving signals about Vijayashanti’s …
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In 2008, Barack Obama campaigned and won the US presidential election with the slogan “Yes, we can.” Far away in Delhi in 2020 when the United States voted for Joe Biden, the Congress party said, “Maybe we can too.” Until a few weeks ago, many political observers felt that with …
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Will the verdict of the exit polls stand when the results of the elections to Bihar’s 243-member legislative assembly are announced on Tuesday (November 10)? Almost all exit polls have given an advantage to the Grand Alliance (GA), or Mahagathbandhan, which comprises the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Congress and left-wing …
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday praised his government’s demonetization move four years ago, saying it gave a boost to transparency. In a tweet on Sunday, Modi said the measure helped reduce black money, increased tax compliance and formalization, and gave a boost to transparency and that the results have …
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The demonetization was an “attack” on corruption and black money that were rampant during the “lost decade” of the congressional-led UPA government, the BJP said on Sunday while attacking the opposition party for criticizing the move. On November 8, 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the decision to ban all …
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By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: November 8, 2020 2:07:07 pm Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during a press conference at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi on Saturday, October 24, 2020 (PTI). The demonetization led to better tax compliance and a big push toward the digital …
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The leader of Congress in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, said on Saturday that the government should prepare to receive the vice-presidential candidate of the United States, Kamala Harris, saying that she is destined to lead the oldest democracy in the world. “#Bharat_ki_beti Kamala Harris is destined to lead the …
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