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BJP names 85 UP candidates; Aditi Singh from Rae Bareli, Arun from Kannauj

The list also includes incumbent MLA Hariom Yadav, a distant relative of Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav

Uttarakhand polls: Expelled BJP leader Harak Singh Rawat joins Congress

Expelled BJP leader and former Uttarakhand minister Harak Singh Rawat on Friday joined the Congress after days of uncertainty over his joining.

Goa: Manohar Parrikar's son to contest from Panaji as independent candidate

The ruling party has fielded incumbent MLA Atanasio Monserrate from the Panaji seat, which Manohar Parrikar had represented for a long time

BJP releases first list of 34 candidates for Punjab polls

Tickets have been given to 12 candidates who belong to farmers' families, Tarun Chugh, BJP National General Secretary.

Punjab polls: CM Channi is losing from Chamkaur Sahib, claims Kejriwal

AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi will face defeat from his Chamkaur Sahib seat in the next month state assembly polls

Manipur Assembly polls: PM Modi pitches for 'double engine' of development

Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Friday that impediments to Manipur's progress have been removed and it is now primed for fast-paced development

Congress releases 'youth manifesto', Rahul says want to build a 'new UP'

The Congress released a manifesto for the youth ahead of the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls with Rahul Gandhi asserting that the party wants to build a "new UP" driven by the strength of the youth.

After joining BJP, Aparna Yadav takes 'blessing' of Mulayam Singh Yadav

After joining the BJP in New Delhi, Aparna Bisht Yadav returned to Lucknow and took blessings of her father-in-law and SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav

UP Assembly polls: Aam Aadmi Party gives 4th guarantee to farmers

The Aam Aadmi Party has announced its fourth 'Kejriwal Guarantee' under which it said that all farmers' loans will be waived and all cane dues will be cleared within 24 hours of it forming the govt

Uttarakhand polls: Congress CEC to meet today for selection of candidates

The Central Election Committee of the Congress will meet on Friday at 4 pm through video conferencing for the selection of candidates for the Uttarakhand assembly polls

Goa Assembly polls: Congress releases another list of 5 more candidates

The Congress on Thursday released another list of five candidates for the February 14 Goa Assembly elections.

Goa polls: After BJP's snub, Kejriwal offers AAP ticket to Utpal Parrikar

Soon after BJP announced its candidate list for Goa elections which excluded name of Utpal Parrikar, son of late CM Manohar Parrikar, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal offered an AAP ticket to Utpal.

Akhilesh to contest UP polls from Karhal in party stronghold of Mainpuri

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav will contest the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls from Karhal seat in Mainpuri district, the party's national spokesperson Ashutosh Verma said Thursday.

20 candidates file nomination from 5 assembly seats of Mathura

The five assembly seats falling within the Mathura Lok Sabha constituency are Mathura, Goverdhan, Baldeo, Mant and Chatta

SP will restore old pension scheme for govt employees in UP: Akhilesh

The SP president also said his party is against privatisation and termed outsourcing a wrong practice that denies the poor and the deprived sections of the society their rights

Chidambaram should resign if Congress fails to oust BJP in Goa: TMC

The TMC had approached Chidambaram with a formal offer for pre-poll alliance for the February 14 Goa polls: TMC

UP Assembly polls: Rahul, Priyanka to release youth manifesto on Friday

This is one of the rare occasions when both leaders of the Congress Party will be jointly addressing the media

UP Assembly polls: Avtar Singh Bhadana says will fight from Jewar seat

Party sources had earlier in the day said that he would withdraw his nomination and new candidate would be declared Friday

Punjab Assembly polls: BSP releases list of 14 candidates

The Mayawati-led party has tied up with the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) for the Punjab assembly elections

BJP drops 10 MLAs from first list of candidates for Uttarakhand polls

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami will contest from Khatima and state BJP chief Madan Kaushik from Haridwar, as in the last Assembly polls