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Age, poverty no bar: 80-yr-old cobbler to fight his 20th election
Om Prakash Jakhu, who mends and cleans shoes for a living at a small shop near the Hoshiarpur Clock Tower, says it is his "junoon" (passion) which keeps him going
 "Age, poverty no bar: 80-yr-old cobbler to fight his 20th election")
Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls: Congress releases list of 27 candidates
The Congress on Wednesday released its seventh list of 27 candidates for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
 "Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls: Congress releases list of 27 candidates")
Rahul Gandhi may announce Punjab CM candidate on February 6: Report
The Congress is likely to declare its chief ministerial face for Punjab on February 6 when Rahul Gandhi will visit the poll-bound state, party sources said.
 "Rahul Gandhi may announce Punjab CM candidate on February 6: Report")
Uttarakhand polls: Congress manifesto full of false promises, says BJP
The Uttarakhand BJP said the Congress manifesto released by Priyanka Gandhi for the assembly polls in the state is full of false promises.
 "Uttarakhand polls: Congress manifesto full of false promises, says BJP")
UP Assembly elections: Mayawati kicks off BSP campaign from Agra
BSP chief Mayawati on Wednesday hit out at BJP, SP and Congress for not doing enough for Dalits and asserted that her party has a track record of working for all sections of society
 "UP Assembly elections: Mayawati kicks off BSP campaign from Agra")
AAP's Bhagwant Mann tries to woo voters in high-stakes Dhuri battle
On the issue of farmers, Mann said the previous governments had given a lot of pain to the farmers owing to poor marketing of their produce
 "AAP's Bhagwant Mann tries to woo voters in high-stakes Dhuri battle")
No other PM except Modi so sensitive to farmer issues: Rajnath in Lakhimpur
He termed the BJP as a party that has chosen the path of development and where casteism, regionalism and communalism are not acceptable
 "No other PM except Modi so sensitive to farmer issues: Rajnath in Lakhimpur")
Adityanath shaken by SP-RLD alliance, isolated in his own party: Akhilesh
Yadav also attacked the CM over his language in the run-up to the assembly polls, which he said would be a Bhaichara banaam Bharatiya Janata Party
 "Adityanath shaken by SP-RLD alliance, isolated in his own party: Akhilesh")
UP elections: Yogi Adityanath to file nomination from Gorakhpur on Friday
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will file his nomination papers for the Gorakhpur Urban seat on Friday.
 "UP elections: Yogi Adityanath to file nomination from Gorakhpur on Friday")
UP Assembly polls: PM Modi likely to address digital rally on February 4
PM Modi is likely to address a digital rally on February 4 covering nearly 20 assembly constituencies of western Uttar Pradesh, BJP sources said
 "UP Assembly polls: PM Modi likely to address digital rally on February 4")
All parties fielded candidates with criminal history in UP: ADR
Those having serious criminal cases against them include 17 from SP, 15 from RLD, 22 from BJP, 11 from Congress, 16 from BSP and five from AAP
 "All parties fielded candidates with criminal history in UP: ADR")
Forty-two MLAs wanted me to be Punjab CM after Amarinder's exit: Jakhar
Sunil Jakhar was among the front runners for the chief ministerial post, but the party preferred Charanjit Singh Channi, who became the first chief minister of Punjab from the SC community
 "Forty-two MLAs wanted me to be Punjab CM after Amarinder's exit: Jakhar")
Akhilesh govt will build Ayodhya temple faster, better: Ram Gopal Yadav
Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav on Wednesday refuted Home Minister Amit Shah's statements on the SP's stand on the construction of the Ram temple at Ayodhya
 "Akhilesh govt will build Ayodhya temple faster, better: Ram Gopal Yadav")
UP Assembly Elections: First phase is farmers' election, says Akhilesh
Addressing a joint press conference with Rashtriya Lok Dal president Jayant Chaudhary, the SP chief said that it was late Chaudhary Charan Singh who had awakened the farmers
 "UP Assembly Elections: First phase is farmers' election, says Akhilesh")
Goa polls: AAP candidates sign affidavits promising no corruption
All 40 candidates of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for the upcoming Goa Assembly polls on Wednesday signed affidavits promising that they will not indulge in corruption or defect.
 "Goa polls: AAP candidates sign affidavits promising no corruption")
UP Assembly polls: Samajwadi Party announces 3 seats, queers pitch for BJP
The Samajwadi Party has made the contest tough on three seats where it announced candidates on Wednesday
 "UP Assembly polls: Samajwadi Party announces 3 seats, queers pitch for BJP")
Cycle is punctured, hand pump redundant, says UP Deputy CM
The cycle and the hand pump are poll symbols of the Samajwadi Party and the RLD respectively
 "Cycle is punctured, hand pump redundant, says UP Deputy CM")
Battle for UP: Ex-IPS officer, now BJP candidate, booked for code violation
The notice has been served by the sub-district election officer after 15-16 children were found to be campaigning for the BJP candidate
Congress releases 2nd list of 10 candidates for Manipur assembly polls
Former minister Ningthoujam Biren Singh and legislator Pukhrem Sharatchandra Singh are among the nominees featured in the second list
 "Congress releases 2nd list of 10 candidates for Manipur assembly polls")
Punjab elections: 931 candidates file nominations on last day
Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi filed his nomination papers from Chamkaur Sahib seat
 "Punjab elections: 931 candidates file nominations on last day")
