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BJP will bag over 300 seats in UP Assembly polls, says Sandeep Singh

Sandeep Singh, grandson of former UP CM Kalyan Singh, filed nomination from 73 Atrauli constituency and said that BJP would get over 300 seats in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections

Congress to take decision on Harak Rawat's rejoining, not me: Harish Rawat

Harish Rawat said that a decision on taking back Harak Singh Rawat into the party is not for him to take and the party leadership has to take a call on the matter.

Devout Hindus in UP will reject Mamata Banerjee: Suvendu Adhikari

"Her campaign in UP will do more harm than good for SP," he said

Punjab minister Brahm Mohindra bats for Channi as CM face

The local bodies minister said the Congress Party had set the tradition of declaring its chief ministerial candidate ahead of the elections in 2012 and 2017

Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections: BJP fields Mukta Raja from Aligarh

With this, the BJP has so far announced 110 candidates for the state assembly polls, where the party is contesting elections in an alliance with the Apna Dal and the Nishad Party

Miffed over denial of ticket, BJP leaders quits party, joins BSP

Senior BJP leader S K Sharma resigned from the primary membership of the party

New entrant Amit Palekar is AAP's CM face for Goa Assembly polls

Palekar joined the party a few months ago but was indirectly thrust with high profile political and activism-linked assignments

Late CDS Bipin Rawat's brother joins BJP, may contest Uttarakhand polls

Vijay Rawat, who retired as a colonel from the army, joined the BJP in the presence of Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and Rajya Sabha MP Anil Baluni

UP polls: Mulayam Singh Yadav's daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav joins BJP

She joined the party in the presence of Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya and and its state chief Swatantra Dev Singh

Congress names five more candidates for Goa assembly elections

An official statement from the party said these candidates have been selected by the Central Election Committee of the party chaired by Sonia Gandhi

Traditional parties looted Punjab, only AAP can ensure prosperity: Mann

He said the AAP "government" will implement a 'pro-Punjab Financial Model' to make the state prosperous and deliver corruption-free rule

UP Polls: Bookies give 230 seats to BJP in early trends, 130 to SP

Bookies in Uttar Pradesh are betting high on ruling BJP to triumph in February-March Assembly elections, giving it around 230 of total 403 seats. The Samajwadi Party comes second with 130 seats.

ED raids: Punjab CM Channi alleges conspiracy' to 'trap' him

Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi accused BJP-led central government of hatching a conspiracy to trap him in case in which raids were conducted by Enforcement Directorate at many places in state.

UP polls: CM Adityanath takes jibe at Mayawati, Akhilesh over Noida 'jinx'

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited Gautam Buddh Nagar on Wednesday and hit out at BSP supremo Mayawati and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav

Goa polls: Sena, NCP finalise pre-poll tie-up, claim Cong not interested

'The NCP tried to talk to Congress in Goa for a pre-poll alliance. We told them that let's work together so that we can be able to take on the government,' says Praful Patel

UP polls: Modi, Nadda lead BJP's star campaigners; Varun, Maneka excluded

Others on that list include Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah and state president Swatantra Dev Singh

UP Assembly election: CM Adityanath welcomes Aparna Yadav into BJP fold

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday welcomed Aparna Yadav, the younger daughter-in-law of Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav, in the BJP family.

Battle for UP: Akhilesh congratulates Aparna Yadav on joining BJP

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, on Wednesday, congratulated his sister-in-law Aparna Yadav who had joined the BJP earlier in the day.

UP Assembly elections: Hathras victim's family will not contest polls

The family of the 19-year-old Hathras victim has turned down a proposal to contest the UP Assembly elections

Akhilesh Yadav will contest Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections: Report

Former UP CM and Samajwadi Party president chief will contest Assembly elections, party sources said