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PK's long walk: JSP targets 243 seats, aims to tilt Bihar's political order
Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party has emerged from a grassroots movement. For the Bihar Assembly polls, Kishor has announced that the party will contest all 243 seats in the state
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Who is Anita Anand, Mark Carney's pick for Canada's foreign minister?
Born to Indian immigrant parents, Anand was a lawyer and law professor for over 20 years before entering politics
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Telangana Legislative Council Polls: AIMIM wins from Hyderabad local seat
AIMIM candidate Mirza Riyaz Ul Hassan Effendi on Friday won the election held to Telangana Legislative Council's Hyderabad Local Authorities' constituency, defeating his BJP rival N Goutham Rao. The Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM and BJP contested for the seat for which voting held on April 23. The ruling Congress and main opposition BRS did not field candidates. Of the 88 votes polled, the AIMIM candidate secured 63 votes, while the BJP got 25 votes, official sources said. The total number of eligible voters in the election was 112 consisting 81 Corporators of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and 31 ex-officio members (MLAs, MPs, and MLCs). The political temperature rose ahead of polling, with the BJP accusing the Congress and BRS of helping the "communal" AIMIM win the election by staying out of the contest. Banners appeared in parts of Hyderabad in the name of "Hindus," appealing to GHMC Corporators to cast their votes against AIMIM, which allegedly insulted ...
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