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Sisodia arrest: 9 Opposition leaders write to PM on 'misuse' of agencies
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The letter is signed by nine leaders, including seven non-AAP leaders, but the Congress is missing from the list. The letter has signatures of Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav, BRS chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao, NCP's Sharad Pawar, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah.
In no mood to forgive 'opportunist' Nitish, BJP steps up attacks on him
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The saffron party has been unleashing scathing attacks on Nitish in the Legislative Assembly and at public meetings in the state. According to sources, the BJP is planning to expose Nitish and gain his votebank in the Lok Sabha elections in 2024. Under this strategy, the BJP which gave Nitish the title of Sushasan Babu.
UP to get new Vidhan Sabha soon
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He said he was optimistic that the 18th Assembly, whose term ends in 2027, will be able to have a few sittings in the new building. The Speaker said funds have been set aside for this project and work will begin soon. The UP government is likely to hire a consultant to design the new Vidhan Sabha.
2009 Nandigram bypoll signalled LF's end, is Sagardighi a warning to TMC?
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Biswas's victory was a major boost for the Congress-Left Front alliance on two counts in the backdrop of the result in the same constituency just 22 months back during the 2021 West Bengal assembly polls. In 2021, Trinamool Congress candidate Subrata Saha won by a massive margin of over 50,000 votes.
After bribery scandal, BJP may have to pay dearly for '40% commission' tag
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A couple of months ago, the Congress state unit and high command also expressed their confidence about returning to power in the state. The leaders stated that an internal survey conducted by the party showed them getting a comfortable majority. A couple of months ago, the Congress state unit and high command.
Meghalaya: 'Our MLAs are with party', says HSPDP chief K.P. Pangniang
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However, the HSPDP claimed that it had not authorised the MLAs to tender support to Sangma, and the party has already issued a statement to withdraw the support. The NPP, on the other hand, is saying that MLAs have given letters of support and they have the numbers to form the government.
OPS surrendered party to DMK, says AIADMK leader
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Jayakumar said that OPS had voted against the AIADMK government during the trust vote in 2017 and even after that EPS made him Deputy Chief Minister as well as Coordinator of the party. The former Minister alleged that EPS has however taken measures to protect the party after he realised that OPS had surrendered to Chief Minister M.K. Stalin.
MP CM announces Mauganj as 53rd district ahead of Assembly polls
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With this, Madhya Pradesh now will have 53 districts by August 15. Making Mauganj tehsil a new district has been several years-old demand, which the ruling BJP government announced just eight months before the state is set to witness a heated Assembly elections. The new Mauganj district will be created with inclusion.
AAP slams Delhi L-G for clearing teacher training proposal with riders
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The party said that the L-G has acted like a 'mini dictator'. According to AAP, Saxena has returned the amended proposal for Finland teacher training programme after sitting on it for four months and ensuring that the proposal itself became infructuous since the trainings were to be held in December 2022 and March 2023.
Sisodia confronted with his ex-Secy, former Excise Commissioner
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Meanwhile, Sisodia through his counsel said before the Rouse Avenue Courts on Saturday that Holi is a festival he wants to celebrate. His counsel argued that Sisodia should be released so that he could celebrate Holi, after which he will surrender. However, the court was not convinced with this argument, as it extended Sisodia's custody by two more days.
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