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Shashi Tharoor's poll agent writes to CEA, flags electoral malpractice
The letter, shot off a day after the polling for the party chief, surfaced on Wednesday, the day of counting of votes.
It alleged that there were unofficial persons present at booths who even intimated their supporters specially in Lucknow in the presence of at least three AICC secretaries.
Violation of polling norms, alleges Tharoor camp
"We don't write love letters to central election authorities, don't want to get into the specifics as it's an internal matter and that would be inappropriate but we have been in constant touch with the party's Central Election Authority (CEA) to flag our concerns," he said on Wednesday. As per sources, Tharoor has complained about absence of a level playing field for the both candidates. The CEA had barred office-bearers from campaigning for any candidate.
Himachal polls: BJP's first list of 62 candidates out, 11 MLAs denied renomination
Seats of sitting ministers -- Suresh Bhardwaj and Rakesh Pathania -- have been changed. Five women candidates figure in the list, while 11 Scheduled Caste and eight Scheduled Tribe candidates have got the party's nomination to enter the fray.
Prime Minister to visit Gujarat, Uttarakhand and UP in run-up to Diwali
These visits would cover several aspects of governance as well as spirituality. The Prime Minister will kickstart his busy schedule with a two-day visit to Gujarat starting Wednesday. Modi will be in his home state on October 19-20, where he will dedicate and lay foundation stone for projects worth around Rs 15,670 crore.
Tejashwi apologised in court to get relief, says Sushil Modi
"Tejashwi Yadav is on back foot after the Special CBI court takes strong note against his threat to CBI officials. He apologised to the court to get relief. Why was he not firm on his statement in court?" he said in a tweet. The CBI court held the allegations levelled on Tejashwi Yadav are not good enough for the cancellation of his bail, but told him to be careful in choosing his words while making public statements.
Centre ratifies delimitation report on Delhi wards; way cleared for MCD polls
According to the notification issued by Centre on Tuesday, a total of 250 wards have been chalked out for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), of which 42 wards will have to be reserved for Scheduled Castes. After the notification, now the State Election Commission (SEC) will decide about the poll schedule of the 250 wards.
Himachal polls: BJP likely to release candidates' first list today, CM to contest from Seraj
Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur will contest the poll from Seraj assembly constituency and it is being said that he will file his nomination papers on Wednesday.
Not satisfied with Manish Sisodia's answers, CBI mulling to summon him again
Sisodia was grilled by the CBI officials for about nine hours on Monday, during which about 50 questions were asked. However, the CBI sources said that the agency sleuths didn't get satisfactory answers from the Deputy CM. Now there are chances that Sisodia is likely to be summoned again.
New Congress President will have to settle Rajasthan CM issue
The results of the Congress President's election will be announced on Wednesday, and among the two contenders, Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor, the former was the senior observer for Rajasthan when a section of MLAs engaged in virtual rebellion by boycotting the CLP meeting.
PM Modi to visit Tripura on Oct 27 to 'rejuvenate' BJP ahead of polls
Political analysts said that in the backdrop of the anti-incumbency factors of the BJP government, the saffron party is keen to kick-start the electoral preparation with PM Modi's visit as the party would take a desperate attempt to retain power in Tripura, once a Left parties' strong bastion.
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