News General Election 2014 Updates !

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LS polls phase 9: 20 pc criminal candidates, 171 crorepatis in the fray

171 candidates are crorepatis (28 pc) and average assets of the candidate is Rs 8.5 crore.



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Stooping low for a few more votes and attacking Election Commission is undemocratic

While the Election Commission(EC) should be congratulated on conducting truly a mind-boggling logistics involving thousands of officials and arranging the security that had to be moved around, nonetheless amount of vitriol that was poured on rivals by our leaders should make our collective head hang in shame.



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What Arvind Kejriwal told CNN-IBN

As BJP PM candidate Narendra Modi cancelled the Ganga aarti in Varanasi after the denial of permission for holding a rally on Thursday, his rival and AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal has hit out at him saying that he is trying to draw political mileage from it.



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Rahul alone can't be blamed, Cong failed to connect with people: Kamal Nath

After being reduced to just 44 MPs in the 16th Lok Sabha, Congress leaders have come out in the support of Rahul Gandhi and are shielding him by taking collective responsibility for the party's debacle. In an exclusive interview with CNN-IBN's Sagarika Ghose, former Union minister Kamal Nath said, "If the government cannot convey its perception to people, than Rahul cannot be held responsible. I don't see any reason that they (Sonia, Rahul) should resign. They have accepted the responsibility."



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Cong workers point fingers at media department, spokespersons for failure

After the results of the 2014 elections, the Congress is looking like a Tsunami hit house. Many in the Congress are blaming the ineffectiveness of its media cell and spokespersons for its near total decimation. The Congress has not only lost more than 160 Lok Sabha seats, but its vote share has also gone below 20 per cent for the first time.



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Amethi: Rahul Gandhi seen entering EVM compartments during poll hours

As per law, action can be taken against a candidate only if he enters the polling compartment while a voter is in the process of voting.



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BJP may face the heat in Azamgarh after Amit Shah's 'terrorist' remark

Shah had raked up a controversy when he said recently that the number of terrorists from Azamgarh was high as the state government was advocating their release in many cases connected to them.



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Modi rally row: EC using the security card selectively, says Jaitley

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arun Jaitley has come out strongly against the Election Commission over its cancellation of BJP Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's rally in Varanasi. In a blog criticising the Election Commission, Jaitley has accused the commission of playing the security card selectively.



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Kejriwal says no permission needed for Ganga aarti, invites Modi to an open discussion

In a dramatic turns of events in Varanasi, the battle between the BJP and the AAP has turned high octane. As Narendra Modi cancelled Ganga aarti in Varanasi after denial of permission for holding a rally, Arvind Kejriwal has hit out at him saying that he is trying to draw political mileage from it. "Modi ji given permission of Ganga arti. Yet rather than performing arti, he is trying to draw political mileage. Sad," Kejriwal tweeted.



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Cong workers point fingers at media department, spokespersons for failure

After the results of the 2014 elections, the Congress is looking like a Tsunami hit house. Many in the Congress are blaming the ineffectiveness of its media cell and spokespersons for its near total decimation. The Congress has not only lost more than 160 Lok Sabha seats, but its vote share has also gone below 20 per cent for the first time.



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