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West Bengal: Voting in Asansol has always been peaceful, say voters

Despite apprehension of rigging and violence by BJP in Asansol, voters in the constituency say that voting has always been peaceful and this time around, too, it will go smoothly.



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Amethi: AAP complains to EC against Rahul for poll code violation

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday complained to the Election Commission (EC) against Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi. The AAP alleged that Rahul was travelling in his constituency Amethi in Uttar Pradesh with a large number of vehicles on polling day.



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BJP says Nitish regime under threat due to rebellion

Even before the last voter has exercised his franchise and Lok Sabha election results are announced, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Bihar has decided to take revenge on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar who leads a minority government following the split in the BJP-JDU alliance. BJP leader and former health minister Ashwini Kumar Chaubey, a well-known Nitish Kumar baiter, has claimed the state government will collapse on May 21.



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Assam violence: More bodies found, 15 still missing after massacre

The police searched for 15 missing people on Wednesday after finding bodies of a baby girl and a woman floating down river from a national park in Assam where Muslim villagers were killed in a massacre that has marred India's general election.



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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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LS poll: Over 55 pc voting registered in Uttar Pradesh

Polling for 15 seats in the crucial fifth phase of Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh, to decide the fate of 243 candidates, including two scions of Nehru-Gandhi family, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi and BJP national secretary Varun Gandhi started peacefully on Wednesday morning.



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Rahul's jibe at Modi: People's actions are low, not their caste

Taking a jibe at BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said that people's thoughts and actions are low not their caste. "Low mentality is of angst," he said.



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LS polls: Uttarakhand registers 62 pc polling for 5 Lok Sabha seats

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat, who took charge in last January, is facing a challenge of Himalayan proportions in this Lok Sabha election. In 2009, the Congress won all 5 Lok Sabha seats in the state by decimating the ruling BJP. This time the situation is not favourble for the Congress. It is facing a double anti-incumbency.



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LS polls: Himachal Pradesh registers 65 per cent polling for 4 Lok Sabha seats

The 'Queen' of the hill stations and 'God's own abode' Himachal Pradesh is witnessing a fierce Lok Sabha battle this time. Like the neighbouring Uttarakhand, the ruling Congress is facing a tough challenge also in Himachal Pradesh.



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After BJP sweeps polls, Modi receives rousing welcome in Delhi, Varanasi

A day after storming to power with a landslide victory in the Lok Sabha elections, India's next Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Varanasi on Saturday to a rousing welcome. The BJP leader arrived at Varanasi's Babatpur airport with party chief Rajnath Singh and Amit Shah, the architect of saffron party's landslide victory in Uttar Pradesh.



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