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EC issues notice to Kejriwal for violation of model code of conduct

The Election Commission has issued a notice to Aam Aadmi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal for violation of model code of conduct. The notice comes after Kejriwal while campaigning in Amethi, reportedly said voting for the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party is akin to betraying the nation and the God.



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Varanasi: Vote against the communal forces, urges Shahi Imam

A day before Varanasi votes, city's Shahi Imam Maulana Abdul Batin has urged Muslims to vote 'tactfully' and en block. "Muslims should cast their vote to the party which is against the communal forces," he said.



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Ground report: Purvanchal, Gorakhpur sway in 'Yogi Adityanath wave'

The eastern Uttar Pradesh will vote on May 12 where BJP's four time MP, Yogi Adityanath is in the fray.



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Narendra Modi's security enhanced with special protocols

Security agencies tasked to secure BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi have deployed a "special security" protocol around him.



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LS polls: Varanasi blockbuster the big show, BSP may surprise in UP

Fittingly the biggest blockbuster of the 2014 Lok Sabha elections is in the final phase of voting on May 12. While the long-drawn Lok Sabha election has seen several high-profile contests, none has managed to grab the attention as the temple town of Varanasi where Bharatiya Janata Party prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi faces Delhi's giant killer Arvind Kejriwal, Congress's Ajay Rai and 74 others.



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BJP has two PMs in waiting: Congress's Manu Singhvi

Just days ahead of the counting day, Singhvi made the sharp attack on Sunday saying, "After May 16 there will be two prime ministers in waiting for BJP."



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UP Police raids BJP office in Varanasi, party protests, alleges bias

The Uttar Pradesh Police on Sunday carried out at search operation at the the BJP office in Varanasi.



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Last phase of LS polls on Monday; all eyes on Varanasi

The marathon Lok Sabha elections, one of the most bitterly fought in recent memory, will come to a close on Monday when polling will be held in 41 constituencies in three states where stakes are high for the BJP and regional parties Trinamool Congress, SP and BSP.



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Trinamool candidate violated child rights: Netaji family

A section of family members of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose has complained against Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha candidate Sugata Bose, also a Netaji kin, to the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights accusing him of violating child rights by using a kid in his poll campaign.



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LS polls: 6 Bihar seats in last phase; BJP, RJD bank on caste, JDU on work

As electioneering progressed in Bihar, the tone and tenor of the leaders slowly changed from development towards caste equations. Facing a charged up Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership fell back on wooing the electorate in the name of caste. BJP prime ministerial pick Narendra Modi addressed rallies in all the six constituencies - Valmiki Nagar, Paschim Champaran, Purvi Champaran, Gopalganj (SC), Vaishali and Siwan - where voting will take place on May 12 and everywhere he alleged that his rivals were opposing him as he came from an extremely backward caste.



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