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Pawan Bansal files nomination from Chandigarh

Chandigarh, Mar 18 (ANI): Congress candidate Pawan Kumar Bansal filed his nomination for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday from Chandigarh. Bansal, whose tenure as the railway minister was marred by the railway bribery scam in May 2013, will contest the seat for the seventh time. Mar 18, 2014

Lok Sabha Elections 2014: AAP Yet to Announce Candidate to Take on Modi

While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced, on 16 March, its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi to contest from Varanasi, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal stated the party will decide a right candidate soon, to take on Modi in the Indian spiritual city. Mar 16, 2014
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Congress faces flak for naming 'Tainted' ministers in second LS list

New Delhi, March 15 (ANI): The Congress party on Saturday received criticism for naming two scam-tainted former ministers in its second list of candidates for the Lok Sabha polls. Former Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal will contest from Chandigarh and former minister Subodh Kant Sahai will contest from Ranchi. Bansal had resigned in the wake of the railway recruitment scam and Sahay had resigned following the coal block allocation scam. Mar 15, 2014
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BJP assails Congress for nominating tainted ministers

New Delhi, March 14 (ANI): The BJP on Friday slammed the Congress for nominating tainted ministers. Ignoring opposition from a section against fielding tainted candidates, the Congress on Thursday re-nominated former union ministers Pawan Kumar Bansal and Subodh Kant Sahai in the second list of 71 Lok Sabha candidates. Mar 14, 2014
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Congress defends tainted nominees, hits back at BJP

New Delhi, Mar 14 (ANI): The Congress on Friday defended its tainted ministers who have been nominated to fight the upcoming general elections. Ignoring opposition from a section against fielding tainted candidates, the Congress on Thursday re-nominated former union ministers Pawan Kumar Bansal and Subodh Kant Sahai in the second list of 71 Lok Sabha candidates. Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal, instead attacked the BJP, saying that maximum number of its candidates have a criminal background. Mar 14, 2014