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No lack of options in politics, rethinking to support Modi: Ramdev

Banda, March 14 (ANI): Yoga guru, an avid supporter of the BJP and its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, took a spectacular U-turn, saying he was nobody's slave and might rethink on his support to BJP. Speaking to mediapersons on Friday, Ramdev, who has been spearheading a national campaign against black money and corruption, said that the BJP will have to ensure its support on anti-graft agenda in order to strengthen bond of friendship with him. Earlier, Modi had reportedly accepted Ramdev's terms for support in January and Ramdev subsequently declared that an agreement was reached. In return, Ramdev had decided to hold mega Yoga camps across the country from March 17 to March 23, in a bid to mobilize millions of votes for Modi ahead of the general elections. Ramdev, who is disappointed with BJP’s ticket distribution, spoke on his strategies for rectifying politicos. Mar 14, 2014
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Politicos on Rift in AAP

New Delhi, March 12 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party leader Shazia Ilmi's refusal to contest from Rae Bareli against Congress President Sonia Gandhi has sparked speculation of a growing dissent within the Arvind Kejriwal-led party. The dissent is said to be around the ticket distribution for the Lok Sabha polls. Reportedly, there was speculation of Ilmi contesting elections from Rae Bareli. However, Ilmi cleared the air on a social networking site by tweeting "I am not contesting from Rae Bareli. I never agreed to nor do I now ... I've been denying this for the last two months." This has given rise to speculation of a rising rift within the AAP party with many of its leaders leaving the party or turning rebels. Adding to the speculation, Kumar Vishwas tweeted a poetic verse, which to many indicated a rift with the party. Vishwas, however was quick to clarify that he is not 'upset' with his party. Mar 12, 2014
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Raju Srivastava opted out of SP's Kanpur seat, says party has no base in constituency

Lucknow, March 11 (ANI): Stand-up comedian and actor Raju Srivastava on Tuesday opted out of contesting elections from Samajwadi Party's Kanpur seat in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. Srivastava said that though there is no base of the party in Kanpur, he took this responsibility with positivity but non-cooperation from the SP workers in the constituency made him to resign from the poll fray. He said that people love him for his comedy so he will better stick to the same responsibility and therefore returned the party's ticket with gratitude. Mar 11, 2014
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Ashok Agarwal resigns from AAP, says party promoting elite over common man

New Delhi, March 11 (ANI): In another blow to Aam Aadmi Party ahead of 2014 general elections, party’s National Executive Member Ashok Agarwal resigned from the party and said that AAP is promoting elite people over common man. He said that he was unhappy with the ticket distribution process and said that the focus of the party deviated from the interests of the common man. Agarwal also said that he had filed a form to contest as MP from Chandni Chowk but was ignored and he is frustrated about the fact that it is slowly moving away from common man. Mar 11, 2014
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Kannada Actress Shruti May Contest Lok Sabha Elections

Kannada actress Shruti may soon be seen contesting the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, according to Chitraloka.com. Rumour has it that she will be representing the Bharatiya Janata Party from Hassan constituency. Mar 11, 2014
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My ticket will be decided by Parliamentary board: MM Joshi

New Delhi, Mar 9 (ANI): Senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi on Sunday held a press conference in which he said that his ticket will be decided by the Parliamentary board. Further speaking on a ‘poster war’ between him and BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, he said that there is no poster war as is reported by the media. Earlier, when BJP announced its second list of candidates, Joshi questioned party President Rajnath Singh for allegedly trying to force him out of Varanasi. Joshi, the sitting MP from Varanasi asked Rajnath to make clear whether the Varanasi seat be given to him or not. Mar 9, 2014
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Nobody can suppress me, RJD not affected by people leaving: Lalu Prasad

Patna, March 09 (ANI): RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Sunday said that nobody can suppress him and that the party is not affected by the people who want to leave and go to other parties. He said that there were some people who were associated with the party for their personal gains and hinting at Ram Kripal Yadav, he said that Lalu became bad just because one person didn't get ticket to contest polls. He also said that Misa Bharti will contest from Patliputra and it will be historical. Mar 9, 2014
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LS Polls: Babul Supriyo gets BJP ticket from Asansol

Kolkata, March 09 (ANI): The BJP has given ticket to Bollywood singer Babul Supriyo to contest the Lok Sabha polls from Asansol in West Bengal. The voice behind several hit songs, Supriyo said contesting the polls would be a challenge which he is looking forward to. Talking over the party’s Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, he said that the country needs leader like Modi and there is no scope for third front. Mar 9, 2014