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Captain Amarinder Singh open to contest elections for Congress

New Delhi, Mar 21 (ANI): Former Chief Minister of Punjab Captain Amarinder Singh has stated that he is open to fight the elections if asked to do so by Congress president Sonia Gandhi. It has being speculated that the Congress will field Punjab's former chief to contest against BJP leader Arun Jaitley, who is contesting from Amritsar. Congress leader Shakeel Ahmed said that the decision to field Amarinder Singh was under consideration. Mar 21, 2014

Lok Sabha Elections 2014: 10 Key Contestants Worth to Watch

The general election to the lower house Lok Sabha is to be held from 7 April to 12 May in nine phases. The polls are going to form the 16th Lok Sabha. Though some of the parties are yet to annouce their candidates, here are 10 key contestants for the Lok Sabha election. Mar 19, 2014
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Politicians pitch for development as election fever grips India

Chandigarh/Amritsar/ Nagpur, Mar 18 (ANI): Politicians assured development in their respective constituencies, as Congress leader, Pawan Kumar Bansal, filed nomination papers while opposition leaders Arun Jaitley and Nitin Gadkari campaigned to garner support ahead of the 2014 general elections. Scandal-hit Former Railway Minister, Bansal, who was re-nominated by Congress from Chandigarh, filed nomination papers on Tuesday. Bansal promised that he would work for the progress and development of Chandigarh. Mar 18, 2014
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SAD backs Jaitley's nomination from Amritsar

Amritsar, March 16 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and a cabinet minister in the Punjab government, Bikram Singh Majithia on Sunday welcomed Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) move to nominate Arun Jaitley from Amritsar constituency. The Punjab revenue minister also rubbished claims that SAD had influenced BJP's decision in changing its candidate. Mar 16, 2014
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Narendra Modi to contest from Varanasi, BJP confident of winning polls

New Delhi, Mar 16 (ANI): BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain on Sunday exuded confidence and said that there is no doubt that Narendra Modi is forming a government this time. Hussain claimed that not only people of Varanasi, but the entire north India is celebrating it. On Saturday, the BJP finalized constituencies for senior party leaders. The party has fielded Modi from Varanasi, which was earlier represented by senior leader Murli Manohar Joshi . The BJP has fielded Joshi from Kanpur, party chief Rajnath Singh from Lucknow and leader of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley from Amritsar. Mar 16, 2014
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Will contest only from Amritsar and nowhere else: Navjot Singh Sidhu

New Delhi, March 15 (ANI): BJP MP Navjot Singh Sidhu on Saturday rejected the options to contest from West Delhi, Kurukshetra or Chandigarh, as offered by the BJP and said that he would contest from Amritsar Lok Sabha constituency and nowhere else. The BJP top leadership has decided to field senior party leader Arun Jaitley from Amritsar. Mar 15, 2014
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Arun Jaitley hails SCs directive on trial of MPs & MLAs

New Delhi, Mar 11 (ANI): Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley on Tuesday hailed the Supreme Court’s decision towards cleansing the political process by directing that trial proceedings in cases of corruption and serious crimes against elected representatives must be completed within a year. Jaitley said that the Supreme Court has struck a balance by giving such an order as a person cannot be stopped from contesting election merely on the basis of an allegation. Mar 11, 2014
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Centre Likely to Delay Appointment of New CM to AP

Appointment of a new chief minster to Andhra Pradesh is speculated to be delayed as the 16 Lok Sabha elections are nearing. The current 15th Lok Sabha will complete its term on 31 May 2014. N Kiran Kumar Reddy, who recently resigned as the CM, has been asked to continue as the state Caretaker Chief Minister, till a new CM is appointed. Feb 24, 2014
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I see UPA-II rule as a 'lost opportunity': Arun Jaitley

New Delhi, Feb 22 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Arun Jaitley on Saturday addressed a press conference in Delhi. Speaking at the conference, Jaitley said that UPA suffers from policy paralysis and lack of leadership. He further said that he sees UPA-II as a 'lost opportunity' and added that they had a great chance but they threw it away, Feb 22, 2014
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