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Saamna hits at BJP over insulting Advani, Politicos react

New Delhi/Lucknow, March 22 (ANI): In his editorial in Shiv Sena's mouthpiece 'Saamna', party chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday targeted the BJP for treating senior leader LK Advani unfairly. Narendra Modi's era has begun, but that does not mean it is the end of the Advani era, said the editorial. Shiv Sena questioned the party for keeping Advani waiting on his seat for Lok Sabha polls. He said that this is an insult to Advani, his name should've featured in the first list. He also added that a person who was part of BJP's golden era was kept hanging till last minute. Reacting over the issue, Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Naresh Agarwal said that the BJP's internal feud was open and that what Shiv Sena mouthpiece 'Saamna' said was to highlight the same fact. Congress and JD (U) too slammed BJP for treating Advani unfairly and said that there is no place for senior leaders in the saffron party. Mar 22, 2014
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Politicos file their nominations to contest 2014 LS Polls

New Delhi/Kolkata /Chandigarh, March 21 (ANI): Political leaders filed their nomination papers on Friday to contest the upcoming 2014 general elections, as the world’s largest democracy goes to polls. BJP leader Harsh Vardhan filed nomination from Chandni Chowk constituency and will fight polls against Law Minister Kapil Sibal. Actress-turned-politician Kirron Kher from the BJP also filed her nominations and will contest from Chandigarh. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Gul Panag also filed her nomination papers in Chandigarh to contest in the Lok Sabha elections amidst cheer and fanfare. Mar 21, 2014
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Satpal Maharaj quits Congress, joins BJP

New Delhi, Mar 21 (ANI): Senior Congress leader from Uttarakhand, Satpal Maharaj, quit the party on Friday and joined BJP, with less than a month to go for the general elections. Maharaj, who represents the Pauri Garhwal constituency in the Lok Sabha, had last week announced that he will not contest the Lok Sabha polls. He cited the neglect of party workers as the reason behind his decision to quit the Congress. Mar 21, 2014
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Trouble for BJP: Jaswant Singh miffed over ticket distribution, politicos react

New Delhi, Mar 21 (ANI): Jaswant Singh, a sitting Lok Sabha MP from Darjeeling, wants to contest the polls from Barmer in Rajasthan. However, the BJP is keen on fielding Jat leader Colonel (retired) Sonaram, who quit the Congress to join BJP earlier this month, from Barmer. According to reports Jaswant, who is adamant on contesting from Barmer, will file his nomination on March 24 as an independent candidate if the BJP fails to give him a ticket from here. Reacting on this, SP leader Naresh Agarwal said that BJP is contesting for power and not the nation. Further, JD (U) leader KC Tyagi said that BJP is trying to attract businessmen and corrupt people into politics and that the party has got deviated from the path of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and LK Advani. Meanwhile, BJP leader Sudhanshu Trivedi said that the party will take a decision soon. Mar 21, 2014
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Chidambaram running away from contesting, responsible for India's gloomy economy: BJP

New Delhi, Mar 21 (ANI): Launching a scathing attack on Finance Minister P Chidambaram, who has opted out of the Lok Sabha election with the party on Thursday night nominating his son Karthi from his constituency Sivaganga in Tamil Nadu, BJP leader Nirmala Sitharaman said that after bring the shining economy of India to the gloom, Chidambaram is running from contesting elections. She added that the move is symbolic of the mindset of all senior Congress leaders. Mar 21, 2014
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Abhishek Bachchan wished Kirron Kher for her political journey

New Delhi, Mar 21 (ANI): Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan wished for Kirron Kher’s success, who has started her political journey as the Chandigarh candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the Lok Sabha elections 2014. Junior B, took to twitter to urge people to support ‘Kirron’. He tweeted “Crew! Show the love to one of my favourites…. @KirronKherBJP welcome to the chaos. #thisisgonnabefun.” Well…we also wish her a very good luck!!! Mar 21, 2014
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Advani free to choose his seat: Rajnath

New Delhi, March 20 (ANI): BJP President Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that it was up to senior leader LK Advani to choose the seat he wants to contest Lok Sabha polls from. Talking to mediapersons in New Delhi, he said that Advani can choose to contest either from Gandhinagar or Bhopal. He also rubbished the opinion that Advani was being sidelined in BJP. Mar 20, 2014
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LS Polls: BSP to contest all 80 seats in UP

New Delhi, Mar 20 (ANI): BSP supremo Mayawati on Thursday said that her party will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on all 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh alone and will not form alliance with any major political formation. Mayawati also attacked the Congress and the BJP saying neither of the parties would be able to form government at the centre this time. Mar 20, 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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AAP candidate quits poll fray, blames it on former Delhi minister Rakhi Birla

New Delhi, March 19 (ANI): A candidate of the Aam Aadmi Party Mahender Singh, who was going to contest for the upcoming general elections, withdrew his name and accused party colleague and former Delhi minister Rakhi Birla of demanding money from him. Reportedly, another AAP candidate Khalid Pervez, who had received a party ticket for Moradabad seat from Uttar Pradesh, also withdrew his name. Meanwhile, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra, blamed the party's greed for power behind the withdrawal of candidatures. Slamming the Aam Aadmi Party, Congress leader Satyavrat Chaturvedi that said AAP did not have a strong base. Mar 19, 2014
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Rajnath Singh welcomes Jagdambika Pal, Raju Srivastava to BJP - Part - 2

New Delhi, March 19 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh welcomed veteran Congress Party leader Jagdambika Pal and Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate Raju Srivastava to his party on Wednesday, with less than a month to go for the general elections. Describing both Pal as a leader of high political standing, Singh said that his decision to join the BJP, would go a long way in strengthening the party on the national stage. He said that both Pal and Srivastava have been given significant roles in the party. Former Congress MP and Uttar Pradesh unit chief Jagdambika Pal had earlier this month resigned from the Lok Sabha as well as from the party, saying that the emerging Congress leadership did not need leaders like him. Pal, 63, has been a three-time legislator and minister in Uttar Pradesh. Mar 19, 2014
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