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I respect party's decision on Lucknow seat: Lalji Tandon

New Delhi, March 16 (ANI): Senior BJP leader and incumbent Lok Sabha MP from Lucknow, Lalji Tandon on Sunday said that as a true soldier of the party he accepts party's decision in making way for party president Rajnath Singh to contest from the Lucknow constituency in Uttar Pradesh. The decision to make Rajnath Singh to contest from Lucknow constituency was announced by BJP in its fourth list of Lok Sabha candidates which was decided at the party's Central Election Committee (CEC) meet on Saturday. Mar 16, 2014
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I will contest from Nawada: Giriraj Singh

Patna, Mar 16 (ANI): BJP leader Giriraj Singh, who had expressed his displeasure over the ticket distribution in Bihar earlier, has agreed to contest election from Nawada. Singh said that he would give thousands of sacrifices to make Narendra Modi the PM. Reports said that the Bihar BJP leader wanted to fight the Lok Sabha from Begusarai constituency. The party has given the Begusarai ticket to Bhola Singh. 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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Sharad Yadav releases list of candidates for 2014 general elections

New Delhi, Mar 15 (ANI): JD (U) Chief, Sharad Yadav on Saturday released the party’s first list of candidates for the upcoming 2014 general elections in New Delhi. JD (U) is fielding a former bureaucrat K P Ramaiah from Sasaram against Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar. Mar 15, 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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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 on Sushma Swaraj's tweet on Sriramalu's induction

New Delhi, March 15 (ANI): Dismissing reports of differences within the BJP over the induction of controversial Karnataka leader B. Sriramalu in the party, BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi claimed that the party is united. Expressing her angst against the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) decision to induct controversial Karnataka leader B. Sriramalu in the party, senior leader Sushma Swaraj took to twitter on Saturday saying the decision was taken despite her 'stiff opposition'. The BJP had re-inducted Sriramalu, who had left the party in 2011, and it is expected that he might be the party's Lok Sabha candidate from Bellary constituency in Karnataka. Mar 15, 2014
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Odisha rally: 'Tsunami' will hit nation during polls, says Modi

Sambalpur, March 14 (ANI): BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narenda Modi while addressing a rally at Sambalpur in Odhisha on Friday spoke about the current poll-bound situation of the country. He said that tsunami-like wave will hit the nation when the Lok Sabha polls will begin from April. He also urged the crowd to teach a lesson to the Congress party. Mar 14, 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
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Opposition backs Uddhavs criticism of BJP

New Delhi, March 13 (ANI): Various opposition parties have backed Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray’s veiled attack on the BJP in the party mouthpiece Saamna. Thackeray said that the Saffron Party has angered its allies. There are no saints left in politics these days and everyone is an opportunist. Instead of attacking its enemies, the BJP was hurting itself. Ali Anwar of the JDU hit out at the BJP and accused it of not abiding by coalition dharma. He said that this is precisely the reason behind the JD (U)’s decision to sever ties with the BJP. Meanwhile, Naresh Agarwal from the Samajwadi Party has said that the Modi wave is entirely a creation of the media and his association with small regional parties is testimony to his insecurity with regard to the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Congress, however, refused to comment on the issue. Mar 13, 2014
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