Maharashtra Assembly Election 2014: Congress fields 27 women candidates; BJP 21, Maharashtra election news updates, Maharashtra political news, latest and political news 2014

Maharashtra Assembly Election 2014: Congress fields 27 women candidates; BJP 21

MUMBAI: Ex-chief minister Ashok Chavan's wife Ameeta, who is making her electoral debut in Maharashtra assembly polls, and late BJP leader Gopinath Munde's daughter Pankaja Munde are among the key women legislators testing their luck this time, with the Congress firmly in the driver's seat  fielding the highest number of women candidates.

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Maha Saga: NCP leader Kakde's nomination stated invalid, Maharashtra election news updates, Maharashtra political news, latest and political news 2014

Maha Saga: NCP leader Kakde's nomination stated invalid

Pune: Senior NCP leader and spokesman Ankush Kakde's nomination as the party candidate for a city Assembly seat for October 15 elections was officially declared invalid during scrutiny on Monday.

Kakde's nomination was rejected as he had missed on tagging a mandatory election affidavit to his nomination forms. A close confidant of NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Kakde missed the 3 PM deadline on Saturday -- the last date of filing of nominations -- to submit the affidavit in time after filing his papers. When he returned with the required affidavit, the door of the election office was closed.

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RPI-BJP deal: Is Athawale the real beneficiary in the name of Dalits?,Maharashtra election news updates, Maharashtra political news, latest and political news 2014

RPI-BJP deal: Is Athawale the real beneficiary in the name of Dalits?

Mumbai: In the home state of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, the Dalit leader Ramdas Athawale has made an electoral pact with the BJP. It easily got him a Rajya Sabha membership before the Lok Sabha polls and now eight seats in the Assembly elections. However, this move is not being welcomed by many Dalit organizations in Maharashtra. There are chances of Dalit forces disintegrating further in the Assembly elections.

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JDU, INLD to go together in Haryana Assembly Elections,Haryana election news updates, Haryana political news, latest and political news 2014

JDU, INLD to go together in Haryana Assembly Elections

Sharad Yadav-led Janata Dal (United) and Om Prakash Chautala-led Indian National Lok Dal on Monday decided to go together in Haryana Assembly elections.

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Maha Saga: After BJP & Sena breakup MP Anant Geete to quit Modi Cabinet, Maharashtra election news updates, Maharashtra political news, latest and political news 2014

Maha Saga: After BJP & Sena breakup MP Anant Geete to quit Modi Cabinet

Mumbai: After Shiv Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party parted ways in Maharashtra, Sena MP Anant Geete to resign from the Narendra Modi's Cabinet after the Prime Minister returns from his maiden US trip.

Geete was the only Shiv Sena MP in the BJP-led NDA Cabinet. He was the Union Minister of Heavy Industries. Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray made the announcement a day after Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray said that Sena was hanging on to power despite the alliance being called off.

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Over 7000 candidate file nomination for Maharashtra assembly poll 2014, Maharashtra election news updates, Maharashtra political news, latest and political news 2014

Over 7000 candidate file nomination for Maharashtra assembly poll 2014

MUMBAI:As many as 7,401 candidates have filed nominations for the October 15 Maharashtra assembly polls, which is set to witness a five-cornered contest in all the 288 constituencies. 

The nomination process ended yesterday with approximately 7,401 candidates filing their papers, state electoral office said. The final list of candidates from few constituencies has not been received by the state electoral office. 

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Union Cabinet recommends President's Rule in Maharashtra after CM Chavan quits, Maharashtra election news updates, Maharashtra political news, latest and political news 2014

Union Cabinet recommends President's Rule in Maharashtra after CM Chavan quits

President's rule was imposed on Sunday in poll-bound Maharashtra after Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan resigned following the break-up of the 15-year-oldCongress-NCP alliance in the state. President Pranab Mukherjeesigned the proclamation for imposition of central rule in Maharashtra, a day after the Union Cabinet recommended clamping of President's rule in the state, a Home Ministry spokesperson said.

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Independent candidates from Gurgaon are its richest too, Haryana election news updates, Haryana political news, latest and political news 2014

Independent candidates from Gurgaon are its richest too

GURGAON: It's the men who have shunned parties and are running for the Gurgaon seat on their own steam who are the richest among candidates from the city in the fray for the assembly elections.

Sukhbir Kataria, an independent sitting MLA who had an alliance with the Congress and became state sports minister, is the richest candidate from the Gurgaon assembly constituency with assets nearly Rs 104 crore. 

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Ashok Chavan's stamp on Marathwada list Ashok Chavan's stamp on Marathwada list, Maharashtra election news updates, Maharashtra political news, latest and political news 2014

Ashok Chavan's stamp on Marathwada list

AURANGABAD: Names figuring high on Ashok Chavan's 'trust list' dominated the Congress party's nominations in Marathwada region. Among those who filed their nominations on Saturday were not only his wife, Amita, but all the party's MLAs from Nanded, Chavan's parliamentary constituency.

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3rd List of BJP for Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election 2014, BJP announce complete list of candidate for Maharashtra election, Maharashtra election news updates, Maharashtra political news, latest and political news 2014

3RD LIST OF BJP CANDIDATES FOR LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS FOR MAHARASHTRA

The Central Election Committee has decided the following names for the ensuing General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra.

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3^rd List of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Election 2014
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Maha Saga: Shiv Sena to contest all 288 seats, Maharashtra election news updates, Maharashtra political news, latest and political news 2014

Maha Saga: Shiv Sena to contest all 288 seats

Mumbai: The Shiv Sena will contest all 288 seats in the Maharashtra Assembly elections and the list of candidates has been completed on Friday night. The Sena has also refused to name its candidates publicly. The party has asked candidates to directly fill forms for nomination.

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Maha Saga: BJP-Shiv Sena bitter divorce gives a chance to both to test their strength in the state,Maharashtra election news updates, Maharashtra political news, latest and political news 2014

Maha Saga: BJP-Shiv Sena bitter divorce gives a chance to both to test their strength in the state

The 25-year-old Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Sena alliance came to an end on Thursday with BJP leaders announcing that the party has decided to accommodate smaller alliance partners like Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana, Shivsangram and Rashtriya Samaj Paksha. The BJP is even trying to lure the Republic Party of India (Athwale) to attract Dalit voters into its fold. However, BJP leaders clarified that they will not enter into an alliance or post poll adjustment with the Nationalist Congress Party.

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Maharashtra Election 2014: It’s Mane vs Raut in Nagpur North, Maharashtra election news updates, Maharashtra political news, latest and political news 2014

Maharashtra Election 2014: It’s Mane vs Raut in Nagpur North

NAGPUR: After a long wait the first list of BJP was finally out on Friday evening with the party announcing names of 172 candidates. A large number of these candidates had filed their nominations before the list was out. Some candidates of its allies had also filed their papers on Friday.

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Election 2014: Shiromani Akali Dal names candidates for Haryana polls 2014, Haryana election news updates, Haryana political news, latest and political news 2014

Election 2014: Shiromani Akali Dal names candidates for Haryana polls 2014

Shiromani Akali Dal on Friday declared the names of its candidates for two seats in the ensuing Assembly polls in Haryana in which the party is contesting in alliance with Indian National Lok Dal. 

Among the names of candidates announced by SAD are: 

1. Balwinder Singh Punia from Ambala city
2. Fformer Shiromani Grurdwara Parbhandhak Committee (SGPC) member Balkaur Singh Kalanwali from Kalanwali Assembly seat

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Haryana Elections 2014: Jan Chetna Party releases list of 19 candidates, Haryana JAN CHETNA PARTY Candidate List 2014, Haryana Assembly election Contesting Candidate, JAN CHETNA PARTY candidate List 2014

Haryana Elections 2014: Jan Chetna Party releases list of 19 candidates

Jan Chetna Party Candidate List for Haryana Vidhan Sabha Election 2014 Name, List: Venod Sharma-led Jan Chetna Party will fight election in Haryana Assembly Election 2014 with Kuldeep Bishnoi-led Haryana Janhit Congress (HJC-BL). Haryana Janhit Congress will fight for 65 seats in the 90 member Assembly while its ally Venod Sharma-led Jan Chetna Party will take on the rest 25.

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Maharashtra polls: MNS releases list of 153 candidates

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Maharashtra MNS candidate List 2014

Find list of MNS candidates who are contesting in Maharashtra Assembly Election 2014  from the different assembly constituencies of Maharashtra.

734 nominations filed for Maharashtra Assembly polls 2014,Maharashtra election news updates, Maharashtra political news, latest and political news 2014

734 nominations filed for Maharashtra Assembly polls 2014

Mumbai: As many as 734 candidates, including Maharashtra Agriculture Minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil from Shirdi and Revenue Minister Balasaheb Thorat from Sangamner filed their nomination papers today for the October 15 Maharashtra Assembly elections, taking the total number of nominations filed to 1,054.

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Reasons behind the BJP was right to want more seats in Maharashtra assembly election 2014, Maharashtra election news updates, Maharashtra political news, latest and political news 2014

Reasons behind the BJP was right to want more seats in Maharashtra assembly election 2014

As both coalitions fall in Maharashtra, here’s a question: how many seats did each party in the two former alliances actually deserve to get? The answer to that is obviously political. But here are two broad trends that electoral data for the last 20 years indicate.

Trend # 1: Four Reasons the BJP was right to want more seats

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Maha Saga: After Divorce with Sena, BJP aims to win over smaller parties; Congress ties knot with SP, Maharashtra election news updates, Maharashtra political news, latest and political news 2014

Maha Saga: After Divorce with Sena, BJP aims to win over smaller parties; Congress ties knot with SP

Mumbai: It is the dawn of a new chapter in Maharashtra politics as all four major parties in the state will go alone in the forthcoming Assembly Polls. After the Bharatiya Janata Party called off its alliance with the Shiv Sena, the Nationalist Congress Party also announced its decision to break ties with the Congress.

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Maha Saga: Shiv Sena not to announce candidate list in public, describes BJP 'enemy of State'Maharashtra election news updates, Maharashtra political news, latest and political news 2014

Maha Saga: Shiv Sena not to announce candidate list in public, describes BJP 'enemy of State'

Mumbai: A day after the split with the Bharatiya Janata Party, a sulking Shiv Sena has said that it won't declare its Maharashtra candidate list publicly. The party has asked candidates to directly fill forms for nomination. The Sena has also slammed the BJP in its mouthpiece 'Saamana'. The party has said that it tried its best to save the alliance with the BJP.

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Haryana Congress Candidate list for upcoming assembly election 2014

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Haryana BJP Candidate list for upcoming assembly election 2014

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Find list of BJP candidates who are contesting in Haryana Assembly Election 2014  from the different assembly constituencies of Haryana.

Amit Shah to clinch alliance with Shiv Sena, others,Maharashtra election news updates, Maharashtra political news, latest and political news 2014

Amit Shah to clinch alliance with Shiv Sena, others

Mumbai, Sep 24 (IANS) Amidst threats by smaller parties to quit the Grand Alliance in Maharashtra, BJP president Amit Shah is likely to arrive here Thursday and seal the deal with the Shiv Sena, party sources said late Wednesday. Shah's intervention is expected after toughening of stance by both the parties and the smaller constituents over the issue of seat-sharing for the Oct 15 Maharashtra assembly elections, a top party leader said.

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BJP-Shiv Sena alliance on the brink, final decision likely by today evening, Maharashtra election news updates, Maharashtra political news, latest and political news 2014

BJP-Shiv Sena alliance on the brink, final decision likely by today evening

Mumbai: After days of meetings and talks over seat sharing in the Maharashtra Assembly elections, the grand old Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiv Sena alliance, the Mahayuti, now seems to be on the brink. Sources say that a final decision is likely by Thursday evening. 

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Haryana Assembly election 2014: Congress releases list of candidates for all 90 assembly seats, Haryana election news updates, Haryana political news, latest and political news 2014

Haryana Assembly election 2014: Congress releases list of candidates for all 90 assembly seats

Chandigarh: Congress on Wednesday released list of candidates for all the 90 seats of the October 15 Haryana assembly elections.

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