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If Nitish Kumar had so much bitterness, he should have resigned in 2002
, Sushil Modi - Economic Times
Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar pulled the plug on his party's 17-year-old partnership with the BJP only to justify what will be a purely opportunistic alliance with the Congress, former deputy chief minister Sushil Modi has said. In a point-by-poin |
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Iran's top nuclear negotiator seeks 'constructive interaction'
, Hasan Rowhani - HuffingtonPost
Just weeks after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's election victory in 2005, Iran's top nuclear negotiator Hasan Rowhani stepped down from the post after quarrelsome meetings with the new president. The decision cemented Rowhani's reputation as a moderate |
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For Arvind Kejriwal, it's a now-or-never situation
, Arvind Kejriwal - Business Standard
It's been just a few days since Arvind Kejriwal announced he would contest against Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit in the upcoming Assembly elections. He is, after all, the fledgling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP's) most bankable face. Kejriwal... |
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Why Amit became Shah of Uttar Pradesh
, Amit Shah - Economic Times
No matter how hard Samajwadi Party leaders try, there is no wishing away Amit Shah from UP politics. For, like his guru NarendraModi, Shah might not be a household name, but every politically inclined person has heard of him... |
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Is This The Party Of Indira Or Sonia Where You Can’t Question Leaders?
, Lehar Singh Siroya - Outlook India
In an embarrassing moment for BJP patriarch L.K. Advani, former treasurer of the party’s Karnataka unit and MLC Lehar Singh Siroya, who is close to Karnataka Janatha Paksha chief B.S. Yediyurappa, wrote him an open letter alleging that Advani.. |
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Our withdrawing alone won’t pull down UPA, they still have Mayawati: Mulayam Singh
, Mulayam Singh Yadav - Economic Times
Giving vent to his growing disenchantment with Congress, SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav said Manmohan Singh is a weak leader and UPA-II hasn't done anything that can be called good for the country. |
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Lalu Prasad calls Nitish Kumar 'a toy in the hands of RSS'
, Lalu Prasad Yadav - Hindustan Times
Rashtriya Janata Dal President and former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav hit the ground in Patna with a ‘parivartan’ rally, hoping to prove his detractors wrong about his vote winning capabilities. |
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A candidacy conundrum
, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Former President - Economist
FOR five days Iran’s interior ministry opened its doors to the people, inviting presidential hopefuls to register for the election on June 14th. The fingerprints of the candidates, most of them establishment figures, were stamped on forms... |
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Changing his stripes
, Nawaz Sharif - Hindustan Times
In Lahore’s Model Town, an unlikely contingent of guests trooped into the spiffy party office from where Nawaz Sharif runs his political campaign. |
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The anti-neta neta
, Aam Aadmi Party - Hindustan Times
As the summer kicks in, people's representatives are often seen scurrying for their cool drawing rooms. A wicked theory about the daily demands for the immediate resignation of the prime minister is that most MPs desire a salubrious October election.. |
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Kumaraswamys relentless pursuit
, HD Kumaraswamy - Mail Today
AFTER a hectic campaigning for the Karnataka Assembly polls, Janata Dal ( Secular) state president H. D. Kumaraswamy seems to be in no mood to relax. For the last one- and- a- half year, he has been touring the state extensively. |
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We made small mistakes but will return to power
, Jagadish Shettar - Hindustan Times
Karnataka chief minister Jagadish Shettar was the face of the BJP's election campaign. He spoke from Hubli, his constituency. |
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The only alternative to the UPA has to be a BJP-led coalition
, Arun Jaitley - India Today
"I am quite conscious of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's popularity. The growing media interest in him is quite natural. But the issue of leadership will be decided only after wider consultation," says Leader of the Opposition in the |
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Deconstructing Nitish
, Nitish Kumar, Bihar CM - Business Standard
Let's try to figure this out: friction between Nitish Kumar and the Bharatiya Janata Party has reached breaking point, the Congress is therefore warming up to him, and Lalu Prasad and he are bitter rivals. The narrative from the past reads like this: |
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We want tradition of NDA to be followed
, Sharad Yadav, President, JD(U) - Business Standard
You say the BJP is an old friend but you have given it a deadline to name the Prime Ministerial candidate. Is there friendship left in the NDA? Why do you think friendship is not there anymore? We have a long standing alliance and we have given BJP leader |
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If LK Advani is available to be PM, it should end debate
, Yashwant Sinha - Economic Times
JD(U) wants BJP to declare its prime ministerial candidate by the year-end. You had said in January that the time has come to declare Narendra Modi as BJP's PM candidate. What would you say now, especially considering JD(U)'s reservations about hi |
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Wannabe CM calls police inefficient; says retail FDI not good for Delhiites
, Arvind Kejriwal - Economic Times
AAP accepts donations from ordinary people, pros and even businessmen as long as those donations are clean, says Kejriwal. |
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UP govt filed false hate speech case, says Varun
, Varun Gandhi - Times of India
In his first interview since Varun Gandhi became BJP's youngest-ever general secretary in BJP chief Rajnath Singh's team, the 33 year-old MP from Pilibhit talks about his politics to TOI exclusively. |
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Did Muslims vote for Modi-led BJP out of fear?
, Asifa Khan & Zafar Sareshwala - Manushi
In the 2012 Gujarat Assembly elections, 31% of Gujarati Muslims voted for Modi led BJP despite media and NGOs launching a high voltage campaign against Modi for being a “divisive” force in Indian politics. |
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We will not withdraw support; UPA themselves will hold elections in November
, Mulayam Singh Yadav, SP President - NewIndianExpress
Karunanidhi joined the government, following which one minister of his party was framed and sent to jail. He said that he would spill the beans and stated that it was not his decision (2G spectrum auction) alone; others were party to it too. Let them be a |
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Unlikely to lend support to Congress-led coalition after 2014
, Prakash Karat - Economic Times
Our experience with efforts to form a third front in the past has made us aware of the need for a policy-based alternative. Getting parties together just for elections does not constitute a front. |
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African presidential elections challenge tribal loyalty
, Agnes Gitau - PressTV
An analyst says presidential elections in Africa have challenged candidates to get past considering only their tribe and reach out to consider all communities as one nation.
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May support 3rd front or UPA, certainly not NDA
, YS Vijaya Lakshmi - Economic Times
Too much water has flowed under the bridge for a merger with Congress, but YSR Cong is open to a post-poll tie-up, says Vijaya Lakshmi, YSR's widow, in an interview with ET.
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A new Sangma rises in the east
, Mukul Manda Sangma - Times of India
It was a telling victory. While Congress, led by chief minister Mukul Manda Sangma won its largest victory ever in Meghalaya this time bagging 29 seats in an assembly of 60... |
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Rio is Nagas' new ray of hope
, Neiphiu Rio - Times of India
Harping on the "pride of Nagas", Neiphiu Rio has led Naga People's Front (NPF) to power for the third term in Nagaland. Today, the Nagas trust him more than anyone else. He is the man of the hour. |
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