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Akhilesh to seek election to Legislative Council
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh's Chief Minister-designate Akhilesh Yadav has said he will seek an election to the state's Legislative Council instead of contesting an Assembly by-poll. With this, he will be following the footsteps of his predecessor and BSP supremo Mayawati, who had opted for the Council after becoming the Chief Minister in #Akhilesh Yadav #Mulayam Singh Yadav #NewsTracker #Samajwadi Party #Vidhan Sabha
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Parkash Singh Badal sworn in as Punjab CM
Leader of the Shiromani Akali Dal(SAD) Parkash Singh Badal has been sworn in as the Chief Minister of Punjab for a record fifth term. He will head of an 18-member cabinet, including his son Sukhbir who will continue as his deputy for the second successive term of the SAD-BJP alliance ministry. #NewsTracker #Parkash Singh Badal #Punjab #Punjab2012 #Shiromani Akali Dal #Sukhbir Singh Badal
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Spurned in Uttarakhand, Union Minister Rawat resigns
Dehradun: Union minister Harish Rawat, who lost in the race for Uttarakhand Chief Ministership, is sulking and said to have resigned from the Union government. Rawat, Minister of State for Agriculture and Parliamentary Affairs, sent his resignation to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress sources said. "We can only confirm that the resignation has #Congress #Harish Rawat #NewsTracker #Uttarakhand #Vijay Bahuguna
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The crorepati leader: Oh my, how well politics pays!
Is there a link between being rich and being elected? Well, yes and it is a strong one. Our Parliament and assemblies have turned into hubs of crorepatis. It means the not-so-rich are getting marginalised in the electoral process. Check the numbers first. * Of the 543 members in the 15th Lok #HowThisWorks #National Election Watch #Uttar Pradesh
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Goa sent a pro-stability, anti-dynasty message; when will others follow?
In the din of news and views about poll results from Uttar Pradesh, the country has missed two important messages from tiny, idyllic, touristy, laid back Goa. If only the voters act decisively, dynasties can be effectively stymied, and by giving a clear majority to one party or alliance, the #Churchill Alemao #Congress #Goa2012 #Ravi Naik
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Parkash Singh Badal to be Punjab CM on 14 March
Chandigarh: Akali stalwart Parkash Singh Badal will be sworn in as Punjab Chief Minister on 14 March for a record fifth time. All speculation over leadership was firmy put to rest on Thursday, when the Shiromani Akali Dal(SAD) unanimously elected Badal as its Legislature party leader. "I had declared it well #Elections2012 #NewsTracker #Parkash Singh Badal #Punjab #Punjab2012
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Bhatta-Parsaul debacle: Rahul entered late, left early
Bhatta-Parsaul was Rahul’s for the taking, but what went wrong? Bhatta-Parsaul – the twin villages in Western Uttar Pradesh that were at the centre of last year’s farmer agitation—was pegged as the battleground between the young prince and the reigning queen. The contest should have been a dream win for the young #Bhatta-Parsaul #Gujjar #Rahul Gandhi #Samajwadi Party #UP2012
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BJP still hopeful of forming govt in Uttarakhand
New Delhi: BJP, which has fallen short of majority in Uttarakhand and one seat behind Congress, has not lost hopes of forming a government in the state with senior party leaders from the state and the Centre making all efforts to cobble together a majority. BJP Parliamentary Board decided at its #Bharatiya Janata Party #Uttarakhand #Uttarakhand Kranti Dal #Uttarakhand2012
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Akhilesh Yadav: SP’s poster boy who won them UP
New Delhi: It was supposed to be the crowning moment for Rahul Gandhi, the heir-apparent in the ruling Congress, but he was thrashed in this week's state election results and another young man thrust into the spotlight. Akhilesh Yadav has won national acclaim by helping return his father to power as #Akhilesh Yadav #Mulayam Singh Yadav #Samajwadi Party #UP2012
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Congress, do you have any ideas for redemption?
Congress is dangerously running low on fuel. Will it last till 2014? If at all it lasts, will it have anything left to see itself through the Lok Sabha elections due by then? The assembly poll debacle is a strong warning sign of the party’s severe erosion of political capital and the #Congress #Rahul Gandhi #Sonia Gandhi #UP Elections 2012 #UP2012
