EXCLUSIVE: Congress finalises 4 tickets for #Jharkhand :
Health minister Banna Gupta from Ranchi, INTUC chief KN Tripathi from Chatra,
Dipika Pandey Singh MLA from Godda & #AnupamaSingh from Dhanbad. Ally Lalu Prasad Yadav wants #ArunSingh fielded from Chatra. Cong considering request.

EXCLUSIVE: Cong forces reluctant Deepender S Hooda to contest from Rohtak. Kumari Selja to take on ex-Haryana Congress chief Ashok Tanwar (Modi Ka Parivar) in Sirsa. Varun Chaudhry to fight from Ambala & Brijendra Singh from Hissar
Bhupesh Baghel tries to force Election Commission of India into paper ballot poll.

YOU READ IT IN ⁦The New Indian Express⁩: ⁦Lalu Prasad Yadav⁩ told Bihar don Ashok Mahto that he’ll give LS ticket to his wife if he finds one before nomination day. Mahto raced against time & found one. Anita was yest’day named RJD candidate from Munger
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Lalu sends Bihar don on a wife hunt. Akhilesh-Azam tale of betrayal lands both in trouble. Read the weekly column #PowerGames in The New Indian Express for these & other interesting tales from corridors of power.
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A Rs 4 crore school that provides free education, a crematorium and a 'namghar' bear testimony to Protap Saikia’s generosity. This Assam man’s personal tragedy only made his heart bigger and warmer The New Indian Express TheMorningStandard Mann Ki Baat Updates मन की बात अपडेट्स

Congress leader Sachin Pilot took a range of questions -- from the exodus of leaders from his party to the preparations for the current Lok Sabha elections -- at the 16th edition of The New Indian Express's #DelhiDialogue .

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The @INC leader ⁦Sachin Pilot⁩ said at The New Indian Express⁩’ #DelhiDialogues that LS elections’ll throw up surprising results. He said he’s travelled across country & sensed a mood for change; said biggest surprise’ll come from Hindi heartland where Cong’ll beat BJP.

BJP enters into seat-sharing arrangements with allies in Northeast, will contest LS polls as team NDA The New Indian Express TheMorningStandard

BJP wins 10 Assembly seats uncontested in Arunachal Assembly polls The New Indian Express TheMorningStandard santwanabhattacharya Shahid Faridi

EXCLUSIVE: ⁦Congress⁩ to field Sandeep Dikshit⁩ from Chandni Chowk, ⁦Jai Prakash Agarwal⁩ from North-East Delhi & ⁦Dr. Udit Raj⁩ from North-West. ⁦⁦In a twist, AAP which was born fighting against Sheila Dikshit will now support her son
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ITLF says nobody from Kuki-Zo community should contest Lok Sabha polls. The decision was taken by ITLF Presidential Council in consultation with constituent member tribes. Kuki-Zo tribals are, however, free to vote The New Indian Express TheMorningStandard santwanabhattacharya Shahid Faridi

PM ⁦⁦⁦Narendra Modi⁩ is looking closely at candidate selection. He pulled up MP CM for wrong reco & asked him to take more interest in CM’s job. He told Goa BJP chief to resign from RS & fight if he can’t find a woman to contest from South Goa.
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How have you fallen from heaven,
O star of the morning,
Sun of the dawn.
⁦⁦Arvind Kejriwal⁩, who emerged from a campaign against corruption has been arrested on charges of corruption. Click the link below to read his dramatic transformation.

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Former Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora today interacted with ⁦The New Indian Express⁩ editorial staff in our #DelhiDialogues . He spoke candidly about poll funding, electoral bonds, level playing field in polls, integrity of EVMs, etc. Excerpts of discussion’ll be out soon

YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: ⁦The New Indian Express⁩ was the first media outlet to inform you that the ⁦Arvind Kejriwal⁩ govt’s new excise policy was a scam and CBI probe into it was inevitable.
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YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: The New Indian Express⁩ was first to catch the scent of scam in Delhi Govt’s new liquor policy. ⁩We did an exclusive report on June 22, 2022 on impending CBI probe. CM Arvind Kejriwal was arrested today in the case. DyCM & RS member are already in jail.

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Was the first to inform you that ⁦युवा बिहारी चिराग पासवान⁩ was driving a hard bargain with ⁦BJP⁩ by demanding 5 parliament seats in Bihar. The alliance was finalised y’day & Chirag got 5 seats.
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BJP is desperately looking for candidates in Haryana. Its best efforts to persuade filmstar Randeep Hooda to contest from Rohtak’ve failed. Manohar Lal (मोदी का परिवार) Biplab Kumar Deb (MODI Ka Parivar), Dr.Sudha Yadav (Modi Ka Parivar) spoke to Randeep & his parents multiple times but he’s said no to politics
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Bulls Eye: ⁦The New Indian Express⁩ informed you on March 11, that Bihar CM ⁦Nitish Kumar⁩ will expand his ministry soon after return from UK on March 13. Kumar inducted 21 new ministers on Mar 15, two days after his return, ending 47-day standoff over simultaneous polls.

Three-phase LS polls in Assam on April 19, April 26 and May 7 The New Indian Express TheMorningStandard santwanabhattacharya Shahid Faridi