Pre-poll survey: BJP sweeps Madhya Pradesh, may win 148-160 seats

Madhya Pradesh is witnessing a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wave and is all set to vote in the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government for the third consecutive term according to a pre-poll survey conducted by Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) for CNN-IBN and The Week. The survey, which interviewed 2,870 persons between October 13 and 20 in 140 locations in 35 constituencies, reveals that the BJP has gained in strength in the past five years with the electorate giving a thumbs up to...

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Pre-poll survey: BJP win 61-71 seats in Chhattisgarh

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has strengthened its stranglehold over Chhattisgarh and pushed the Congress out of the power game. The party is on an upswing and will win 61-71 seats in the 91-member Assembly, pushing the Congress to a distant second with only 16-24 seats, according to the pre-poll survey conducted by Center for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) for CNN-IBN and The Week. The survey shows that the Congress is a big loser as the party had won 38 seats in the 2008...

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Harsh Vardhan named BJP's CM candidate for Delhi

Ending uncertainty, the BJP on Wednesday (Oct 23) named Harsh Vardhan as the party's Chief Ministerial candidate for the December 4 Delhi Assembly elections despite opposition by city unit chief Vijay Goel who had staked claim for the post.  The decision was taken at a meeting of party's Parliamentary Board New Delhi.  Party president Rajnath Singh made the announcement at press conference and said the decision was unanimous and that Goel also consented to it.  Singh...

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POST YOUR IDEAS FOR BJP MANIFESTO 2014

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) launched a website today, inviting suggestions from voters for its election manifesto for the 2014 Lok Sabha poll. Senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi, who heads the party's manifesto committee, said the website will help the party connect with its voters. "A Manifesto should reflect the aspirations of the masses, especially those of Young India; it should address concerns of the people and it should redefine the way India is governed at the moment....

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