Putin set to win after 95.04 pct of ballots counted

Moscow, Mar 18 (UNI) Russia’s incumbent President Vladimir Putin is set to win the eighth presidential election with 87.32 percent of votes after 95.04 percent of ballots were counted by late Sunday, showed preliminary data from the Russian Central Election Commission (CEC). Under Russia’s presidential election regulations, a candidate who receives more than 50 percent…

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Congress leader slams BJP in Mumbai

Mumbai, Mar 17 (UNI) Lashing out at the ruling BJP, senior Congress leader and MP Rahul Gandhi said on Sunday that the current battle is not only between the BJP and the Congress, but between two ideologies. Launching INDIA bloc’s election campaign from Shivaji Park, Dadar in central Mumbai, he said, “One thinks that the…

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Modi afraid of AICC chief Mallikarjun Kharge: DK Shivakumar

Bengaluru, Mar 17 (UNI) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar asserted on Sunday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to start his parliamentary election campaign from Kalaburagi, the home district of Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, indicated Modi’s apprehension towards Kharge. Despite the past results where the Congress only secured one out of 28 seats in…

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