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Kaushik, who hails from the OBC Kurmi community, had served as Speaker of the state Assembly during the Raman Singh government's second term from 2008 to 2013.
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Around 32 out of the 90 newly elected MLAs have declared their education qualification to be ‘graduate’ or above while one has declared as being ‘literate’
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Aditanath’s winning percentage was slightly better at 39.13 percent as compared to Modi’s 28.75 percent
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Live updates of the swearing-in ceremonies of the three Congress CM-designates in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan
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Congress President Rahul Gandhi and former prime minister Manmohan Singh are expected to attend all three ceremonies along with a host of opposition leaders
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The announcement came five days after the assembly election results for the state were declared
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Live updates of the 2018 Chhattisgarh Assembly election result. Congress is hoping to oust CM Raman Singh-led BJP government in the state
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The Congress now faces a mammoth task of fulfilling its promise to write off loans within 20 days of forming the government. More than 70 percent of the population in these three states lives in rural areas and is dependent on agriculture for their livelihood.
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This is the third round of discussion that the Congress chief is holding before selecting the chief minister for Chhattisgarh.
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The Congress, in the recently concluded election, ended the BJP's 15-year rule in the state.
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Although the BJP had fielded 14 candidates belonging to the community, all of them, barring one, bit the dust.
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Congress President Rahul Gandhi might be ready to take on the Amit Shah-led BJP, but he is yet to smoothly navigate Congress’ internal dynamics
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Earlier in the day, Rahul Gandhi held talks with the party's central observers in the states, who gave him inputs on the views of the newly-elected legislators in the three states.
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Data revealed by Twitter shows that four lakh tweets were posted on the counting day alone.
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The 2013 Assembly had six MLAs between the ages of 25-40 as opposed to the newly-elected Assembly, which has over 16 legislators in that age group
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The results assume significance as they come less than four months before the general elections get underway
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The cooperative department's deputy secretary P S Sarpraaj in a letter asked authorities concerned on Wednesday to submit farm loan details of farmers at the earliest.
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It said along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah, throats of even their party workers had turned hoarse while calling for a "Congress-free" country and condolences were being offered everyday to the nation's oldest party.
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Gandhi met the party's observers -- K C Venugopal for Rajasthan and A K Antony for Madhya Pradesh early morning along with the state unit in-charges and later met the contenders.
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Despite the anti-incumbency, the BJP's vote share in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan was almost equal to the Congress, which emerged victorious, he said.
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Although the administration has begun the process of furnishing the required details for the farm loan waiver, the final decision will be taken by the new government, officials have said
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Using an internal messaging platform for the party workers, Gandhi sent out to them a pre-recorded audio message seeking their feedback for selection of the chief minister in their respective states, the sources said.
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Experts believe that the Janta Congress Chhattisgarh (JCC) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) alliance damaged more than it benefited BJP's prospects
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A good number of jokes are also targetted at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who had campaigned extensively for the BJP during the elections.
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