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New Delhi, Dec 11: Amid speculation of Delhi facing re-election as no party came forward to form a government, the Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday said it was ready for re-poll and this time, it would be a contest between itself and the BJP. “We are ready for it (re-election). At present, we will neither take, nor extend support to either the BJP or the Congress to form the government. But unlike this

New Delhi, Dec 10: Stung by Aam Aadmi Party's spectacular performance in Delhi Assembly polls, Government today said it was serious about passing the anti-corruption measure Jan Lokpal Bill in the current session of Parliament. Minister of State for Personnel V Narayanasamy, who has piloted the bill in the Rajya Sabha, blamed opposition for not allowing to run the House where the bill could be

New Delhi, Dec 10: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) member Prashant Bhushan Tuesday said the AAP will neither take support nor extend support to either the Congress or the BJP. "People have supported us so that we can create and maintain an alternative government in the country, and in Delhi. Hence we cannot support parties like BJP and Congress, because AAP was created as an alternative to these two parties

New Delhi, Dec 10: Even as the stalemate over government formation continues in Delhi, Aam Aadmi Party leader Prashant Bhushan has said his party may consider extending issue-based support to the BJP, which has emerged as the single largest party with 31 seats in the 70-member Assembly. In an interview to NDTV, Mr. Bhushan said: “If the BJP gives us in writing that it will pass the Jan Lokpal Bill

New Delhi, Dec 9: Riding high on its success in the Delhi Assembly elections, the Aam Aadmi Party has made it clear that it will not go for a coalition and is ready for re-election. AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal said that his party does not believe in coalition politics. "We will not give support to either the Congress or the BJP. We will form the government only when we have the numbers, we don't

Aizawl, Dec 9: The ruling Congress seems set to retain power for the second consecutive term in Mizoram Monday. By 1 p.m., the party won ten seats and was surging ahead in nine constituencies in the vote count for the 40-member assembly. According to Election Department officials, Congress candidates have either won or were leading in 20 seats while the opposition Mizo National Front (MNF) won one

Ghaziabad, Dec 9: A day after creating history in Delhi's election, Aam Aadmi Party on Monday maintained that it will not stake claim to form government and will play the role of a constructive opposition. The party also said that it was the responsibility of the BJP, which is the single largest party, to form the government. After a meeting of top party leaders at party chief Arvind Kejriwal's

New Delhi, Dec 8: Newcomer Aam Admi Party today made a stunning debut in electoral politics by winning or leading in 27 of the 70 Assembly seats in Delhi and stopping BJP short of a majority in an election that toppled the three-time Congress Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. Following the trends that showed that Congress was facing a rout in the assembly, Dikshit conceded defeat sending her

New Delhi, Dec 8: The results of the Assembly elections to four key heartland States — Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Delhi — to be announced on Sunday will set the stage for the 2014 general election. BJP leaders, cheered by exit polls predicting the party winning three of the four States and emerging as the single largest party in Delhi, are nevertheless keeping their fingers

New Delhi, Dec 7: An estimated 83 million votes polled in four states will be counted Sunday, with the results of the keenly fought elections tipped to cast a shadow on Lok Sabha polls due next year. Exit polls Wednesday at the end of the staggered voting indicate the BJP could retain Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, which it has governed since 2003, and snatch Rajasthan from the Congress. Fingers