Who’s who? Identical names cause election chaos in Maharashtra | Mumbai News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Several candidates with identical names are running in key constituencies in Maharashtra, creating challenges for voters and political parties. In the Tasgaon-Kavathe Mahakal constituency of Sangli district, Rohit Raosaheb Patil, the son of former NCP leader R R Patil, is competing against Sanjay Kaka Patil of the Ajit Pawar-led NCP. Additionally, three independent…

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Kashmir politics shifts course, ex-members of banned Jamaat hold poll rally | India News – Times of India

SRINAGAR: Thousands gathered Sunday at an election rally organised by former members of the banned Jamaat-e-Islami in Budgam in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, where they pledged support for welfare measures by any future govt and called for the release of political prisoners.“Earlier, nobody talked to us. Now institutions have approached us, and people also talk…

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