26/11 prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam gets BJP ticket

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BJP has fielded 26/11 prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam as its candidate from Mumbai North Central seat, dropping two-term incumbent Poonam Mahajan from the contest. Nikam, a prominent presence on prime time TV during the trial of Ajmal Kasab as well as during the trial of the accused in the 1993 serial blasts, is expected to be a good fit...

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Indian political party
All eyes will be on Khammam when the 17 Lok Sabha seats in Telangana go to the polls on May 13. Congress has not won this seat in the past 15 years but has..
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When they were with Congress, Sharad Pawar and Balasaheb Vikhe Patil, an eight-time MP from the region, were in a tussle over controlling sugarcane cooperative..
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Referring to Owaisi’s speech in Telangana in 2013 in which he said that if police are removed for 15 minutes his community would show 100 crore Hindus what..
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Rekha Patra, who filed her nomination for the Basirhat seat Thursday — Sandeshkhali is part of the constituency — declined comment on the controversy...
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Ajmal Kasab

Pakistani militant and member of Lashkar-e-Taiba (1987–2012)
At a press conference, BJP spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Sudhanshu Trivedi cited a statement by National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah where he warned the..
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While Congress on Monday distanced itself from leader of opposition Vijay Wadettiwar’s statement that ATS chief Hemant Karkare was not killed by Ajmal Kasab..
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Vijay Wadettiwar, a Congress leader from Maharashtra, sparked a significant controversy with his remarks on the death of police official Hemant Karkare during..
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BJP has fielded 26/11 prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam as its candidate from Mumbai North Central seat, dropping two-term incumbent Poonam Mahajan from the contest....
2 weeks ago • IndiaTimes

Ujjwal Nikam, BJP's Mumbai North-Central candidate, replaced Poonam Mahajan. Diverse demographics in the area. Nikam vows focus on security, laws, Constitution....
2 weeks ago • IndiaTimes

In a surprise addition to its Lok Sabha candidates list, the BJP has now chosen Ujjwal Nikam to contest from the Mumbai North Central seat. Ujjwal Nikam, known...
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