Rahul Gandhi holds meeting with P Chidambaram and KC Venugopal on Goa Assembly elections, say sources
(DHNS)
State govt violating model code: Rawat
Opposition Congress on Monday accused the Uttarakhand government of violating the model code of conduct and urged the Election Commission ofIndiato act against it.
"The state government has made appointments in different departments including excise, education and health showing utter disregard for the model code of conduct which came into force with the announcement of poll dates," Congress campaign head Harish Rawat said at a press conference. (PTI)
BJP, Congress locked in close battle in Manipur
The BJP and the Congress are locked in a close battle in Manipur, as they are projected to poll 36 per cent and 33 per cent votes in the upcoming Assembly elections, respectively, as per the ABP-CVOTER Battle for the States survey
The 60-member Manipur Assembly will go to the polls in two phases on February 27 and March 3, while the counting of votes will be taken up on March 10.
The sample size for the survey was 2,100 across 60 Assembly seats in the state.
The BJP has led over the Congress consistently, albeit with a wafer-thin margin. The trend observed so far seems to be crystallising and the BJP's edge has withered over the Congress from the previous round of tracker. (IANS)
BJP to deploy an IT expert in each Uttarakhand Assembly constituency for expediting party meetings, virtual rallies ahead of polls. (ANI)
Captain Amarinder Singh's Punjab Lok Congress party gets hockey stick and ball as the election symbol. (ANI)
Sonu Sood's sister joins Congress ahead of Punjab polls
Haven't decided on joining BJP, says Independent Goan MLA Govind Gaude
I will make a decision regarding joining any party after consulting with my supporters tonight: Govind Gaude, Goa Minister and Independent MLA
(ANI)
Stop 'musical chair' of power going on between Congress and BJP for two decades. Give AAP a chance to implement the Delhi model of development in Uttarakhand, says Manish Sisodia
We will follow all the guidelines issued by the Election Commission. We are fully prepared and fully confident of winning this election: Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami
(ANI)
Ahead of polls, PM Modi sends 100 pairs of jute footwear for workers at Kashi Vishwanath Dham
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sent 100 pairs of jute footwear, for those working at Kashi Vishwanath Dham after coming to know that most of them perform their duties barefoot as it is forbidden to wear leather or rubber footwear in temple premises, government sources said on Monday.
Battle for UP: Aspirants apprehensive of virtual campaigning
After initially welcoming the Covid protocols announced by the Election Commission of India (ECI) in campaigning, political leaders are now developing cold feet on the issue.
Goa Elections 2022: Congress will perform well, TMC may flop, say observers
With just over a month to go for Assembly elections in Goa, political observers feel the Congress may upset BJP’s plans for retaining power in the coastal state, but appear less enthused about Trinamool Congress, whose entry has added colour to the poll campaign.
Cong CEC to meet to finalise tickets for state polls
Except in Goa, the Congress party has not announced any list of candidates in the states going for polls. The Congress Central Election Committee is scheduled to meet on Monday to finalise tickets for phase 1 elections in UP and the first list for Punjab, Manipur and Uttarakhand.
The Congress meeting will be held virtually in wake of Covid situation. The party's screening committees for states have filtered the names of the probable candidates which have been sent to the central panel.
The Congress in Uttarakhand has more or less decided to give one ticket per family which has been an issue of conflict as some leaders want ticket for their kin, but sources say that this criteria may be waived for winnable candidates.
In UP, the party has decided to give 40 per cent ticket to women and the party is likely to release the first list with the same quota to keep the momentum going.
Goa Minister resigns, says party sidelining small workers
Ports Minister in the Bharatiya Janata Party-led coalition government in Goa, Michael Lobo, resigned from the cabinet and as a legislator on Monday, with the Assembly polls just about a month ahead.
Samajwadi Party alleges BJP minister inaugurated incomplete bridge to 'fool voters'
The Samajwadi Party has alleged that Uttar Pradesh Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna inaugurated an incomplete bridge on the Garra river here just to take credit and befool people ahead of assembly polls.
Battle for UP: First phase in UP is challenge for BJP, hope for SP
There is a battle for the BJP in western Uttar Pradesh, hope for the Samajwadi Party and revival for the Rashtriya Lok Dal in the region that goes to polls in the first phase on February 10.
The region, considered one of the most politically sensitive, surcharged and highly polarised areas, especially after the farmers' agitation, will set the tone for elections in the remaining six phases in Uttar Pradesh.
Elections will be held in the 94 Assembly segments in 11 districts of west Uttar Pradesh namely, Shamli, Meerut, Hapur, Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Agra, Gautam Buddha Nagar and Mathura, on February 10.
In the 2017 Assembly elections, BJP had received a decisive mandate in the region and carried that momentum further to other parts of the state.
Digvijaya Singh flags Yogi's 80%-20% comment
Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Monday flagged Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's speech stating '80 per cent, 20 per cent' and alleged that it was a violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC).
Singh was reacting to a tweet by former Home Secretary Sanjeev Gupta, who in turn was reacting to Adityanath's comment aired by a TV channel that "UP elections will be about '80 per cent vs 20 per cent'" by tweeting how this is violation of the very first point mentioned in the MCC by Election Commission.
Elections to the Uttar Pradesh Assembly are to be held in seven phases and notification for the first phase is to be issued on January 14 for polling on February 10. It was, however, not clear in the clip aired by the TV channel as to where and in which context Adityanath was speaking.
Nearly 9K cops, 34 companies of CAPF to secure Noida during UP polls
Nearly 9,000 personnel of the Uttar Pradesh Police and home guards, along with 34 companies of paramilitary troops, will be deployed across Gautam Buddh Nagar for assembly elections, Police Commissioner Alok Singh said Saturday.
Elections to the three assembly constituencies of Noida, Dadri and Jewar in Gautam Buddh Nagar in western Uttar Pradesh are scheduled on February 10 during the first phase of polling in the state.
Singh said security assessment in the district has been completed as joint teams of the state government, police and other departments have toured polling stations sites and studied their criticality and vulnerability.
"A security plan for the whole district has been prepared, keeping every aspect in mind and in compliance of criteria set by the Election Commission," Singh, flanked by District Magistrate Suhas L Yathiraj and Joint Police Commissioner Love Kumar, said.
Editorial | State polls hold national importance
The country has moved into the poll mode with the announcement by the Election Commission (ECI) of the schedule for assembly elections in five states. The states going to the polls are Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur.
EC must curb rising misuse of religion in politics during polls: Mayawati
Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Sunday expressed concern over the "increasing" use of religion in politics during elections and said the Election Commission must curb this “worrying” trend.
UP Elections: Will Priyanka's `women card' fetch votes?
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra may have succeeded in creating ripples in the political circles in Uttar Pradesh ahead of the assembly elections in the state through her women outreach events and promises of sops for women but the question still remains whether it will fetch enough votes for the Congress to make its presence felt in the electoral arena in the state.
Congress declares second list of candidates for Goa polls
CAIT urges ECI to introduce 'e-voting'
The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Sunday wrote to the Election Commission of India suggesting an introduction of e-voting mechanism for citizens to cast their votes.
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