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MCD polls: Seven nominations received till Thursday

Poll authorities on Thursday received five nominations from independent candidates for the MCD elections, taking the number of nominations to seven so far, a senior official said.

Out of these seven nominations, five have been filed by men and two by women, all as independents, the official said.

One nomination was received for ward Rohini C on Wednesday and one on Monday.(PTI)

Gujarat: MLA dropped from BJP list says he will contest as independent if workers want

Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) six-term MLA Madhu Shrivastav who was not given ticket for the coming Gujarat Assembly elections said on Thursday that he will contest as an independent if his supporters wished so.

After the BJP announced its list of candidates for 160 out of 182 seats, Shrivastav's supporters gathered in his constituency Waghodia and protested.(PTI)

Double-engine government necessary for development of Himachal: Anurag Thakur

Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday said a "double-engine" government is necessary in Himachal Pradesh to ensure faster development of the hill state.

Addressing rallies on the last day of campaigning for the November 12 Assembly polls, Thakur said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) governments at the Centre and in Himachal Pradesh have ensured all-round development of the state.(PTI)

Gujarat BJP chief says candidate list shows 'generational shift'; claims AAP's entry will help party

The BJP has heralded a "generational shift" in its Gujarat unit with the party dropping more three dozen of its sitting MLAs and several veteran leaders bowing out of the upcoming electoral contest, its state unit president C R Patil said on Thursday.

Patil claimed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was nowhere to be seen on the ground and, at best, will corner some votes of other parties, eventually helping the BJP.(PTI)

Kharge channels JFK, says 'ask what you can do for your country'

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, speaking at Maharashtra as part of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, referred to former American President John F Kennedy to get the message across to Indians that they should be asking what they can do for the country.

Rich getting richer, and poor poorer under BJP rule: Kharge

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said that the BJP government is selling everything they set their eyes on, undoing all that the grand old party achieved over the years.

He also slammed the saffron party saying that the rich get richer and the poor get poorer under the BJP tenure.

Siddaramaiah questions PM on 'rampant corruption' in Karnataka

Harping on the '40 per cent commission government' barb, senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Thursday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s silence on the 'maladministration' in Karnataka. Ahead of Modi’s state visit on Friday, the former CM in an open letter targeted the BJP ministers calling a few of them ‘kingpins’ involved in scams.

The opposition leader in the Karnataka assembly also accused the PM of inaction over the written complaint from the victims of 40 per cent commission government in the state.(PTI)

Difficult to find scam under BJP rule, difficult to count scams under Cong rule: Shah in Himachal rally

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said the BJP, if voted to power in Himachal Pradesh, will soon roll out the Uniform Civil Code as he made light of "10 guarantees" promised by rival Congress, saying people trust in the guarantees of those with reputation while the opposition party has none.(PTI)

Bharat Jodo Yatra: Kharge, Rahul address public meeting in Maharashtra

Congress to win unilaterally in Himachal Pradesh elections: Gehlot

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday exuded confidence that the Congress would win unilaterally in the upcoming Himachal Pradesh assembly elections.

He also said there is a good atmosphere in favour of the Congress in Gujarat where a fierce anti-incumbency wave is being seen against the current BJP government.(PTI)

Why were govt funds used for Kempegowda's statue, asks Karnataka Congress chief

President of Karnataka Congress D K Shivakumar on Thursday questioned as to why government funds were used to install a 108-feet statue of Bengaluru founder Nadaprabhu Kempegowda at the international airport here. The statue is to be unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 11.(PTI)

ED 'political weapon' of Modi, Shah to target political opponents: Jairam Ramesh

Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Thursday claimed Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut's bail order indicated that the Enforcement Directorate was a "political weapon" in the hands of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

A special court in Mumbai on Wednesday granted bail to Rajya Sabha member Raut in a money laundering case related to the Patra Chawl redevelopment project, saying his arrest was “illegal” and a "witch-hunt”.(PTI)

Himachal Pradesh is under debt of Rs 70,000 crore. There're 30 lakh young people out of whom 15 lakh are unemployed while govt posts lie vacant in state. This govt has snatched jobs & increased inflation: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

Could you believe AIIMS will be set up in Bilaspur, says BJP chief J P Nadda in rally

Congress only makes false promises, distributes false guarantees, but BJP did the work of sending free gas cylinders to Himachal Pradesh: Amit Shah

Congress ruled for four generations but did not fulfill demand of One Rank One Pension. When you made Modi ji the Prime Minister in 2014, he brought it in 2015: Amit Shah

Modi and Jai Ram Thakur have left no stone unturned in development of Himachal, says Amit Shah

Amit Shah address poll rally in Himachal Pradesh

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra led spirited campaign in Himachal Pradesh, I am confident Congress will win polls: Anand Sharma - PTI

Both BJP, Cong 'culpable' for not assessing implications of new pension scheme in Himachal: Anand Sharma - PTI

Congress' campaign planning for Himachal Pradesh polls could have been 'much better' with utilisation of senior leaders: Anand Sharma - PTI

My arrest was political, such 'vendetta politics' never seen earlier: Sanjay Raut

A day after his release from jail in a money laundering case, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Thursday claimed his arrest was political and that such kind of “vendetta politics” was not seen in the country earlier. - PTI.

'Shinde govt has done good,' says Sanjay Raut after getting bail

Gujarat Polls: BJP fields Bhupendra Patel from Ghatlodia, Kantilal Amratiya from Morbi

Incumbent CM Bhupendra Patel will contest from Ghatlodia, which he won in the 2017 polls. Meanwhile,Gujarat Home minister Harsh Sanghavi will contest elections from Majura constituency.

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Kantilal Amratiya to contest from Morbi Assembly seat, earlier held by Brijesh Merja, a Congress turncoat

Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel to contest election from Ghatlodiya constituency

BJP announces first list of candidates for Gujarat polls

Congress to hold 'Vijay Ashirwaad' rallies in Himachal Pradesh on last day of campaigning

The Congress will hold "Vijay Ashirwaad" rallies in all 68 Assembly segments of Himachal Pradesh on the last day of campaigning on Thursday, party leaders said.

Party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will address a public meeting on Sirmour and take part in door-to-door campaigning in the state capital.

Congress candidates in each constituency will start their rally by paying obeisance at local temples and seeking the blessings of local deities.

Party leaders said all Congress candidates will hold such rallies in all assembly segments and star campaigners will also participate. - PTI.

Delhi BJP chief releases party's manifesto for MCD elections

In past 1 year, 7 MLAs quit BJP-led ruling Tripura alliance

Exodus of at least seven MLAs in the past one year has become a worry for the ruling BJP-IPFT alliance in poll-bound Tripura amid growing calls for unity of the Opposition parties.

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Bharat Jodo Yatra resumes from Nanded in Maharashtra

BJP’s stronghold Saurashtra is enraged over Morbi

Two minor boys are led to the riverbed by a group of women. They look at the cables and nets still hanging, which were once part of the bridge, Julto Pul, they had thronged on a Sunday outing, for a bit of adventure and a lot of selfies. Below the hanging cables is the river, Machchhu, which was drained of water during the search for missing persons.

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CEC meet: BJP may drop 18% legislators for Gujarat poll

Some of Gujarat’s key ministers as well as senior leaders, including former chief minister Vijay Rupani and former deputy chief minister Nitin Patel, announced that they will not contest the upcoming assembly elections in Gujarat on a day when the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Central Election Committee convened a meeting to decide the names of candidates.

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