Elections 2022 highlights: Rahul targets BJP in his first poll rally in Gujarat
Elections 2022 highlights: Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections will be held on 4 December, whereas the Gujarat Assembly Elections will be held in two phases - on Dec 1 & 5.
Gujarat Assembly Elections: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed three public rallies in Gujarat on Monday, the third day of his visit to the state where the Assembly polls are scheduled next month. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also addressed two public rallies - at Mahuva in Surat district and in Rajkot city. This was Gandhi's second visit to Gujarat in two-and-a half-months. ...Read More
A total of 788 candidates, including 70 women, remain in the fray for the first phase of the Gujarat Assembly polls for 89 of the of the Gujarat Assembly's 182 seats on December 1. The Election Commission has so far received 1,515 nomination papers for the 93 seats that will go to polls in the second phase on December 5. The counting of votes will occur on December 8, which coincides with Himachal Pradesh's result date.
MCD Elections: Meanwhile, the BJP also held 14 roadshows across the national capital as elections for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) are just around the corner. MCD election will be held on 4 December and results will be announced on 7 December for 250 seats.
The elections for the 250-ward Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will be held on December 4 while the counting of votes will be done on December 7. There are 250 valid candidates each from BJP and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). As per information, three nominations of Congress were cancelled in MCD elections, Congress will contest only on 247 seats.
The polls to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi on December 4 are shaping up to be a two-way contest between the BJP, which currently holds the civic reins in the national capital, and the AAP, which is in power in the state.
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- Nov 21, 2022 11:41 pm IST
Gujarat poll: You gave 27 years to BJP, give us just 5 years, says Kejriwal
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal urged Gujarat's public to give his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) five years. Kejriwal said that if he is not able to fulfill promises, then the public can throw him out.
- Nov 21, 2022 10:40 pm IST
Amit Shah meets Rivaba Jadeja, Ravindra Jadeja in Jamnagar ahead of polls
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday met Rivaba Jadeja, a BJP candidate from Jamnagar (North) constituency, along with her husband and India star cricketer Ravindra Jadeja at the airport in Gujarat's Jamnagar.
The Bharatiya Janata Party-backed Rivaba Jadeja has made the Jamnagar (North) constituency among the highly discussed seats in the upcoming Assembly elections in the state.
- Nov 21, 2022 07:42 pm IST
"I have no aukat, let's discuss Gujarat's...": PM Modi dares Congress to a face-off
As the campaigning in Gujarat gains momentum, Prime Minister Narendra Modi challenged Congress to "a face-off" on the issue of development rather than discussing "aukat". "They talked about showing me my 'aukat'...called me many names...I have no 'aukat'," PM Modi said referring to the Congress leaders' criticism of him. Also read
- Nov 21, 2022 04:24 pm IST
Rahul targets BJP in his first poll rally in Gujarat
“Adivasis are the first owners of India but BJP calls them 'vanvasis' whose land can be snatched by BJP &given to 2-3 industrialists. They don't want Adivasis to live in cities, get access to education, health&employment,” Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said while addressing a rally in poll-bound Gujarat.
- Nov 21, 2022 03:27 pm IST
Modi to distribute nearly 71k appointment letters under Rozgar Mela at 45 places
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will distribute about 71,000 appointment letters to newly inducted recruits on November 22 under Rozgar Mela organised across India at 45 places: Ministry of Personnel
- Nov 21, 2022 01:18 pm IST
Kharge to campaign for the Gujarat polls on Nov 26, 27
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge will campaign for the Gujarat Elections 2022 on 26-27 November.
- Nov 21, 2022 11:57 am IST
Gujarat polls: Shah to hold four rallies
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will hold four public meetings in Dwarka, Somnath, Junagadh and Kutchh districts of the state on Monday ahead of the Gujarat assembly elections slated next month.
- Nov 21, 2022 11:14 am IST
MCD polls: Sisodia launches AAP's 'Kejriwal ki Sarkar, Kejriwal ka Parshad' campaign
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday said the saffron party has "no vision" for the civic body as he announced a new campaign for his party to "alert voters" to choose the Aam Aadmi Party in the MCD polls.
The BJP has done nothing in the past 15 years in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and has no vision for the next five years as well, he told reporters.
"But, we gave a vision to fix civic problems. The AAP is going to win this polls. So, if you want work to be done in your ward, pick an AAP councillor as if a BJP councillor will be there in your ward that person will try to obstruct work since the AAP will be in power in MCD," Sisodia claimed.
- Nov 21, 2022 10:39 am IST
MCD polls: EC processes nearly 4,500 applications seeking permission to conduct roadshows, rallies
The State Election Commission (SEC) has processed nearly 4,500 applications from various political parties seeking permission to conduct events like roadshows and rallies for the December 4 MCD polls, an official statement said on Sunday.
As many as 1,349 candidates are in the fray for the polls to 250 wards of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), the SEC said.
- Nov 21, 2022 10:14 am IST
Gujarat Elections: Rahul Gandhi to address 2 public rallies in poll-bound state
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will address two public rallies in Gujarat on Monday as part of the campaign for party candidates for the upcoming Assembly polls in the Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled state.
- Nov 21, 2022 10:00 am IST
Gujarat Elections: PM Modi to address three rallies
PM Modi will address rallies organised as part of the BJP's campaigning at Dhrangadhra in Surendranagar district, Jambusar in Bharuch district and Navsari city, as per the schedule shared by the party.