Ahead of the by-elections for seven assembly seats in Rajasthan, former Congress local leader from Khinwsar assembly constituency, Durg Singh Chauhan joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of party's state president Madan Rathore and CM Bhajan Lal Sharma.
As the bypolls to nine assembly constituencies in Nuttar Pradesh draw nearer, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief and MP Akhilesh Yadav on Friday asserted that his party's candidate Tej Pratap Yadav will emerge victorious from Karhal assembly constituency and said that there will be a historic resul
The move came a day after SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal failed to get any temporary relief from the Akal Takht, which declared him 'tankhaiya' (guilty of religious misconduct).
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday approved the candidature of Yasir Ahmed Khan Pathan as the Congress candidate from the Shiggaon Constituency for the upcoming Legislative Assembly bypolls in Karnataka.
The Congress party announced on Thursday that it has decided to not field candidates in the nine Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh where bypolls are being held, said Congress in-charge Avinash Pandey on Thursday.
The total number of candidates who have filed nominations in UP has now reached 13. Nominations will continue to be accepted for the by-elections of the 9 assembly seats in UP until October 25.
Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal on Thursday expressed confidence in the victory of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra from the Wayanad in the assembly bypolls saying that the people of the constituency are eager to elect her as their voice in the Parliament.