"Corruption" and the price of paddy have emerged as key issues in the polls, with the BJP targeting the Congress government led by Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on alleged scams and the "hawala money funding" related to the Mahadev gaming app.
According to the list, Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) chief Revanth Reddy is to contest against Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao from Kamareddy. Revanth Reddy will contest from two seats: Kodangal and Kamareddy.
Amid souring ties with the Congress over the breakdown in seat-sharing talks for Madhya Pradesh, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday said the ongoing bicycle rally, titled the 'Samajwadi PDA Yatra', will add for strength to the Opposition bloc -- INDIA.
Kanker Collector Priyanka Shukla said, "This time tight security arrangements have been made in the most Naxal-affected areas, while some polling centres will also be monitored with drones."
Prithipal Singh has been fielded from the Karanpur Legislative Assembly seat. AAP has fielded Pappu Qureshi from the Hawa Mahal Legislative Assembly seat.
The Enforcement Directorate on Friday claimed they had intercepted a cash courier Asim Das who was sent from the UAE to deliver a large amount of cash for electioneering expenses of the ruling Congress party.
After securing a BJP ticket to seek a fresh term in the Assembly from the Jhalrapatan constituency, Rajasthan's former chief minister Vasundhara Raje filed her nomination in the Jhalawar district on Saturday.
Amid the Opposition's push for caste census and bid to bring it to the front and centre of the national political discourse ahead of the upcoming assembly elections in five states, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the BJP never opposed such an exercise and will take a call on