Congress MP and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday appealed to the voters of Jammu and Kashmir to vote in large numbers after the polling for second phase began in the territory.
As the second phase of polling commences in Jammu and Kashmir, people in several parts of the territory were seen waiting in the long queues, waiting for their turn to cast vote.
Amit Shah also chaired a meeting of Mahayuti leaders in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar ahead of the Maharashtra assembly elections, which are likely to held later this year.
Ahead of the second phase of assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir on September 25, the polling parties of Srinagar collected their electronic voting machines (EVMS) and dispatched for their respective polling stations on Tuesday.
As Jammu and Kashmir will undergo the second phase of assembly polls on September 25, the security has been tightened in the Rajouri district of the territory.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami highlighted the achievements of the BJP government at the Centre in the past 10 years at an election rally in Haryana's Panchkula in the run-up to the assembly elections.
To review the poll preparedness of forthcoming Haryana legislative assembly elections, a team of senior officers from the Election Commission of India held a meeting with senior police officials of the Haryana Police in Chandigarh.
BJP and Congress leaders continued to exchange barbs in the electioneering for Haryana assembly polls, with AAP party leader Arvind Kejriwal also stating that no government will be formed in the state without his party's support.
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Tejasvi Surya on Monday expressed confidence that his party will win the Jammu and Kashmir assembly election with a full majority and form the government.
Responding to Rahul Gandhi's rally in Poonch on Monday, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said that the BJP-led government had promised to restore statehood to Jammu and Kashmir and said the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha will take credit by saying it was he who put the pressure.
While Congress' manifesto for the Assembly election is silent on the Article 370, its bigger alliance partner NC promised in its manifesto restoration of Article 370 .
Addressing the gathering, the Chief Minister said, "I have come here today to seek support from the women power of Haryana. The Chief Minister said that the way the immense crowd of people gathered at the rally makes it clear that the Bharatiya Janata Party will win with a huge majority i