Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday evening arrived at BJP headquarters in National Delhi to chair the Bharatiya Janata Party's Central Election Committee meeting on Jharkhand elections going to polls in two phases.
Citing smooth coordination among the alliance partners, former Maharashtra Home Minister and NCP-SP leader Anil Deshmukh said on Tuesday that the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) will wil the Maharashtra Assembly polls and will form the government.
The assembly elections in Maharashtra will be held in a single phase on November 20 and the votes will be counted on November 23, the Chief Election Commissioner, Rajiv Kumar announced on Tuesday.
The assembly elections in Jharkhand will be held in two phases on November 13 and November 20 and votes will be counted on November 23, Chief Election Commissioner, Rajiv Kumar announced on Tuesday.
The assembly elections in Maharashtra will be held in a single phase on November 20 and the votes will be counted on November 23, the Chief Election Commissioner, Rajiv Kumar announced on Tuesday.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has appointed AICC senior observers (Division-wise) and state election senior coordinators for Maharashtra, for the ensuing assembly elections in the state.
After being appointed as MLC by Maharashtra Governor, Shiv Sena leader Manisha Kayande thanked Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, all the Shiv Sena party leaders and the people of the state.
Speaking to ANI, Kumar said "The public answers questions by participating in the voting. As far as the EVMs are concerned, they are 100 per cent foolproof. If they raise questions today again, we will tell them again."
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Central Election Committee meeting will discuss the names of candidates for the Jharkhand assembly polls to take place on October 15 on Tuesday evening at the BJP National Headquarters in National Capital.
The poll body officials have called for a press conference at 3.30 pm in the Plenary Hall, Vigyan Bhawan, Delhi to make the announcement of the schedule for the assembly polls in Maharashtra and Jharkhand.