Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav resigned as an MLA from the Uttar Pradesh's Karhal assembly seat on Wednesday after deciding to continue as the MP for the Kannauj Lok Sabha constituency, which he won in the recent Lok Sabha elections. Party's veteran leader Awadhesh Prasad also
Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav said on Tuesday that he will have to leave one of the two seats he holds, and will be resigning from Uttar Pradesh's Karhal Assembly seat.
The Congress party has ramped up its activities in preparation for the upcoming bye-election for the Jalandhar West Assembly seat, scheduled for July 10. In light of this, a meeting has been convened today to discuss the election strategy.
After BJP won 20 Lok Sabha seats and the 78 Legislative Assembly seats in Odisha, state BJP President Manmohan Samal said that the people of Odisha have rejected the corrupt BJD government.
He said that the BJP will also win the byelection in the Karnal assembly seat, from where Saini himself is contesting. Former CM Manohar Lal Khattar has vacated the seat for him while Khattar is contesting from the Karnal Lok Sabha constituency this time.
On Monday morning, voting began across 35 Assembly seats and 5 Lok Sabha constituencies amid tight security and arrangements. Bharatiya Janata Party MLA candidate from Rourkela Assembly Constituency, Dilip Ray, cast the first vote at the Sundargarh booth in Rourkela district of Odisha.
Talking to ANI on Saturday, Tirkey said, "The election campaigning has ended, and we got a very positive response from the people for BJD and our CM, Naveen Patnaik. Everyone wants Naveen Patnaik to become the Chief Minister for the sixth time. Ever since BJD has been contesting, we have won
While Saini is contesting the bypoll from Karnal, the assembly seat that Khattar vacated for him, Khattar will be contesting from the Karnal Lok Sabha constituency this time.
Former minister and TDP alliance parties candidate of Bhimili Assembly Ganta Srinivasa Rao said that the alliance is going to create history by winning 160 assembly seats in the entire state.
The five-time MLA from Mokama Assembly seat was admitted to the IGIMS Hospital in Patna for treatment. His wife, Neelam Devi, is currently an MLA from the Mokama. Mokama assembly constituency falls under the Munger Lok Sabha seat, where polling will be held on May 13.