Two assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh, Vijaypur assembly seat in Sheopur district and Budhni seat in Sehore district will undergo a by-poll next month on November 13.
After the Congress party announced on Thursday that it will not field candidates in the nine Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, UP party President Ajay Rai emphasized that the INDIA alliance is united and will contest the elections with strength, alongside the Samajwadi Party (SP).
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.
Exuding confidence over the candidature of Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that she will emerge as a passionate champion of Wayanad's needs and a powerful voice in Parliament.
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Saturday announced that INDIA bloc will contest the Jharkhand Assembly polls together and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and the Congress will contest 70 of 81 seats in the state assembly.