Notably, a voter turnout of 61.13 percent was registered in the first phase polling in Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls, which were held on 24 constituencies in seven districts.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday slammed the Congress and the National Conference, saying that during their rule, terrorism increased in Jammu and Kashmir with thousands of people being killed.
Addressing a public gathering here today, Shah said that the grip of the Abdullah, Mufti, and Nehru-Gandhi families on the region has been broken. The youth in this region now hold laptops, instead of stones.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday slammed the Congress and the National Conference saying that during their rule, terrorism increased in Jammu and Kashmir with thousands of people being killed.
Amid the ongoing assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jitendra Singh said that his party does not need help from other parties in the Union Territory.
The Senior Congress leader alleged that Kejriwal's recent bail might be influenced by the BJP, implying a potential collaboration between AAP and the ruling party,
Ahead of assembly polls in Haryana on October 5, former Haryana Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Manohar Lal Khattar said that the possibility of Congress MP Kumari Selja and Randeep Singh Surjewala joining BJP cannot be ruled out.
Pakistan's Supreme Court has dealt a significant blow to the federal government by ruling that national and provincial assemblies cannot enact laws - whether prospective or retrospective - that violate fundamental rights enshrined in the country's Constitution, according to a report by Dawn.
Laying out the preparations for the upcoming Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, District Collector and Election Officer Rajesh Sharma on Saturday said that all necessary facilities at the polling stations have been put in place.
Ahead of the assembly elections in Haryana on October 5, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday announced the 'Mera Booth Sabse Mazboot' programme, where he will interact with Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) workers, volunteers and supporters from Haryana.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge approved the proposal of the formation of the Pradesh Election Committee, Campaign Committee, and Manifesto Committee of the Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee, an official statement said.