Union Minister and West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar on Monday took a swipe at those opposing the exercise in the state, following the Election Commission's announcement of the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) election in-charge Dharmendra Pradhan criticised the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Congress party, describing their administration as rife with corruption and nepotism.
Union Minister and BJP election in-charge Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday lashed out at RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav and his family, and said that promoting corruption, nepotism, and causing suffering to the people were thier policies during their rule in Bihar.
Prashant Kishor accused the BJP of looting candidates. He alleged that in the previous election, "at least 10-12 seats in which there was a close contest, the NDA declared the results in their favour".
RJD leader Mrityunjay Tiwari on Saturday dismissed reports of internal conflicts within the Mahagathbandhan, stating that everything is fine within the alliance. He emphasised that seat-sharing decisions have been made and will be announced soon.
Ahead of the Bihar Assembly Election, Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party in charge of the election, Dharmendra Pradhan, and Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and co-incharge Keshav Prasad Maurya, on Wednesday, chaired a BJP Election Committee Meeting at the party office in Patna.
The Commission has directed to ensure strict compliance with the instructions related to removal of defacement from Government, public and private property; misuse of official vehicles or Government accommodation by any political party, candidate or any other person connected with electio
The Commission, led by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, held a meeting in Patna on Sunday with the heads and nodal officers of various enforcement agencies to assess coordination and readiness for ensuring free, fair, and inducement-free elections in the state.
Ahead of this, the BJP has named Dharmendra Pradhan as the election incharge for Bihar, and Union Minister Bhupendra Yadav has been tasked with the role for West Bengal.
Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam on Wednesday expressed his opposition to Edappadi K Palaniswami being projected as the Chief Ministerial candidate of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the upcoming state assembly elections.