Asom Gana Parishad an ally partner of Bharatiya Janta Party-led Assam government, names Lok Sabha MP Phanibhushan Choudhury's wife Diptimoyee Choudhury as the party candidate for the by-election in Bongaigaon seat.
"Samajwadi Party will win big in Karhal by-elections... The party and workers and fully prepared and seeing the Lok Sabha election results, we are all very positive about the bye-election results. Our strategy will remain the same," she said.
R Ashoka, Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly, on Monday, dismissed the reports of a tussle between the BJP and the JD(S) over the Channapatna Assembly seat for the coming by-election.
Congress General Secretary and United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate Priyanka Gandhi will file her nomination papers on October 23 for the upcoming parliamentary bypolls in Kerala's Wayanad.
Political strategist turned politician and Jan Suraaj Party chief Prashant Kishor on Saturday fielded Khilafat Hussain and Jitendra Paswan from the Belaganj and Imamganj constituencies, for the upcoming by-elections in Bihar.
"Adequate force has been deployed, including 3 gazetted officers, 10 Inspector, 25 Sub-Inspectors, 50 Head Constables, and 150 constables. Directions have been conveyed to the candidates. Compliance will be ensured as per the Model Code of Conduct," said the SP.
The Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP ) has requested the Election Commission to change the date of the by-election in Uttar Pradesh from November 13 to November 20, 2024, due to the Kartik Purnima festival.
The bypolls are spread across fifteen states - Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.
Former Chief Minister and MP Basavaraj Bommai said on Wednesday that the list of candidates for the by-elections in three constituencies, including Shiggaon, will be prepared after discussions in the Core Committee within the next two or three days.
Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Wednesday claimed that his party's candidates for the upcoming by-elections in Bihar will be highly capable, local individuals who are elected by the people and committed to improving the state.
The voting for these two constituencies will be held next month on November 13. With the announcement of the poll date, the Model Code of Conduct came into effect in these two constituencies.