The Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee Chief, Pratibha Singh, exuded confidence that Congress will win all four parliamentary constituencies and six Assembly by-elections in the state, adding that devotees of deities and Hindus are "hurt" after the BJP fielded Kangana Ranaut in Mandi Par
Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Monday accompanied Dharamshala BJP candidate Sudhir Sharma for the nomination filing and exuded confidence that "double lotuses" will bloom both in the Centre and Himachal Pradesh.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Tuesday highlighted the achievements of the Congress government in the state in education, health and employment sectors while garnering support for Dharamshala Congress candidate Devendra Jaggi.
Cabinet Minister Rohit Thakur held a meeting on Saturday in Shimla and declared that the Congress party will win all 10 seats, including six Assembly by-elections and four parliamentary seats, as the party prepares for polls in Himachal Pradesh.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday staged countrywide protests against alleged rigging in general as well as by-elections and for the release of its incarcerated founder, Imran Khan amid reports of police crackdown on the party's activists in parts of Punjab.
Describing April 21 as a "black day" in the annals of Pakistan's history, the PTI has called upon the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to suspend the declaration of results and has announced a series of protests set to commence from the upcoming Friday.
Despite the allegations of "record rigging", temporary suspension of cellular services in certain districts of Punjab and Balochistan, and instances of violence, the PML-N has emerged victorious. However, a PML-N supporter lost his life in a clash outside a polling station in Narowal.
After the swearing-in of the new assemblies, Pakistan's first by-elections on 21 vacant and national as well as provincial assembly seats were held amid incidents of clashes between workers of different political parties in Punjab.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said that names of the candidates for the remaining parliamentary constituencies and assembly by-elections would be announced soon and if there is one party that has played a vital role in strengthening the democracy and the security
The voting for by-elections in Pakistan is underway for twenty-one vacant seats of National and Provincial Assemblies amid strict security on Sunday, ARY News reported.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has called for the deployment of security personnel in by-elections, with the exception of armed forces in order to maintain law and order in the provinces of the country, especially throughout the counting process, according to ARY News.