The move came a day after SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal failed to get any temporary relief from the Akal Takht, which declared him 'tankhaiya' (guilty of religious misconduct).
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday approved the candidature of Yasir Ahmed Khan Pathan as the Congress candidate from the Shiggaon Constituency for the upcoming Legislative Assembly bypolls in Karnataka.
Nikhil Kumaraswamy, who is also the JD(S) State Youth Unit President, will be competing against CP Yogeshwara, who joined the Congress on Wednesday after resigning as BJP MLC on Monday. Notably, HD Kumaraswamy (HDK) defeated Yogeeshwara in the 2018 and 2023 assembly polls from the seat. T
The by-poll was necessitated in the Karhal constituency following Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's resignation after being elected from Kannauj as MP.
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.
After announcing that INDIA bloc candidates would be contesting Uttar Pradesh bypolls on the Samajwadi Party's 'cycle' symbol, party president Akhilesh Yadav said on Thursday that the SP-Congress alliance has decided to 'save the Constitution, Reservation, and Harmony."
On Wednesday, Priyanka filed her nomination for the Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll in Kerala in the presence of top leaders of the party as she embarks on her electoral debut.
Assam Pradesh Congress Committee President (APCC) Bhupen Kumar Borah who was also the President of the Opposition political parties united forum 'Assam Sonmilita Morcha' tendered his resignation from the president post of Assam Sonmilita Morcha.
All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) said that they will not contest in the upcoming by-elections in Assam, which will be held in five assembly constituencies of the state.