The total number of candidates who have filed nominations in UP has now reached 13. Nominations will continue to be accepted for the by-elections of the 9 assembly seats in UP until October 25.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday announced the names of BJP leaders, who will campaign for BJP candidates for bye-election to the 56-Gambegre (ST) Legislative Assembly Constituency in the state of Meghalaya.
Party candidate for Wayanad Lok Sabha by-elections Priyanka Gandhi will file her nomination papers on Wednesday in the presence of CPP Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, and Rahul Gandhi.
CPI state secretary Mahendra Pathak released the list of candidates after being disappointed over the current seat-sharing arrangement of the INDIA bloc and said that the party would field candidates on a total of 15 seats for the Jharkhand assembly polls.
Congress candidate Banna Gupta for the Jamshedpur West Assembly constituency, has outlined his ambitious agenda aimed at improving the region's infrastructure, healthcare, education, and safety.
JMM neither has an organisation in place nor leaders as the opposition party remains dependent on such leaders whose names were not even considered by the BJP for upcoming elections.
Congress candidate from Jamshedpur East, Ajoy Kumar, has said that improving educational facilities in the constituency will be one of his priorities if he wins the election.
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.
Prominent names in the list includes State Finance Minister Rameshwar Oraon and senior party leader Ajoy Kumar and Jharkhand Health Minister Banna Gupta.