Voting began for 90 assembly seats in Haryana on Saturday after days of hectic campaigning by major political parties including the ruling Congress and BJP.
Economic adviser to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Basavaraj Rayareddy on Friday demanded the implementation of the caste census in the state and advised the CM to release the report.
Union Minister and BJP leader Giriraj Singh on Friday slammed Congress for not declaring Kumari Selja as the Chief Minister candidate of Haryana and claimed that the Congress party abused Kumari Selja over her caste.
Delhi's Rohini District Court on Friday dismissed the anticipatory bail plea moved by Transgender MCD Councillor Bobi Kinner. An FIR has already been registered against Bobi in a fake caste certificate case.
Haryana CEO Pankaj Agarwal said that 2,03,54,350 voters, including 1,07,75,957 males, 95,77,926 females, and 467 third-gender voters, will cast their votes in the Assembly Elections on October 5. A total of 1,031 candidates are contesting across 90 constituencies, and 20,632 polling booth
The election is a high-stakes battle as the BJP is eyeing a third straight term to power in the state, the Congress party is aiming to wrest back power riding on anti-incumbency, and issues of farmer protests and wrestler protests.
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Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said that the decision on the implementation of the caste census report will be taken in the cabinet meeting after holding a discussion on the report.
The Supreme Court recently rejected the petitions seeking review of the Constitution Bench judgment that ruled that state has power to sub-classify Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SCs/STs).
Haryana Chief Electoral Officer, Pankaj Agarwal said that 2,03,54,350 voters in the state will be able to exercise their franchise in the 15th Haryana Legislative Assembly Elections, scheduled for October 5 from 7 am to 6 pm.
Agarwal said that if a voter's name is on the list but he or she do not possess a voter ID card, they can still cast their vote by presenting one of the 12 alternative identity documents prescribed by the Election Commission of India, a release said.
Haryana Chief Electoral Officer Pankaj Agarwal on Thursday said that over 2.03 crore voters in the state will be able to exercise their franchise in the 15th Haryana Legislative Assembly General Elections.