With the Election Commission of India announcing dates for the assembly polls in five states, Congress leader Sachin Pilot said that the public is eager to announce their mandate adding that Congress will form the government again in Rajasthan.
As soon as the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the dates for Assembly elections in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Monday questioned the poll body over delay in Pune and Chandrapur Lok Sabha bypolls.
Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Monday welcomed the decision of the Election Commission for the election program saying that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is fully prepared to contest elections in all five states.
Shortly after the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting in New Delhi, Singh hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), saying that the people are against corruption by the BJP.
Soon after the Election Commission announced the schedule for assembly polls in five states, Congress General Secretary and MP KC Venugopal exuded confidence that Congress is going to form government in all the states.
The BJP on Monday released its fourth list of candidates for the Madhya Pradesh assembly polls with Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to contest again from his traditional seat of Budhni
The police on Monday stopped her at Board Office square in the city but she was adamant on going to CM House and sat on Dharna at the spot. Later, the police took her into custody citing traffic disruption.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said that the Congress Working Committee (CWC) unanimously supported the idea of a caste census in the country and called it a "progressive and powerful step."
Bharatiya Janata Party Chhattisgarh incharge Om Prakash Mathur on Monday said that BJP is going to form a majority government in the upcoming elections adding that even in Rajasthan it will come to power.
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Monday said that elections in Jammu and Kashmir will be held at the right time and a decision will be taken accordingly after looking at the security situation in the Union Territory.
The Model Code of Conduct has come into force in five states - Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Telangana - which will go to the polls next month