Polling in the Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency was mandated following the demise of the sitting MP and former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh Mulayam Singh Yadav. The party has fielded his daughter-in-law and wife of Akhilesh Yadav, Dimple Yadav. She is pitted against BJP's former MP Ragh
Congress candidate for Bhanupratappur constituency in Chhattisgarh Savitri Mandavi claimed that people have been voting for the Congress as their government has set "standards of development."
Voting began at 7 am in the Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh and six assembly seats in Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
While our car was returning, some cars chased us. BJP candidate (from Danta constituency) Latu Parghi & 2 others came with weapons, with swords. We thought we must escape, we ran for 10-15 km & for 2 hours," Kanti said.
Ahead of the second phase of Gujarat elections, Congress sitting MLA and the party candidate from Danta constituency of Banaskantha district Kanti Kharadi has allegedly gone missing, Rahul Gandhi claimed on Monday.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday attended as a Chief Guest on the last day of the three-day Namghar Samaroh organised by Auniati Satra in North Guwahati.
At least two people, including a 12-year-old child, were killed and 7 others injured when a chimney of a brick kiln collapsed on them in Assam's Cachar district on Friday.
Ahead of the Mainpuri Lok Sabha by-election, the Samajwadi Party has demanded the Election Commission to send a team of high-level officials of the Commission to the constituency and conduct the poll under their supervision.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has sought explanations from Senior Superintendent Of Police (SSP) Mainpuri and Etawah for violation of ECI instructions on transfer and posting of police officers in view of ongoing bye-elections to Mainpuri Parliamentary Constituency of Uttar Pradesh.