As voting is underway for the first phase of the Jharkhand assembly elections and by-elections for 31 assembly seats across 10 states including the high profile Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala, Congress leader and candidate from Wayanad Lok Sabha by-elections, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Navya Haridas, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate for the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency, on Wednesday took a swipe at Congress, accusing them of using various tactics to sway voters.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and Maharashtra MLC Anil Parab alleged on Tuesday that Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena violated the Model Code of conduct in the Worli assembly constituency by distributing gifts to voters.
Congress leader and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi explored Wayanad and experienced Kerala's longest zipline as the campaigning ended for the Lok Sabha bye-elections in the constituency.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami addressed the public at the Scheduled Caste Swabhiman Sammelan organized at Chandrapuri in Kedarnath Assembly and highlighted the policies of the BJP and the development work done in the state.
Ahead of the voting in the first phase of Assembly elections in Jharkhand on Wednesday, Returning Officer for Ranchi Assembly constituency, Utkarsh Kumar said that the mock poll will begin at 5.30 am after which polling will commence.
Nationalist Congress Party - Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SCP) candidate from Kagal assembly constituency Samarjeet Singh Ghatge who is close confidant of Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis expressed confidence that he would win from the constituency and people would vote for change.
Jharkhand BJP president and BJP candidate from Dhanwar assembly constituency Babu Lal Marandi took a jibe at Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) manifesto and said that it is a bundle of lies.
Ahead of the first phase of polling in Jharkhand, state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) K. Ravi Kumar said that all political workers including political leaders who are not the voters will not be present at the voting constituency during the polling process.
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Monday labeled Godda, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren's constituency, as the "biggest center of corruption," alleging that land and forest resources in the area have been exploited through illegal deals.
Former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP leader Yediyurappa on Monday said that the people should teach Chief Minister Siddaramaiah a befitting lesson by securing victory for NDA candidate Nikhil Kumaraswamy from the Channapatna Assembly constituency in the upcoming byelection.
Bagul, who was denied a ticket from Parvati Assembly Constituency of Pune city asked why senior leaders had not approached him before the deadline for withdrawal of candidatures on November 4.