"These are clearly being orchestrated by those who are opposed to India," indicating that the actions were not spontaneous. "This is a way to ratchet up pressure and appeal to anti-India elements before the elections," Shringla said.
Former Bangladesh minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury alleged that the interim Yunus government is fuelling violence to delay elections, claiming attacks on Indian missions and media houses were planned and state-backed, following the death of student leader Sharif Osman Hadin.
BJP MP Ravi Kishan on Thursday slammed Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, who criticised the Election Commission and the ruling party in Uttar Pradesh, alleging vote theft and threatening to remove opposition votes.
The Working President of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), KT Rama Rao, launched a blistering attack against the Congress government over defections of MLAs, stating that Telangana is witnessing one of the most shameless chapters of political degeneration, a party press release said.
Union Minister and Tamil Nadu state election in-charge Piyush Goyal will visit Chennai on December 23, ahead of the Legislative Assembly polls next year, Tamil Nadu BJP Vice President RN Jayaprakash said on Thursday.
Former Prime Minister of Nepal, KP Sharma Oli won the third consecutive term as the party chairman through voting in the 11th general convention of the party.
AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal, on Thursday, in a joint press conference with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, asserted that the Aam Aadmi Party won approximately 70 per cent of the seats in the district council and block committee elections held in Punjab.
According to the officially declared results, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) emerged with a significant presence across several districts, registering wins in multiple Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti seats, particularly in rural pockets where the party has been expanding its organisational
BRS leader Krishank on Thursday criticised the Telangana Legislative Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar for dismissing disqualification petitions against five defected BRS MLAs, saying that this is the "murder of the constitution" and a "mockery of democracy."
The chief minister called the incident "unfortunate" and said such actions were unacceptable, recalling a similar incident during elections in Jammu and Kashmir in the past.
The election process, which had been postponed multiple times since Monday, started about an hour later than scheduled due to a technical glitch in the electronic voting machines (EVMs).
Speaking on the voter list revision exercise, Adhikari said the BJP believes in transparent electoral practices and does not resort to proxy voting. "We are honest people. The BJP does not contest elections by relying on dead voters, fake voters and Bangladeshi infiltrators. The BJP doesn