Former minister and MLC candidate for Guntur and Krishna districts, Alapati Rajendra Prasad, cast his vote at the Government Women's Polytechnic College in Gujjanagundla, Guntur, on Thursday.
Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay filed the PIL in 2016, seeking that politicians who are convicted criminals be permanently disqualified from contesting elections.
Haryana Minister Anil Vij slams opposition parties for avoiding Ambala's municipal council elections, attributing their withdrawal to fear of BJP's rising popularity. He asserts that people want BJP to lead locally for a smoother governance
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday expressed confidence ahead of the Municipal Corporation elections, stating that people are eager to support the BJP-led government in the upcoming polls.
Ahead of the Assembly elections in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has decided to expand his cabinet with significant addition of his ally Bharatiya Janata Party ministers.
According to sources, many leaders questioned the "affordability and practicality" of holding simultaneous elections across the country. Some MPs alleged that the move was designed to benefit the ruling party rather than strengthen democratic processes.
"Recently, there was a cricket match between India and Pakistan. Just like our cricketers met the hopes of the cricket fans, BJP will win the MLC elections and fulfill the hopes of the graduates and teachers," Kumar told reporters, drawing a parallel between the sporting rivalry and polit
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini visited Panipat for the nomination of mayor candidate Komal Saini and 26 other councillor candidates. Saini stated that there is a one-sided environment in Haryana and predicted that a triple-engine government will be formed in the state on March 12.
Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar addressed the MLC elections in Telangana, urging voters to support BJP, likening the elections to an India-Pakistan cricket match, with BJP as 'Team India' and Congress as 'Team Pakistan.'
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's son Nishant Kumar appealed people of Bihar to vote for his father in the upcoming Bihar elections scheduled to be held later this year.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that the Kedarnath by-poll win of the BJP paved the way for victories of the party in Haryana, Maharashtra and other Assembly elections that were recently held.