Following the announcement of the Delhi Legislative Assembly Election - 2025, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Delhi, R. Alice Vaz, convened a meeting with representatives of National/State recognised Political Parties on Wednesday. The purpose of the meeting was to brief the parties on
Ahead of the assembly elections in Delhi, the Chamber of Trade and Industry (CTI), the apex organization of traders and entrepreneurs, will hold a Mahapanchayat of traders next week.
Speaking to the media, Priyanka emphasized that such comments distract from the real issues and stressed that during elections, the focus should be on addressing the pressing concerns of the people of Delhi.
As the campaigning for the Delhi assembly elections are going on in full swing, the Chief Minister's residence, the 'Sheesh Mahal' in the national capital has become the hot topic with incumbent Aam Aadmi Party receiving strong attacks from both Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress.
UP Congress President Ajay Rai said that the party will not contest the upcoming Milkipur bypoll, citing a focus on strengthening the organization. He added that Congress is preparing for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
"Hypocrisy and drama are in the DNA of AAP. They did drama earlier too that they do not need a house and now there is a fight for houses. People understand this drama very well and are done with this hypocrisy. AAP's real face is exposed," Chouhan told ANI.
The first meeting of the JPC on One Nation One Election will be held today. BJP MP Sanjay Jaiswal supports the bill, while JD(U) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha expresses backing with certain conditions. The proposal aims to hold simultaneous elections across the country.
The elections will be held in a single phase on February 5, while the counting of votes will take place on February 8. The last date for filing nominations is January 17. The date for scrutiny of nominations is January 18. While last date for withdrawal of candidature is January 20.
The officials from the Law and Justice Ministry are scheduled to brief the parliamentary panel, tasked to scrutinise the bills proposing simultaneous elections, during the meeting.
BJP MP Purandeswari said, "This is the first time after the elections that PM Narendra Modi is coming to Andhra Pradesh and so people are really waiting to welcome him in a big way... The Centre has extended massive support to the state... The people of the state are very happy with this..."