Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami had a detailed discussion with Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha MPs on the preparations and strategy for the upcoming municipal elections on Saturday at Uttarakhand Bhawan, New Delhi.
This comes amid ongoing political turmoil following the 'controversial' elections in October. The polls were marred by reports from observers citing incidents of bribery and double voting.
Hitting back at Congress over its frequent "jumla" jibes at the BJP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the "biggest jumla in India" was 'Garibi Hatao' and alleged that it was used by four generations of Congress leaders in elections.
On Thursday, Congress released its first list of 21 candidates for the assembly elections. The party has fielded Sandeep Dikshit from the New Delhi Assembly seat.
BJP State President Virendraa Sachdeva criticized the 'Mukhyamantri Mahila Samman Yojana' scheme announced by Aam Aadmi Party-led government in Delhi, calling it a mere election slogan ahead of the state assembly elections.
Samajwadi Party (SP) Chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday attacked the Union government on 'One Nation One Election' and suggested dissolving the ruling government and holding the elections again in the nation.
He said that during the first cabinet meeting, they should announce the construction of an EVM temple in front of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) headquarters in Nagpur.
Attacking former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, he said the AAP government should have brought this scheme 10 years back, and it is bringing it today only due to the assembly polls.
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Friday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his vision of 'One Nation, One Election' and said that it pace up the development of the nation and reduced the expenses happens in conducting elections.