Sanjay Nirupam of the Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction) has taken a jab at UBT leader Aditya Thackeray for his remarks on the Election Commission of India not announcing the Maharashtra election date.
"AAP will strongly contest the elections in Haryana and will win them. Arvind Kejriwal is the son of Haryana, so the people of Haryana have an emotional attachment to him," Atishi said.
On the announcement of the date of the Haryana Assembly Elections, INLD leader Abhay Singh Chautala on Friday thanked the Election Commission and asserted that the people of the state are in trouble for the past 10-years of the BJP rule, adding that a lot of "venom was spewed" in the name of
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge launched a scathing attack on the BJP ahead of the Haryana Assembly elections, predicting the party's departure from the state.
Hours after the announcement of the Assembly Elections in Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian National Congress appointed Tariq Hameed Karra as the President of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee on Friday.
Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury on Friday welcomed the announcement of assembly elections in Haryana and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and said that Congress will sweep the elections and form a government.
Jannayak Janata Party leader and former Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana, Dushyant Chautala, on Friday welcomed the announcement of assembly elections in Haryana and said that JJP is fully prepared to contest in all 90 assembly seats.
National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Friday said that he will contest the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections, which are scheduled to take place in three phases from September 18.
Following the announcement of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election schedule, Jammu and Kashmir opposition leaders of the PDP and National Conference welcomed the Election Commission's decision and hoped that the assembly polls would be conducted in a "free and fair" manner.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah welcomed the announcement of assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir and said that the J-K polls will strengthen the roots of democracy, opening the door to a new period of development for the region.
Following the announcement of the Haryana Assembly election, former Haryana Chief Minister and Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday asserted that the BJP will form the government for the third time in the state as the public has lost faith in Congress.
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar on Friday said that the high demand for security forces in Jammu and Kashmir is the primary reason for not holding elections in Maharashtra.