Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge in an official order announced the candidature of Bajrang Kumar Mahto for the upcoming bye-elections in Jharkhand assembly elections from the Ramgarh constituency.
"A candidate who is well known in the constituency, EPS candidate KS Thennarasu is a two-time MLA and we want someone who will be the right person to win. We requested O Panneerselvam to also support the Edappadi Palaniswami's candidate," Annamalai said
BJP Tamil Nadu chief K Annamalai made the remark while addressing a press conference in Chennai. He earlier in the day met with the AIADMK leaders O Panneerselvam (OPS) and Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS).
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the AIADMK party General Council to pass a resolution related to a candidate who will represent the party in the upcoming bye-elections of Erode (East) constituency in Tamil Nadu.
The election in Tamil Nadu's Erode (east) are scheduled to be held on February 27 as the death of Congress leader Thiru E Thirumahan Everaa necessitated them.
The Central Election Committee (CEC) of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday released a list of candidates for the upcoming by-elections to be held in West Bengal and Arunachal Pradesh.
Tamil Nadu BJP leaders said the party would send its inputs to the national leadership for the final decision. Party sources said BJP would make a final decision on Erode East bye-election within two days.
Erode (East) Assembly by-election is to be held on February 27, the last date of nomination is on February 7 and the result will be declared on March 2
AMMK General Secretary announced its candidate for the upcoming Erode East by-election and said that there will not be two leaves symbol in the election.
Kamal Haasan on Wednesday informed that his party Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) will lend support to the Congress candidate in the Erode East bye-election.