Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) State President Sanjay Singh Yadav on Sunday expressed displeasure over the seat-sharing arrangement for the Jharkhand assembly polls, stating that their party was not receiving appropriate representation.
"The BJP has released their first list of 66 candidates for the Jharkhand assembly elections. On the other hand, RJD has expressed their displeasure over the seat-sharing of the INDI alliance. That is also the same scenario in Jammu, Punjab, Haryana and so many other states," he said.
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Saturday announced that INDIA bloc will contest the Jharkhand Assembly polls together and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and the Congress will contest 70 of 81 seats in the state assembly.
Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav arrived in Ranchi on Friday to discuss seat-sharing for state elections with INDIA bloc leaders ahead of the Assembly polls in Jharkhand state.
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday said that the party will contest Uttar Pradesh by-polls with Apna Dal-Kamerawadi.
"Congress, NCP and Shiv Sena are in the alliance, Samajwadi Party, Peasants and Workers Party of India (PWP) are also there. Most of the leaders of Maharashtra are not capable of taking decisions. They have to send the list to Delhi again and again. Now that time has passed. We want this
Aam Aadmi Party is unlikely to contest Jharkhand and Maharashtra assembly polls as the party wants to focus on Delhi elections rather than creating confusion in the minds of voters in two states that could lead to splitting anti-BJP votes.
Jharkhand is set to vote in two phases in assembly polls to be held on November 13 and 20 while Maharashtra will go in for a single-phase election on November 20, the Election Commission announced on Tuesday.
The oath-taking ceremony will be held at Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC), Srinagar and the oath of office to Abdullah along with his council of ministers will be administered by J-K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha.
The oath-taking ceremony will be held at Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC), Srinagar and the oath of office to Abdullah along with his council of ministers will be administered by J-K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha.
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar had announced during a press conference on Tuesday that there are 10 vacant assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, but bypolls were only announced for nine seats. Kumar said election was not announced for Milkipur seat in Ayodhya as election petition is p
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav; Nationalist Congress Party's (Sharad Pawar) working president Supriya Sule; Communist Party of India (Marxist) central committee's interim leader Prakash Karat; Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) deputy general secretary Kanimozhi; CPI(M) general secret