Shinde and Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis had yesterday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah at his residence in New Delhi to discuss several issues related to the State.
As the stage is set for the counting of votes for the urban local body polls and the by-election to two assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, security has been tightened on the counting centres across the state on Saturday.
Voting for the second and final phase of urban local body elections in 38 districts in Uttar Pradesh began at 7 am on Thursday amid tight security arrangements.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday cast his vote in Lucknow in the first phase of Municipal Corporation elections and urged people to exercise their franchise.
"Our party is fighting this election alone without the support of any other party. We are hopeful that our party will receive a good response and we will get positive results," the BSP supremo told reporters here.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday, the sixth day of the election campaign for the upcoming Urban Local Body elections, held public meetings ahead of the municipal elections in Moradabad, Pratapgarh, Jaunpur, and Varanasi.
Claiming that the entire state underwent a massive transformation with development projects benefitting the youth, women, farmers, and poor, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath further claimed that "BJP symbolises security, good governance, the welfare of citizens and prosperity of
Hitting out at the previous Congress led-United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government at the Centre, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said before 2014, when the BJP came to power, corruption was at its peak.
While addressing the media, Temjen Imna Along said, "State Government under the leadership of Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio and the cabinet has always wanted to be inclusive in the decision of the Urban local bodies but we also have to know the traditions and culture where the various Hohos and
"Considering the request from AIMIM party to allot the MLC seat and support them in the ensuing Hyderabad Local Body elections, BRS President and Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao decided to support the AIMIM, like in the previous elections," Telangana CMO said in a statement.
The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), in a recent decision, has announced a 'boycott' of the second phase of Sindh's local body elections, which are being held in seven districts, including Karachi and Hyderabad divisions, Geo TV reported on Sunday.