Congress leader and MLA Pargat Singh on Sunday accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government of overseeing "complete chaos and lawlessness" in Punjab while indulging in celebrations and neglecting governance.
BJP's newly elected MLA from Alinagar constituency, folk singer Maithili Thakur, on Sunday said she is ready to begin her work in the constituency and is focused on fulfilling the promises made to the people.
In the chargesheet, filed before the special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Bengaluru, the agency has also named Shree Mallikarjun Shipping Pvt Ltd.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Nitin Nabin on Saturday expressed gratitude to the people of Bihar for the NDA's resounding performance in the recently concluded assembly elections.
Maithili Thakur (25), who made her political debut in this assembly election, secured 84,915 votes and defeated RJD's veteran leader Binod Mishra (63), who got only 73,185 votes.
Anant Kumar Singh was arrested earlier, before the polling began in Bihar, by Patna Police in connection with the murder case of a Jan Suraaj supporter, Dularchand Yadav, the Patna Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kartikeya Sharma said.
According to the Election Commission of India (ECI) website, Bihar is witnessing a close competition, with the JD(U) leading on 63 assembly seats, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leads on 61.
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation (CPI(ML)L) leader Dipankar Bhattacharya expressed confidence in the vote-counting process and said that he hopes the Election Commission will ensure a fair and clean vote-counting process.
Reacting to the FIR lodged against RJD MLC Sunil Kumar Singh, Union Minister and LJP-Ramvilas President Chirag Paswan said the Mahagathbandhan was "unable to digest" its looming defeat and was issuing provocative statements out of frustration.
Reacting to RJD MLC Sunil Kumar Singh's remarks ahead of counting day, BJP leader Ajay Alok said the people of Bihar "don't like bhediyas" and warned that anyone trying to provoke the public would face police action.