In a significant ruling, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed over 1,000 petitions seeking the cancellation of the upcoming panchayat elections.
Leader of Opposition in Punjab Assembly and Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa hit out at Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) reagrding the complications being faced by candidates in filing nominations for the Panchayat election scheduled to take place on October 15.
The Punjab State Commission Election on Wednesday announced the schedule for the Punjab Panchayat Elections and said that the voting will take place across the state on October 15.
BJP has won all seats in the West Tripura district, except for one or two seats in the Dukli Rural Development Block, where the Tipra Motha Party (TMP) emerged victorious.
The three-tier panchayat elections in Tripura began at 7 am on Thursday amidst tight security, with 79.06 per cent voter turnout being recorded till 4 pm, as per information from the State Election Commission (SEC).
Ahead of bye-elections for five assembly constituencies and Panchayat polls in the Assam, Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) - an ally party of BJP-led NDA, is now in election mode and has announced a series of programmes to strengthen the party organisation.
AGP president and Assam Agriculture Minister Atul Bora on Wednesday expressed his discontentment over the allocation of Rs 11,500 crores for floods in Bihar and asserted to raise his voice and demand a similar flood assistance aid for Assam.