"We hope all three candidates of Samajwadi Party will win...BJP can use all the tactics to win elections. BJP will do everything possible for victory. Some of our leaders who want personal gains can go to the BJP..." said Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav.
The entry of multi-millionaire real estate baron, D Kupendra Reddy, a Janata Dal (Secular)-BJP candidate has turned the elections to the fourth seat into a keen contest.
As per the numbers in the Legislative Assembly the BJP is guaranteed to win 7 seats while the SP should win 3 seats. But there are reports that several MLAs could cross vote. The BJP appears confident of pushing through all 8 of its candidates.
"Many people did not come. Maybe they are busy with their work...'Bikau logo ko janta kabhi maaf nahin karegi (The public will not forgive the people)'...If they have taken any money the people will hit them with shoes..." said Samajwadi Party leader Zahid Baig
"As the dates for Rajya Sabha polls are released and BJP has also announced its candidates, Congress is doing things that normally should not be done. The whip is not issued in the Rajya Sabha, this is a clear point from the Election Commission," Thakur said speaking to ANI on Monday.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Monday said that mock voting would be conducted for all the legislators tonight for the Rajya Sabha elections scheduled to be held on February 27.
"There have been multiple attempts from various quarters to politicise the Sandeshkhali issue. Now that the court has clarified that there is no bar to arresting Sheikh Shahjahan. He will be arrested by the state police very soon," Ghose said.
A day before the voting for the Rajya Sabha polls, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to hold a meeting with leaders of parties in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) at Lok Bhawan in Lucknow on Monday evening.
"I think the Republican Party should get one seat in Maharashtra for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The Republican Party is present countrywide. People want me to come to Lok Sabha. I have repeatedly said that I am in Rajya Sabha till 2026 but people want me to come to Lok Sabha. So I
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Saturday notified the date for the three new criminal laws-- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023, Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023-- and announced that these will come into force from July 1 this year.