Union Minister and Republican Party of India (Athawale) chief Ramdas Athawale said on Tuesday that his party will contest 16-17 seats in the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls.
Earlier, a Delhi Court had in 2017 convicted Madhu Koda for criminal misconduct and, under the Prevention of Corruption Act for a rigorous imprisonment for a period of three years and also imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakhs.
BJP leader and wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt expressed his willingness to contest the upcoming Haryana Assembly elections from the Gohana Assembly Constituency on Friday.
National Conference (NC) Vice President Omar Abdullah on Thursday defended his decision to contest the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, stating that the goal is to present a united front against the BJP and minimize their seats.
The alliance will contest on all 90 Assembly constituencies in Haryana with JJP competing on 70 seats while ASP on 20. Haryana will go to polls on October 1 in a single phase.
National Conference will contest 51 of 90 seats and Congress 32 according to the seat-sharing pact reached by the two parties for the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir. The two parties will also have "friendly contest" on five seats.
An FIR was registered against Bobi Kinnar on the complaint filed by Congress candidate Varuna Dhaka. It was alleged that Kinnar used a forged/fabricated caste certificate to contest the MCD election 2022. Dhaka had lost the election.
Actor-turned-politician Vijay will officially reveal the flag and symbol of his party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) on Thursday in Chennai as the star actor is looking to contest in the state elections scheduled in 2026.