The BJP's Manoj Sonkar was declared the Mayor of Chandigarh on Tuesday after he won the mayoral polls with 16 votes against the 12 votes bagged by Congress-AAP candidate Kuldeep Tita. Eight votes were declared null and void.
Taking a dig at BJP, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Choudhury on Tuesday said that with the date of the Lok Sabha elections are nearing, topics such as the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and the NRC are being brought into the market with great effect to create polarisation of votes.
Bharatiya Janata Party's Rajinder Kumar was elected as Deputy Mayor, after AAP and Congress councillors refused to cast votes in the election of Deputy Mayor and Senior Deputy Mayor.
Union Minister and Telangana BJP President G Kishan Reddy on Monday said that since coming to power, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has continuously worked with a commitment to the rights and interests of women in the country and claimed that about 70% of women in the country have
"We have fought against the NRC. Rajbanshis are citizens of India. They have again started shouting CAA, CAA for the sake of votes," Mamata Banerjee said.
While speaking to ANI, the Telangana BJP State President said, "AIMIM is cheating the people for votes and not doing any development work. Earlier, AIMIM was working with the BRS and cheating the people. Now it is working with Congress and cheating the people of Hyderabad."
Ace filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani, who is known for his movies like '3 Idiots', 'Dunki' and others, has collaborated with the Election Commission for a short film on voter awareness.
Addressing a party event in Lahore, Nawaz Sharif said that the PML-N's manifesto will be "fully implemented" if voted to power. Nawaz Sharif expressed hope that people would read the manifesto.
"We will form government in Bihar in 2025. People of Bihar will vote for BJP in Lok Sabha in 2024, and in Bihar in 2025. I am just observing what's going on in the state..." Singh said.
"Heartfelt congratulations to all respected voters and residents on 'National Voters' Day,' and congratulations to all the young individuals who have become voters for the first time. Voting is not only our duty, but also our right. Let's take a pledge for 100 per cent voting to make our dem