Weighing in on his party's prospects in the Telangana Assembly elections, Congress leader and Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Sukhu on Wednesday said the people, while casting their votes, will be mindful of how the previous Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) governmen
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday said that the advertisements by the Karnataka government are not a violation of the Election Model Code of Conduct as they "don't solicit votes."
The action was taken following the complaint of Congress party accusing the Balaghat District Election Officer of opening postal ballot votes before the counting day. The suspended official has been identified as Himmat Singh, who is posted as a tehsildar.
With the Election Commission issuing notice to the Karnataka government for advertisements of welfare schemes in several newspapers in poll-bound Telangana, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said that the advertisements do not ask for votes and mention the welfare measures
Earlier on Monday, a Congress delegation led by party election-in charge JP Dhanopia lodged a complaint to the State Election Commission, accusing the Balaghat District Election Officer of opening postal ballot votes before the counting day on December 3.
As the assembly election results day nears, Mizoram ramps up preparations for counting of votes. Nearly 4000 personnel will be involved in the counting of votes of Mizoram assembly polls on December 3, said Mizoram Chief Electoral Officer Madhup Vyas.
"Any vote for Congress will go to BRS only. If you wish to change the government, then vote for the BJP. The votes given to Congress or BRS will support their family politics. I am visiting the entire Telangana and there was a huge response from the public in favour of the BJP," he added.
A Congress delegation led by party election-in charge JP Dhanopia lodged a complaint to the State Election Commission, accusing the Balaghat District Election Officer of opening postal ballot votes before the counting day on December 3.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on the second day of his poll campaign to seek votes for BJP candidates in Telangana on Sunday, said that AIMIM works as fevicol between Congress and the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi in Telangana.
Speaking to ANI about the Rajasthan Assembly Elections, he said, "We will win Civil Lines with a huge margin, more than the number of votes we got last time. I think the silent voter also voted for me. The Congress will form the government in Rajasthan."
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday accused the BJP of doing politics over the Ram Temple, which is currently in the last stages of construction at Ayodhya in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh.