The Election Commission on Thursday rescheduled the dates for the two-phase assembly polls in Manipur which will now be held on February 28 and March 5.
He said a leader of the party had even called former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Rawat a 'streetside hooligan'
As many as 623 candidates, including 73 women, are in the fray in the first phase, and around 22.8 mn voters are eligible to cast their franchise
The first phase of polling, which started at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm, is being held in 58 assembly seats spread across 11 districts in the western part of the state
Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait on Thursday said "peace has replaced the 2013 situation" in Muzaffarnagar and the poll result will be different this time
Modi targeted the Samajwadi Party and its allies, termed them as "ghor- parivarvadi log"
Though jats have a population of over 2 per cent only, the community not only dominates the politics of western UP but also prevails over the farmers of other communities.
The first phase polling for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls on Thursday saw 7.95 per cent voting till 9 a.m., according to the Election Commission of India (ECI).
Voting for the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections began on Thursday at 7:00 am.
The BSP leader also extended a warm welcome to all the voters for phase 1 voting which includes 58 assembly constituencies of 11 districts in western Uttar Pradesh.
Voting for the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh elections on 58 Assembly seats, covering 11 districts of the state, began on Thursday at 7 am.
Voting for the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections began on Thursday at 7 am
Voting for the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh elections on 58 assembly seats covering 11 districts of the state began on Thursday at 7 am.
The voting, which will conclude at 6:00 pm today, is taking place at 25,849 polling stations and 10,766 polling centres.
As the assembly elections in UP begin on Thursday, PM Modi urged all the voters in the state to participate in the "holy festival of democracy" by exercising their franchise.
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The first phase will cover the 'Jat-dominant belt' of the western part of the state.
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Congress general secretary also promised to waive all farm loans if her party is voted to power in the upcoming assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh
Punjab Lok Congress chief Amarinder Singh on Wednesday accused the Congress, AAP and the Shiromani Akali Dal of sowing the seeds of caste and religious dissension in the state.