Page 29 - Assembly Elections

Mahadev aap ran under patronage of Bhupesh Baghel's police: Amit Malviya

The central agency added that the arrested person, Asim Das, confessed that Rs 508 crore has been so far paid to the Chhattisgarh Chief Minister by Mahadev app promoters

PM Modi visits Dongargarh in Chhattisgarh, meets Acharya Vidyasagar Maharaj

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday visited Dongargarh, a popular pilgrimage spot, in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandagon district and met Jain seer Acharya Vidyasagar Maharaj. The PM also offered prayers at Maa Bamleshwari Temple, located on the foot of a hill in Dongargarh in the poll-bound state. In the morning, Modi arrived at Gondia airport in Maharashtra and travelled from there by a helicopter. Feeling blessed to receive the blessings of Acharya Shri 108 Vidhyasagar Ji Maharaj at Chandragiri Jain Mandir in Dongargarh, Chhattisgarh, Modi said in a post on X. The state BJP unit in a post on X said, "PM Narendra Modi offered prayers at Maa Bamleshwari temple and wished for the prosperity and happiness of the country. Modi was accompanied by former state chief minister Raman Singh Polling to the 90-member state assembly will be held in two phases on November 7 and 17. Dongargarh assembly constituency is among the 20 seats which will go to polls in the first phase on November 7.

Kaleshwaram is the biggest engineering blunder, says Anurag Thakur

The Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP) is a multi-purpose irrigation project on the Godavari River in Telangana's Kaleshwaram

Adityanath slams Congress, blames party for cow dung scam in Chhattisgarh

CM Yogi Adityanath held his first public meeting in Bhanupratappur, where he appealed to voters to vote for BJP candidate Gautam Uike

Congress, BJP top brass landing in Telangana to defeat 52 kg KCR: Rama Rao

Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working President and Telangana Minister KT Rama Rao on Saturday slammed the BJP and Congress, asserting that the top leadership of both parties was arriving in the state

Rajasthan polls: 544 candidates, including former CM Raje, file nomination

A total of 544 candidates, including Rajasthan Assembly Speaker Dr CP Joshi and former chief minister Vasundhara Raje, on Saturday filed nomination papers for the Assembly elections. According to the election commission, on Saturday, the fifth day of filing nomination papers for the Assembly elections, 544 candidates filed nomination papers for 191 constituencies. So far, 1079 candidates have filed 1462 nomination forms in the state. Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Gupta said that nomination papers would not be filed on Sunday, thus Monday will be the last day for filing nominations. Raje filed nomination from Jhalrapatan seat. After the nomination, she wrote on 'X', "Three and a half decades of togetherness and nomination for the 10th time!... Whatever I am today is because of my Jhalawar family. Assembly Speaker Dr Joshi filed his nomination for the Nathdwara seat. Voting for 200 seats in the state is to be held on November 25.

Rajasthan Assembly election 2023: AAP releases 4th list of 26 candidates

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has announced candidates for various key seats for the upcoming Rajasthan Assembly elections

Parts of the Kaleshwaram project will have to be rebuilt: TPCC Chief Reddy

He also attacked the BJP and said that the central government knew about the corruption in the project but the BJP was protecting BRS

T'gana polls: With an eye on TDP vote share, parties shower praise on Naidu

As the Telugu Desam Party decided not to contest the upcoming assembly polls in Telangana, political parties in the state are trying to woo the party's sympathisers by showering praise on TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu who was released from a prison recently. Naidu walked out of the Rajamahendravaram central prison on October 31 after spending 53 days in connection with a case of alleged misappropriation of funds from the Skill Development Corporation, which resulted in a purported loss of over Rs 300 crore to the state exchequer. The TDP, which polled over 3.5 per cent votes and won two seats in the 2018 assembly elections in Telangana, has decided not to contest in the polls for reasons unknown. BRS Minister P Ajay Kumar who is contesting from Khammam, which is close to Andhra Pradesh border, had said he condemned Naidu's "illegal" arrest on September 14 itself. Describing the former chief minister as a national leader, Kumar said the arrest is not fair in politics. "My father

Telangana elections: BJP CEC releases third list with 35 candidates

The names have been approved by the Central Election Committee which BJP President J P Nadda headed on Wednesday

Rahul's jibe at BJP's BC CM promise insult to backward classes: Reddy

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's jibe at the BJP over its promise to make a backward caste candidate as chief minister of Telangana was arrogant and amounted to insulting them, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy has said. Taunting the BJP's slogan of making a backward caste leader CM is not just a criticism of the party but an insult to the aspirations of backward classes who earn their livelihood with hard work, he said. The BJP is working in the direction of fulfilling the social, economic and political aspirations of the backward classes who constitute 55 per cent of Telangana's population, said Reddy, president of BJP state unit. "Rahul Gandhi, who was not able to digest Sri Narendra Modi ji, who belongs to belongs to BC sections, becoming Prime Minister, is not able to digest the announcement of making a backward caste person as Chief Minister if (we) come to power," Reddy said late on Wednesday night on "X" (formerly Twitter). If Congress "continues to insult backward sections" in .

Chhattisgarh polls: PM Modi does not want poor to get any power: Kharge

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi keeps saying that the Congress leader cannot bear him but no one has ever said that

Rajasthan Assembly elections: Congress releases fifth list of 5 candidates

Rajasthan Assembly election 2023: With the new list, Congress has announced names for 156 of the 200 seats, retaining 101 sitting MLAs

Chhattisgarh elections: PM Modi to address rally in Kanker town on Thursday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a rally in the Naxalite-hit Kanker district, which is going to polls in the first phase of the elections on November 7

BJP, Congress court party rebels to avoid upsets in Assembly polls

Rivals wary of those denied tickets as past elections serve reminder of the damage caused by Independents and smaller parties

Don't waste your vote, your future is at stake: KCR to Telangana youth

KCR cautioned the youth of the state and said that if they elect the wrong party to power, their future will go for a toss

Chhattisgarh public has always put faith in Congress, says Bhupesh Baghel

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said that the people of Chhattisgarh have always trusted the Congress party and will continue to do so

Chhattisgarh elections: JCC (J) chief Amit Jogi files nomination from Patan

Janata Congress Chhattisgarh-Jogi (JCC-J) chief Amit Jogi filed his papers on Monday and claimed that a change in Patan constituency is certain

If CM KCR is allowed another term, he will further loot Telangana: TPCC

Revanth Reddy alleged that KCR's family has looted Rs one trillion in the last two terms in the state and if KCR is allowed a third term, his family would loot another Rs one trillion

Congress announces fourth list of 56 candidates for Rajasthan elections

The Congress has so far announced 151 candidates for the 200-member Rajasthan Assembly, which will go to polls on November 25