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Chhattisgarh Assembly elections: AAP releases first list of 10 candidates

The list includes Komal Hupendi, the state unit chief of the party, and Tejram Vidrohi, a prominent farmers' leader; five candidates are Scheduled Tribes (STs)

Bharatiya Adivasi Party to challenge BJP, Cong in Rajasthan's tribal belt

A new political outfit -- formed by tribal leaders following a split in the Bharatiya Tribal Party -- has thrown the gauntlet to the BJP and the Congress in Rajasthan's tribal belt, forcing senior leaders of the two national parties to make frequent visits in their attempts to shore up support ahead of the assembly polls. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, among others, have made several visits to the tribal region in an attempt to solidify their parties' support bases. Assembly elections in Rajasthan are due later this year. On Monday, Modi will visit Chittorgarh district, which has a sizable tribal population, and address a public rally. Deputy Leader of Opposition in the Rajasthan Assembly Satish Poonia laid focus on the region and made regular visits to the tribal areas during his tenure as the BJP's state unit chief. His successor CP Joshi, a Brahmin face, is the party's Lok Sabha MP from Chittorgarh. Banswara, Dungarp

CEC Rajiv Kumar flags voters awareness rally ahead of polls in Rajasthan

A delegation of the Election Commission of India (ECI) spearheaded by CEC Rajiv Kumar arrived in Rajasthan on September 29 to review preparedness for Assembly elections to be held later this year

PM Modi to sound poll bugle in T'gana, likely to launch fresh salvos at BRS

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a public rally in Mahabubnagar on Sunday afternoon, and his speech is likely to be marked by fresh salvos against both the Congress and ruling BRS in Telangana. In a message posted on his social media platform X ( formerly Twitter), on Saturday night, he said the people of Telangana are tired of lacklustre governance and equally distrustful of Congress. I will be addressing a @BJP4Telangana rally in Mahbubnagar tomorrow, 1st October. The people of Telangana are tired of the lacklustre governance of BRS. They are equally distrustful of Congress. Both BRS and Congress are dynastic parties who have no aim of serving people, he said in the message. A senior leader of Telangana BJP told PTI there was no scheduled meeting of the state leaders with Modi, though the PM may briefly interact with them during the reception at the airport. The meeting will mark the launch of the party's poll campaign in Telangana. He (PM) would deliver a sound and clea

Electoral bonds are legalised bribery, golden harvest for BJP: Chidambaram

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday described electoral bonds as "legalised bribery" and claimed that, as their fresh tranche opens on October 4, it will be a "golden harvest" for the BJP. The government on Friday approved the issuance of the 28th tranche of electoral bonds that will open for sale for 10 days beginning October 4. The decision comes ahead of assembly elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram. The poll dates in these states are likely to be announced soon. In a post on X, Chidambaram noted that the 28th tranche of the electoral bonds will open on October 4 and said, "It will be a golden harvest for the BJP. Going by the past records, 90 per cent of the so-called anonymous donations will go to the BJP." "The crony capitalists will open their cheque books to write out their 'tribute' to the lord and master in Delhi," the former Union minister said. Electoral bonds are "legalised bribery", Chidambaram added. Electoral bon

CM Bhupesh Baghel launches scheme for pension to construction workers

Under this, construction workers who have been registered for ten years and have completed 60 years of age, will be given a pension assistance of Rs 1,500 per month for life

Chhattisgarh Assembly polls: Amit Shah, Nadda hold meet with BJP leadership

During the six-hour meeting at the party's state headquarters, several key issues were addressed such as discussions on candidate selection and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visits to Chhattisgarh

Ahead of polls, BJP divides Rajasthan into 7 zones, assigns responsibility

According to the party sources, each zone will have an in-charge and various leaders will be responsible for strengthening the party's position in the constituencies within the zones.

Opposition leaders slam BJP over Bidhuri being given poll duty in Tonk

Opposition leaders on Thursday took a swipe at the BJP over the ruling party giving its Lok Sabha MP Ramesh Bidhuri, in the eye of a storm for his derogatory comments against BSP MP Danish Ali in Lok Sabha, poll responsibility in Rajasthan's Tonk district. In a post on X, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said, "Sabka saath, sabka vikas, sabka vishwas'yeh sab hai inka bakwaas." TMC MP Mahua Moitra also slammed the BJP and said Bidhuri had been "rewarded" for his remarks against a Muslim MP. "How does a showcaused person be given new role by @BJP4India? @narendramodi ji - is this your Sneha Yatra for minorities, your love outreach?" she said on X. With the Gurjar community present in large numbers in the Tonk district, which has four assembly seats including the one held by senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot, the BJP believes Bidhuri can help it swing the votes as he is also from the same caste. Pilot is also from the Gurjar community. Bidhuri's responsibility will be akin

Upcoming assembly polls will give new direction to country: Akhilesh

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said the upcoming assembly elections in five states will give a new direction to the country. He also dared the Bharatiya Janata Party to give 33 per cent of tickets to women in the elections to assemblies and Lok Sabha if the party is serious about women's reservation. Upcoming assembly polls in five states will give a new direction to the country. I urge people to understand the seriousness before casting votes. Don't fall into the BJP's big advertising campaign trap as it will not change your fate, Yadav said. He was addressing a meeting in the Sirmour constituency for SP candidate Lakshman Tiwari for the upcoming MP assembly elections. Referring to the 'Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam' passed by Parliament, Yadav said it was not clear after how many general elections this bill will be implemented. But if they (BJP) are serious about this bill and if their intentions are honest, they should give 33 per cent tickets to women in the

No timeline for finalising simultaneous polls report: Law Commission chair

Work is still continuing on the issue of simultaneous polls and no timeline has been given for finalising a report on it, Law Commission Chairman Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi said on Wednesday. He also said the reports on the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and online FIRs have been finalised and sent to the law ministry. "Still some work is going on on simultaneous elections. We have not finalised the report. There is no timeline for finalising it," Justice (retired) Awasthi, who was the chief justice of the Karnataka High Court, told reporters here. According to the procedure, all reports of the law panel are submitted to the Union law ministry, which then forwards those to the ministries concerned. The issue of simultaneous polls is pending with the law panel for years. The previous Law Commission had suggested three options to hold simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly polls, but said several points remained to be addressed. In a public appeal issued along w

CM Bhupesh Baghel inaugurates state's first sugarcane-based ethanol plant

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel inaugurated an 80 kilo litre per day (KLPD) ethanol plant in public-private partnerships (PPP) mode

BJP accuses Congress of Naxal ties in Chhattisgarh, presents 400-page diary

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Sambit Patra presented a 400-page allegation diary named 'Kathghare mein Congress'

Rahul Gandhi takes train from Bilaspur to Raipur, interacts with passengers

Chhattisgarh Assembly elections: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was accompanied by Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, Deputy Chief Minister T S Singhdeon, and Congress state president Deepak Baij

Like Telangana statehood promise, Congress will deliver: Rahul Gandhi

Attacking the ruling BRS, Rahul Gandhi said that Telangana was not made to benefit CM Chandrashekhar Rao's family

Mizoram polls: Farmers will top priority if ZPM wins, says party chief

ZPM's working president Sapdanga was addressing party workers in the Hrangturzo assembly constituency

Assembly polls: Eyes on 5 states, CWC set to meet in Telangana tomorrow

Rangareddy said that KCR's party Bharat Rashtra Samithi is supporting anti-democratic laws in the Parliament

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Will fight Rajasthan polls unitedly, high command will decide CM: Pilot

Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Friday stressed that the party would fight the Rajasthan assembly polls "unitedly" and said that a decision on who would lead the next government would be taken by the high command after consultations with the newly-elected MLAs. Exuding confidence that the Congress would buck the 'revolving door' trend in Rajasthan in the upcoming polls, the former deputy chief minister said the party is "absolutely united" with everyone's priority and efforts directed towards repeating the government in the desert state. In an exclusive interview with PTI ahead of the crucial Congress Working Committee meeting in Hyderabad, Pilot said the Congress has lived up to all the election promises it made in the 2018 Rajasthan polls and that is why he believes, the state government and the party working together, will be able to defeat the BJP. Asked about his assertion earlier that the party would go to the polls with collective leadership despite an incumbent CM in Ashok .

Chhattisgarh elections: Delhi CM Kejriwal to visit Chhattisgarh on Sept 16

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will also visit Madhya Pradesh on September 18