Assembly Elections 2023: BJP is conscious that it has to recover its tribal base to avert a repeat of the 2018 result which favoured Congress. While the 2019 Lok Sabha elections showcased PM Modi’s clout in the tribal community, BJP is leaving nothing to chance, and hence this visit to a village in Jharkhand when the polls are elsewhere
Assembly Elections 2023 Highlights: The Congress is set for a rout in the elections. People are believing the good governance of the BJP and not the hollow promises of the Congress, says PM as the campaigning for Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh polls ends on November 15 evening.
New Delhi, Nov 14 The Election Commission on Tuesday issued a show-cause notice to the Aam Aadmi Party for alleged disparaging remarks made against..
In his election rallies across poll-bound states, PM Modi has been seen reaching out to the tribal population several times. The mission pegged at Rs 24,000 crore will provide amenities, road and telecom connectivity and other facilities to the mariginalised tribes.
Rahul Gandhi envisions stronger party prospects in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Telangana, delegating campaigns to state leaders Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his former deputy Sachin Pilot, say sources.
"A storm is going to come in favour of the Congress. The party will be winning 145 to 150 seats. Five years back, you (people) elected a Congress government but BJP leaders (Prime Minister) Narendra Modi, (MP Chief Minister) Shivraj Singh and (Union Home Minister) Amit Shah purchased the MLAs and stole your government," Gandhi said.
Addressing a public rally at Betul, Modi also said Congress has accepted defeat ahead of elections.
Assembly elections 2023: While PM Modi resumed his rallies in Betul and Shajapur, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will conduct a roadshow in Raipur. Union minister Smriti Irani and Assam Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma will also hold rallies in Chhattisgarh.
The battle in the rest of the state is now evolving into a straightforward but bitter two-way clash between the Congress and the BRS.
There will be no hung assembly and the saffron party will land in the ruling saddle comfortably, Reddy, Union Minister for Tourism, told PTI in an exclusive interview.
With more women voters on the electoral rolls, both the BJP and the Congress are reaching out to them with specific benefits.
The 76-year-old Congress veteran, the sitting MLA from Chhindwara who projects himself as an ardent 'Hanuman bhakt', is pitted against BJP candidate Vivek Bunty Sahu, a 'Shiv bhakt', in the November 17 assembly polls.
In May this year, the Congress hailed the Bharat Jodo Yatra for the party's success in the Karnataka assembly polls, having won 15 of the 20 assembly constituencies in the state the Gandhi-led foot march passed through.
Madhya Pradesh Elections 2023: The likes of Digvijaya Singh and Kamal Nath could fade away by the next assembly elections. A clutch of younger Congress leaders who cannot be called dynasts given their rootedness are being groomed by the central leadership to take the place of the veterans
Assembly Polls LIVE Highlights: On Friday, the BJP had approached the Election Commission (EC) for action against the AAP for publishing a'very inappropriate' and 'unethical' video clip and remarks on a social media platform targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The BJP has been accusing former Congress chief ministers Kamal Nath and Digvijaya Singh of trying to establish the political career of their children to strengthen the party’s organisation in the state.
While the Wall Street bank expects stocks to rise leading to the vote in keeping with recent history, any outcome outside of investors’ expectations could spark a slump of as much as 30% in India’s equity benchmarks.
PM assures that If BJP comes to power, Chhattisgarh will develop rapidly. He also said action will be taken against the corrupt in Chhattisgarh after BJP comes to power in the state.
Addressing a rally in Mungeli district of Chhattisgarh, Modi also took a dig at the purported power-sharing agreement between Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and Deputy CM TS Singh Deo, and said when the Congress can ditch its own senior leaders, then it is certain that it will cheat people and not fulfil the promises made to them.
Telangana Elections 2023: With his Gajwel duel with BJP's Etela Rajender getting tough, chief minister KCR has ventured into Kamareddy only to draw another arch-rival, Congress state president Revanth Reddy, into the battle
Vivek and his wife own movable assets valued at Rs 377 crore, mostly shares in various companies including his own Visaka Industries, which was founded in 1981.
Madhya Pradesh Elections 2023: Opinion polls have projected a close contest, which could even be a photo finish like 2018. There were 30 seats with a margin less than 3,000 in 2018 and so far BJP and Congress have expelled more than 30 leaders each for ticket-related rebellions
Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections 2023 Highlights: PM Modi promises that the Centre's free ration scheme, covering 80 crore poor people, will continue for five more years. Congress can even promise to build a "castle of gold" for coming to power, says PM.
The process of filing nominations began on November 3 when the gazette notification for the election was issued and continued till November 10, the last day for submitting nominations.
"After the Congress government is formed again in Chhattisgarh, women in the state will be provided an annual assistance of Rs 15,000 directly into their bank accounts under the Chhattisgarh Gruha Lakshmi Yojana," the incumbent chief minister noted, while also extending Diwali greetings to the people of the state.