MC Election Highlights February 16: 90% SP candidates, 87% from BJP are crorepatis for UP Phase 3 polls

A man's inked marked finger is seen as he leaves a polling station on his bike after casting his vote. (Representative image: Reuters)

Highlights:

-- Give chance to new Punjab on February 20, says PM Modi in Pathankot

-- PM Modi to address rally in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur today

-- 90% SP candidates, 87% from BJP are crorepatis for UP Phase 3 polls

-- Priyanka Gandhi to hold poll campaigning in UP's Varanasi, Kanpur today

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UP Polls 2022 Phase 3: 90% Samajwadi Party candidates, 87% from BJP are crorepatis

As many as 245 (39 percent) candidates contesting the Uttar Pradesh elections in the third phase have assets worth over Rs 1 crore, shows an analysis of the affidavits of 623 candidates by the Association for Democratic reforms (ADR).

In all, 627 candidates are contesting in the third phase. ADR has not analysed the affidavits of four candidates because they were either incomplete or not properly scanned.

Of the 58 Samajwadi Party candidates analysed by ADR, 52 (90 percent) are crorepatis. READ MORE HERE

Punjab Polls 2022: Arvind Kejriwal, Bhagwant Mann Visit Sat Guru Ravidass Dham in Jalandhar

AAP national convenor and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and party’s CM face for the state, Bhagwant Mann visit Sat Guru Ravidass Dham in Bootan Mandi, Jalandhar on the occasion of Ravidas Jayanti.

Punjab Polls 2022: PM Modi targets AAP at Pathankot rally, calls it photocopy of Congress

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday targeted the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), and termed it a photocopy of the Congress. Addressing a poll rally in Punjab’s Pathankot, he said farming, trade and industry will be made profitable in five years if the BJP-led alliance is voted to power in the state. Punjab goes to polls on February 20. Read more here

Punjab Polls 2022: Why Jalandhar will be an interesting contest to watch

On February 14, Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed the ruling Congress party and promised a drug-free Punjab at a rally in Jalandhar in the run-up to the state polls. The Jalandhar rally was PM Modi's first in poll-bound Punjab since the repeal of farm laws in November. His first scheduled rally in the border state on January 5 was cancelled after his convoy got stuck on a flyover on the Moga-Ferozepur highway due to road blockade by farmers protesting against the visit. “If given a chance, I want to dedicate the next five years to building the Nava Punjab which will be free of debt, corruption, and drugs," the prime minister said. Read more here

PM Narendra Modi in Punjab's Pathankaot: Definitely give a chance to BJP and NDA on this February 20. This time, give a chance to the dreams of Punjab, give a chance to the new Punjab. Punjab is going to vote in single phase on February 20.

PM Narendra Modi in Punjab's Pathankaot: If Congress is original, AAP is its xerox. One looted Punjab while the other one is involved in scam after scam in Delhi. Despite being 'Ek hi thali ke chatte batte' they (AAP and Congress) are playing 'noora kushti' (fixed fight) in Punjab, pretending to be against each other

PM Narendra Modi in Punjab's Pathankaot: When the public gives a chance to the BJP, then neither the people leave us nor do we stop serving the people. Once the process of development starts in the BJP government, then the people also support it in such a way that the work of development does not stop.

PM Modi addresses public rally in Punjab's Pathankot

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing a public rally in poll-bound Punjab's Pathankot.

Speaking at a rally in Pathankot in Punjab. Watch. https://t.co/O3mIaBWvfc

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 16, 2022

JUST IN: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal hits out at Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channiover his remark "don't let UP, Bihar ke bhaiya enter Punjab". "It is very shameful. We strongly condemn comments aimed at any individual or any particular community. Priyanka Gandhi also belongs to UP so she is also a 'bhaiya'," he says.

JUST IN: Amritsar Mayor Karamjit Singh Rintu joins Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today in the presence of party convener Arvind Kejriwal.

PM Modi to address rallies in Punjab's Pathankot, UP's Sitapur 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address mega public rallies in poll-bound Punjab and Uttar Pradesh on February 16. He will first visit Punjab's Pathankot to address the rally at noon, and later UP's Sitapur at 3.50 pm.

Priyanka Gandhi to hold poll campaigning in UP's Varanasi, Kanpur today

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will do the poll campaigning for the party in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi and Kanpur today.

कांग्रेस महासचिव श्रीमती @priyankagandhi जी उत्तर प्रदेश में विभिन्न कार्यक्रमों में हिस्सा लेंगी और कांग्रेस उम्मीदवारों के लिए वोट की अपील करेंगी। pic.twitter.com/BxZQd9teRv

— Congress (@INCIndia) February 16, 2022

BJP MLA Raja Singh in row over comments on UP polls

BJP MLA in Telangana T Raja Singh has triggered a controversy with his comments that those "traitors" who did not vote in support of the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh will have repercussions post elections. Observing that those opposed to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath appeared to have voted in large numbers in some areas in the second phase of polling on February 14 resulting in "highest polling", he appealed to the Hindu voters in UP to come out and vote in the third phase.

Felt the bond of love shared between Panaji voters and my father: Utpal Parrikar 

After contesting the election as an Independent candidate from the Panaji assembly segment, Utpal Parrikar, son of late Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar, said he experienced first-hand the immense bond of love shared between local people and his father.

Goa voted for its 40-member assembly on February 14, with the contest for Panaji being keenly watched. Utpal contested as an independent after the ruling BJP denied him a ticket and fielded sitting MLA and Congress turncoat Atanasio Monserrate.