MC Election Update Today February 12: Shiv Sena's Aaditya Thackeray launches digital manifesto for Goa polls

A woman holds a walking cane as her inked finger is seen after casting her vote at a polling station. (Representative image: Reuters)

Highlights:

-- Shiv Sena's Aaditya Thackeray launches digital manifesto for Goa polls

-- PM Modi to address mega public rally in UP's Kannauj today

-- BJP to release its manifesto for Punjab polls today

-- Congress UP candidate Salim Khan quits party, joins SP

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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in Uttarakhand's Khatima: "The PM said that Congress helped them (migrant workers) and spread COVID-19 across the nation by doing politics. They were walking on roads, no facilities for them. Would we have left them just like that?. Were we doing politics? We were doing our duty..."

Shiv Sena's Aaditya Thackeray launches digital manifesto for Goa polls

Maharashtra Minister and Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray launched digital manifesto of the party for the upcoming GoaAssembly polls today.

BJP chief JP Nadda addresses public meeting in Punjab's Balachaur

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda is addressing a public meeting in poll-bound Punjab's Balachaur.

BJP National President Shri @JPNadda addresses public meeting in Balachaur, Punjab.
https://t.co/dneJTkB4GA

— BJP (@BJP4India) February 12, 2022

Navjot Sidhu to be given 'Super CM' post if Congress retains power in Punjab: Ravneet Bittu

Punjab Congress chief Navjot Sidhu will be given 'Super CM' post if the party retains the power in the state, said MP Ravneet Singh told news agency ANI. His statement comes days after Rahul Gandhi declared Charanjit Singh Channi as Congress' chief ministerial candidate in the state.

AAP's Bhagwant Singh Mann holds a roadshow in Punjab's Dhuri

Aam Aadmi Party's chief ministerial candidate for Punjab Bhagwant Singh Mann is holding a roadshow in Dhuri.

Amit Shah to address public meetings in Uttarakhand today

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will address three public meetings in poll-bound Uttarakhand today. His first public meeting will be in Dhanaulti at 11.15 am, Sahaspur at 1.15 pm and Raipur at 2.45 pm. The BJP leader will also participate in 'Ganga Pujan' at 4.30 pm in Haridwar on the day.

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri visits Gurudwara Shaheedan Sahib in poll-bound Punjab's Amritsar

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri visits Gurudwara Shaheedan Sahib in Amritsar, Punjab pic.twitter.com/zWmPc8Lo5a

— ANI (@ANI) February 12, 2022

AAP to get 56 to 58 seats in 117-strong House, says Bhagwant Mann

The AAM Aadmi Party (AAP)’s chief ministerial candidate in Punjab, Bhagwant Mann, believes his party is way ahead of the other political parties in the forthcoming state assembly elections. "We have been requesting the people for a clear majority and, if you look at the youngsters and old people who come to our rallies, I have no doubt they will respond," he said. Read more here

BJP's 'Ulti Ginti' Has Begun: Digambar Kamat

Former Goa chief minister and Congress leader Digambar Kamat has said that BJP's ulti ginti (countdown for exit) has started. "The BJP started with four seats in 1994, went to 10 in 1999 and in 2002 it went to 17 and secured 21 seats in 2012. It came down to 13 in 2017. Their ulti ginti (countdown for exit) has started," he said. Read more here

Balwinder Singh Laddi rejoins BJP

Balwinder Singh Laddi, MLA of Hargovindpur in Punjab, rejoined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of party general secretary Tarun Chug. Laddi who won the election on a Congress ticket joined BJP on December 28, 2021. Then he went back to Congress on January 3 and again joined the BJP on February 11.

Balwinder Singh Laddi, MLA of Hargovindpur in Punjab rejoined BJP in presence of party general secretary Tarun Chug

Laddi who won the election on a Congress ticket joined BJP on Dec 28. Then he went back to Congress on Jan 3 and again joined BJP on Feb 11 #PunjabElections pic.twitter.com/otsZUA7Ku0

— ANI (@ANI) February 12, 2022

PM Modi to address mega public rally in UP's Kannauj today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a mega public rally in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh's Kannauj at 3.30 pm today. Earlier, he will address a 'Vijay Sankalp Sabha' in poll-bound Uttarakhand's Rudrapur at 1.30 pm.

BJP's Nishikant Dubey, TMC's Sougata Roy in war of words in LS over UP CM's poll remarks

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey and the TMC's Sougata Roy got into a war of words in the Lok Sabha over Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's remarks that Uttar Pradesh can become Kashmir, Kerala or Bengal if the saffron party is not voted back to power. As soon as Roy raised the matter in the House, Dubey interjected, objecting to reference to issues being raised based on comments made outside Parliament.

BJP to release its manifesto for Punjab polls today

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to release its poll manifesto for the Punjab Assembly elections today. All the constituencies of the state will go to the polls on February 20 in a single phase. Meanwhile, two candidates have been booked for concealing information about being proclaimed offenders while filing nomination papers for the state elections. Punjab's Chief Electoral Officer S Karuna Raju has said that an FIR has been registered against candidate Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra alias Harmeet Singh Dhillon from the Sanaur assembly constituency in Patiala district.

Congress UP candidate Salim Khan quits party, joins SP

Congress' candidate from Uttar Pradesh's Amroha (Sadar seat), Salim Khan quits the party due to a "communication gap" and joined the Samajwadi Party. "I have joined SP as there's a communication gap in Congress, created by 2nd-line leadership which doesn't want ground-level workers to meet national leadership. I wanted to meet Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, but 2nd line leadership didn't let me," he tells news agency ANI.