Meanwhile, Congress has decided to go without declaring the chief ministerial face despite having an incumbent face in Punjab as a chief minister.
India TV's election special show Ye Public Hai Sab Jaanti Hai's team tried to gauge the mood of people in the Agra Cantt assembly seat where BJP has won twice but SP has even failed to open its account. Polling here will be held in the first phase on February 10.
BJP has a definite edge in the situation. Party plans to use 3D Studio Mix technology through which leaders sitting at two different places can be shown on a podium.
The Election Commission on Saturday announced poll dates for 5 states with Uttar Pradesh going for a 7-phase assembly election from February 10.
AAP leader Atishi has expressed confidence in winning the upcoming assembly elections and said that February 14 has been a lucky date for the Aam Aadmi Party.
The Election Commission on Saturday announced poll dates for five states with Uttar Pradesh going for a seven-phase assembly election.
Several political parties have already announced the cancellation of political rallies and are focusing more on digital campaigns in the wake of the unabated surge.
The counting of votes will be held on March 10. With the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic unfolding, the commission has set new protocols to ensure "Covid safe" elections to 690 assembly seats across the five states, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra said.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday announced the dates for assembly polls in five states - Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur. Assemblies of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur will expire on May 14, March 23, March 23, March 15, March 19 respectively.
Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa will be held between February 10 and March 7 in seven phases, the Election Commission announced on Saturday. The counting of votes will be held on March 10.
Goa assembly election will be held in single phase on February 14. The state has a total of 40 assembly seats.
Assembly Election in UP will be held in 7 phases starting February 10. Goa, Punjab and Uttarakhand will vote in single phase on February 14. Manipur will have voting in two phases on March 3, 7. Results will be announced on March 10.
The election commission on Saturday announced the schedule for assembly polls in 5 states including Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Uttarakhand, and Manipur. A total of 2,15,368 polling stations to be set up across 5 states to facilitate free, fair and safe elections amid the third Covid wave led by the Omicron variant.
The BJP is the ruling party in Uttarakhand while the Congress is the main opposition party. AAP is debuting in the contesting this year.
Election results will be announced on March 10. In total, elections in all 5 poll-bound states will be conducted in 7 phases.
Moreover, all the schools and anganwadi centres will remain closed until Jan 16. The state govt has also imposed a night curfew from 10:00 pm to 6:00 am.
Sidhu warned BJP to stop playing politics or they will get a benefitting reply referring to the growing chorus for the imposition of the President's rule in the state.
In a major security lapse, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday was stuck on a flyover in Punjab for nearly 20 minutes. The incident occurred after his convoy was blocked by a group of protesters, mostly farmers.
New expenditure limits will be applicable in all upcoming polls. Candidates in UP, U'khand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur can now go for increased poll expenditure.
Five states scheduled for Assembly polls this year are Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab, and Manipur.
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