Rajasthan Assembly Elections 2018: BJP releases second list of 31 candidates
Nov 14, 2018, 09:24 PM ISTIn the last elections in 2013, the saffron party had won a majority.
In the last elections in 2013, the saffron party had won a majority.
A former IPS officer, who headed state police during the Ashok Gehlot government, Harish Chandra Meena had joined the BJP in March 2014 ahead of the Lok Sabha polls and was pitted against his brother Namonarain who was then a Union minister.
Both are claimants for the chief ministerial post. However, they avoided answering questions on who will be the CM face.
In a statement, the platform said it has launched a special emoji to light up the conversations around these state elections.
He is the fifth Congress MLA to resign from the 40-member House since September.
Vote counting in all the five by-elections is on November 6.
With the resignation, the Congress' strength in the 40-member house has come down to 30, while that of opposition Mizo National Front (MNF) stands at 6. Four seats are vacant.
Mizoram is a state in Northeast India, with Aizawl as its capital city. Within the northeast region, it is the southernmost landlocked state, sharing borders with three of the Seven Sister States, namely Tripura, Assam and Manipur.
Senior leaders of JCC (J), BSP and CPI while holding a discussion decided that Jogi will need to concentrate on campaigning across the 90 Assembly seats, especially the 12 seats in Bastar division which will go to the polls in the first phase on November 12, he said.
AICC general secretary Mukul Wasnik, in a statement, announced the candidates for seats in southern Chhattisgarh, which is infested by Naxals.
Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections 2018: The Election Commission has decided to hold voting in Chhattisgarh in two phases to mitigate risk of violence in Naxal-affected regions.
Assembly Elections 2018: Polling for Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram assemblies will be held between November 12 and December 7. Here is the full schedule:
With an eye on the saffron vote bank, BJP is expected to use Adityanath during campaigns in Rajasthan's Sikar, Alwar, Churu and Jaipur.
According to EC, in Mizoram too, there are more than 77 thousand new voters.
While Chhattisgarh will go to the polls in two phases on November 12 and 20, elections in Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram will be held on November 28. Polling in Rajasthan and Telangana will be held on December 7
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) OP Rawat said that the press conference was delayed due to official work.
The tenure of the 40-member Mizoram Assembly expires on December 15, 2018.
The election in Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram will be held on November 28. Chhattisgarh will vote in two phases on November 12 and 20. Voting in Rajasthan and Telangana will be held in single phase on December 7.
The notification for the first phase will be issued on October 16, while the last date for nominations would be October 23.
The Election Commission has called a press conference at 3 pm today during which it is likely to announce poll dates for 5 states.
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