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  • Bypoll marketing campaign: Akhilesh Yadav touches uncle Shivpal’s toes at election rally

    Via PTI

    ETAWAH: In a display of bonhomie all over the marketing campaign for the Mainpuri Lok Sabha bypoll, SP leader Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday touched the toes of his uncle Shivpal Yadav and asserted that there hasn’t ever been any pressure of their courting.

    Pragatisheel Samajwadi Celebration (Lohia) leader Shivpal Singh Yadav termed the bypolls a prime stake contest, and instructed the target audience that the circle of relatives has grow to be one.

    He additionally stated that the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh executive peddles a large number of lies.

    Addressing an election rally within the circle of relatives bastion of Saifai, Akhilesh Yadav asserted that his celebration will check in a ancient win within the bypoll.

    Dimple Yadav, the spouse of Akhilesh Yadav, has been fielded from the seat, which has been represented via the SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav.

    The bypoll used to be necessitated because of the demise of Mulayam Singh closing month.

    “The bypolls are happening at a time when ‘Netaji’ (Mulayam Singh Yadav) isn’t amongst us. All of the nation is staring at this election, and I will be able to say that all the nation will see how the Samajwadi Celebration registers a ancient win,” Akhilesh Yadav stated.

    After last at loggerheads since 2017, Akhilesh Yadav and his uncle had made up our minds to fix fences prior to the 2022 Meeting polls.

    Each had publish a united entrance on the behest of Mulayam Singh Yadav.

    Then again, the cracks seemed once more after the ballot during which the BJP got here again to energy.

    “From time to time folks say that there’s ‘dooriyaan’ (distance). There used to be no ‘dooriyaan’ between ‘chacha’ (uncle) and ‘bhatija’ (nephew). ‘Dooriyaan’ used to be there in politics. I had by no means thought to be any ‘dooriyaan’ between uncle and nephew. And, I’m glad that lately the ‘dooriyaan’ in politics has additionally ended,” Akhilesh Yadav stated to a rousing applause from public.

    “And it’s as a result of this that the BJP is feeling fearful. It is aware of that the folks of Jaswantnagar have made up their thoughts to vote for the SP. Karhal could also be strolling alongside, and the folks of Mainpuri too have made up their thoughts ,” the SP leader stated.

    Jaswantnagar and Karhal are represented via Shivpal and Akhilesh Yadav respectively within the UP meeting.

    The ballot marketing campaign on Sunday noticed Akhilesh Yadav, Shivpal Yadav and SP basic secretary Ramgopal Yadav sharing the degree.

    Right through the rally, Akhilesh Yadav additionally stated that that is the primary executive (regarding the BJP), which has forgotten its guarantees.

    “When there’s a pressure in a courting they are saying that there’s a feud, and once we grow to be one, they’d time period us as ‘parivaar vaadi’ celebration. That is the issue of the BJP folks and it is going to stay, as a result of in all places they give the impression of being out for shortcomings,” he stated.

    “It’s BJP propaganda that objectives to turn us as a celebration of 1 circle of relatives, a celebration of 1 caste, and search strengthen of folks of 1 specific faith. ‘Netaji’ has all the time taught us the politics of brotherhood and amity, and give admire to folks,” Akhilesh Yadav stated.

    The SP leader recommended the celebration employees to stroll at the trail proven via his father, and alter the process the rustic and that of the society.

    “The BJP will have to now not make any claims on building. They are able to make claims about potholes at the highway or that of corruption,” he stated, and added that no matter building has taken position within the area, it’s as a result of the ‘Samajwadis.’

    He cited Uttar Pradesh College of Scientific Sciences in Saifai for example of such development.

    “Had ‘Netaji’ now not been adamant, the Lucknow-Agra freeway don’t have been made in 23 months. This freeway used to be discovered to be the most efficient freeway within the nation. When he used to be invited for the root stone laying rite, he had stated that he would lay the root stone most effective when he knew the date of inauguration. The day on which the root stone used to be laid used to be the birthday of ‘Netaji’, and the day when it used to be inaugurated used to be additionally his birthday,” the SP leader stated.

    He additionally stated that the continuing bypolls are necessary as after the BJP’s defeat in Bengal and alter in energy equation in Bihar, it used to be UP’s flip to halt the victory run of BJP and save you it from coming to energy on the centre.

    Akhilesh Yadav stated that consistent with an recommendation given via Ramgopal Yadav — given previous within the assembly, he stated — the celebration has to take inventory of the EVMs until the very finish to stop any malfeasance. “As a result of this executive is not going to inform you the place 20 lakh EVMs have disappeared. Final time you made us win the polls, however the management defeated us. Within the (postal) poll, we gained virtually 300 seats.”

    Shivpal Singh Yadav stated, “Recognition is at stake on this election. Dimple is our daughter-in-law. Everybody who’s sitting right here carries part of ‘Netaji.’ It is a battle for honour, and the entire data should be made on this election itself. That is true that you’ve instructed us to unite, and now we have grow to be one. And now it’s your duty to verify a victory via file margin. Every time such demanding situations have sprung prior to the folks of Jaswantnagar, they have got emerged victorious,” Shivpal Singh Yadav stated.

    He additionally stated that ever for the reason that BJP got here to energy in UP, the issues of the folks have most effective greater.

    “The BJP executive peddles a large number of incorrect information. We wish to know that previously 10 years, has it achieved any paintings for the folks of UP?” he stated.

    “BJP has inspired poverty, unemployment, corruption. It has labored to disturb the folks of all the state. If the general public has to visit any administrative center, they have got to pay a bribe,” he stated.

    Akhilesh Yadav had on closing Thursday met the PSPL leader at the side of Dimple Yadav, and shared an image of them in combination.

    In a tweet after the assembly, Akhilesh Yadav had then stated, “In conjunction with the blessings of Netaji and elders of the circle of relatives, the folks of Mainpuri also are with us.”

    Exhorting the celebration employees to verify the celebration’s win, Ramgopal Yadav stated, “You probably have defeated the BJP within the Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat, then folks will realise that the BJP too may also be defeated, now not most effective in Mainpuri, but additionally within the state and within the nation.”

    “The rustic is being run via a dictatorial executive. Everyone seems to be tortured, and nobody is getting any aid. Some folks of the BJP had been telling us the day past that the paintings which used to price Rs 100 within the previous executive, now prices no less than Rs 1,000. There may be loot in police stations and tehsil (places of work),” he stated.

    On Wednesday, Shivpal Yadav had held a gathering with the celebration employees for the bypoll.

    Shivpal Singh Yadav’s position within the election assumes significance as his meeting constituency Jaswantnagar comes below the Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency.

    He has a detailed courting with the folks of Mainpuri and used to head as Mulayam’s consultant in more than a few programmes there on every occasion the SP patriarch used to be unavailable.

    The PSP(L) leader’s campaigning in favour of Dimple could also be thought to be necessary as Raghuraj Singh Shakya, BJP’s nominee from the seat, used to be as soon as a detailed aide of him.

    Polling in Mainpuri can be hung on December 5, whilst counting of votes will happen on December 8.

    The Mainpuri parliamentary constituency has 5 meeting segments of Mainpuri, Bhongaon, Kishni, Karhal and Jaswant Nagar.

    Within the 2022 meeting elections, the SP gained the Karhal, Kishni and the Jaswantnagar seats, whilst the BJP gained the Mainpuri and the Bhogaon seats.

    Akhilesh’s Karhal meeting seat could also be a part of Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency.

    ETAWAH: In a display of bonhomie all over the marketing campaign for the Mainpuri Lok Sabha bypoll, SP leader Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday touched the toes of his uncle Shivpal Yadav and asserted that there hasn’t ever been any pressure of their courting.

    Pragatisheel Samajwadi Celebration (Lohia) leader Shivpal Singh Yadav termed the bypolls a prime stake contest, and instructed the target audience that the circle of relatives has grow to be one.

    He additionally stated that the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh executive peddles a large number of lies.

    Addressing an election rally within the circle of relatives bastion of Saifai, Akhilesh Yadav asserted that his celebration will check in a ancient win within the bypoll.

    Dimple Yadav, the spouse of Akhilesh Yadav, has been fielded from the seat, which has been represented via the SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav.

    The bypoll used to be necessitated because of the demise of Mulayam Singh closing month.

    “The bypolls are happening at a time when ‘Netaji’ (Mulayam Singh Yadav) isn’t amongst us. All of the nation is staring at this election, and I will be able to say that all the nation will see how the Samajwadi Celebration registers a ancient win,” Akhilesh Yadav stated.

    After last at loggerheads since 2017, Akhilesh Yadav and his uncle had made up our minds to fix fences prior to the 2022 Meeting polls.

    Each had publish a united entrance on the behest of Mulayam Singh Yadav.

    Then again, the cracks seemed once more after the ballot during which the BJP got here again to energy.

    “From time to time folks say that there’s ‘dooriyaan’ (distance). There used to be no ‘dooriyaan’ between ‘chacha’ (uncle) and ‘bhatija’ (nephew). ‘Dooriyaan’ used to be there in politics. I had by no means thought to be any ‘dooriyaan’ between uncle and nephew. And, I’m glad that lately the ‘dooriyaan’ in politics has additionally ended,” Akhilesh Yadav stated to a rousing applause from public.

    “And it’s as a result of this that the BJP is feeling fearful. It is aware of that the folks of Jaswantnagar have made up their thoughts to vote for the SP. Karhal could also be strolling alongside, and the folks of Mainpuri too have made up their thoughts ,” the SP leader stated.

    Jaswantnagar and Karhal are represented via Shivpal and Akhilesh Yadav respectively within the UP meeting.

    The ballot marketing campaign on Sunday noticed Akhilesh Yadav, Shivpal Yadav and SP basic secretary Ramgopal Yadav sharing the degree.

    Right through the rally, Akhilesh Yadav additionally stated that that is the primary executive (regarding the BJP), which has forgotten its guarantees.

    “When there’s a pressure in a courting they are saying that there’s a feud, and once we grow to be one, they’d time period us as ‘parivaar vaadi’ celebration. That is the issue of the BJP folks and it is going to stay, as a result of in all places they give the impression of being out for shortcomings,” he stated.

    “It’s BJP propaganda that objectives to turn us as a celebration of 1 circle of relatives, a celebration of 1 caste, and search strengthen of folks of 1 specific faith. ‘Netaji’ has all the time taught us the politics of brotherhood and amity, and give admire to folks,” Akhilesh Yadav stated.

    The SP leader recommended the celebration employees to stroll at the trail proven via his father, and alter the process the rustic and that of the society.

    “The BJP will have to now not make any claims on building. They are able to make claims about potholes at the highway or that of corruption,” he stated, and added that no matter building has taken position within the area, it’s as a result of the ‘Samajwadis.’

    He cited Uttar Pradesh College of Scientific Sciences in Saifai for example of such development.

    “Had ‘Netaji’ now not been adamant, the Lucknow-Agra freeway don’t have been made in 23 months. This freeway used to be discovered to be the most efficient freeway within the nation. When he used to be invited for the root stone laying rite, he had stated that he would lay the root stone most effective when he knew the date of inauguration. The day on which the root stone used to be laid used to be the birthday of ‘Netaji’, and the day when it used to be inaugurated used to be additionally his birthday,” the SP leader stated.

    He additionally stated that the continuing bypolls are necessary as after the BJP’s defeat in Bengal and alter in energy equation in Bihar, it used to be UP’s flip to halt the victory run of BJP and save you it from coming to energy on the centre.

    Akhilesh Yadav stated that consistent with an recommendation given via Ramgopal Yadav — given previous within the assembly, he stated — the celebration has to take inventory of the EVMs until the very finish to stop any malfeasance. “As a result of this executive is not going to inform you the place 20 lakh EVMs have disappeared. Final time you made us win the polls, however the management defeated us. Within the (postal) poll, we gained virtually 300 seats.”

    Shivpal Singh Yadav stated, “Recognition is at stake on this election. Dimple is our daughter-in-law. Everybody who’s sitting right here carries part of ‘Netaji.’ It is a battle for honour, and the entire data should be made on this election itself. That is true that you’ve instructed us to unite, and now we have grow to be one. And now it’s your duty to verify a victory via file margin. Every time such demanding situations have sprung prior to the folks of Jaswantnagar, they have got emerged victorious,” Shivpal Singh Yadav stated.

    He additionally stated that ever for the reason that BJP got here to energy in UP, the issues of the folks have most effective greater.

    “The BJP executive peddles a large number of incorrect information. We wish to know that previously 10 years, has it achieved any paintings for the folks of UP?” he stated.

    “BJP has inspired poverty, unemployment, corruption. It has labored to disturb the folks of all the state. If the general public has to visit any administrative center, they have got to pay a bribe,” he stated.

    Akhilesh Yadav had on closing Thursday met the PSPL leader at the side of Dimple Yadav, and shared an image of them in combination.

    In a tweet after the assembly, Akhilesh Yadav had then stated, “In conjunction with the blessings of Netaji and elders of the circle of relatives, the folks of Mainpuri also are with us.”

    Exhorting the celebration employees to verify the celebration’s win, Ramgopal Yadav stated, “You probably have defeated the BJP within the Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat, then folks will realise that the BJP too may also be defeated, now not most effective in Mainpuri, but additionally within the state and within the nation.”

    “The rustic is being run via a dictatorial executive. Everyone seems to be tortured, and nobody is getting any aid. Some folks of the BJP had been telling us the day past that the paintings which used to price Rs 100 within the previous executive, now prices no less than Rs 1,000. There may be loot in police stations and tehsil (places of work),” he stated.

    On Wednesday, Shivpal Yadav had held a gathering with the celebration employees for the bypoll.

    Shivpal Singh Yadav’s position within the election assumes significance as his meeting constituency Jaswantnagar comes below the Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency.

    He has a detailed courting with the folks of Mainpuri and used to head as Mulayam’s consultant in more than a few programmes there on every occasion the SP patriarch used to be unavailable.

    The PSP(L) leader’s campaigning in favour of Dimple could also be thought to be necessary as Raghuraj Singh Shakya, BJP’s nominee from the seat, used to be as soon as a detailed aide of him.

    Polling in Mainpuri can be hung on December 5, whilst counting of votes will happen on December 8.

    The Mainpuri parliamentary constituency has 5 meeting segments of Mainpuri, Bhongaon, Kishni, Karhal and Jaswant Nagar.

    Within the 2022 meeting elections, the SP gained the Karhal, Kishni and the Jaswantnagar seats, whilst the BJP gained the Mainpuri and the Bhogaon seats.

    Akhilesh’s Karhal meeting seat could also be a part of Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency.

  • Bhanupratapur bypolls: ‘Agnipariksha’ for BJP leaders in Chhattisgarh

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    RAIPUR: The opposition BJP in Chhattisgarh can be dealing with a litmus check within the upcoming Bhanupratapur Meeting by-polls after the birthday celebration organisation had undertaken main adjustments within the state management.

    The saffron birthday celebration has begun the workout of infusing a revamp within the organisation from early August this 12 months when the state tribal president Vishnu Deo Sai used to be changed by means of OBC face with sturdy RSS background and an MP from Bilaspur Arun Sao. Quickly any other OBC chief Narayan Chandel took price because the chief of opposition rather than Dharamlal Kaushik.

    The adjustments didn’t finish right here. The state in price D Purandeshwari, who travelled broadly from Sarguja within the north to Bastar in south to offer a fillip to the birthday celebration’s political fortune, used to be changed by means of the birthday celebration strategist Om Mathur. The BJP has additionally introduced in its Northeast organisation in-charge secretary Ajay Jamwal on election entrance within the state. The BJP after short-listing 5 names has on Tuesday declared Bhramanand Netam as ST reserved seat.

    RAIPUR: The opposition BJP in Chhattisgarh can be dealing with a litmus check within the upcoming Bhanupratapur Meeting by-polls after the birthday celebration organisation had undertaken main adjustments within the state management.

    The saffron birthday celebration has begun the workout of infusing a revamp within the organisation from early August this 12 months when the state tribal president Vishnu Deo Sai used to be changed by means of OBC face with sturdy RSS background and an MP from Bilaspur Arun Sao. Quickly any other OBC chief Narayan Chandel took price because the chief of opposition rather than Dharamlal Kaushik.

    The adjustments didn’t finish right here. The state in price D Purandeshwari, who travelled broadly from Sarguja within the north to Bastar in south to offer a fillip to the birthday celebration’s political fortune, used to be changed by means of the birthday celebration strategist Om Mathur. The BJP has additionally introduced in its Northeast organisation in-charge secretary Ajay Jamwal on election entrance within the state. The BJP after short-listing 5 names has on Tuesday declared Bhramanand Netam as ST reserved seat.

  • Degree set for bypolls in Mokama, Gopalganj, Adampur, Munugode, Gola, Dhamnagar, Andheri East

    By way of PTI

    PATNA/LUCKNOW/HYDERABAD: All eyes are at the bypolls for seven seats in six states, forward of vote casting on November 3. Their effects dangle symbolic significance for political events.

    Leader ministers and different senior leaders made last-minute appeals to citizens on Tuesday for his or her enhance in Mokama and Gopalganj of Bihar, Adampur of Haryana, Munugode of Telangana, Gola of Uttar Pradesh and Dhamnagar of Odisha.

    In Andheri (East) of Maharashtra, the BJP has pulled out of the race after the Shiv Sena faction led by way of Uddhav Thackeray fielded the spouse of its deceased MLA Ramesh Latke from the constituency. Rutuja Latke is anticipated to attain a very simple victory within the election which is the primary after the new break up within the Shiv Sena following a rebel by way of Eknath Shinde, who changed Thackeray because the Maharashtra leader minister. The counting of votes will happen on November 6.

    BIHAR

    Bihar’s Mokama and Gopalganj by-elections would be the first electoral contest after the Nitish Kumar-led JD(U) snapped ties with the BJP in August and once more joined palms with the RJD. 

    The seats have been held by way of the RJD and the BJP respectively.

    Leader Minister Nitish Kumar advised citizens of Mokama to enhance Neelam Devi, the RJD candidate and spouse of his former protégé Anant Kumar Singh whose disqualification has necessitated the by-election.

    Kumar made the enchantment in a video message after he stayed clear of the marketing campaign because of an harm.

    “I’ve now not been in a position to come back myself, however I enchantment to all folks of Mokama to make sure a large victory of Neelam Devi, the Mahagathbandhan candidate who’s contesting at the RJD’s storm lamp image,” Kumar added.

    Deputy CM and RJD inheritor obvious Tejashwi Yadav, alternatively, led from the entrance and addressed a number of rallies.

    Anant Kumar Singh used to be disqualified previous this yr upon conviction in a case with regards to the restoration of fingers and explosives from his place of abode.

    The BJP has nominated from the seat greenhorn Sonam Devi, spouse of a neighborhood muscleman Lalan Singh who has been opposing Anant Singh.

    In Gopalganj, BJP has fielded Kusum Devi, the spouse of deceased birthday party MLA Subhash Singh.

    The RJD has fielded Mohan Gupta, whilst Indira Yadav, spouse of Lalu Yadav’s brother-in-law Sadhu Yadav, is contesting as Bahujan Samaj Birthday party (BSP) candidate.

    The BJP marketing campaign used to be advised by way of its leaders and later Chirag Paswan, an estranged best friend, canvassed in enhance of its applicants.

    UTTAR PRADESH

    The Gola Gorakhnath seat in Uttar Pradesh fell vacant after the dying of BJP MLA Arvind Giri on September 6.

    With the BSP and the Congress conserving clear of the bypolls, there appears to be a right away combat between the BJP and the Samajwadi Birthday party The BJP has fielded Aman Giri, son of Arvind Giri, whilst the SP candidate is former Gola MLA Vinay Tiwari.

    Whilst it’s hoping to get sympathy votes, the BJP has now not taken the competition evenly and deputed as many as 40 big name campaigners together with all primary UP cupboard ministers and birthday party office-bearers.

    At the final leg of electioneering on Monday, UP leader minister Yogi Adityanath made guarantees on cost of cane dues and status quo of Chhoti Kashi hall at the strains of Kashi Vishwanath and clinical school.

    HARYANA

    Leader Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has been actively campaigning for Adampur Meeting bypolls in Haryana’s Hisar district, the place former leader minister Bhajan Lal’s grandson is amongst 22 applicants within the fray.

    The bypolls have been necessitated after Kuldeep Bishnoi, the more youthful son of Bhajan Lal, resigned as MLA from the seat and switched from the Congress to the BJP in August.

    Bishnoi’s son Bhavya is contesting the bypolls as a BJP candidate.

    The BJP, Congress, Indian Nationwide Lok Dal and Aam Aadmi Birthday party are some of the key events contesting the bypolls.

    BJP held a rally within the constituency on Tuesday that used to be addressed by way of Leader Minister Khattar and different leaders of the BJP and its best friend JJP.

    Leaving in the back of the political competition between the Bhajan Lal and Devi Lal households, Haryana Deputy Leader Minister Dushyant Chautala additionally campaigned for Bhavya.

    The JJP chief is the good grandson of Devi Lal.

    Congress leaders together with Bhupinder Singh Hooda and state unit leader Udai Bhan held a chain of ballot conferences at the final day of campaigning, whilst AAP took out a roadshow.

    The INLD additionally held a rally.

    The INLD has fielded Congress revolt Kurda Ram Nambardar.

    AAP nominated Satender Singh, who converted from BJP after having previous remained with Congress too.

    Punjab Leader Minister Bhagwant Mann additionally campaigned in Adampur.

    Khattar on Tuesday appealed to Adampur citizens to make Bhavya victorious with a large margin and confident them no stone shall be left unturned to make sure building.

    TELANGANA

    The Election Fee requested Telangana’s leader electoral officer to stay a “shut watch” at the Munugode Meeting constituency via “quite a lot of enforcement businesses” amid allegations of makes an attempt to urge citizens.

    The path got here after the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) alleged that Bharatiya Janata Birthday party (BJP) candidate Ok Rajagopal Reddy transferred Rs 5.24 crore from his family-owned company’s account to 23 folks and entities inside the constituency, a rate denied by way of the latter.

    The EC had on Saturday barred Telangana power minister Guntakandla Jagadish Reddy from campaigning for 48 hours for violating the ballot code after he allegedly threatened to prevent welfare schemes if folks don’t vote for the ruling TRS candidate.

    The TRS, lately renamed Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS), objectives to show its dominance in state politics and pass nationwide with a large win right here.

    A loss would abate now not simplest its nationwide plans but in addition embolden the opposition forward of the Meeting polls.

    The BJP, in the meantime, hopes to provide a push to its plans to emerge as the other to TRS with a victory in Munugode.

    The birthday party is on a top following its victories in Dubbak and Huzurabad Meeting bypolls and likewise the Larger Hyderabad Municipal Company (GHMC) election all over the final two years.

    Whilst 47 applicants are within the fray, the primary contest is confined to Reddy, who is looking for re-election on a BJP price ticket after quitting the Congress, former MLA Kusukuntla Prabhakar Reddy of TRS and Congress’ Palvai Sravanthi.

    The BJP had deployed Union Minister G Kishan Reddy, state unit president and MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar, birthday party MLAs Eatala Rajender and M Raghunandan Rao amongst different leaders for the marketing campaign.

    The TRS too raised the pitch with a number of state ministers, MLAs and different leaders overlaying each and every inch of Munugode.

    TRS Running President Ok T Rama Rao even introduced that he would “undertake” the constituency and in my view focal point on its building.

    Congress nominee Palvai Sravanthi is banking at the goodwill of her past due father Palvai Govardhan Reddy who had served as Munugode MLA and as MP.

    COLUMN | Odisha’s Dhamnagar meeting by-poll and the importance it holds for the BJD and the BJP

    ODISHA

    Odisha Leader Minister Naveen Patnaik had on Monday addressed citizens in Dhamnagaris throughout the digital mode and promised that 5 years of labor shall be finished in 18 months.

    Patnaik who could also be the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president advised them to elect a lady from the seat as “moms paintings extra successfully.”

    The BJD has fielded Abanti Das, the lone girl some of the general 5 applicants.

    BJP MLA Bishnu Charan Sethi’s dying necessitated the by-poll.

    The saffron birthday party, banking on sympathy votes, has fielded Sethi’s son Suryabanshi Suraj.

    The BJD gained all six Zilla Parishad seats and 9 of eleven wards of Dhamnagar Notified Space Council (NAC) within the panchayat and civic polls held in February and April respectively this yr.

    The birthday party has additionally gained all bypolls since 2019.

    “I’m positive that the folk will repeat it,” Patnaik mentioned.

    The BJD’s authentic candidate is dealing with a revolt as its former MLA Rajendra Das is within the fray as an Unbiased.

    Each BJD and BJP have accused each and every different of violating the fashion code of behavior and feature filed lawsuits with the EC.

    Out of the seven seats the place bypolls are being held, the BJP and the Congress held two seats each and every, whilst one seat each and every used to be held the BJD, Shiv Sena and RJD.

    PATNA/LUCKNOW/HYDERABAD: All eyes are at the bypolls for seven seats in six states, forward of vote casting on November 3. Their effects dangle symbolic significance for political events.

    Leader ministers and different senior leaders made last-minute appeals to citizens on Tuesday for his or her enhance in Mokama and Gopalganj of Bihar, Adampur of Haryana, Munugode of Telangana, Gola of Uttar Pradesh and Dhamnagar of Odisha.

    In Andheri (East) of Maharashtra, the BJP has pulled out of the race after the Shiv Sena faction led by way of Uddhav Thackeray fielded the spouse of its deceased MLA Ramesh Latke from the constituency. Rutuja Latke is anticipated to attain a very simple victory within the election which is the primary after the new break up within the Shiv Sena following a rebel by way of Eknath Shinde, who changed Thackeray because the Maharashtra leader minister. The counting of votes will happen on November 6.

    BIHAR

    Bihar’s Mokama and Gopalganj by-elections would be the first electoral contest after the Nitish Kumar-led JD(U) snapped ties with the BJP in August and once more joined palms with the RJD. 

    The seats have been held by way of the RJD and the BJP respectively.

    Leader Minister Nitish Kumar advised citizens of Mokama to enhance Neelam Devi, the RJD candidate and spouse of his former protégé Anant Kumar Singh whose disqualification has necessitated the by-election.

    Kumar made the enchantment in a video message after he stayed clear of the marketing campaign because of an harm.

    “I’ve now not been in a position to come back myself, however I enchantment to all folks of Mokama to make sure a large victory of Neelam Devi, the Mahagathbandhan candidate who’s contesting at the RJD’s storm lamp image,” Kumar added.

    Deputy CM and RJD inheritor obvious Tejashwi Yadav, alternatively, led from the entrance and addressed a number of rallies.

    Anant Kumar Singh used to be disqualified previous this yr upon conviction in a case with regards to the restoration of fingers and explosives from his place of abode.

    The BJP has nominated from the seat greenhorn Sonam Devi, spouse of a neighborhood muscleman Lalan Singh who has been opposing Anant Singh.

    In Gopalganj, BJP has fielded Kusum Devi, the spouse of deceased birthday party MLA Subhash Singh.

    The RJD has fielded Mohan Gupta, whilst Indira Yadav, spouse of Lalu Yadav’s brother-in-law Sadhu Yadav, is contesting as Bahujan Samaj Birthday party (BSP) candidate.

    The BJP marketing campaign used to be advised by way of its leaders and later Chirag Paswan, an estranged best friend, canvassed in enhance of its applicants.

    UTTAR PRADESH

    The Gola Gorakhnath seat in Uttar Pradesh fell vacant after the dying of BJP MLA Arvind Giri on September 6.

    With the BSP and the Congress conserving clear of the bypolls, there appears to be a right away combat between the BJP and the Samajwadi Birthday party The BJP has fielded Aman Giri, son of Arvind Giri, whilst the SP candidate is former Gola MLA Vinay Tiwari.

    Whilst it’s hoping to get sympathy votes, the BJP has now not taken the competition evenly and deputed as many as 40 big name campaigners together with all primary UP cupboard ministers and birthday party office-bearers.

    At the final leg of electioneering on Monday, UP leader minister Yogi Adityanath made guarantees on cost of cane dues and status quo of Chhoti Kashi hall at the strains of Kashi Vishwanath and clinical school.

    HARYANA

    Leader Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has been actively campaigning for Adampur Meeting bypolls in Haryana’s Hisar district, the place former leader minister Bhajan Lal’s grandson is amongst 22 applicants within the fray.

    The bypolls have been necessitated after Kuldeep Bishnoi, the more youthful son of Bhajan Lal, resigned as MLA from the seat and switched from the Congress to the BJP in August.

    Bishnoi’s son Bhavya is contesting the bypolls as a BJP candidate.

    The BJP, Congress, Indian Nationwide Lok Dal and Aam Aadmi Birthday party are some of the key events contesting the bypolls.

    BJP held a rally within the constituency on Tuesday that used to be addressed by way of Leader Minister Khattar and different leaders of the BJP and its best friend JJP.

    Leaving in the back of the political competition between the Bhajan Lal and Devi Lal households, Haryana Deputy Leader Minister Dushyant Chautala additionally campaigned for Bhavya.

    The JJP chief is the good grandson of Devi Lal.

    Congress leaders together with Bhupinder Singh Hooda and state unit leader Udai Bhan held a chain of ballot conferences at the final day of campaigning, whilst AAP took out a roadshow.

    The INLD additionally held a rally.

    The INLD has fielded Congress revolt Kurda Ram Nambardar.

    AAP nominated Satender Singh, who converted from BJP after having previous remained with Congress too.

    Punjab Leader Minister Bhagwant Mann additionally campaigned in Adampur.

    Khattar on Tuesday appealed to Adampur citizens to make Bhavya victorious with a large margin and confident them no stone shall be left unturned to make sure building.

    TELANGANA

    The Election Fee requested Telangana’s leader electoral officer to stay a “shut watch” at the Munugode Meeting constituency via “quite a lot of enforcement businesses” amid allegations of makes an attempt to urge citizens.

    The path got here after the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) alleged that Bharatiya Janata Birthday party (BJP) candidate Ok Rajagopal Reddy transferred Rs 5.24 crore from his family-owned company’s account to 23 folks and entities inside the constituency, a rate denied by way of the latter.

    The EC had on Saturday barred Telangana power minister Guntakandla Jagadish Reddy from campaigning for 48 hours for violating the ballot code after he allegedly threatened to prevent welfare schemes if folks don’t vote for the ruling TRS candidate.

    The TRS, lately renamed Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS), objectives to show its dominance in state politics and pass nationwide with a large win right here.

    A loss would abate now not simplest its nationwide plans but in addition embolden the opposition forward of the Meeting polls.

    The BJP, in the meantime, hopes to provide a push to its plans to emerge as the other to TRS with a victory in Munugode.

    The birthday party is on a top following its victories in Dubbak and Huzurabad Meeting bypolls and likewise the Larger Hyderabad Municipal Company (GHMC) election all over the final two years.

    Whilst 47 applicants are within the fray, the primary contest is confined to Reddy, who is looking for re-election on a BJP price ticket after quitting the Congress, former MLA Kusukuntla Prabhakar Reddy of TRS and Congress’ Palvai Sravanthi.

    The BJP had deployed Union Minister G Kishan Reddy, state unit president and MP Bandi Sanjay Kumar, birthday party MLAs Eatala Rajender and M Raghunandan Rao amongst different leaders for the marketing campaign.

    The TRS too raised the pitch with a number of state ministers, MLAs and different leaders overlaying each and every inch of Munugode.

    TRS Running President Ok T Rama Rao even introduced that he would “undertake” the constituency and in my view focal point on its building.

    Congress nominee Palvai Sravanthi is banking at the goodwill of her past due father Palvai Govardhan Reddy who had served as Munugode MLA and as MP.

    COLUMN | Odisha’s Dhamnagar meeting by-poll and the importance it holds for the BJD and the BJP

    ODISHA

    Odisha Leader Minister Naveen Patnaik had on Monday addressed citizens in Dhamnagaris throughout the digital mode and promised that 5 years of labor shall be finished in 18 months.

    Patnaik who could also be the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president advised them to elect a lady from the seat as “moms paintings extra successfully.”

    The BJD has fielded Abanti Das, the lone girl some of the general 5 applicants.

    BJP MLA Bishnu Charan Sethi’s dying necessitated the by-poll.

    The saffron birthday party, banking on sympathy votes, has fielded Sethi’s son Suryabanshi Suraj.

    The BJD gained all six Zilla Parishad seats and 9 of eleven wards of Dhamnagar Notified Space Council (NAC) within the panchayat and civic polls held in February and April respectively this yr.

    The birthday party has additionally gained all bypolls since 2019.

    “I’m positive that the folk will repeat it,” Patnaik mentioned.

    The BJD’s authentic candidate is dealing with a revolt as its former MLA Rajendra Das is within the fray as an Unbiased.

    Each BJD and BJP have accused each and every different of violating the fashion code of behavior and feature filed lawsuits with the EC.

    Out of the seven seats the place bypolls are being held, the BJP and the Congress held two seats each and every, whilst one seat each and every used to be held the BJD, Shiv Sena and RJD.

  • EC bars Thackeray, Shinde camps from the usage of Shiv Sena identify, image for Maha bypoll

    By means of PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Election Fee on Saturday barred the Shiv Sena factions led by way of Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde from the usage of the birthday celebration identify and its election image within the Andheri East meeting bypoll.

    In an meantime order over the claims by way of the rival factions for keep watch over of the organisation, the fee requested them to indicate by way of Monday 3 identify alternatives for his or her teams, and likewise as many unfastened symbols.

    The Fee can allocate the identify and the emblem to each factions from the choices submitted.

    The meantime order got here on Saturday at the Shinde faction’s request in search of it’s allotted the emblem because the Andheri East meeting bypoll is coming near.

    NEW DELHI: The Election Fee on Saturday barred the Shiv Sena factions led by way of Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde from the usage of the birthday celebration identify and its election image within the Andheri East meeting bypoll.

    In an meantime order over the claims by way of the rival factions for keep watch over of the organisation, the fee requested them to indicate by way of Monday 3 identify alternatives for his or her teams, and likewise as many unfastened symbols.

    The Fee can allocate the identify and the emblem to each factions from the choices submitted.

    The meantime order got here on Saturday at the Shinde faction’s request in search of it’s allotted the emblem because the Andheri East meeting bypoll is coming near.

  • Bypoll season: BJP faces take a look at in Bihar, Maharashtra

    By way of Specific Information Carrier

    RAIPUR: Political temperature throughout six states is ready to upward thrust following the Election Fee’s announcement of by-elections for seven Meeting seats on November 3. But even so Bihar and Maharashtra, the opposite states come with UP (one in Gola Karan Nath in Lakhimpur Kheri), Telangana (Munigode/Nalgonda), Odisha (Dhamnagar-SC) and Haryana (Adampur).

    Bihar and Maharashtra will witness two and one by-elections each and every, respectively. For the BJP it’s going to be a trying out floor, particularly after the birthday party’s break-up with Nitish Kumar-led JD-U a few months again. The seats going to the polls are Mokama and Gopalganj. 

    In a similar fashion in Maharashtra, the BJP gets a touch of the folks’s temper following its ascension to energy with a Shiv Sena faction led through Eknath Shinde, in Andheri-East. In Bihar, the 2 by-elections can be similarly important for the ruling ‘grand alliance’ that incorporates the JD-U, RJD and Congress but even so 4 different events. As in keeping with the agenda introduced through the ECI, nominations will get started on Oct 7. Contestants can withdraw their names until Oct 17 and the polling will happen on Nov 3. The vote is due Nov 6.

    The Mokama seat fell vacant after the termination of club of RJD MLA Anant Singh following his conviction in a prison case. The demise of sitting BJP MLA Subhash Singh necessitated a by-poll in Gopalganj. 

    Whilst Mokama is thought of as an RJD bastion, Gopalganj had previous been represented through the BJP for 4 consecutive phrases.  In Maharashtra, Andheri East belonged to Shiv Sena MLA Ramesh Latke, who died in Might this 12 months in Dubai after a center assault.

    Whilst the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena has fielded Latke’s spouse Rutuja within the election, the BJP is fielding former corporator Murji Patel.  The Andheri by-poll will happen earlier than the cash-rich civic frame BMC is going to the polls. It’ll be a litmus take a look at for the Shiv Sena, which has break up vertically after a riot.

    Bihar a very powerful 
    Bihar and Maharashtra will witness two and one by-polls each and every, respectively. For the BJP it’s going to be a trying out floor, particularly after the birthday party’s break-up with Nitish Kumar-led JD-U a few months again. The seats going to the polls are Mokama and Gopalganj. It’ll be similarly important for the grand alliance

    RAIPUR: Political temperature throughout six states is ready to upward thrust following the Election Fee’s announcement of by-elections for seven Meeting seats on November 3. But even so Bihar and Maharashtra, the opposite states come with UP (one in Gola Karan Nath in Lakhimpur Kheri), Telangana (Munigode/Nalgonda), Odisha (Dhamnagar-SC) and Haryana (Adampur).

    Bihar and Maharashtra will witness two and one by-elections each and every, respectively. For the BJP it’s going to be a trying out floor, particularly after the birthday party’s break-up with Nitish Kumar-led JD-U a few months again. The seats going to the polls are Mokama and Gopalganj. 

    In a similar fashion in Maharashtra, the BJP gets a touch of the folks’s temper following its ascension to energy with a Shiv Sena faction led through Eknath Shinde, in Andheri-East. In Bihar, the 2 by-elections can be similarly important for the ruling ‘grand alliance’ that incorporates the JD-U, RJD and Congress but even so 4 different events. As in keeping with the agenda introduced through the ECI, nominations will get started on Oct 7. Contestants can withdraw their names until Oct 17 and the polling will happen on Nov 3. The vote is due Nov 6.

    The Mokama seat fell vacant after the termination of club of RJD MLA Anant Singh following his conviction in a prison case. The demise of sitting BJP MLA Subhash Singh necessitated a by-poll in Gopalganj. 

    Whilst Mokama is thought of as an RJD bastion, Gopalganj had previous been represented through the BJP for 4 consecutive phrases.  In Maharashtra, Andheri East belonged to Shiv Sena MLA Ramesh Latke, who died in Might this 12 months in Dubai after a center assault.

    Whilst the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena has fielded Latke’s spouse Rutuja within the election, the BJP is fielding former corporator Murji Patel.  The Andheri by-poll will happen earlier than the cash-rich civic frame BMC is going to the polls. It’ll be a litmus take a look at for the Shiv Sena, which has break up vertically after a riot.

    Bihar a very powerful 
    Bihar and Maharashtra will witness two and one by-polls each and every, respectively. For the BJP it’s going to be a trying out floor, particularly after the birthday party’s break-up with Nitish Kumar-led JD-U a few months again. The seats going to the polls are Mokama and Gopalganj. It’ll be similarly important for the grand alliance

  • Punjab: Balloting starts for Sangrur bypoll

    Via PTI

    CHANDIGARH: Balloting started Thursday morning for the bypoll to the Punjab’s Sangrur Lok Sabha seat, the place the ruling AAP is going through its first take a look at of recognition after its spectacular efficiency within the meeting elections.

    Amid tight safety, the polling started at 8 am and can proceed until 6 pm, officers stated, including the counting of votes can be taken up on June 26. There are 15,69,240 eligible citizens — 8,30,056 males, 7,39,140 girls and 44 from transgender neighborhood — within the Sangrur parliamentary constituency. A complete of 16 applicants, together with 3 girls, are within the fray.

    The bypolls come at a time when the Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration (AAP) is going through Opposition warmth over the regulation and order factor and the killing of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala.

    Applicants fielded by way of the Congress, the BJP and the SAD are hoping to motive an election disenchanted whilst the AAP is taking a look to copy its feat of the 2022 meeting polls through which it gained all 9 meeting segments beneath the Sangrur Lok Sabha constituency.

    Leader Minister Bhagwant Mann campaigned broadly and likewise took out a roadshow with AAP nationwide convener Arvind Kejriwal on Monday urging citizens to elect birthday celebration candidate Gurmail Singh, birthday celebration’s Sangrur district in-charge.

    Mann expressed self assurance that “the innovative other people of Sangrur will as soon as once more vote for a commonplace guy and the AAP’s Gurmail Singh will win the bypoll with a thumping majority”.

    The Congress, the BJP and the SAD had hit out on the AAP dispensation all through the campaigning over the “deteriorating” regulation and order scenario within the state and likewise raised the killing of Punjabi singer Moosewala. With the exception of regulation and order, the opposition events have slammed the AAP govt over “unfulfilled guarantees”.

    The principle opposition Congress has fielded former Dhuri MLA Dalvir Singh Goldy within the bypoll whilst the Bharatiya Janata Birthday celebration (BJP) has made former Barnala MLA Kewal Dhillon its candidate, who joined the saffron birthday celebration on June 4.

    Kamaldeep Kaur, the sister of Balwant Singh Rajoana, a convict in former Punjab leader minister Beant Singh’s assassination case, has been fielded by way of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD). Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) leader Simranjit Singh Mann may be within the fray.

    The Sangrur Lok Sabha seat fell vacant after Bhagwant Mann resigned as MP after successful Dhuri seat within the February 20 Meeting polls. The CM had gained the Sangrur seat in 2014 and 2019 parliamentary elections.

    Of the rest 12 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab, the Congress has 8 seats, whilst two each and every are of the BJP and SAD.