UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will contest next month's Assembly election from the Gorakhpur (Urban constituency), the BJP said Saturday afternoon, as it released its first list of candidates. Voting for the Gorakhpur (Urban) seat will be on March 3 - the sixth and penultimate phase.
Meanwhile, Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad said Saturday that his political outfit - the Azad Samaj Party - would not ally with the Samajwadi Party for next month's Uttar Pradesh Assembly election. Samajwadi chief Akhilesh Yadav "does not want the support of Dalits", Mr Azad told reporters.
In Punjab, former Punjab minister Joginder Singh Mann joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today, a day after snapping his 50-year-old ties with the Congress.
Mayawati's BSP also announced their first list of 53 candidates for the UP elections.
Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Manipur, Punjab, and Uttarakhand will vote over seven phases starting February 10, with counting of votes scheduled for March 10.
Here are the Updates on the Assembly Election 2022:
- Samajwadi Party (@samajwadiparty) January 16, 2022
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal - in Goa Sunday to campaign for the Aam Aadmi Party ahead of next month's election - offered novel 'proof' of his party's honesty and track record - that raids 'ordered' by Prime Minister Narendra Modi had failed to find evidence of wrong-doing. Mr Kejriwal began his press briefing by accusing the ruling BJP of taking bribes to fill government posts and said the AAP, if voted to power, would ensure "equality of opportunity". (Read full story here)
Harjot Kamal: Punjab Congress MLA Dropped For Sonu Sood's Sister Malvika Sood Joins BJPHarjot Kamal, the Congress MLA from Punjab's Moga who was said to be unhappy that his seat was given to actor Sonu Sood's sister Malvika Sood just weeks ahead of the state elections, is likely to join the BJP soon, sources said.
Press Conference by Delhi CM and AAP National Convenor Sri Arvind Kejriwal https://t.co/187YIQRDfb
- Aam Aadmi Party Goa (@AAPGoa) January 16, 2022
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