Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address elections rallies in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh and Punjab today. The rallies are scheduled in Uttar Pradesh's Akbarpur and Punjab's Jalandar.
Home Minister Amit Shah will address rally in Patiala today along with former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh as Punjab gears up for assembly elections scheduled for February 20.
Congress' Priyanka Gandhi will address rallies in Kotkapura, Dhuri and Dera Bassi today.
In Uttar Pradesh, polling was conducted on February 10 for the first phase of the assembly elections. The next phase polling will take place on Febuary 14, followed by February 20, 23, 27, March 3 and 7, for the other five phases.
Elections in Goa and Uttarakhand will be held on February 14.
Punjab will also go into the polls in a single phase on February 20.
The voting dates for the two-phase Manipur assembly elections have been changed and will now Voting for the first phase is on February 28, and the second phase is on March 5.
Here are the Highlights on Assembly Elections 2022:
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today claimed that Punjab Chief Minister Channi is losing from both seats he is contesting and this has been confirmed through another of their telepolls, which was repeated thrice.
Campaigning in Punjab's Amritsar, Mr Kejriwal said, "Channi Saheb is fighting from Chamkaur Sahib and from Bhadaur. We have conducted a survey thrice, Channi Saheb is losing from both seats".
The Aam Aadmi Party, he said, will get 52 per cent votes in Chamkaur. It Bhadaur, it will get 48 per cent votes, the AAP chief said. Read more
Congress' Priyanka Gandhi Vadra broke her silence on the Amarinder Singh government in Punjab, saying it was "changed" as it was "being run by the BJP from the Centre".
This STING was just a Trailer.
- AAP (@AamAadmiParty) February 13, 2022
Congress candidates ने Advance ले लिया है.. ये फिर से BJP के हाथों बिकेंगे।
Goans have understood, they can trust only AAP!
- @AtishiAAP #GoaElections pic.twitter.com/YrsrqCHf0U
Ahead of the Assembly elections, Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday said that the party was fighting the elections for the next generation. "We are fighting this election for the next generation," Mr Sidhu told the media persons in Amritsar, Punjab. Punjab will go to the Assembly polls on February 20 and the counting of votes will take place on March 10.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and AAP CM face in Punjab Bhagwant Mann holds a roadshow in Amritsar pic.twitter.com/WKpZzDH1qw
- ANI (@ANI) February 13, 2022
Aam Aadmi Party has emerged from RSS...There's nothing in the name of educational&healthcare institutions in Delhi. It's important to know the truth about political parties & their leaders: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Cong addresses 'Navi Soch Nava Punjab' rally, in Kotkapura, Punjab pic.twitter.com/eM3ttn56l8
- ANI (@ANI) February 13, 2022
Congress MP Preneet Kaur on Saturday attending a meeting of the BJP here and sought votes for her husband Amarinder Singh in the Punjab assembly polls.
Channi Sahab did an investigation on himself, when Bhagwant Mann will become CM, he will do a fair investigation on sand mining. When his relative has confessed that all the money belongs to Channi, why is ED not arresting him?: Delhi CM and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal pic.twitter.com/RGrC76N91a
- ANI (@ANI) February 13, 2022
Amritsar | We are not fighting this election for the next election, but for the next generation: Navjot Singh Sidhu, Punjab Congress chief during his interaction with the NRI community
- ANI (@ANI) February 13, 2022
Punjab goes to polls on 20th February pic.twitter.com/D9YKG7hMJx
Ahead of polling on Monday, Uttarakhand Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday made a veiled attack on Congress, saying that Opposition is not able to put up a fight against the incumbent government, for being busy in faction fighting. "There is no competition from the Opposition as they are busy fighting among themselves. They are clashing among themselves," said Mr Dhami.
Uttarakhand | Poll parties brave severe weather conditions to reach their designated polling stations ahead of February 14 Assembly elections
- ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) February 13, 2022
(Photo credit: Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand.) pic.twitter.com/ghF1TPY2ka
I shall be campaigning in Uttarakhand today. Shall address three public meetings at Kapkot, Salt and Ramnagar. Look forward to it.
- Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) February 12, 2022
Charanjit Singh Channi has hit back at Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal after the Punjab Chief Minister's name was cleared of allegations linked to illegal sand mining in his constituency ahead of voting day in the assembly elections.
The Aam Aadmi Party, or AAP, had requested the Punjab Governor to investigate the alleged sand mining case in Mr Channi's constituency, Chamkaur Sahib. The Governor forwarded the request to the Punjab Police chief. The Deputy Commissioner at Mr Channi's constituency in a status report sent to the sand mining enforcement authorities said no complaint of sand mining or records were found.
The investigation, however, will continue as it is being carried out by the Mining Department and the police.
केंद्रीय गृह एवं सहकारिता मंत्री श्री @AmitShah के 13 फरवरी, 2022 को पंजाब में सार्वजनिक कार्यक्रम।
- BJP (@BJP4India) February 12, 2022
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Welcome Home Minister Shri @AmitShah to Patiala today.
- Capt.Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) February 13, 2022
Look forward to seeing you all! pic.twitter.com/NNooYz8bK9