Yogi Adityanath filed his nomination from Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur
Yogi Adityanath today filed his nomination from Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur, where he is contesting his first state election.
Before taking his first formal step towards fighting the UP election, he prayed at the Gorakhnath temple and performed a havan.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah and several BJP leaders accompanied him in a huge show of strength by the party in Gorakhpur in eastern UP, which is Yogi Adityanath's stronghold.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a digital rally in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh said today.
In rally for Uttar Pradesh, PM Modi will digitally address assembly segments from the districts of Meerut, Noida, Ghaziabad, Aligarh and Hapur, the party said.
It will be PM Modi's second set of digital rallies, with the first one having been held on January 31.
The first phase of the assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh is on February 10, and the second and third phases are on February 14 and 20.
Most of the western Uttar Pradesh constituencies would go to polls in the first three phases. Polls in the state will be held in seven phases in all.
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"Have Come As Hope": Punjab's Channi As He Seeks Vote In New Constituency
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Friday urged people to vote for him in the upcoming Assembly elections in Punjab and said that he has come as a "hope" after years of rule by Captain Amarinder Singh and Parkash Singh Badal leaving the villages in the state in a "bad condition".
Addressing a public meeting in his new constituency Bhadaur (SC), Mr Channi said, "People's enthusiasm tells that a new revolution is coming in Punjab. Now the rule of farmers, small traders and the poor is coming. I have come as a hope. Captain ruled for 10 years, Badal was CM for 5 times but today villages are in bad condition, there is no development. The farmers are in bad condition. There is no drinking water in the village."
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Navjot Sidhu also stressed that any Chief Minister choice should have the backing of at least 60 MLAs. Read
here For Akhilesh Yadav, Last-Minute Ally Trouble Over Seats: SourcesDays before the Uttar Pradesh election, a key ally of Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav is flashing signs of trouble. The Apna Dal (Kamerawadi) is likely to decide on whether to stay in the opposition alliance or exit after talks with Akhilesh Yadav today.
Apna Dal (Kamerawadi) is an offshoot of BJP ally Anupriya Patel's Apna Dal and is headed by her mother Krishna Patel.
The rift between the Samajwadi Party and Apna Dal (Kamerawadi) has been widening over candidates for the polls starting February 10.
- At the beginning of this year, my first visit was to Meerut. On that day, weather was bad and I had to reach there via road. But due to Delhi - Meerut Expressway I reached there in less than an hour
- People provided me with the fortune to lay the foundation stone of this expressway. This is evidence of the fact that the BJP government does what it says
- UP has seen several elections after independence. It has seen governments come and go. But these elections are unique. These are for establishment of peace in UP, for continuation of development, for good governance, for the rapid development of people of UP
- These polls are to maintain security, honour and prosperity. These polls are to keep history-sheeters out and to make new history. I'm delighted that people of UP have made up their minds that they won't allow rioters and mafia to take control of UP from behind the curtains
- No one could have imagined that criminals would ever come under control. Yogi Ji has established the rule of law in UP. In the 21st century, UP needs a Government that continuously works at double-speed and only a double-engine Government can do this
- The entire world is facing a pandemic today. Humankind had never seen such a crisis on a global level in 100 years. Even during this crisis, we've seen the double benefits of this double-engine
PM Modi's Virtual Addresses To Uttar Pradesh
Just In| Yogi Adityanath files nomination from stronghold Gorakhpur in UP, his first assembly election
Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressing a public meeting in Gorakhpur
BJP is going to repeat the history in UP. In 2014, 2017 and 2019 polls, people of UP chose the development under the leadership of PM Modi and gave absolute majority. Today with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath filing nomination, BJP is marching ahead with resolve of '300 paar'
AAP Convener Arvind Kejriwal Speaks To Media In Goa
It takes people 4-5 years to do corruption, he (Punjab Chief Minister) did wonders within 111 days itself. Unfortunate! People are watching, want honest government: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in Dona Paula (Goa) on arrest of Punjab Chief Minister's nephew Bhupinder S Honey by Enforcement Directorate in illegal sand mining case
Conrad Sangma's NPP Announces 42 Candidates In Manipur, 2 BJP MLAs To Switch
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma-led National Peoples' Party (NPP) today released its third list of candidates for the Manipur assembly polls. The names of nine more candidates were released by Mr Sangma himself, taking the tally of party candidates to 42 this time. Mr Sangma, who reached Imphal today on a four days campaign trail, also launched the party's campaign for Manipur polls where election watchers believe NPP is emerging as the dark horse.
In 2017, the NPP contested only nine seats in which it won four seats and emerged as kingmaker. Without NPP's support, the BJP would not have been able to form a coalition government.
Charanjit Channi's Nephew Arrested By Central Agency Ahead Of Punjab PollsPunjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi's nephew, Bhupendra Singh Honey, has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in an illegal sand-mining case. The probe agency took Honey into custody yesterday evening and will produce him in a CBI court today.
They said Honey was arrested under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) late at night.
Last month, ED had seized ₹ 8 crore during a raid at premises belonging to Honey. The raids were made in connection with the illegal sand-mining operations in Punjab.
Yogi Adityanath to file nomination papers from Gorakhpur today, Amit Shah to accompany himUnion Home Minister Amit Shah will today accompany Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath when he files his nomination papers from Gorakhpur constituency.
The chief minister will file his nomination papers at 11.40 am on Friday.
Prior to this event, Mr Shah who is also one of BJP's star campaigners for UP polls, is scheduled to address a public meeting at 10.50 am at Maharana Pratap Inter College Grounds in Gorakhpur today.
Notably, BJP was the first party in Uttar Pradesh which declared their chief ministerial candidate, CM Adityanath, for the upcoming State Assembly elections that are scheduled to take place in seven phases beginning from February 10.
Earlier on January 15, BJP announced that Yogi Adityanath will contest from the Gorakhpur constituency in the upcoming Assembly polls.
PM Modi to address digital rally in UP today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a digital rally in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh said today.
In rally for Uttar Pradesh, PM Modi will digitally address assembly segments from the districts of Meerut, Noida, Ghaziabad, Aligarh and Hapur, the party said.
It will be PM Modi's second set of digital rallies, with the first one having been held on January 31.
The first phase of the assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh is on February 10, and the second and third phases are on February 14 and 20.
Most of the western Uttar Pradesh constituencies would go to polls in the first three phases. Polls in the state will be held in seven phases in all.
PM Modi's virtual rally in Uttarakhand on Friday morning cancelled due to bad weather
The first virtual rally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Uttarakhand, which was scheduled to take place on Friday morning, has been cancelled due to inclement weather, said the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday.
"Keeping the safety of people who would come to attend this virtual rally in mind, the party decided to cancel the rally," said an official statement from BJP.
The Prime Minister's virtual address would have covered various constituencies of Uttarakhand including Almora, Bageshwar, Champawat and Pithoragarh.
Fifty-six locations were identified by the saffron party to hold a screening for over 50,000 people across 14 assembly constituencies.
The assembly elections for the 70-seat Uttarakhand assembly are slated to take place on February 14.