Election 2022: The counting of votes for all five states going to polls will be held on March 10.
Launching BJP's campaign for the second phase of polling in Manipur, Prime Minister took a dig at the opposition Congress by reviving his jibe from the state's 2017 assembly elections.
While addressing a virtual poll rally, he said that when Congress was in power in the state their main leader was called "Mr 10 per cent". While PM Modi didn't directly name the leader, it is being seen as an oblique reference to allegations of corruption against three-time Congress Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh.
During the run-up to the previous assembly elections, the BJP had accused Mr Singh of pocketing 10 per cent from all government projects he approved. There were also allegations that only those who could pay large sums of money as bribes would get government jobs which amounted to favouring only the 10 per cent who could afford it.
Manipur is voting in two phases - the first concluded on February 28 and the second is on March 5 - as the elections are held for the 60-member state assembly. The counting of votes will take place on March 10.
Here are the Highlights on Assembly Elections 2022:
Mayawati's Party Candidates Decided In Amit Shah's Room: Samajwadi Party AllyThe names of Bahujan Samaj Party candidates were decided in Home Minister Amit Shah's room and the party is fighting the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls with an aim to help the BJP, alleges SBSP chief Om Prakash Rajbhar, while cautioning people against voting in favour of the Mayawati-led party.
The Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief also slammed Yogi Adityanath over his repeated bulldozer jibes, saying "will put his bulldozer on pokland (machine), and send it back to his home".
Manipur Policeman Killed In Accidental Firing At Polls: Electoral OfficeA Manipur Police personnel, who was on poll duty on Monday, was killed in a "suspected case of accidental firing" from his service rifle during the first phase of assembly elections to 38 seats in the northeastern state, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Rajesh Agarwal said.
The incident took place in Tipaimukh assembly constituency in Churachandpur district. The police personnel was identified as Naorem Ibochouba, a resident of Kakching district, he said.
Ex-PM Chandra Shekhar's Relatives Campaign For BJP In UP Poll, CriticisedThe ongoing Assembly election in Uttar Pradesh is witnessing some family members of socialist leader and former prime minister Chandra Shekhar canvassing for the BJP, which their critics described as an "opportunistic" move.
Chandra Shekhar's native village is Ibrahimpatti located in Bilthara Road assembly constituency under the Salempur Lok Sabha constituency in Ballia.
Neeraj Shekhar, son of the former prime minister, and Chandra Shekhar's grandson Ravishankar Singh 'Pappu' are working for the BJP in this Assembly elections.
Manipur Congress Candidate Arrested For Assaulting Poll Official, ReleasedHigh drama was witnessed as a Congress candidate was arrested for allegedly assaulting an on-duty polling personnel during the first phase of Manipur assembly elections, and later released on bail.
Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has decried the action against party candidate Lamtinthang Haokip in Saitu constituency of Kangpokpi district as a "murder of democracy" by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh.
Samajwadi Party, BSP Worked On Caste Lines, BJP Worked For All In UP: Amit ShahUnion Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday accused the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party of working on caste lines when in power in Uttar Pradesh, and said his BJP has worked for all communities in the state since 2017.
Addressing an election meeting for party candidates in Kushinagar, Mr Shah said free scooters will be given to girls and free tablet and smartphones to poor youths who want to pursue higher education if the BJP returns to power in Uttar Pradesh.
He hit out at both the SP and the BSP, accusing the previous governments of "bua and bhatija" (Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav) of keeping Uttar Pradesh divided on caste lines.
BSP candidates decided in Amit Shah's room, party's aim to help BJP, claims Om Prakash Rajbhar
The names of Bahujan Samaj Party candidates were decided in Home Minister Amit Shah's room and the party is fighting the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls with an aim to help the BJP, alleges SBSP chief Om Prakash Rajbhar, while cautioning people against voting in favour of the Mayawati-led party.
The Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief also slammed Yogi Adityanath over his repeated bulldozer jibes, saying "will put his bulldozer on pokland (machine), and send it back to his home".
In an interview with PTI during his hectic campaign schedule in the Poorvanchal region, Rajbhar said people have made up their mind for a change of government, and expressed confidence that the Samajwadi Party-led alliance of which his party is a part will get a clear majority.
The SBSP had contested the 2017 polls in alliance with the BJP. It is now in alliance with the SP to take on the BJP.
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