Assembly Elections Highlights — RLP Releases List Of 11 Candidates For Rajasthan Assembly Election

Assembly Election 2023 Live: Hello and welcome to ABP Live Assembly Election 2023 Live Blog. Follow this space for all the latest developments on polls to the five state assemblies.

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Assembly Election 2023 Live: Hello and welcome to ABP Live Assembly Elections 2023 Live Blog. Follow this space for all the latest developments on polls to the five state assemblies.The Assembly polls in the five states will be held between November 7 and November 30. Mizoram will go to polls on November 7, Madhya Pradesh on November 17, Rajasthan on November 25, and Telangana on November 30 while Chhattisgarh will vote in two phases on November 7 and November 17. Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed a political rally in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday, making a fervent appeal to the electorate in the poll-bound state to vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Shah emphasised that supporting the BJP is crucial for strengthening the hands of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his quest to elevate India to a prominent global position.During the rally, held in the state, Amit Shah told the gathering that Madhya Pradesh had experienced a decline when the Congress was in power, characterising it as a "BIMARU" (laggard) state. In contrast, he credited the BJP's governance with ushering in development across various sectors, asserting that this had positively impacted the state, news agency PTI reported."I appeal to you to vote for the lotus symbol for strengthening the hands of PM Modi for the security and welfare of people and to make the country number one in the world," Shah said.The Union Home Minister highlighted the significant moment when the foundation stone of the Ram temple in Ayodhya was laid, asserting that this step had been pending for decades. He remarked that “On January 22, (idol of) Lord Ram Lalla will be consecrated in the huge temple”, as quoted by PTI.Meanwhile, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday promised that if the party comes back to power in Chhattisgarh, it will again wave loans for the farmers in the state. Addressing a public rally in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon, Rahul said that the Chhattisgarh government "is going to provide free education from KG to PG.""I want to tell the farmers of Chhattisgarh that we had promised to waive off the farm loans last time and we fulfilled it, and this time too, we are promising that we will waive the farm loans again," he said. "Five years ago, Congress had made 4-5 promises to the people of Chhattisgarh. We had promised the government would listen to the voice of farmers and labourers. The promises included waiving off farm loans and procuring paddy at Rs 2,500 per quintal. I want to ask you all, 'Did we fulfill all those promises," he added.  Targeting the Bharatiya Janata Party led Centre, the Wayanad MP said there are two government with one working for the society while the other has been working for billionaires.  "As I said earlier, there are two types of government, one that works for farmers, poor and underprivileged ones, and the other works for billionaires. Bhupesh Baghel had said Modi Government has waived Rs 14 lakh crore of people like Adani," said the Congress leader. Rahul Gandhi is on a two-day visit to poll-bound Chhattisgarh since Saturday. Ahead of the Sunday rally, he helped some cultivators at a village near Raipur in harvesting paddy and said the pro-farmer "model" of his party's government in Chhattisgarh will be replicated across India. 

01/11/2023 22:51:10

Assembly Elections LIVE — 'Bastar Has Been Congress' Bastion' Says Deepak Baij

"Bastar has been the bastion of the Congress. In 2018, we won 11 assembly seats out of 12 seats. In the upcoming phase one of the assembly polls, we will win all 12 seats in Bastar. With that aim, we will maintain a good lead in the second phase of elections in other parts of the state," says Chhattisgarh Congress chief, as reported by PTI.

01/11/2023 19:33:40

Assembly Elections LIVE — RLP Releases List Of 11 Candidates For Rajasthan Assembly Election

Hanuman Beniwal's Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) releases a list of 11 candidates for the upcoming assembly election in Rajasthan.

01/11/2023 19:27:15

Assembly Elections LIVE — 'BJP Doesn't Think About The People Of Chhattisgarh': Bhupesh Baghel

Speaking to reporters, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, "BJP doesn't think about the people of Chhattisgarh. If they had any thought regarding the direction in which they want to Chhattisgarh, if they had some plans they would have spoken about it...Elections are round the corner. Despite being in power, we listed our 16 guarantees. But there is no guarantee about their guarantees, people of the state know this. They trust our guarantees."

01/11/2023 18:27:03

Assembly Elections Live: Rahul Alleges AIMIM Of Taking Money From BJP To Field Candidates Against Congress

Speaking at a rally in Telangana Rahul Ghandhi alleged AIMIM of fielding candidates against Congress by taking money from BJP.

01/11/2023 17:55:24

Assembly Elections Live: Supporters Of Congress Leader Mahesh Joshi Stage Protest In Jaipur

Supporters of Congress leader Mahesh Joshi stage protest outside the party office in Rajasthan's Jaipur over party not giving him ticket to contest from Hawa Mahal Assembly constituency.

01/11/2023 17:03:36

Assembly Elections Live: Digvijaya Singh Accuses BJP Of 20 Years Of Looting, Says 'MP Is Going Backwards'

In a scathing critique, senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has launched a verbal onslaught on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), accusing them of two decades of alleged corruption and maladministration in Madhya Pradesh.

01/11/2023 16:05:20

Assembly Elections Live: Rajyavardhan Says 'Congress Forced To Give Tickets To Anti-Incumbent MLAs...'

With the Rajasthan State Assembly elections on the horizon, BJP Member of Parliament and Jhotwara Assembly candidate, Rajyavardhan Rathore, has launched a scathing attack on the Congress party's leadership.

31/10/2023 22:43:51

Assembly Elections Live: No exit poll to be run between 7AM of Nov 7 and 6.30 pm PM of Nov 30, says EC

The Election Commission on Tuesday issued a notification banning conduct, publication and publicity of exit polls from 7.00 AM of November 7 and 6.30 PM of November 30 when five states go for assembly elections.While polling will be held in two phases in Chhattisgarh on November 7 and November 17, voting will take place in Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Telangana on November 7, November 17, November 25 and November 30 respectively.Citing provisions of the electoral law, the EC noted that any person who contravenes the provisions of this section shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years or with fine or with both.It notified the period between 7:00 AM on November 7, 2023 (Tuesday) and 6.30 PM on November 30, 2023 (Thursday) as the period during which conducting and publishing or publicising exit poll by means of the print or electronic media or dissemination in any other manner whatsoever, the result of any exit poll in connection with the five elections and assembly by election in Nagaland, shall be prohibited. (PTI)

31/10/2023 18:41:26

Assembly Elections 2023 Live: Priyanka Down With Fever, Rahul Addresses Telangana Rally in Her Stead

Rahul Gandhi says he is attending the Congress public meeting in Kollapur, Telangana, as Priyanka Gandhi has a fever. "Today, my sister (Priyanka Gandhi) was supposed to be here, but she has fever. As I have told you all earlier too, our relationship is not political but like that of a family. Therefore, when my sister couldn't come, I decided to be here," he says.

31/10/2023 18:06:26

Assembly Elections 2023 Live: Congress Will Win Over 150 Seats In Madhya Pradesh, Says Digvijaya's Son

Congress will win 150 plus seats in MP polls, says Digvijaya Singh's son Jaivardhan Singh in Guna.

31/10/2023 16:07:50

Assembly Elections 2023 Live: MNF Will Return To Power In Mizoram, Says CM Zoramthanga

"From all the political atmosphere and all the reports that I have seen, we believe that we shall be able to form the government (after Assembly election)," says Mizoram CM Zoramthanga during a press conference in Aizawl.

31/10/2023 10:11:54

Ex-CM Vasundhara, Union Minister Shekhawat To Attend BJP Rajasthan Core Group Meet Today

BJP Rajasthan Core Group to meet in Delhi today. Party leaders, including Rajasthan election in-charge Prahlad Joshi, state in-charge Arun Singh, former CM Vasundhara Raje, state President C.P. Joshi and Union Ministers Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Arjun Meghwal, and Kailash Chaudhary will be attending the meet.

31/10/2023 08:23:31

AAP's Rajasthan Polls Candidate From Khanpur Booked For Cheating In Hyderabad

An AAP candidate for the upcoming Rajasthan Assembly polls was detained and booked by police for allegedly cheating some people in Hyderabad, Telangana, reports PTI. Dipesh Soni (32), a jewellery trader and resident of Panwar has been fielded by AAP from Khanpur Assembly constituency in Jhalawar, Rajasthan.

31/10/2023 07:41:48

'Aspirations Of Telangana People Met': BRS MLC K Kavitha Says Party Will Return 3rd Time

 BRS MLC K Kavitha speaks on the 'Telangana Model' at the University of Oxford. She says, "Telangana is the youngest state of the country but we have shown the way to the nation that when sincerely any proposal or any policy that is conceived to benefit the people is implemented and made sure that the last mile gets a benefit out of it, we can get good results."

"In Telangana, the state was under distress when it formed in 2014 but today has been completely turned around and grown leaps and bounds, for which our per capita is the largest indicator...That again, is the true success of any leader or political party. So the aspirations of the people of Telangana have been met and we're very happy about this. Twice the people of Telangana blessed us, elected us to serve them and we're very confident that the third time also they will bless us and give us an opportunity to serve them." she added.

30/10/2023 23:08:09

'We Are Working Unanimously': Rajasthan Congress Chief On CEC Meeting

On the CEC meeting, Rajasthan Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasara says, "We are working unanimously..."

30/10/2023 22:05:03

BJP Leader Kailash Vijayvargiya Returns To Poll Politics After Decade, Files Nomination From Indore 1

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya on Monday filed his nomination papers from the Indore-1 assembly seat for the Madhya Pradesh assembly elections, making a formal comeback to electoral politics after a gap of ten years, reported PTI.

30/10/2023 22:02:16

TTDP Chief Resigns After Party Decides Not To Contest In Telangana Elections

Telangana TDP chief Kasani Gnaneswar resigns as the party decides not to contest in Nov 30 assembly polls, reports PTI.

30/10/2023 18:36:57

Assembly Elections 2023 Live: CPI(M) releases a list of 17 candidates for Rajasthan polls

CPI(M) releases a list of 17 candidates for the upcoming elections in Rajasthan.

30/10/2023 18:15:22

Can't Regulate Political Alliances: EC To Delhi HC On INDIA Acronym

The Election Commission does not have any legal authority to regulate "political alliances", the poll panel has told the Delhi High Court in response to a petition challenging the use of the acronym INDIA by a coalition of 26 political parties.

The Election Commission (EC), in its reply filed in the case, said it has the power to conduct elections and register entities as a political party but "political alliances" are not recognised as "regulated entities" under the Representation of the People Act or the Indian Constitution.

30/10/2023 18:13:00

Chhattisgarh Polls: 40,78,681 Lakh Registered Voters For First Phase, Says Deputy CEO

"There are 40,78,681 lakh registered voters in Chhattisgarh for the first phase of Assembly polls. For the second phase, there are 1,63,14,489 registered voters in the state," says Vinay Kumar Agrawal, Deputy Chief Electoral Officer, Chhattisgarh at a press conference.

30/10/2023 14:13:42

Telangana Jana Samiti To Support Congress In Upcoming Assembly Elections

Telangana Jana Samiti to support Congress party in upcoming Assembly elections. The party announced its decision to support Congress after a meeting between its president and Telangana Congress chief Revanth Reddy in Hyderabad today.

30/10/2023 14:11:40

Assembly Elections 2023 Live — Chhattisgarh CM Baghel Files Nomination From Patan Constituency

Chhattisgarh CM and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel filed his nomination from Patan Assembly Constituency.

30/10/2023 13:47:22

TDP Not To Contest Telangana Assembly Elections

The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Sunday decided not to contest the Telangana Assembly elections scheduled next month, as reported by the news agency IANS. With the TDP supremo and former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu still in jail in an alleged skill development scam, the party decided to stay away from the contest.

30/10/2023 11:55:28

'For The Self-Respect Of Chhattisgarh': CM Baghel Ahead Of Filing Nomination

"Every time I remember the day when I went to file nomination for the first time. Today I have left from Bhilai residence to file nomination as a candidate from the Patan assembly constituency. My wife Mukteshwari did tilak like every time. Your love is my strength. For the self-respect of Chhattisgarh, I promise to always remain dedicated to serving you all," Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel said on X. 

30/10/2023 10:37:07

Hundreds Of Campaign Vehicles Being Prepared At Telangana's Exhibition Ground

Days after the announcement of Assembly polls in Telangana, the business of customising trucks for use in election campaigning is booming in Hyderabad. Hundreds of campaign vehicles are being prepared at the city's Exhibition Ground. Telangana goes to polls on November 30 and the counting of votes will be taken up on December 3. 

 

30/10/2023 10:04:52

Assembly Elections 2023 Live: Congress Will Form Govt In Telangana, Says DK Shivakumar

Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar on Saturday exuded confidence that Congress will form the government in upcoming Assembly polls in Telangana. "I will tell you the exact number (seats) on my next visit. I know. I already have an indication. Surely, Congress will form the government in Telangana," Shivakumar said while addressing the media after a poll rally in Telangana's Vikarabad, as quoted by ANI.

30/10/2023 09:17:00

Congress Organises Marathon For First Time Voters In Raipur, Chhattisgarh

Congress organises marathon for first-time voters in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. “Bhupesh Baghel has done a lot of work for the growth of education in the state in the last five years, which wasn't done earlier,” said one of the participants, as quoted by PTI.

30/10/2023 08:15:43

Assembly Elections 2023 Live: We Will Cancel Minority Reservations After Coming To Power In Telangana, Says G Kishan Reddy T

BJP State President and Union Minister G Krishan Reddy said that they will cancel Muslim reservations and extend the benefit to members of the Backward Classes (BC) communities if voted to power in Telangana, a statement from Telangana BJP Office said, as reported by the news agency ANI. He has also stated that the campaign by the BJP will be intensified from November 3 in which a large number of Union Ministers and central leaders participate."

Addressing a gathering after admitting several leaders from BRS and other parties from Adilabad and Peddapalli districts at the party office in Nampally on Sunday, Kishan Reddy said the nomination process will commence in the next 2- 3 days.