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BJP Eyes Early Candidate List For Delhi Polls To Boost ‘Comeback’, Faces Internal Pushback

<p>New Delhi, Oct 15 (PTI) The BJP is considering “early declaration” of its candidates for the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls to get a headstart over its rivals AAP and Congress, a party leader said on Tuesday.</p> <p>The suggestion to announce early the list of party candidates for the assembly polls due in February was also discussed in the recent ‘Chintan Baithak’ (brainstorming session) of Delhi BJP’s extended core committee held in Rajasthan’s Ranthambore, said a former state party chief.</p> <p>”The issue of candidate selection and announcement of names of candidates was raised by some leaders, including a party MP. It was contended that early announcement of tickets will benefit the party in campaigning,” he said.</p>… Read More »BJP Eyes Early Candidate List For Delhi Polls To Boost ‘Comeback’, Faces Internal Pushback

Delhi Pollution: CM Atishi Invokes GRAP Stage 1 As AQI Hits ‘Poor’ Category, Know Measures To Be Enforced

<p>New Delhi, Oct 15 (PTI) Chief Minister Atishi on Tuesday announced that 99 teams will inspect private and government construction sites in Delhi to ensure compliance with dust mitigation measures, as GRAP Stage 1 has been implemented along with other related measures.</p> <p>The Delhi government has initiated strict measures under Stage 1 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) to improve air quality across the national capital.</p> <p>The Chief Minister Atishi, along with Environment Minister Gopal Rai, held a high-level review meeting on Tuesday with senior officials from various departments, including the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Public Works Department (PWD), Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), and the Revenue Department.</p>… Read More »Delhi Pollution: CM Atishi Invokes GRAP Stage 1 As AQI Hits ‘Poor’ Category, Know Measures To Be Enforced

Kerala Gets Ready For 3 Bypolls, Priyanka Gandhi Prepares For Poll Debut

Decks have been cleared for bypolls to two Assembly seats and the high-profile Wayanad constituency in Kerala with the Election Commission on Tuesday announcing the dates for the two-phase by-elections to 48 Assembly seats and 2 Lok Sabha seats in 15 states. The bypolls in Kerala will be held on November 13 and votes will be counted on November 23. As soon as the dates were announced, leaders of the state’s three political fronts on expected lines expressed confidence that they would emerge as the winner and also said the list of candidates would be out anytime. The Assembly by-elections at Palakkad and Chelakkara were necessitated after sitting legislators Shafi Paramabil (Congress) and K Radhakrishnan… Read More »Kerala Gets Ready For 3 Bypolls, Priyanka Gandhi Prepares For Poll Debut

“Less Time To Campaign”: Opposition On Maharashtra Election Date

The Opposition in Maharashtra on Tuesday said the 35-day period during which the Assembly elections process will take place is shorter than usual while the Election Commission gave enough time to the government to announce a slew of schemes. It also pointed out that elections to the 288-member Maharashtra assembly, the second largest after Uttar Pradesh (403), will be held in a single phase on November 20, even though this year’s Lok Sabha elections were held in five phases in the state. Counting of votes will take place on November 23, the Election Commission announced earlier on Tuesday. Leader of Opposition in the outgoing assembly and Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar said, “The Election Commission of… Read More »“Less Time To Campaign”: Opposition On Maharashtra Election Date

“Less Time To Campaign”: Opposition On Maharashtra Election Date

The Opposition in Maharashtra on Tuesday said the 35-day period during which the Assembly elections process will take place is shorter than usual while the Election Commission gave enough time to the government to announce a slew of schemes. It also pointed out that elections to the 288-member Maharashtra assembly, the second largest after Uttar Pradesh (403), will be held in a single phase on November 20, even though this year’s Lok Sabha elections were held in five phases in the state. Counting of votes will take place on November 23, the Election Commission announced earlier on Tuesday. Leader of Opposition in the outgoing assembly and Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar said, “The Election Commission of… Read More »“Less Time To Campaign”: Opposition On Maharashtra Election Date