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Assembly polls: PM Modi likely to address BJP workers at party headquarters in evening
Fp Staff •With the trends giving the BJP a massive lead in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh in the Assembly polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address workers at the party headquarters in New Delhi on Sunday evening, party sources said
Assembly elections in five states: Cash, freebies worth over Rs 1760 cr seized, up 636% from 2018 elections, says ECI
Fp Staff •Poll officials have reported a seizure of over Rs 1760 crore in five poll-bound states since the announcement of the elections, the Election Commission of India announced on Monday. This is an increase of 636 per cent as compared to seizure figures during previous elections in the five states
Rajkummar Rao to be appointed as Election Commission's national icon ahead of Assembly polls
Trendingdesk •Rajkummar Rao will soon be seen sharing screen with his Roohi co-star Janhvi Kapoor in Mr and Mrs Mahi. He has also begun shooting for Stree 2 with Shraddha Kapoor
EC to announce schedule for Assembly polls in five states today
•The commission will announce the dates for Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Mizoram
Madhya Pradesh Assembly Polls: Why has BJP fielded Union ministers in the fray?
Fp Explainers •The saffron party’s move to give tickets to seven Lok Sabha MPs, including three Union ministers, for the Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls has signalled that the BJP is trying to keep the CM’s post open. The party is likely to field Central ministers in the upcoming elections in other states too
'Abki baar, 200 paar': Madhya Pradesh BJP eyes 51% vote share for 2023 Assembly polls
•The saffron party, which has been in power in Madhya Pradesh for almost 20 years, also aims to garner 51 per cent votes in the polls that are due by the end of 2023
Gujarat elections: Voters take gas cylinders to polling centres to protest against inflation
•A Congress leader and an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate rode bicycles to polling stations in Amreli and Rajkot cities, respectively
Gujarat Polls: BJP confident of winning streak as Congress carries out silent campaign; AAP sets stage
•Kutch, which goes to polls in the first phase on 1 December, has six Assembly constituencies - Abdasa, Bhuj, Rapar- all bordering Pakistan, and Mandvi, Anjar and Gandhidham
Assembly polls: Maharashtra govt allows one-day leave to Gujarat voters working in border areas
•The state Assembly elections will be held in Gujarat in two phases on 1 and 5 December
PM Modi visits Somnath Temple in poll-bound Gujarat
•After visiting the Somnath Temple, PM is scheduled to address four rallies in the Saurashtra region. Venues have been finalised at Veraval, Dhorarji, Amreli and Botad