At 1.22 p.m., Congress+ was in the lead in 133 seats, while the BJP led in 66. A party requires at least 113 seats to form the state’s government.
The civic body election in Uttar Pradesh is a litmus test for the Bharatiya Janata Party’s ‘triple engine government’ campaign plank, while a change in government may occur in Karnataka if the Congress makes a revival.
While there are rumours of a hung assembly (no party winning a majority), CM Basavaraj Bommai and his adversary from the Congress, DK Shivakumar, disagree.
As the counting begins at 8AM, readers can follow blow-by-blow account of the vote counting, trends and winners and losers here on newsd.in.
Gehlot and Pilot have been at loggerheads over the chief minister’s post ever since the Congress formed the government in Rajasthan in December 2018.
Bihar CM Kumar has been meeting Opposition leaders to strengthen the bloc against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the Lok Sabha polls due next year.
He said Speaker Rahul Narwekar cannot follow the official whip. Raut also asserted that since the process of formation of the government was illegal, the Shinde government is illegal.
The top court also referred the 2016 Nabam Rebia verdict by a five-judge constitution bench, which relates to the power of speaker on disqualification of MLAs, to a larger bench of seven judges.
Maharashtra Legislative Council elections held. Soon after voting, senior Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde becomes unreachable.
The Odisha chief minister’s move is being apparently seen as aimed at sending a message to the BJP, which has of late become an aggressive foe in his state.
The duo will visit Thackeray’s residence and later meet Pawar at his home. Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar has been meeting Opposition leaders to strengthen the bloc against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
As soon as voting concludes, agencies such as Matrize, CVoter, Lokniti-CSDS, Axis My India, and Today’s Chanakya are anticipated to broadcast their exit poll results on television.
Several actors also cast their votes today. Amulya and her husband cast their votes at a polling booth in RR Nagar, Bengaluru.
Meanwhile, voting commenced at 7 am today for 224 assembly constituencies in Karnataka where 2,615 candidates are in the fray. The majority mark to form the government is 113 seats.
Polling is being held for 224 seats in what is being seen mainly as a three-cornered contest between the ruling BJP, the Congress and former prime minister H D Deve Gowda’s Janata Dal (Secular).
Amid tight security arrangements, voting for the Jalandhar parliamentary constituency began at 8 am and will continue till 6 pm, said officials.
The voting that began at 7 am amid tight security will go on till 6 in the evening.
Karnataka is voting to elect a new government, with the incumbent BJP facing the challenge from the Congress. The Janata Dal (Secular) is third main player in the contest.
There is a direct contest between the ruling coalition and the opposition Samajwadi Party in the bypolls.
All three major political parties in the state — BJP, Congress and the Janata Dal-Secular (JDS)– have put in efforts to woo voters, making promises and levelling accusations at each other to secure a majority in the state’s 224-seat Assembly.
The state is witnessing a triangular contest between the ruling BJP, the Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) which is headed by former prime minister H D Deve Gowda.
In a grand roadshow, Congress workers and supporters across the state participated while a large number of people also gathered on the streets to attend the event.
Kumaraswamy said the two national parties are taking undue advantage of the youth for their political advantage.
Speaking to reporters, Debbarma said Shah has invited him to the meeting.
Pawar also said there were no discussion on Lok Sabha seat sharing in Maharashtra with his political allies Shiv Sena (UBT) and Congress (the three parties are constituents of the Maha Vikas Aghadi).
