Chhattisgarh's state elections are set to take place in two phases, with the first phase scheduled for November 7 and the second on November 17. The state remains a key battleground for both major political parties.

Assembly election in Rajasthan will take place on November 25 and the counting of votes is scheduled for December 3. Apart from Rajasthan, discussions were also held over Madhya Pradesh polls.

Shardiya Navratri, which began on October 15 this year, will continue till October 24. There is a tradition of worshipping the nine forms of Maa Durga from Pratipada Tithi of Shukla Paksha of Ashwin month to Navami Tithi.

The BJP has so far announced candidates for 85 seats out of the total 90, while the ruling Congress has declared candidates for 30 seats for the upcoming Chhattisgarh elections.

Chhattisgarh elections: In Chhattisgarh Assembly elections 2018, Congress succeeded in wresting power from Dr Raman Singh-led BJP government in the state by winning 68 seats, while the saffron party settled with 15 seats.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah took children of Anganwadi centres of his Lok Sabha constituency Gandhinagar to a gaming zone today.

Nara Lokesh meets Amit Shah: Lokesh briefed the Home Minister about the cases booked against him and his father N Chandrababu Naidu. The TDP general secretary was interrogated by CID for two days in the Amaravati Inner Ring Road case.

BRS working president and Telangana Minister KT Rama Rao's refute came hours after Amit Shah unleashed attacks on the KCR government at his Adilabad rally. KTR slammed Shah over his son who held the post of BCCI Secretary.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had previously visited Telangana and made significant announcements regarding the establishment of a National Turmeric Board and a Central Tribal University.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who is in Uttarakhand, earlier today attended the Central Zonal Development Council meeting chaired by Home Minister Amit Shah in Uttarakhand. On Sunday, he will perform a puja in Badrinath temple.

Amit Shah cited no change in the IPC, CrPC or the Evidence Act since 1860 and reiterated on the need for their replacement stating that laws become "out of date" after 50 years. The Centre had introduced three Bills to replace the old codes in the Monsoon Session.

Amit Shah took a review meeting of the Naxal-affected states and said that the Centre is resolved to finish the menace of Left Wing Extremism in the country.

Sikkim: According to an official statement, the Centre has assured the Sikkim government of all possible help. With this, the situation in Sikkim is being closely monitored by the Centre at the highest level on a 24x7 basis.

Amit Shah and JP Nadda arrived in Chhattisgarh via a special aircraft from Jaipur, Rajasthan, in the afternoon, proceeding directly to the party's state headquarters, where the meeting commenced at approximately 2 pm.

Lata Mangeshkar birth anniversary: The legendary singer ruled the music industry for decades. Throughout her career, she won numerous awards and honours. She received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. She was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2001.

The meeting is also focused on assessing the prevailing political atmosphere following the "Parivartan Yatra", a series of political rallies and events organised by the party in the state.

Former Karnataka Chief Minister and JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy joined BJP's sit-in protest over the Cauvery river water release issue against the Karnataka government in Bengaluru.

Earlier, Shah had reached Amritsar amid tight security in the city while and had been received by Punjab cabinet ministers Harpal Singh Cheema and Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal.

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The Bar Council of India, for the first time, organised an award ceremony to felicitate the legal luminaries of the country.