After EVM video goes viral, BJP MLA says 'It's fake'
October 21, 2019 18:13 ISTAfter a video of Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA, Bakshish Singh allegedly saying 'every vote on EVM will go for BJP' went viral, Singh now claims it's a fake video.
After a video of Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA, Bakshish Singh allegedly saying 'every vote on EVM will go for BJP' went viral, Singh now claims it's a fake video.
Hours after a video of a BJP candidate purportedly making controversial remarks about electronic voting machines surfaced on social media, Haryana Chief Electoral Officer Anurag Agarwal sought to ally fears of tampering, saying these were completely safe.
The Yadav-dominated Ahirwal belt of south Haryana comprises 11 seats, including Gurugram, Rewari and Mahendragarh. All the seats in the region are with the BJP. And in some seats, the newly formed JJP is giving the Congress a tough contest.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's chopper made an emergency landing in Rewari's KLP College due to bad weather. He was on his way to Delhi from Mahendragarh after addressing an election rally.
Liquor outlets in Noida and Greater Noida, which are close to Haryana border, will remain shut from October 19 to 21 in view of the assembly elections in the neighbouring state, officials said on Thursday.
Launching a sharp attack on the Congress party, BJP President Amit Shah on Wednesday said that past Congress governments were guided by "the 3 Ds" - "Darbari, Damad and Damad ke dalal".
Launching a broadside against the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asked the opposition party to explain "its love" for Article 370 to the families of security personnel martyred in Jammu and Kashmir.
Haryana's muslim-majority assembly constituency, Punhana in Haryana's Mewat district to witness a tough battle between Congress and BJP. The Congress party has seating MLA Mohammad Iliyas, who is confident about his victory.
Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar has said that the ruling BJP may win more than 75 out of total 90 assembly seats in the elections to be held on October 21.
As the Haryana Assembly elections are around the corner, the polling campaign is in full swing. Karnal is currently held by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. In the 2014 Haryana Assembly elections, Khattar had defeated Jai Parkash Gupta. Manohar Lal Khattar had bagged 58.78 per cent of the votes.
‘Aaya Ram Gaya Ram’ is not a new term in Indian politics. It is largely associated with leaders who jump ship often. Some also use this term for political defections. Indiatvnews.com goes down memory lane to trace how a Haryana MLA who switched party thrice in a day led to coining of the term 'Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram' which in English largely is referred to 'party-switching'.
Shiv Sena has fielded Naveen Dalal from Bahadurgarh in the upcoming Haryana assembly election. The self-proclaimed cow vigilante had claimed to have attacked former JNU students' union leader Umar Khalid in 2018. And now, he has a new role and new name too.
The Congress party has released its list of star campaigners for upcoming Haryana assembly elections. Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh featured among prominent names in the list of star campaigners. Ashok Tanwar, who resigned on Thursday from all election committees of the party, was also named in the list.
From Maharashtra to Haryana, infighting and dissent in Congress is out in the open ahead of the upcoming assembly elections. A day after protesting outside Congress President Sonia Gandhi's residence in Delhi over alleged irregularities in ticket distribution, former Haryana Congress chief Ashok Tanwar quit the election committees of the party but said he would continue to work as an ordinary party worker. In Maharashtra, fissurs surfaced as its former chief Sanjay Nirupam declared he would not take part in the party's campaign after the name he had recommended was "rejected."
A day after protesting outside Sonia Gandhi's residence here over alleged irregularities in ticket distribution, former Haryana Congress chief Ashok Tanwar on Thursday resigned from all election committees of the party but said he would continue to work as an ordinary party worker.
In the video, Ahmed Patel, Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Ghulam Nabi Azad can be seen having a discussion on ticket allocation outside the Parliament building.
TikTok star Sonali Phogat has been fielded as a BJP candidate for the upcoming Haryana assembly election. Phogat will contest against Congress leader Kuldeep Bishnoi.
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday announced a list of 78 names for the October 21 Haryana assembly election. BJP announced key names and the seats they are contesting from. BJP's central election committee has repeated 38 MLAs and dropped seven of them for the polls to the 90-member assembly. The assembly will go to the polls on October 21, while the results will be declared on October 24. Here is the complete list of BJP candidates in Haryana assembly polls.
Wrestler Babita Phogat will contest Haryana assembly election as a BJP candidate from Dadri, the Bharatiya Janata Party said in an official announcement today.
Wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt to contest from Baroda, Ex-hockey captain Sandeep Singh from Pehowa, and wrestler Babita Phogat to contest from Dadri, Haryana CM ML Khattar to contest from Karnal.
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