Now, the recognised national and state parties can field a maximum of 40-star campaigners. Other parties which are registered but not recognised can now have 20-star campaigners during the electioneering.
As per the schedule of the Election Commission, the polling exercise, which began on February 10 from Uttar Pradesh, will conclude on March 7 in all five states. The results will be announced simultaneously on March 10.
Harish Rawat, who is also Chairman of Uttarkhand Congress' Campaign Committee, claimed there is a good fight in around six constituencies of 70 seats in the state.
The elections were conducted for a single-phase election in 40 seats in Goa, 70 seats in Uttarakhand, and for 55 seats in the second phase of elections in Uttar Pradesh.
For Uttar Pradesh, a total of 586 candidates are in the fray, while 301 candidates are contesting in the single-phase polls in Goa and 632 candidates are in the fray in Uttarakhand.
Voting will be held on Monday in all assembly seats in Goa and Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. Election officials said all arrangements have been made to conduct polling while following COVID-19 protocols.
In an exclusive interview, PM Modi referred to the Rampur-Tiraha firing case of October 1994 where the state police had opened fire on Uttarakhand statehood activists. Many activists were killed in the incident.
Today was PM Modi's last day of campaigning in Uttarakhand. The state is slated to go to polls on February 14, while the results will be out on March 10.
"Our govt provided support to poor during #COVID19 via free ration & several other schemes. Corruption would have happen if Congress was ruling the state. We are constructing highways & airports here. Under ‘Parvat Mala’, ropeway connectivity will be provided in remote areas via the national ropeway development programme. New medical colleges & degree colleges will be opened. Several Bengali families live here. I want to congratulate Pushkar Singh Dhami that they decided to remove 'Poorvi Pakistan' mention from caste certificates of rehabilitated Bengalis: PM Modi said in Rudrapur
Uttarakhand is moving in the right direction, and it should continue to tread that path, Adityanath said. Targeting the Congress for talking about establishing a Muslim university in Uttarakhand, he added that the party has no leadership.
Addressing a presser in Uttarakhand's Khatima, Dhami said that if BJP comes to power again, soon after swearing-in, his government will form a panel to prepare a draft of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC).
Releasing the manifesto titled 'Vachan Patra' (document of pledges) in Uttarkashi, the Aam Aadmi Party's chief ministerial candidate Ajay Kothiyal signed an affidavit promising to work honestly if elected.
Himanta Sarma had switched from Congress to BJP in 2015 and is rallying in Uttarakhand.
Singer Zubin Nautiyal is leaving no stone unturned to ensure victory for his father Ramsharan Nautiyal who is contesting the Uttarakhand Assembly election on BJP ticket from Chakrata seat. In an exclusive interaction with India TV Digital's Managing Editor Ajay Kumar, Zubin tells us about the new experience.
The Uttarakhand election will be held in a single phase on February 14.
The development of Uttarakhand is among the top priorities of the BJP's double engine government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday at a rally here for the February 14 assembly elections. He also said that infrastructure development in the state's border villages is the BJP's priority and people will benefit from the Parvatmala and the Vibrant Village projects.
PM said Uttarakhand people can never forget the attitude of Congress leaders towards the Indian Army when they conducted surgical strikes on terrorist bases.
Named "Vision Document, 2022", the party's poll manifesto puts renewed emphasis on infrastructure development, tourism, stopping migration, employment generation, empowerment of women, farmers, horticulture and dairy development.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh praised Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami saying he is a combination of both, a flower and fire.
Accusing successive Congress and BJP governments in Uttarakhand of "looting" the state, Arvind Kejriwal said his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) alone can provide an 'honest alternative' to people.
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