Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 22 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh government has accorded 'Y' category security to Samajwadi Party ally Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief and former cabinet minister Om Prakash Rajbhar.

Ahmedabad Mar 19 PTI It is Congress responsibility to stop its legislators and workers from leaving senior Gujarat BJP leader Pradipsinh Vaghela said on SaturdayHe was reacting to the claim by a Rajasthan MLA that the BJP was trying to lure 10 Congress MLAs in Gujarat ahead of Assembly polls due in DecemberI believe it is the responsibility of a political party and its leadership to hold on to its workers provide them timely guidance and make good use of their strength It is Congress misfortune that it has failed to hold on to its workers MLAs said VaghelaThe opposition partys MLAs had crossed over to the BJP in Gujarat earlier too he said adding that it is Congress responsibility and not ours to stop this processBut he also quipped that there is no vacancy for Congress MLAs in the BJP at presentCongress should try to stop leaders who are established names in society and work for the public from leaving Vaghela addedSanyam Lodha independent MLA from Sirohi and adviser to Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot has alleged that the BJP was trying to lure 10 Congress MLAs ahead of the 2022 Gujarat assembly elections I have warned the Congress I have inputs about it and that is why I have informed the party I informed Raghu Sharma 20 days ago There was no movement from his side so I have tagged the party high command to alert it Lodha told PTIBefore the Rajya Sabha elections in 2020 eight Congress MLAs in Gujarat resigned and later joined the BJPRecently five former Congress MLAs joined the BJP The Congress which won 77 seats in the 2017 Assembly election in Gujarat now has 65 MLAs PTI KA PD KRK KRK

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 3 (ANI): In a big political development ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav will visit Noida on Thursday evening after a long gap of 11 years. Now the big question is whether Akhilesh's visit to Noida for the poll campaign will prove to be a masterstroke.

Ahmedabad Dec 17 PTI Campaigning ended on Friday for polls to 10879 village panchayats in Gujarat which are expected to be the last major test for political parties before Assembly elections in December next year The village panchayat polls which are not fought on party symbols though candidates are affiliated to parties will be held using 54000 ballot boxes instead of EVMs on Sunday due to the high number of wards and the results will be announced on Tuesday officials said The campaigning ended on Friday NK Damor joint commissioner of the State Election Commission said The SEC in a release said of the 10879 village panchayats the five-year tenure of 10117 is ending in December while polls will be held in 65 panchayats due to splitting or dissolution of existing bodies and bypolls in 697 panchayats where seats fell vacant due to various reasons Nearly 206 crore voters will elect 10284 sarpanchs and 89702 panchayat members of these 10879 gram panchayats though 1267 gram panchayats have been declared as samras or fully uncontested as only one candidate remained on December 7 the last day for withdrawal of nominations More than 5000 election officials 15 lakh polling staff and over 58000 policemen will be deployed officials added In the 2017 Assembly polls which the BJP won with a reduced tally the urban voter had preferred the saffron party while the rural electorate largely sided with the Congress PTI PD BNM BNM BNM

Chandigarh: There is a strong anti-incumbency against the ruling Congress for “reneging” on its polls promises while people do not “trust” AAP, claimed SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, adding that both parties will be “wiped out” in the Punjab Assembly elections. The 59-year-old leader also accused Chief Minister Charanjit Singh of indulging in a “drama” by trying to project himself as a “aam aadmi” (common man) and alleged that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal wants to become the CM of Punjab.

Chandigarh: There is a strong anti-incumbency against the ruling Congress for “reneging” on its polls promises while people do not “trust” AAP, claimed SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, adding that both parties will be “wiped out” in the Punjab Assembly elections. The 59-year-old leader also accused Chief Minister Charanjit Singh of indulging in a “drama” by trying to project himself as a “aam aadmi” (common man) and alleged that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal wants to become the CM of Punjab.

Chandigarh: There is a strong anti-incumbency against the ruling Congress for “reneging” on its polls promises while people do not “trust” AAP, claimed SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, adding that both parties will be “wiped out” in the Punjab Assembly elections. The 59-year-old leader also accused Chief Minister Charanjit Singh of indulging in a “drama” by trying to project himself as a “aam aadmi” (common man) and alleged that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal wants to become the CM of Punjab.

Chandigarh: There is a strong anti-incumbency against the ruling Congress for “reneging” on its polls promises while people do not “trust” AAP, claimed SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, adding that both parties will be “wiped out” in the Punjab Assembly elections. The 59-year-old leader also accused Chief Minister Charanjit Singh of indulging in a “drama” by trying to project himself as a “aam aadmi” (common man) and alleged that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal wants to become the CM of Punjab.

Chandigarh: There is a strong anti-incumbency against the ruling Congress for “reneging” on its polls promises while people do not “trust” AAP, claimed SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, adding that both parties will be “wiped out” in the Punjab Assembly elections. The 59-year-old leader also accused Chief Minister Charanjit Singh of indulging in a “drama” by trying to project himself as a “aam aadmi” (common man) and alleged that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal wants to become the CM of Punjab.

Nainital (Uttarakhand) [India], September 7 (ANI): Nainital High Court on Tuesday ruled to conduct a regular hearing on a petition challenging the election of BJP MLA Harbhajan Singh Cheema from Kashipur.