Congress and BJP are the key players in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Telangana is expected to witness a triangular contest between the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi, Congress and BJP.
Elections will be held in Mizoram, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Telangana on various dates starting from November 7. The results will be announced on December 3, as per the Election Commission's announcement.
According to reports, the ECI is set to announce the schedule during a press conference to be held at 12 noon at Akashwani in New Delhi. The announcement, if not postponed, will see the five States including Telangana going to polls most probably in early December.
The CEC meeting was held (in Delhi) today. We discussed candidates' names for about 140 seats. The names will be finalised in the next 6-7 days, Nath told reporters after the meeting
The Supreme Court, which was initially reluctant to consider the plea and asked as to how it can control all kinds of promises made by the respective governments before elections, later agreed to take it up.
Madhya Pradesh Covid data reconciliation has been carried out. Two-hundred cases and discharges dating back to October 2020 are included in the state figures, the Union Health Ministry said in its website
Special Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) HGS Dhaliwal said police were tipped off Sunday that two women procured a consignment of pistols from Khargone and were en route to Delhi to deliver it to a contact near MB Road.