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The BJP in the UT has received a shot in the arm with former minister A Namasivayam joining the party along with a former MLA recently.

According to the notification issued on Saturday, nominations for the first phase of the four phase elections should have begun on Monday.

The gram panchayat election will be held in four phases beginning February 5.

PM lashed out at the West Bengal government for not facilitating this programme and denying benefits to 70 lakh farmers of the state

The counting began at 244 centres at 8.00 am and the final results were expected to be out by noon, Election Commission sources here said.

Kerala recorded 76.38 per cent voter turnout in the 2nd phase of local body elections held in five districts, last week, according to the state election commission.

The result of Neredmet was withheld by the State Election Commission as there was a dispute on 544 votes with different marks.

Aneesul Islam Ganaie was shot at by the militants in Kokernag area of Anantnag district around noon, a police official said. 

There are a total of 305 candidates in the electoral fray including 166 from Kashmir division and 139 from Jammu division for DDC elections in phase 3.

The top star, promising his brand of spiritual politics, categorically said that his party would fight Assembly elections in 2021 and "emerge victorious."