Assembly elections 2022 updates: Congress may announce Punjab CM candidate on Feb 6
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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Feb 03, 2022, 08:29:04 IST
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Assembly elections 2022 updates: Congress may announce Punjab CM candidate on Feb 6

Days after announcing its candidate in Uttar Pradesh’s Karhal, from where Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav is fighting his first assembly elections, the Congress has decided to withdraw from the contest. Party leader sachin Pilot termed it 'political etiquette.' Stay updated with the Times of India to get all the live updates of Assembly Election News, Manifestos, Candidates List and Nomination Dates-
15:38 (IST) Feb 02
NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Praful Patel, Supriya Sule, Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar in party's 'star campaigner' list for Goa
15:36 (IST) Feb 02

People realize that only Congress can develop Goa properly. Congress will win this election with a thumping majority... BJP has ignored Manohar Parrikar Ji's family, which is an example of its policy of 'use & throw'

Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole

15:35 (IST) Feb 02
Regional parties should come together to defeat BJP in 2024: Mamata
"We want all regional parties to come together and defeat the BJP in 2024. We want everybody to come together and fight against the BJP and defeat it. Our motto is the BJP has to be defeated. If we can defeat CPI(M) in West Bengal, we can also defeat BJP nationally," Banerjee said.The Congress had helped the BJP to win the polls in Meghalaya and Chandigarh, she alleged.
15:27 (IST) Feb 02
Opinion divided on minister Ajay Mishra in Lakhimpur Kheri
Members of the Sikh community who attended 'Amavas' festival at the Kaudiyala Ghat Gurdwara near Tikonia said the October 3 killings have caused them great despair, which will negatively reflect in the election outcome for the BJP. However, except for the Sikhs in Tikonia, there appears to be no resentment against Mishra among other sections. Most of them said the October 3 incidents was "unfortunate" and it was the minister's “bad luck”. There are about 15,000 Sikh voters in the Nighasan Assembly constituency which is dominated by Muslim voters, who number around 80,000. There are 28,000 Mauryas and about 22,000 Kurmis.
15:13 (IST) Feb 02
Have built my unit in Goa, in Tripura my vote percentage over 20%. We've to make Bengal stronger in next 2 years so that we get all 42 seats (in 2024 LS polls); have to chase BJP away. Uniformity will be there in TMC; will do my 1st working Committee meeting in Delhi: Mamata Banerjee
15:04 (IST) Feb 02

In Uttar Pradesh, I am not going to contest Assembly polls but I am going to support SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on 8th Feb 2022; we (TMC) will contest from UP in Lok Sabha polls (in 2024)

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

14:55 (IST) Feb 02
Akhilesh Yadav (SP chief) will play a game of red light-green light. He'll show a red light to development & green light to mafias: Union home minister Amit Shah, in Sahaswan assembly constituency, Uttar Pradesh
14:19 (IST) Feb 02

They (SP chief Akhilesh Yadav) are once again coming up with a new envelope. Only the envelope is new, material is still same old, rotten of mafias, riots...After 10 March, "Inki Puri Garmi Shaant Karwa Dengey"

UP CM Yogi Adityanath on SP-RLD alliance

12:57 (IST) Feb 02
Uttarakhand polls: Priyanka Gandhi in Doon to launch party manifesto today
Uttarakhand polls: Priyanka Gandhi in Doon to launch party manifesto today
12:37 (IST) Feb 02

Our candidates will send photocopies of the signed affidavit to every household in their constituency. By doing this, we're giving right to voters to file a case of breach of trust against our candidates if they violate the terms of the affidavit

AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal in Goa

12:36 (IST) Feb 02
AAP candidates today signed a legal affidavit & took a pledge to remain loyal to the party, & work honestly if elected. All of our candidates are honest but this affidavit is needed to assure voters that these candidates are honest: AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal
12:11 (IST) Feb 02
UP polls: Former minister in BJP government Swami Prasad Maurya to contest from Fazilnagar.
11:57 (IST) Feb 02
The AAP candidates signed a legal affidavit which will be distributed to voters.
11:19 (IST) Feb 02
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman comprehensively explained the Budget in a timely manner given its vastness. I will also try to focus on important aspects of the Budget, today: PM Modi while addressing BJP workers and leaders on Budget 2022
11:16 (IST) Feb 02
Oct 3 incident may dent BJP's prospects in Lakhimpur Kheri, say villagers
For the BJP, the Nighasan Assembly constituency that houses the Tikonia area is expected to be a mixed bag in the upcoming state elections. Following the killing of eight people, including four Sikh farmers, in the October 3 incident over the contentious farm laws, the Sikh community has allegedly warned its members to not associate themselves with campaigning for the saffron party while another section of the people said the BJP has gained an upper hand as the incident has boosted Union minister Ajay Mishra Teni's sympathizers.
10:10 (IST) Feb 02
New entrant to the Congress and popular JNU alumnus Kanhaiya Kumar was taken in for a surprise on his way to the UP Congress office in Lucknow on Tuesday when a youth threw some liquid on him. While Congressmen alleged that the youth had poured acid on Kanhaiya’s face, police said it appeared to be ink.
09:03 (IST) Feb 02
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday mounted a searing attack on the Samajwadi Party by labelling those wearing ‘red caps’ as a “threat to society”.Addressing voters at Siwalkhas and Kithore assembly constituencies in Meerut, and at Modinagar in Ghaziabad, Yogi said: “Red cap means riots, robbery and stealing of farmers’ equipment. ”
08:37 (IST) Feb 02
UP CM Yogi Adityanath to visit Braj Mandal today