Maharashtra, Jharkhand Election Live Updates: History will be scripted in Jharkhand with BJP winning maximum seats, said PM Modi

Addressing a public meeting in support of his sister and party's candidate for Wayanad Lok Sabha by-election, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Lok Sabha LoP and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said, "I am lucky to have her as a sister. Now, you are also lucky to have her as a sister.She is going to be like your sister, like your mother, like your daughter. So I am confident that you now have the best possible MP that you could get."

Congress leader and party's candidate for Wayanad Lok Sabha by-election, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra says, "Modi ji's government works only for his big businessmen friends. His objective is not to give you a better life. It is not to find new jobs. It is not to provide better health or education initiatives and programs. It is simply to stay in power by any means possible. And what are those means? Those means are dividing you, spreading anger, spreading hatred amongst you."

"When my brother, Rahul Gandhi, was facing massive difficulties, he was being attacked every day by BJP, a huge campaign was launched against him and to tarnish his reputation, then it is you - my sisters and brothers - who recognised that this man is fighting for the truth and you stood by him, you supported him and gave him the courage to fight," says Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra addressing a public meeting in Mananthavady, Wayanad.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah unveiled the BJP's manifesto, or 'Sankalp Patra,' for the upcoming Jharkhand Assembly elections on Sunday, vowing to safeguard the state's "Roti, Maati, Beti" (livelihood, land, and daughters) from infiltrators. Shah underscored the BJP's dedication to Jharkhand's development while criticizing the current state government for its alleged failure to protect tribal communities and promote progress.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah says, "Under the 'Gogo Didi scheme', women will be given Rs 2100 every month. Free LPG gas cylinders will be given on Diwali and Rakshabandhan and the cylinders will be given for Rs 500. 5 lakh employment opportunities will be created for the youth of Jharkhand."

After releasing the Bharatiya Janata Party Sankalp Patra (Manifesto) for Jharkhand Assembly elections, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that the BJP stands out from all other parties, adding that the upcoming elections in the state is not just an election to change the government, but an election to ensure the future of Jharkhand.

"This election in Jharkhand is not just an election to change the government, but an election to ensure the future of Jharkhand. The people of Jharkhand have to decide whether they want a government full of corruption or a BJP government moving forward on the path of development under the leadership of PM Modi. Do they want a government that endangers the identity, land and women of Jharkhand by allowing infiltration or do they want a Bharatiya Janata Party government that protects the borders," Amit Shah said, after releasing the BJP's Sankalp Patra event in Ranchi.

Shah further said that the backward classes, the poor, the tribals, the Dalits are looking towards the BJP's 'Sankalp Patra' with great hope.

Union home minister Amit Shah says, "The Jharkhand government has crossed all limits of appeasement. In Lohardaga, Kanwariyas were attacked, Kirtan and Bhajans were banned in Ramnavami, stones were pelted during Ramnavami procession, temples were damaged in Sahibganj and in Jamshedpur, "Hindu Jharkhand Chodo" slogans were raised. You should be ashamed. There will be such a rule of law here in which those who do such acts will be sent behind bars through the law, no one will dare to do such things."

He also said, "The paper leak mafia has ruined the future of the youth. Form a BJP government and we will hang the paper mafia upside down. A BJP government was formed in Assam and today infiltration has stopped in Assam."

Union Home Minister Amit Shah says, "BJP government is being formed in Jharkhand and we will drive out these infiltrators. We will bring the law and return the land taken away from women. Hemant Soren, you have failed to provide security to the women of Jharkhand."

Shah was addressing event after releasing party's 'Sankalp Patra' for Jharkhand elections.

Union home minister Amit Shah says after releasing manifesto, "During Hemant Soren's government, the tribals of Jharkhand are not safe. The number of tribals in Santhal Pargana is continuously decreasing. Infiltrators are coming here and luring our daughters and marrying them and occupying the land. If this is not stopped, then neither the culture of Jharkhand, nor the employment, land, or daughters here will be safe. That is why the BJP is moving ahead with the slogan of securing "Roti, Beti, Maati."

BJP Jharkhand president Babulal Marandi says at the event to launch Sankalp Patra, "Whenever BJP has formed the government in Jharkhand, development work has been done in the state. Whenever JMM has formed government, they have done nothing for the state and have only developed their family. They looted Jharkhand for 5 years and did not fulfill any promise. People have made up their mind to form NDA government this time."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address a series of rallies between November 8 to 14 in Maharashtra for the upcoming Assembly polls slated for November 20. BJP leaders said that PM Modi is likely to address 11 rallies between November 8 and 14.

Maharashtra BJP Chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule said that PM Modi is expected to address election meetings in Dhule and Nashik on November 8, Akola and Nanded on November 9, Chandrapur, Chimur, Solapur and Pune on November 12 and Sambhajinagar, Navi Mumbai, and Mumbai on November 14.

The Maharashtra Congress party has initiated its electoral campaign strategy, focusing on the incumbent Mahayuti government's alleged inadequate support for the state's agricultural sector. Ramesh Chennithala, the party's in-charge for Maharashtra, unveiled an advertisement titled "Injustice to Farmers - Ata Chalnar Nahi (not acceptable any more)," criticizing the government's purported failure to address farmers' concerns effectively.

During the advertisement launch event, Chennithala leveled accusations against the Mahayuti administration, claiming that its inability to provide adequate crop loss compensation and ensure minimum support prices (MSP) for agricultural produce has contributed to a distressing situation.

Less than six days after he snapped his 40-year ties with Congress and missed nomination filing deadline on a Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) ticket for Nagpur Central assembly seat by two minutes, former Maharashtra minister Anees Ahmed returned to the grand old party in presence of AICC in charge Ramesh Chennithala in Mumbai on Saturday.

Anil Deshmukh from NCP (Ajit Pawar faction) is contesting from Katol, causing confusion with NCP(SCP) candidate Salil Deshmukh, son of former minister Anil Deshmukh. Both candidates have similar names but are from rival factions. This could affect vote shares. BJP's Charansingh Thakur is the official Mahayuti candidate.

Former Jharkhand CM Champai Soren, now 68, has switched allegiance from JMM to BJP after being removed unceremoniously as CM for Hemant Soren. He seeks to prove his influence in Kolhan, aiming to secure his long-held seat in Seraikela amidst ongoing political dynamics.

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray will begin his campaign trail for the Maharashtra assembly polls on November 5 from Konkan and Vidarbha with focus on constituencies of MLAs who were part of the 2022 rebellion led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. Thackeray will address a rally in Ratnagiri on November 5, a seat represented by state industries minister Uday Samant.

Shiv Sena leader Shaina NC says, "Who am I to forgive or not? The women of Mumba Devi will have to forgive and they will have to decide whether they can trust "MahaVinashAghadi" after such a statement... I want to ask Priyanka Gandhi and INDI Alliance, why are they silent?... He (Arvind Sawant) is apologizing after 30 hours, 30 hours ago, he said, he did not say anything wrong. The mentality is clearly visible there... It will always be less, what I speak about Sanjay Raut. It's his track record and history tells who has controversies associated with him in public life..."