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Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates

EC orders transfer of TN’s IG, South Zone to non-election post

The Election Commission on Wednesday ordered the transfer of Tamil Nadu’s Inspector General, South Zone S Murugan to a non-election post with immediate effect.

It also asked the state government to send a list of names of officers for appointment as IG, South Zone in place of Murugan, official sources said.
 
Also, based on the inputs of the special police observer, the commission has ordered the transfer of various ACPs and DSPs in the southern state with a direction to attach them with the DGP, Headquarters.

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Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates

Modi to address rallies in Bengal, Assam tomorrow

A day before addressing rallies in poll-bound West Bengal and Assam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that there is a desire for a change in Bengal with the BJP’s agenda of good governance striking a chord among the people.While the BJP is running a campaign to end the running Trinamool Congress’ 10-year rule in Bengal, it is working to retain power in Assam. 

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Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates

Narendra Modi arrives for BJP CEC meeting

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Puducherry Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates

121 candidates file nominations

As many as 121 candidates   belonging to different political parties and Independents on Wednesday filed nominations for the April 6 poll in Puducherry, raising the total number of those who have filed papers so far to 162.  Among those who filed the papers were founder-leader of AINRC and Leader of the Opposition in the outgoing territorial Assembly N Rangasamy  He is seeking election from the lone segment in Yanam, an enclave of Puducherry, in Andhra Pradesh.   Rangasamy, former Chief Minister of the Union Territory, had filed nomination on Monday seeking election from Thattanchavady segment and has now filed papers for election from Yanam too.

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Kerala Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates

UDF and BJP joined together in bid to stop development in state, alleges CM

 
Setting out on the campaign  trail in Wayanad district, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday attacked the Congress-led UDF and the BJP-NDA fronts alleging that they have joined hands in an attempt to stop the developmental activities in the state. Vijayan claimed central agencies were trying to destroy the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) which has changed the development prospects of the state. After nine days of campaigning in his home
constituency Dharmadam in Kannur district, Vijayan addressed three rallies in Wayanad in the three constituencies– Mananthawady, Sulthan Bathery and Kalpetta.
 
“The Left party assures the people of the state that the future of the country will be secured by defeating the Kerala-level alliance between the Congress and BJP which has been hindering the progress of Kerala,” he said at a campaign meet at Kalpetta from where Loktantrik Janata Dal candidate MV Shreyamskumar is contesting. Targeting the Congress, Vijayan claimed the party has become a “commodity for sale” and its policy was to contest in the name of Congress party and then join the BJP. “Puducherry and Congress are the examples,” he said.  “The UDF and the BJP have joined together and attempting to stop the developmental activities in the state. The central agencies are trying to destroy KIIFB which has changed the development prospects of the state.” “Such attempts will be dealt legally.No one can do anything to KIIFB but they are just threatening,” Vijayan said.
 
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20:05 (IST)

West Bengal Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates

Sisir Adhikari will support BJP, says Suvendu

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 West Bengal Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates

BJP holds wheelchair rally in Kolkata

 
 BJP took out a rally in Kolkata on Wednesday with five of its members in wheelchairs apparently mocking West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee,
who has taken to campaigning that way after being injured in Nandigram. The procession moved from Rabindra Sadan to Hazra crossing, a distance of about 2.5 km, to protest against the alleged killing of about 130 BJP activists in West Bengal. Hazra crossing is incidentally near Banerjee’s residence in the city. Banerjee is campaigning in various parts of the state in a wheelchair after being injured while campaigning at Nandigram after filing her nomination on March 10. She had claimed that she was attacked by four to five people.
 
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19:13 (IST)

West Bengal Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates

Rajya Sabha accepts Swapan Dasgupta’s resignation

The Rajya Sabha accepted the resignation of nominated member Swapan Dasgupta on Wednesday.  Dasgupta tendered his resignation from the Upper House of Parliament on Tuesday after being named as a BJP candidate in the upcoming West Bengal Assembly polls. Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh said the chairman has received Dasgupta’s resignation letter dated 16 March and accepted his resignation with effect from 17 March.Dasgupta, who became a Rajya Sabha member on  25 April, 2016, has been named by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as its candidate from the Tarakeshwar constituency in poll-bound West Bengal. His term as a member of the Upper House was till 24 April, 2022.

Dasgupta’s resignation came after Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mohua Moitra raised objections to him being named as a candidate of the saffron party for the West Bengal polls.

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18:53 (IST)

Assam Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates

Progress was not on Congress’a agenda, says Adityanath

 
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday held the Congress responsible for lack of development and illegal influx in the North East and rise of militancy in Kashmir in its quest for power. Addressing a poll campaign rally, the senior BJP leader charged the Congress, the main Opposition party in
Assam, of ignoring the people’s welfare and development of the region in its quest for power. Adityanath said the northeast looked for development
under the successive Congress governments. “But no development took place as progress was not on their agenda.” “Congress never worked for development and progress of the region or the country’s unity or welfare of the people, but only to grab power. This forced the people here to endure its misrule for a long time and the problem of illegal migration in the area,” he alleged.
 
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18:46 (IST)

West Bengal Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates

TMC MP Sisir Adhikari will attend Modi’s rally in Contai, says son Suvendu

BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari has said that his father, TMC MP Sisir Adhikari, will attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally in Contai, East Midnapore, said reports. Speaking at a rally in Chandipur Suvendu also said that he will ask his father to attend Amit Shah’s rally as well. According to a report in the Indian Express, Sisir claims to have dissociated himself from the TMC and said he will attend Modi’s meeting “Who said I am still with Trinamool? The ruling party leaders have been abusing my family since last December”, the report quotes him as saying.

18:38 (IST)

Assam Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates

Development, security election issues in Assam, not Ajmal or AIUDF: BJP state chief

 
A battery of leaders belonging to the saffron party might have focussed on Badruddin Ajmal and his party AIUDF, allegedly “out to divide the country”, while campaigning in Assam, but the party’s state unit chief Ranjeet Kumar Dass has said, development and security are the only two issues for the approaching assembly polls.  From Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP president J P Nadda, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, to senior NEDA convenor Himanta Biswa Sarma and Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, leaders of the saffron party have been raising the issue of Ajmal, president of the AIDUF, and the party’s alliance with the Congress for the Assembly polls. “The official campaign of BJP is centred around two aspects —development and security of Assam. There is no other theme,” Dass told news agency PTI.

18:21 (IST)

West Bengal Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates

Mamata Banerjee promises to set up 10 lakh MSME units in Bengal

 
At the launch of the Trinamool Congress’ manifesto, Mamata Banerjee promised to set up 10 lakh MSME units in Bengal. reports news agency PTI. “We will form special task force to examine and propose OBC status to all communities who are not recognised,” she further said. 

18:13 (IST)

Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates

DMK chief MK Stalin holds road show in Madurai

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West Bengal Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates

Manifesto not political, but development oriented, says Mamata Banerjee

“This is not a political manifesto, it is a development-oriented manifesto. This a manifesto of the people, for the people, and by the people,” ANI quotes Mamata Banerjee as saying at the TMC’s manifesto launch. “Duare Sarkar program will be held four months a year. Free ration will be provided at doorstep,” the news agency quotes her as saying.  “We have reduced poverty by 40 percent in Bengal,” the TMC supremo claimed, as per PTI. “We will ensure minimum annual income of Rs 6,000 and Rs 12,000 for general category and backward community people respectively in Bengal,” she further said.

17:58 (IST)

West Bengal Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates

Ten promises are my personal commitments, says Mamata Banerjee

In a series of tweets, West Bengal chief minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee revealed the 10 promises in her party’s manifesto. “For the first time, female heads of 1.6 crore households will benefit from a monthly Basic Income Support scheme, students will be able to take loans upto Rs 10 lakh using Student Credit Card at four percent interest rate only. Additionally, we are going to provide Rs 10,000 per acre per annum to all small and marginal farmers. All 10 ‘Ongikars’  (promises) are my personal commitment and I promise to deliver them to the people of Bengal,” she said

17:51 (IST)

TMC’s manifesto promises widow pension, student credit card

“In another commitment which we have put in our manifesto, which is that when we come to power we will give widow pension which will be Rs.1000 per month. We will also provide Student Credit Card for meritorious students,” News18 quotes Mamata Banerjee as saying.

17:47 (IST)

West Bengal Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates

TMC promises five lakh job opportunities in a year

“We will decrease unemployment. Five  lakh job opportunities will be generated in a year,” new agency ANI quotes TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee as saying at the launch of her party’s manifesto.

17:28 (IST)

West Bengal Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates

Mamata Banerjee releases TMC manifesto

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee launches the TMC manifesto. “Maa, maati, manush is the thrust of our manifesto,” India Today quotes her as saying.

17:20 (IST)

West Bengal Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates

Congress urges Tejashwi Yadav to ‘avoid campaigning’ for TMC

Congress leader Pradip Bhattacharya has written a letter to party ally RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav, requesting him to “avoid campaigning” for the Trinamool Congress (TMC) for upcoming West Bengal Assembly Elections, said reports. In the letter, Bhattacharya said that since Congress is fighting against TMC in Bengal, Yadav’s presence as star campaigner would confuse the voters in the state.

The Congress leader had written a similar letter to NCP chief Sharad Pawar.

17:08 (IST)

Assam Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates

BJP worked for ‘samriddha Assam’ in last five years, says Yogi Adityanath

“In the last five years, BJP worked for ‘samriddh’ (prosperous) Assam and freed it from infiltrators. With various development measures, the ‘Look East’ mission has been transformed into ‘Act East’. Under Bodo Peace Accord, several peace measures have been brought in by the BJP,” ANI quotes Uttar Pardesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath as saying at a rally in Baksa.

16:38 (IST)

West Bengal Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates

TMC demands cancellation of Suvendu Adhikari’s candidature from Nandigram

 
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has demanded the cancellation of the nomination of BJP candidate Suvendu Adhikari, who is pitted against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee from Nandigram, as his name also “seems to appear” in the electoral roll of Haldia constituency. TMC Rajya Sabha MP Derek O’Brien in a letter to the Electoral Registration Officer of Nandigram Assembly constituency alleged that Adhikari’s name “seems to appear” in the electoral rolls of both Nandigram and Haldia assembly constituencies and this is not permitted as per Section 17 of the Representation of The People Act of 1951. Section 17 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 mentions that no person shall be entitled to be registered in the electoral roll for more than one constituency.
 
It also appears that Adhikari had filed an application for migration of his name from Haldia constituency to Nandigram constituency, the TMC MP said, by providing “false particulars of his residence”. The TMC MP claimed that Adhikari has not resided at Nandanayakbar village, which falls under Nandigram constituency, over the past six months, “let alone being a permanent resident thereof”. The TMC leader said the Electoral Registration Officer
 
 
should forthwith delete the name of Adhikari from the electoral roll of Nandigram assembly constituency and urged appropriate legal action, including criminal proceedings, be initiated against him. “The nomination paper submitted by Adhikari from Nandigram constituency be also struck down”, he added.
 
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16:17 (IST)

Kerala Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates

Oommen Chandy declares assets worth over Rs 3 crore

 
 Veteran Congress leader and former chief minister Oommen Chandy has submitted he has immovable assets worth Rs 3.41 crore and movable assets worth Rs 2.99 lakh. In the affidavit filed for his candidature from Puthuppally constituency in Kottayam district, Chandy has also declared there are four cases pending against him and he has a liability of Rs 25,26,682.
 
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16:03 (IST)

West Bengal  Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates

BJP rigged two booths in Goaltore area in 2019 Lok Sabha elections, alleges Mamata Banerjee

“I know that they (BJP) rigged two booths in Goaltore area and won in last Lok Sabha elections,” ANI quotes Mamata Banerjee as saying at a poll rally in Jhargram. The TMC chief urged voters to cast their own votes, saying “do not let them rig any of the booths this time”.

15:53 (IST)

Kerala  Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates

Ramesh Chennithala declares assets worth Rs 1.23 crore

 
 Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Assembly, Ramesh Chennithala, who filed his papers from the Harippad segment in Alappuzha district, has declared assets worth Rs 1.23 crore including immovable assets valued at Rs 76,20,620. He has movable assets worth Rs 47,26,091 includinga car, an LIC policy and investments in shares and bonds. His wife Anitha Ramesh has assets worth Rs 2,20,77,033 including movable assets worth 1,61,07,033.  The senior Congress leader has a liability of Rs 2,04,24,034 and total income at Rs 5,15,930 for the year 2020-21, besides eight cases pending against him.
 
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15:38 (IST)

Kerala Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates

Pinarayi Vijayan declares assets worth Rs 54 lakh

 
Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan has declared assets worth Rs 54 lakh while submitting his nomination for the Assembly polls from the Dharmadam constituency in Kannur district.  Vijayan, who filed his nomination on Monday, submitted he has immovable assets worth Rs 51.95 lakh,including two plots with a house. He has movable assets valued at Rs 2.04 lakh including Rs 78,048.51 in his bank account in the SBI, Thalassery Branch, 1000 shares worth Rs 10,000 in Malayalam Communication Ltd and shares worth Rs one lakh at KIAL. According to the affidavit, his total income is shown as Rs 2,87,860 for 2020-21.  His wife Kamala has Rs 5,47,803.21 in her account with the same bank and assets worth Rs 35 lakh.
 
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15:30 (IST)

West Bengal Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates

BJP wanted to keep me indoors before polls, alleges Mamata Banerjee in Jhargram

Chief Minister Mamata  Banerjee on Wednesday alleged that the Opposition BJP wanted to keep her indoors ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, which apparently resulted in her injury. Addressing a public meeting in Gopiballavpur in the Jhargram district, Banerjee alleged that earlier it was CPM which used to physically attack her, and now the BJP was doing the same. “They (BJP) wanted to keep me indoors so that I cannot go out during the elections. They have injured my leg,” Banerjee said, addressing the election rally sitting on a wheelchair. The chief minister had suffered an injury to her left leg at Nandigram on 10 March during a crowd surge as she greeted people from her vehicle with its door open, at a market area.
 
“They cannot throttle my voice, we will defeat BJP,” she said, while urging the people of the region to vote for the TMC candidates.
 
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15:17 (IST)

West Bengal Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates

Don’t campaign for TMC, will create confusion among voters: Congress leader tells Sharad Pawar

Congress leader Pradip Bhattacharya wrote to NCP’s Sharad Pawar and RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav over campaigning with Trinamool Congress, for West Bengal Assembly polls.

“Your presence as star campaigners will create confusion among West Bengal voters. Avoid campaigning for TMC,” he said.

15:03 (IST)

Kerala Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates

DMK chief MK Stalin campaigns in Madurai

DMK president MK Stalin on Wednesday during poll campaigning in Madurai appealed to the people to not go to crowded places without masks.

Telling people to be cautious as COVID-19 cases have been on the rise in the state over the last few days, he also advised members of the public to take the vaccine against the virus.

14:58 (IST)

Kerala Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates

BJP rejects Balashankar’s charge of ‘secret deal with CPM’ in some Kerala seats

Union Minister V Muraleedharan on Wednesday dismissed the allegation made by BJP leader R Balashankar on a deal between the CPM and the saffron party in some constituencies in the April 6 Assembly polls, as an emotional outburst of a person disappointed over denial of a seat.

The candidates were decided by the central election committee, Muraleedharan told reporters in Delhi.
Balashankar is not a person who is against the BJP. His statement comes after the seats were allocated. And seems like he was upset. The seat allocation was not my own decision, he said.

“There is a process by which the seats are decided. The central election committee of the party, which includes the prime minister, party chief, home minister and the defence minister decides it,” said Muraleedharan.

14:52 (IST)

Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates

MDMK chief Vaiko releases poll manifesto in Chennai

Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) chief Vaiko on Wednesday released the party’s poll manifesto in Chennai ahead of the Tamil Nadu polls. The party is contesting six seats on the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam’s (DMK’s) ‘Rising Sun’ symbol in the upcoming Tamil Nadu elections.

The alliance leader has allotted the Sattur, Palladam, Madurai South, Vasudevanallur (reserved), Madurantakam (reserved) and Ariyalur constituencies to the MDMK. 

Vaiko, who created the MDMK after he quit the DMK in 1994, will contest in an Assembly election as part of the DMK-led front for the first time.

14:39 (IST)

Assam Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates

16% candidates in phase 1 of Assam polls face criminal cases: ADR report

Sixteen percent of the candidates contesting in the first phase of Assam Assembly elections have declared criminal cases against themselves, according to a report by poll rights group Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).

The Assam Election Watch and ADR have analysed the sworn affidavits of 259 out of the 264 candidates in the first phase.

Out of 259 candidates analysed, 41 (16 percent) candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves and 34 (13 percent) have declared serious criminal cases against themselves, the ADR said.

The report said out of 259 candidates, 101 (39 percent) are crorepatis.

Giving educational background, the report said 97 (37 percent) candidates have declared their educational qualifications to be between Class 5 and 12, while 157 (61 percent) candidates have declared having an educational qualification of graduate or above. Four candidates are diploma holders and one candidate is just literate.

14:30 (IST)

West Bengal Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates

Mamata Banerjee takes jibe at BJP over free vaccination promise in Bihar

“During elections, Narendra Modi promised to vaccinate people of Bihar after coming to power. But did they provide vaccines? No, they did not, they lied,” alleges Mamata Banerjee at poll rally.

14:16 (IST)

Kerala Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates

BJP fields Sobha Surendran in Kazhakootam

 Firebrand woman leader  Sobha Surendran has been fielded by BJP from the Kazhakootam constituency in Kerala for the 6 April Assembly polls. Union Minister V Muraleedharan was fielded by the party in the 2016 Assembly polls and was defeated by around 7000 votes. Sobha is expected to give a tough fight to LDF candidate Kadakkampally Surendran, Devaswom and Tourism minister, whois seeking re-election from the same seat. Dr SS Lal is the UDF candidate.

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14:05 (IST)

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BJP announces more candidates for Assam, Kerala and Tamil Nadu polls

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday announced one more candidate for Assam, four for Kerala and three for Tamil Nadu.  Tha party fielded Bandendra Mushahari in Assam’s Gauripur. The saffron party, an ally of the ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu had days ago named its nominees for 17 out of the 20 constituencies allotted to it by its partner and now announced candidates for Thali (C Nagesh Kumar), Udhagamandalam (Bhojarajan) and Vilavancode (R Jayaseelan). In Kerala,  Mukundan Palliyara has beenfielded.in Mananthavady (ST) seat in place of Manikanatam, who turned down the offer.  Bitty Sudheer has been fielded in Karunagappally, while M Sunil will be contesting from Kollam. Firebrand leader Sobha Surendran has been fielded by BJP from the Kazhakootam constituency.

13:59 (IST)

Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates

Record poll seizures worth Rs 331 crore made in four states, Puducherry, says EC

 
“Record seizures worth Rs 331 crores made in Expenditure Monitoring Process in ongoing Assembly Elections 2021 in the states of Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and the Union Territory of Puducherry,” Election Commission of India spokesperson Sheyphali Saran said on Twitter. According to a press release, the seizures already surpass the total seizures of Rs 255.7 crore made in  the Assembly elections to these states/UT in 2016 and “significant point is that record seizures have been made even though polling is yet to start”. Totasl seizures worth Rs 63.75 crore were made in Assam, Rs 5.72 crore in Puducherry, Rs 127.64 crore in Tamil Nadu, Rs 21.77 crore in Kerala and worth Rs 112.59 crore in West Bengal, according to the release.

13:36 (IST)

Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates

Pinarayi Vijayan begins campaign trail

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan begun poll campaigning in Dharmadam, amidst full-size posters featuring him, slogans calling him ‘The Captain’. The campaign will highlight his government’s measures, including developmental projects and welfare schemes such as pension and food provisions since the COVID-19 lockdown.

Dharmadam is a Left bastion, including Parapram village where the Communist Party held its first meeting in Kerala back in 1939. Vijayan won last time against Congress candidate Mambaram Divakaran by 36,000-odd votes.

12:46 (IST)

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PC Thomas-led faction quits NDA ahead of Kerala polls

The Kerala Congress headed by former Union Minister PC Thomas on Wednesday quit the NDA alleging that his party was neglected by the BJP-led alliance when the seats were allocated for the 6 April polls.

The faction led by Thomas would merge with the Kerala Congress headed by senior leader PJ Joseph, which is a constituent of the Congress-led UDF.

Thomas was elected as MP in NDA ticket from then Muvattupuzha seat in 2004 Lok Sabha polls.

12:08 (IST)

Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates

BJP CEC likely to finalise candidates for last four phases in Bengal today

The Central Election Committee (CEC) of Bharatiya Janata Party is slated to meet Wednesday evening to finalise candidates for the remaining four phases of West Bengal Assembly elections.

The BJP has finalised candidates for four phases of West Bengal polls. It has also finalised almost all candidates for polls in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Assam.

11:53 (IST)

Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates

BJP will pay ‘khela’ of peace and development in Bengal: Rajnath Singh

Slamming the Mamata Banerjee government over alleged slide in the law and order situation, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday the khela (game) that will be played in West Bengal after the BJP’s victory in the assembly election will be that of development and peace.

He accused the TMC supremo of pointing fingers at the BJP for the injury she suffered in Nandigram last week to gain sympathy in the election, and claimed that it will not work and the saffron party will form its government in the state winning more than 200 of the 294 seats.

Questioning what Mamata means by khela hobe (the game will happen), Singh said, “The game of development and peace will be played in Bengal.”

11:38 (IST)

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Yogi Adityanath in Assam to campaign for Assembly polls today

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath will address three rallies in Assam on Wednesday. Ahead of starting the campaign, Adityanath visited and offered prayers at Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati. “Through public meetings in Hojai, Kalaigaon and Rangia, I will speak among you all,” he tweeted.

11:17 (IST)

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RECAP: BJP has put up Indian democracy for sale, claims Kerala CM

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday alleged the BJP has put up Indian democracy for sale, while the Congress has reduced itself to goods that are up for sale.

Hitting out at both the parties, Vijayan said in many states, people had elected the Congress to power, but they “sold themselves to the BJP.”

“When BJP has put up Indian democracy for sale, Congress has reduced themselves into goods that are up for sale. BJP is willing to shell out as much money as required, after all they have raised plenty of it. Congress is trying to get the highest bid,” the chief minister told reporters.

11:15 (IST)

Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates

Assam polls: UPPL, BFP and Raijor Dal announce candidates list for phase 3

The United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL), an ally of the ruling BJP, the Bodo Peoples Front (BPF), a part of the Grand Alliance of eight parties, and the newly floated Raijor Dal have announced the list of candidates for the third phase of Assam Assembly polls on 6 April.

The UPPL announced its second list of eight candidates which includes former Rajya Sabha MP, founder UPPL president Urkhao Gwra Brahma from Chapaguri (ST), prominent businessman Manaranjan Brahma from Kokrajhar West (ST) constituency and former ABSU general secretary Lawrence Islary from Kokrajhar East (ST) constituency.

The other UPPL candidates include Somnath Narzary from Gossaigaon, Jayanta Basumatary from Sidli, Phanin Boro from Bijni, Leho Ram Boro from Tamulpur LAC and Bhupen Boro from Barama (ST), party general secretary Maoti Brahma Hazoary said on Tuesday.

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TMC likely to release poll manifesto today

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to release the Trinamool Congress (TMC) manifesto on Wednesday afternoon, a senior party leader said.

The TMC supremo had earlier said the manifesto would be released on 11 March but that had to be postponed after she was injured while campaigning on 10 March. A TMC leader said, “It is likely to be released on Wednesday afternoon.”

10:39 (IST)

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Congress announces 14 names for Puducherry, leaves out ex-CM Narayanasamy

The Congress on Tuesday announced names of candidates for 14 seats for the 6 April Puducherry Assembly elections but the list did not mention name of party veteran and former chief minister V Narayanasamy.

In a release, the All India Congress Committee (AICC) announced the list of candidates for 14 seats which significantly did not include the name of Narayanasamy, whose government fell last month after it lost the trust vote.

10:27 (IST)

Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates

Congress releases list of 21 candidates for Assam

The Congress on Tuesday came out with lists of candidates for the upcoming state election, including 21 for Assam. With this, the Congress has announced candidates for 92 seats in Assam.

The party also came out with separate lists of candidates for polls in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Puducherry.

For Assam, the party announced a list of 21 candidates, for Kerala six candidates, for Puducherry 14 candidates, and for Tamil Nadu, it named four candidates.

West Bengal Assembly Election 2021 LATEST Updates:  Setting out on the campaign trail in Wayanad district, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday attacked the Congress-led UDF and the BJP-NDA fronts alleging that they have joined hands in an attempt to stop the developmental activities in the state. Vijayan claimed central agencies were trying to destroy the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB) which has changed the development prospects of the state.

BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari has said that his father, TMC MP Sisir Adhikari, will attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally in Contai, East Midnapore, said reports. Speaking at a rally in Chandipur Suvendu also said that he will ask his father to attend Amit Shah’s rally as well.

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee launched the TMC manifesto. “Maa, maati, manush is the thrust of our manifesto,” she said, as per reports.

“We will ensure minimum annual income of Rs 6,000 and Rs 12,000 for general category and backward community people respectively in Bengal,” Banerjee said.

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has demanded the cancellation of the nomination of BJP candidate Suvendu Adhikari, who is pitted against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee from Nandigram, as his name also “seems to appear” in the electoral roll of Haldia constituency.

The Election Commission said record seizures worth Rs 331 crore have been made so far in the four poll-going states and Puducherry as part of the expenditure monitoring process. A maximum of Rs 127.64 crore worth seizures have been made in Tamil Nadu, while Rs 112.59 crore worth seizures have been made from West Bengal.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged that the Opposition BJP wanted to keep her indoors ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, which apparently resulted in her injury. Addressing a public meeting in Gopiballavpur in the Jhargram district, Banerjee alleged that earlier it was CPM which used to physically attack her, and now the BJP was doing the same.

Congress leader Pradip Bhattacharya wrote to NCP’s Sharad Pawar and RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav over campaigning with Trinamool Congress for West Bengal Assembly polls

The Assam Election Watch and ADR have analysed the sworn affidavits of 259 out of the 264 candidates in the first phase. Out of 259 candidates analysed, 41 (16 percent) candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves and 34 (13 percent) have declared serious criminal cases against themselves, the ADR said.

Firebrand woman leader Sobha Surendran has been fielded by BJP from the Kazhakootam constituency.

Sobha is expected to give a tough fight to LDF candidate Kadakkampally Surendran, Devaswom and Tourism minister, whois seeking re-election from the same seat. Dr SS Lal is the UDF candidate.

The campaign will highlight his government’s measures, including developmental projects and welfare schemes such as pension and food provisions since the COVID-19 lockdown.

The faction led by Thomas would merge with the Kerala Congress headed by senior leader PJ Joseph, which is a constituent of the Congress-led UDF.

The BJP has finalised candidates for four phases of West Bengal polls. It has also finalised almost all candidates for polls in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Assam.

The TMC supremo had earlier said the manifesto would be released on 11 March but that had to be postponed after she was injured while campaigning on 10 March.

The All India Congress Committee announced the list of candidates for 14 seats which significantly did not include the name of Narayanasamy, whose government fell last month after it lost the trust vote.

The Congress on Tuesday announced names of candidates for 14 seats for the 6 April Puducherry Assembly elections but the list did not mention name of party veteran and former chief minister V Narayanasamy.

The Congress, which heads the Secular Democratic Alliance in the union territory, was allotted 15 of the 30 Assembly seats while its ally-the DMK- was earmarked 13 constituencies. VCK and CPI, the other constituents of the alliance, have been earmarked one seat each.

While the candidates for 14 constituencies were released, the nominee for Yanam, an enclave of Puducherry in Andhra Pradesh, has not been announced.

Former Industries Minister Shah Jahan has been fielded from Kamaraj Nagar. He had contested the election in 2016 from Kalapet constituency which has been by and large the traditional seat for the Congress.

PCC president AV Subramanian is contesting from his hometown of Karaikal (north). Former Ministers M Kandasamy and
R Kamalakannan have been fielded again in Embalam (reserved) and Tirunallar in Karaikal respectively.

The 14 seats are spread over Puducherry (10), Karaikal (three) and Mahe (one).

Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Janata Party which has been allocated nine seats as part of the NDA, also released its list of candidates.

Former PWD Minister A Namassivayam has been fielded from Mannadipet constituency and the president of the BJP
State committee V Saminathan is the nominee for the Lawspet segment.

A John Kumar and his son Richards John Kumar have been allotted the Kamaraj Nagar and Nellithope seats respectively.

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