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BJP to finalise candidates for Assembly polls at CEC meeting today

BJP will finalise the names of candidates for the Assembly elections to Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Goa in the Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting today

Rawat expelled from BJP as he mounted pressure for tickets to kin: Dhami

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami said Cabinet minister Harak Singh Rawat was expelled from the BJP as he was "mounting pressure" for party tickets to his family members ahead of the Assembly polls

Will work for Cong: Expelled U'khand BJP Minister Harak Singh Rawat

Rawat himself has opened up and said he will work for the Congress and that the talks with the party are on and he is camping in Delhi

Uttarakhand Assembly polls: Harak Singh Rawat likely to join Congress today

Ahead of assembly polls, Harak Singh Rawat, who was dismissed from the Uttarakhand cabinet and expelled from the BJP for six years, is likely to join the Congress

Uttarakhand minister Harak Rawat expelled from BJP; removed from cabinet

Ahead of the Uttarakhand assembly polls, minister Harak Singh Rawat was on Sunday dismissed from the state cabinet and expelled from the primary membership of the BJP for six years. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has also written to the governor about the removal of Rawat from the cabinet, sources said. Rawat has been dismissed from the cabinet by Chief Minister Dhami and also expelled from the primary membership of the party for six years, state BJP spokesman Shadab Shams told PTI in Dehradun. Welcoming the decision, Shams said this gives a strong message that the BJP is a party which does not tolerate indiscipline and does not bow to pressure of any kind. Rawat, who represents the Kotdwar seat in the state assembly, is said to have been seeking a ticket for his daughter-in-law Anukriti Gusain from the Lansdowne constituency and a change of seat for himself. The sources in the BJP also said that for some time now, there have been reports of Rawat being unhappy with the BJP ..

BJP core committee discusses candidates for Uttarakhand, Goa polls

After releasing the candidate list for 105 Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday held discussions on all 70 seats of the Uttarakhand assembly polls.Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP president JP Nadda, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, Uttarakhand BJP president Madan Kaushik, election in-charge Prahlad Joshi, in-charge Dushyant Gautam, co-in-charges RP Singh and Locket Chatterjee were present in the meeting.The meeting, which started at 6 pm in the BJP office went on till 10 pm.A panel of three names was sent to Delhi, which was discussed in the core group meeting today. The 70 seats which have been discussed today would be taken forward in the CEC meeting to be held on January 19. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also be part of the meeting.As per sources, by January 20 to 21 the list of 70 candidates will be released for Uttarakhand.At present, the BJP has 57 assembly constituencies in Uttarakhand's 70-seated assembly. This time

Uttarakhand polls: Samajwadi Party releases first list of 30 candidates

Samajwadi Party (SP) on Sunday released the first list of candidates on 30 assembly seats of Uttarakhand for the upcoming polls.

BJP to discuss probable names for Goa, Uttarakhand Assembly polls

The top BJP leadership will discuss the names of candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections with the leaders from Goa and Uttarakhand.

Lotus will bloom again in Uttarakhand on March 10, says MoS Ajay Bhatt

Lotus is going to bloom again in Uttarakhand on March 10 when votes will be counted, said Ajay Bhatt, MP and Union Minister of State for Defence and Tourism

Uttarakhand polls contest between me and BJP's misrule: Harish Rawat

The Assembly elections in Uttarakhand are a contest between Harish Rawat and BJP's misrule, former Chief Minister of the state Harish Rawat told IANS in an exclusive interview

Uttarakhand elections: Congress to give preference to sitting MLAs

Congress is likely to give preference to sitting MLAs while selecting candidates for the polls that are due next month, according to the party's screening committee chief Avinash Pandey

Cong appoints Mohan Prakash as its senior observer for Uttarakhand polls

The Congress appointed senior party leader Mohan Prakash as observer for overseeing its election campaign management in Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand Assembly elections 2022: Do-or-die poll battle on cards

With the ruling BJP fiercely defending its throne and the opposition Congress desperate to avenge its 2017 humilation, a do-or-die battle is on the cards on February 14

Uttarakhand polls: Final decision on Congress candidates for 50 seats today

Congress Screening Committee held deliberations candidates for 50 constituencies in Uttarakhand Assembly elections in its meeting

Assembly election: Harish Rawat leads Congress charge in Uttarakhand

Conscious that he is in full command now, Harish Rawat is playing his cards carefully, keeping in view that the anti-incumbency factor against the ruling BJP may win the Congress power this time

Uttarakhand polls: BJP eyes second consecutive term in triangular contest

The presence of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the fray as the other challenger also makes the poll scene different this time

Uttarakhand polls: Congress to declare 1st list of candidates within a week

Congress is likely to release its first list of candidates for the Uttarakhand assembly polls within a week as the party's screening committee is scheduled to meet on Tuesday

Amid Covid surge, political parties turn to digital mode for Assembly polls

As Covid cases are rising sharply and the Assembly elections in five states, political parties have cancelled their physical rallies and have turned to digital modes

Assembly polls: February 14 historically been lucky for AAP, says Sisodia

Delhi Deputy CM and AAP leader Manish Sisodia claimed that the party will emerge victorious in the upcoming assembly elections

Will form govt in 4 States, no govt will me made in UP without us: Congress

Congress exuded confidence in forming government in Punjab, Uttrakhand, Goa and Manipur while adding that no government will be formed in Uttar Pradesh without the century-old party.