Smriti Irani.
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Congress party played big role in partition, their votebank depends on divisions within Hindu community
"You should not expect support from Congress over Hindu, Hinduism and Hindustan. Congress believes that their votebank will increase if there are divisions within the Hindu community. The Congress party played a big role in country's partition, the Congress party's first government was established on the basis of partition... why would that party offer any support for Hindu unity," says BJP leader Smriti Irani
NCP releases constituency-specific manifesto, party promises increase in Ladki Bahin Yojana amount
NCP releases manifesto
"If state Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis is alleging that Rahul Gandhi's programme (Samvidhan Sammelan in Nagpur) is organised by urban Naxalite, then it shows his failure," says Maharashtra LoP and Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar
NCP to release manifesto at 11 am
I.N.D.I.A. bloc's guarantees are fused bulbs, says Shivraj Singh Chouhan
"The guarantees of I.N.D.I.A. bloc are just pack of lies. The JMM and Congress had given guarantees last time too. They had promised 5 lakh government jobs, they failed to do so. They promised to give Rs 2000 to every woman, they didn't. They had promised unemployment allowance. They have not fulfilled even one of their promises. Their guarantees are fused bulbs,"says Union Minister and BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Those helping BJP are Maharashtra's 'enemies', says Uddhav; makes slew of promises at rallies
Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday hit the campaign trail and pitched the November 20 assembly polls as a battle between those who love Maharashtra and the ones who betray it as he reflected on the 2022 split in the party.
Assembly polls: Sharad Pawar campaigns extensively for grandnephew in family turf Baramati
Nationalist Congress Party (SP) president Sharad Pawar on Tuesday addressed back-to-back poll rallies in support of his grandnephew Yugendra Pawar, who is contesting against his uncle and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in the Baramati assembly seat. Addressing a gathering at Shirsuphal in Baramati taluka of Pune district, the NCP (SP) chief said the contest for the Baramati Lok Sabha seat earlier this year was difficult as it was fought within the Pawar family.
Maharashtra polls: 33 contestants in Nanded North seat, 3 in Shahada
The Nanded North seat in Maharashtra has the highest number of 33 candidates in the fray, while Shahada in Nandurbar district has the lowest three contestants, as per figures provided by the Election Commission.
There are 4,140 candidates in the fray for the total 288 Maharashtra assembly seats which will go to polls on November 20, it said.
Maharashtra has more than 9.7 crore voters, of whom 22,22,704 are in the age group of 18-19 years, an Election Commission (EC) official on Tuesday said, citing updated electoral rolls.
I.N.D.I.A. bloc promises 10 lakh jobs, Rs 15 lakh health cover for poor in Jharkhand polls manifesto
The I.N.D.I.A. bloc on Tuesday unveiled its manifesto for the upcoming Jharkhand assembly elections, promising 10 lakh jobs for youth and health insurance coverage of up to Rs 15 lakh for the poor.
The BJP, on the other hand, called the JMM and Congress "experts in making false promises".
The '7 guarantees', the election manifesto of the INDIA bloc, includes social justice by enhancing reservations for STs to 28 per cent from 26 per cent, for SCs to 12 per cent from 10 per cent and for OBCs to 27 per cent from 14 per cent at present.
Jharkhand belongs to tribals, they will rule it: CM Soren
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Tuesday asserted that tribals will rule the state as it belonged to them.
Soren, also the JMM executive president, also slammed the BJP, claiming that no Hindu is in danger in the state but the opposition party is only trying to create conflict with its Hindu-Muslim narratives.
“We fought for a separate Jharkhand state, and we will fight to secure our rights as well. Tribals will rule here as Jharkhand belonged to tribals,” he said while addressing a public meeting at Chotanagra in West Singhbhum district.
NDA ministers meet ahead of state polls
Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president J P Nadda on Tuesday held a meeting with several central ministers as the ruling National Democratic Alliance's campaign for the two state assembly polls and several bypolls enters the last lap.
Union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman, Piyush Goyal, C R Patil and Dharmendra Pradhan, besides Chirag Paswan, Jitan Ram Manjhi and Prataprao Jadhav, who represent the LJP (R), HAM and Shiv Sena respectively in the government, were among those who attended the meeting at the BJP headquarters.