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EC Presser highlights: Himachal polls on Nov 12; Gujarat elections date to be announced laterThe Election Commission of India (ECI) today announced the schedule of Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections.
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Himachal Pradesh Assembly polls on November 12, counting on December 8

The Election Commission of India on Friday announced the Assembly electionschedule for Himachal Pradesh for the year 2022. Read more

Gujarat Assembly elections date to be announced later, says poll body chief

Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections will be conducted in one phase

Schedule of Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections

Himachal Pradesh election set to be held on November 12

The ECI announced thatHimachal Pradesh Assembly election is set to be held on November 12

Poll body launches PwD, KYC app and more, for ease of voters

The ECI has taken adequate steps for the inclusion of PWD voters in the upcoming Assembly elections

Some polling stations will be operated by women only: Chief EC

Every polling station would be made available with basic amenities, says Chief EC

Healthy and error-free electoral role base of elections: Chief EC Rajiv Kumar

A healthy and error-free electoral role is the base on which the entire elections are held, said Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar

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ECI consulted political parties, State chief secratery, DGP, State police nodal officer, enforcement agencies and took into matter the Covid situation

Maximum participation of young urban voters, women, differently-abled people will eb the focus: Chief Election Commissioner of India

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PM Modi lays foundation stone of Bulk Drug Park in Himachal Pradesh's Una

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday laid the foundation stone of a Bulk Drug Park in Una district during his visit to poll-bound Himachal Pradesh.Modi laid the foundation stone of the Bulk Drug Park at Haroli which will be built at a cost of more than Rs 1,900 crore. The park will help reduce dependence on API imports. It is expected to attract investments of around Rs 10,000 crores and provide employment to more than 20,000 people.Read more

Priyanka Gandhi to launch Congress poll campaign in Himachal Pradesh today

AICC General SecretaryPriyankaGandhi during her visit to the Maa Shoolini temple in Solan. Credit: PTI Photo

Gujaratis will make AAP pay price in polls for 'abusing' PM Modi's mother: BJP

The BJP on Friday sharpened its attack on the Aam Aadmi Party after its Gujarat chief Gopal Italia was heard purportedly mocking the prime minister's mother in a video, and said people of the state will make it pay for "abusing" her.

"If you think abusing the prime minister's mother will help you gain political popularity in Gujarat, you are mistaken. And for that mistake, Gujarat and Gujaratis will make you pay the political price in the forthcoming elections," Union minister Smriti Irani told reporters on Friday, attacking AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal. Read more

PM Modi reminds Gujarat of bygone hardships, seeks blessings for team 'Narendra-Bhupendra'

Reminding people about the "days of frequent curfews", "scarcity of water, electricity" and of days when "Gujarat was unable to manufacture even bicycles" up until two decades ago to making Japanese cars now and aircraft in near future in Mehsana," Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday sought more "ashirvad (blessings)" for "Narendra and Bhupendra for taking Gujarat's development forward for a new generation". Read more

BJP's Gujarat Gaurav Yatras to last eight to nine days each

Union Home Minister Amit Shah flagged off three 'Gaurav Yatras' of the ruling BJP in Gujarat on Thursday.These yatras will last up to eight to nine days each, and they plan to cover 144 Assembly constituencies as part of the campaign.

BJP starts 'Gujarat Gaurav Yatra' ahead of polls

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president J P Nadda on Wednesday launched the "Gaurav Yatra" of the party in poll-bound Gujarat from the temple town of Bahucharaji and said the yatra is not restricted to BJP or Gujarat but will establish the "pride" of India.

AAP-BJP fight in Gujarat polls will affect urban vote-bank, benefit Congress: Paresh Dhanani

Senior Congress leader Paresh Dhanani on Sunday said the entry of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) into Gujarat's Assembly election arena will dent the urban and semi-urban vote-bank of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which will ultimately benefit the grand old party. Read more

Many BJP cadres in Gujarat secretly support AAP, want to see their party's defeat: Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday claimed that many leaders and workers of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Gujarat secretly support his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and want to see the defeat of their own party in the upcoming Assembly elections. Read more

Ahead of polls, Modi says 'urban naxals' trying to enter Gujarat

On the second day of his three-day poll-bound Gujarat visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday blamed "urban Naxals" for obstructing development projects, including construction of Sardar Patel's dream project Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada river, for years. In a veiled attack on the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party, Modi said, "these urban naxals are trying to enter Gujarat in disguise" and warned that "one shouldn't fall for them." Read more

The term of the Gujarat Assembly ends on February 18 next year while that of Himachal Pradesh on January 8, 2023.

Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh elections schedule to be announced today

The Election Commission of India (ECI) will hold a press conference today at 3 pm to announce the schedule of Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections.

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