Assembly Elections 2024 Updates | NCP to release manifesto at 11 am
The opposition bloc Maha Vikas Aghadi will start its campaign for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections from today. Pawar said the campaign will be spearheaded by him and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray. Meanwhile, the BJP-led Maha Yuti has already launched its poll campaign, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday assured the increased Mukhya Mantri Ladki Bahin Yojana benefits from Rs 1,500 to Rs 2,000 per month once it returns to power. 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. Though there was no official word on the meeting's agenda, sources said it was aimed at coordination and synergy for the polls scheduled to be held on November 13 and 20. Stay tuned to DH for latest updates on the upcoming Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand.
Assembly polls: Sharad Pawar campaigns extensively for grandnephew in family turf Baramati
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Maharashtra polls: 33 contestants in Nanded North seat, 3 in Shahada
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I.N.D.I.A. bloc promises 10 lakh jobs, Rs 15 lakh health cover for poor in Jharkhand polls manifesto
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NCP to release manifesto at 11 am
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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
08:3206 Nov 2024
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.
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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.
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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.