As the BJP gained a lead in Uttar Pradesh by-polls on nine seats, Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya said on Saturday that the Samajwadi party's reality has come before the people and it is going to become "Samaptwadi Party."
The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance crossed the halfway mark at 10 am leading in 172 seats so far, while the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance is trailing with 47 seats as per trends by the Elections Commission of India.
As counting of the votes for assembly polls is underway, BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla said that the BJP-led NDA alliance will form the government in both Maharashtra and Jharkhand under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday.
Ahead of counting of votes for the 2024 Jharkhand Assembly Elections, BJP leader Babulal Marandi claimed with confidence that the BJP-led NDA would win over 51 seats and form the government in the state, citing corruption in the incumbent administration as the key reason.
As the counting for Jharkhand's 2024 Assembly Elections began on Saturday, Chief Electoral Officer K Ravi Kumar said that the first round of EVM results expected to be announced by 9:30 am with counting of postal ballots begining earlier at 8 this morning.
The train departed from the station at around 04.45 am. The stranded passengers were provided with food and water during the wait, officials said.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav lambasted Uttar Pradesh government for blocking the main gate of Jai Prakash Narayan International Centre (JPNIC), preventing his entry and said that the BJP have learnt how to block the path by living with the colonial powers and supporting them secretly.
A large number of people gathered at Dashashwamedh Ghat in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi, to pay tribute to veteran industrialist Ratan Tata during Ganga Aarti at the ghat on Thursday evening.
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Israeli airstrikes targeted the Ras el-Nabaa neighbourhood in central Beirut, Lebanon, killing at least 22 people and wounding 117 others, according to Lebanon's Ministry of Public Health, as reported by Al Jazeera.
