Though the Assembly elections are still over a year away, north Bengal development minister Udayan Guha has already set the political stage abuzz in Siliguri.
Celebrations erupted at the Delhi BJP headquarters on Saturday in the wake of the saffron party's historic victory in the assembly elections.
Crediting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership for the BJP's remarkable victory in a triangular electoral battle in the Delhi Assembly polls after a hiatus of 27 years, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the ''reign of lies'' has ended in Delhi and this is the beginning of a new era of development and trust in Delhi.
As voting for the high stake Delhi assembly polls concluded on Wednesday, city voters expressed a strong desire for change, hoping for a fresh leadership approach, while many reaffirmed their trust in the incumbent government.
BJP National President JP Nadda, accompanied by party's Delhi President Virendra Sachdeva and Union Minister Harsh Malhotra visited the Delhi BJP office on Wednesday amid voting for Delhi’s 70 Assembly seats.
Party sources said that the next list of candidates for these two states would be released on Saturday or Sunday.
Except for a few Maoist pockets, polls are usually peaceful in the state, but the Commission wants to make the polls inducement-free after the bitter experience of Munugode bypoll.
The decision was taken by the poll panel after it received representations from several political parties and social organizations, urging it to revise the date of poll.
The chief minister, who was down with a viral infection, is scheduled to file his nominations on November 9 from the Gajwel and Kamareddy constituencies.
The BSP chief urged the commission to ensure that money power and government machinery are not used during the elections.
