Kashmir poll
The elections in Kashmir, beginning on Wednesday, signal a significant turning point for the region, as they take place for the first time in a decade under profoundly altered circumstances.
The elections in Kashmir, beginning on Wednesday, signal a significant turning point for the region, as they take place for the first time in a decade under profoundly altered circumstances.
Over 2 lakh security personnel including around 225 companies of Central forces have been deployed in this phase.
In order to gain momentum for the upcoming assembly elections in Rajasthan, top Bharatiya Janata Party leaders will soon be visiting the poll-bound state.
The polling began at 9 am and continued till 4 pm. The counting of votes will be done on Monday itself. The results are likely to be declared by the evening.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, PCC President Govind Singh Dotasara, Education Minister B D Kalla were among the few first voters who cast their votes, a party spokesman told SNS.
"Kharge sir is my leader too. We are not enemies. I am fighting to bring change in the Congress party," he said here while interacting with the mediapersons.
Of the 710 voters in the Congress electoral college from Tamil Nadu, a handful attended the meeting convened by Tharoor to seek support for his candidature at the state Congress headquarters, Satyamoorthi Bhavan on Thursday.
When asked about the candidature of senior party leader Mallikarjun Kharge, who according to sources will be in the contest, Tharoor said that more candidates for contesting the better it will be for the party.
The Madhya Pradesh assembly elections are 14 months away and Kamal Nath wants to focus on that hence he is not in the race for the post of Congress President he said.
According to the notification, while the nomination forms will be available from Thursday, the filing of nominations will be held between September 24 and 30.
