Charanjit Channi is contesting from two seats in Punjab. (File)
Uttar Pradesh, Manipur, Punjab and Goa are warming up to elect their next state government as this season of polls kicks off on February 10.
In Punjab, the Congress is expected to reveal its Chief Ministerial candidate tomorrow amid an ongoing tussle.
In Uttar Pradesh, campaigning is going on in full swing. Rajnath Singh today attacked Akhilesh Yadav's party over "politics of appeasement".
Manipur Chief Miinster Biren Singh filed his nomination today from Heingang constituency that he has been winning since 2004.
Here Are The Highlights On Assembly Elections 2022:
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All eyes on Rahul Gandhi, expected to announce Congress's Chief Minister face for Punjab polls on SundayThe Congress is expected to declare its chief ministerial candidate for the Punjab assembly polls on Sunday with all eyes on party leader Rahul Gandhi who is likely to announce the name.
Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and Congress' state unit chief Navjot Singh Sidhu are the main contenders to be the CM face for the party though both have assured Gandhi that whosoever was chosen they will stand by the decision.
Rahul Gandhi will declare the name during his visit to Ludhiana on Sunday during a virtual rally, said a party leader, who did not want to be named, on Saturday.
UP election: Shivpal Yadav pleads with people to reelect him with record marginFighting the 2022 UP assembly as a joint candidate of his party along with Samajwadi Party from his family bastion Jaswantnagar here in the district, PSP chief Shivpal Yadav on Saturday pleaded with people to reelect him with a record margin.
SP founder Mulayam Singh Yadav's younger brother, Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) chief is fighting the polls this time after a truce with his nephew and SP chief Akhilesh Yadav.
Jaswantnagar in Etawah district goes to poll on February 20 during the third phase of the seven-phase UP assembly elections.
Punjab polls: Enforcement teams seize valuables worth Rs 316 crore since model code of conduct came into forceAfter the Model Code of Conduct came into force in the state for Punjab Assembly elections, various enforcement teams have seized valuables worth Rs 316.66 crore in violation of the code till February 2, said a press release.
Giving details in this regard, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Punjab Dr S Karuna Raju today said that the surveillance teams have seized 29.63 lakh litres of liquor worth Rs 16 crore. Similarly, the enforcement wings have also recovered psychotropic substances amounting to Rs 278.58 crore besides confiscating unaccounted cash of Rs 20.47 crore, he added.
UP Assembly polls: Priyanka Gandhi aggresively campaigns in AligarhCongress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Saturday aggressively campaigned in Aligarh for the upcoming Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, appealing to people to vote for the party's candidates.
The Congress leader received a warm welcome as people showered flower petals on her.
Earlier in the day, Ms Priyanka conducted a door-to-door campaign in the Khair Assembly constituency of Aligarh.
"Congress is coming to fulfill the expectations of UP," the official Twitter handle of Congress tweeted along with pictures of Ms Priyanka waving at people in Aligarh.
While campaigning in Sahibabad and Ghaziabad on Friday, Ms Priyanka had said that for the first time in 30 years Congress in contesting on all Assembly seats of UP.
Polling days in UP to be paid holidays for electors of that state employed in DelhiThe Delhi government on Saturday announced that polling days in Uttar Pradesh would be paid holidays for the people from that state employed in the national capital so that they can exercise their franchise.
Polling in Uttar Pradesh would be held in seven phases starting on February 10. The second phase would be held on February 14, the third on February 20, the fourth on February 23, the fifth on February 27 and the final phase on March 7.
Counting of votes will be held on March 10.
According to a notice by the General Administrative Department of the Delhi government, the waiver applies to every person employed in any business, trade, industrial undertaking or any other establishment in the National Capital Territory of Delhi and entitled to vote in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls.
Lashing out at the "syndicate" of Samajwadi Party-BSP-Congress ahead of the assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Saturday said his party's "Modi-Yogi" factor has replaced the previous "Muslim-Yadav" factor which was communal and casteist, news agency PTI reported.
"The BJP has defeated the pseudo-secularism and appeasement politics with the determination to development with dignity of all. The MY (Modi-Yogi) factor, which is synonymous with inclusive empowerment, has replaced the previous MY (Muslim-Yadav) factor, which was a symbol of communalism and casteism," Mr Naqvi said.
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Video: UP Minister Runs To File His Nomination
In Manipur, Chief Minister Biren Singh will file his nomination today.