The Election Commission will meet on Saturday to take a call on whether to extend beyond January 15 the ban on public rallies, roadshows and corner meetings in five poll-bound states in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision will be taken based on inputs about the spread of the virus and its new variant Omicron, sources said.
Meanwhile, the BJP is expected to announce its first list of candidates for the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. The Congress has already announced its 125 candidates, giving tickets to 50 women while the SP-RLD alliance has announced names of 29 candidates, which include 19 from Rashtriya Lok Dal and 10 from Samajwadi Party.
The Samajwadi-Party-Rashtriya Lok alliance have announced their second list of seven candidates for UP elections. All these seven candidates are from RLD.
I will contest the election from the Khatima constituency. We all are together and ready to contest polls. This time, we have given a slogan 'Abki Baar 60 Paar'. The candidates' list will be announced soon: Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami after the BJP Core Committee meeting
I am thankful to PM Modi, BJP chief JP Nadda, Central Parliamentary committee for fielding me from the Gorakhpur constituency. BJP works on the model of 'Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas'. BJP will form govt in UP with full majority: Yogi Adityanath
Pratap Singh Bajwa to contest from Qadian and singer Sidhu Moosewala from Mansa. Sonu Sood's sister Malvika Sood to contest from Moga.
Yogi Adityanath to contest UP polls from Gorakhpur, Keshav Prasad Maurya to contest from Sirathu seat.
We are announcing candidates for 57 out of 58 seats in first phase, 48 out of 55 seats in second phase: Dharmendra Pradhan
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan addresses BJP press conference, to announce list of candidates for UP assembly elections shortly.
BJP press conference to be held shortly, party likely to announce its first list of candidates for Uttar Pradesh.
The Bahujan Samaj Party on Saturday announced the names of 53 candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. Read More
Sitting Samajwadi Party MLA from Kairana assembly constituency Nahid Hasan on Friday became the first candidate to file his nomination papers for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls beginning next month. Hasan was the lone candidate who filed his nomination papers on the first day of issuance of notification on the UP Assembly elections. He is a two-time SP MLA from Kairana constituency in Shamli district.
A case has been registered by Uttar Pradesh Police after a massive crowd, in violation of Covid norms, gathered at the Samajwadi Party office in Lucknow on Friday for the joining-in function of two rebel ministers and some MLAs. The FIR against Samajwadi Party was registered according to the directives of the Election Commission on Covid-related norms and Model Code of Conduct. Read More
The BJP on Wednesday said it has finalised its first list of 172 candidates for Uttar Pradesh but the list names are yet to be announced. The party is likely to make the announcement today.
Announcing the schedule of assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab and Manipur on January 8, the panel had taken the unprecedented step of banning public rallies, roadshows and corner meetings till January 15 in view of the pandemic.
The Commission had also listed 16-point guidelines for campaigning as it banned ‘nukkad sabhas’ (corner meetings) on public roads and roundabouts, limited the number of persons allowed for the door-to-door campaign to five, including the candidate, and prohibited victory processions after the counting of votes.
