Dismissed from Uttarakhand cabinet and expelled from the BJP, former state minister Harak Singh Rawat is expected to join the Congress today. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami will attend the crucial BJP meet in New Delhi along with top BJP leaders. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, UP CM Yogi Adityanath will also attend the meeting. Suspended for ‘indiscipline’, Rawat is said to have been seeking a ticket for his daughter-in-law Anukriti Gusain from the Lansdowne constituency and a change of seat for himself.
Meanwhile, the BJP-PLC alliance in Punjab is expected to announce its first list of candidates for the assembly polls scheduled to be held on February 14. The ruling Congress has announced the names of 86 candidates while the Aam Aadmi Party has announced 109 candidates so far for the elections to the 117-member assembly.
Former Punjab Cabinet Minister and Congress leader, Sarwan Singh Phillaur joined Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt) today in Mohali. His son Damanvir Phillaur joined the party along with him. pic.twitter.com/8uZ4g1PJG2
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The Election Commission has deferred the voting in Punjab to February 20. The polling was earlier scheduled to be held on February 14.
If he (expelled Uttarakhand BJP Minister Harak Sing) will accept his mistake of leaving the Congress party, then we're ready to welcome him: Former Uttarakhand CM & Congress leader Harish Rawat
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I don't want to make any statement on this. Expelled Uttarakhand BJP Minister Harak Singh has not joined the Congress party yet. Party will take a decision after considering several angles: Former Uttarakhand CM & Congress leader Harish Rawat https://t.co/eJBwidCRqy pic.twitter.com/3BMk7Hgep0
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The Election Commission of India (ECI) has allowed the following persons to exercise their franchise using the postal ballot facility for the upcoming assembly elections in five states. pic.twitter.com/RCs0bks6G8
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A PIL is filed in SC seeking direction to ECI to take steps to ensure that every political party publishes the details regarding criminal cases of each candidate along with reason for such selection on the Home Page of its official website in the spirit of the apex court judgment. The PIL, filed by Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay, also seeks directions to the ECI to de-register the political party which violates the directions of the apex court.
Punjab CM face will be announced tomorrow at 12pm: AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal pic.twitter.com/4oX3NBAiZI
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After recovering from #COVID19, BJP president JP Nadda reached BJP headquarters. He will hold meetings related to Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand. pic.twitter.com/qKdkcLRPKE
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#WATCH | "Uttarakhand BJP Minister Harak Singh Rawat was putting pressure on the party (seeking party tickets) for his family members but we have a different policy, only one member of a family will be given a party ticket for elections," says Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami pic.twitter.com/AyVpAcSsob
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Sacked Uttarakhand minister Harak Singh Rawat, dismissed from the state cabinet and expelled from the primary membership of the BJP on Sunday, broke down today as he spoke about his expulsion from the party. Read More
UP CM Yogi Adityanath will meet the BJP's top leadership in Delhi today to decide on the names of candidates for the third and fourth phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections today.
ECI to discuss request of Punjab CM Charanjit S Channi, BJP& Punjab Lok Congress for postponement of Punjab Assembly polls scheduled for Feb 14 as many people from SC community from State likely to visit Varanasi, in view of Guru Ravidas birth anniversary on Feb 16: ECI Sources
#WATCH | "Congress Party will form government in Uttarakhand. I will work for Congress party," said the expelled Uttarakhand BJP Minister Harak Singh Rawat#UttarakhandAssemblyPolls pic.twitter.com/JE1mwtdkkV
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The Election Commission is likely to hold a meeting today to decide on the request of several Punjab political parties to postpone the February 14 polls by a few days due to Ravidas Jayanti.
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi called me to meet in Delhi, due to traffic there was a bit of delay. I wanted to meet him & Home Minister Amit Shah, but as soon as I reached Delhi, I saw on social media that they (BJP) expelled me: Expelled Uttarakhand BJP Minister Harak Singh Rawat pic.twitter.com/yhxfe2TF6F
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After failing to strike an alliance with the BJP, the Janata Dal United is set to contest the Uttar Pradesh elections alone. The party leaders are set to meet in Lucknow on Tuesday to decide on its candidates. Read More
The SP-RLD alliance is also expected to announce another list of candidates today for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. The alliance has already announces names of 36 candidates, which include 26 from Rashtriya Lok Dal and 10 from Samajwadi Party.
