Assembly Elections 2022 Highlights: Five states of India -- Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur, and Goa -- are all geared up for Assembly Elections 2022.
The polling in Goa and Uttarakhand has been concluded while Uttar Pradesh has completed two phases of elections, with third phase of elections scheduled to be held on February 20. Punjab will also go polling on Feb 20.
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Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed public meeting in Punjab's Pathankot, and Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur. Union Minister, Amit Shah and Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath held road shows and rallies in the Uttar Pradesh.
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, as well as Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, campaigned in Punjab.
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Assembly elections 2022 Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, and Manipur Highlights:
18:15 pm | SP chief Akhilesh Yadav lashes out at Police personnel forcefully evacuating the area near the stage of his public rally in Tirwa, Kannauj. Police attempted to remove from the area, the people who were trying to enter it.
18:12 pm | We're alerting you, outsiders may spread rumours. I've heard that few people have come to Kannauj after leaving their uniforms. This double engine govt has just doubled corruption & injustice. Why are they not running their bulldozers in Lakhimpur?: SP chief Akhilesh Yadav
18:10 pm | Samajwadi Party & its alliance has made a century in the 1st & 2nd phases of UP Assembly polls. If we get the support of Kannauj, BJP will be left behind so much so that till the 7th phase, no one but ghosts will go to their booths: SP chief Akhilesh Yadav in Tirwa, Kannauj
17:50 pm | It's a shameful statement. I condemn this. Wherever the people of Bihar & UP went, they made a place for themselves with hard work & contributed to the growth of their state: Bihar Min Sanjay Jha on Punjab CM Channi's reported remark 'don't let UP, Bihar ke bhaiya enter Punjab'
17:15 pm | When a guest like Narendra Modi comes to Punjab, should he not be welcomed? Instead of welcoming, Punjab CM blocked his route. Akali Dal & AAP were silent. I'd like to tell all three of them - how will people who can't secure the route of PM, secure Punjab, secure the nation?: HM Shah
17:12 pm | PM Modi had chosen Ferozepore for election campaigning, his rally was scheduled here. But Congress was scared of his rally,so they hired people in an attempt to stop his rally. You can neither stop us like this nor will people of Punjab like your tactics: HM in Ferozepor, Punjab
17:05 pm | Under PM Modi's leadership, BJP contesting independently along with its 2 allies. For yrs, we contested only on 22 seats. I've come to tell Hindu & Sikh brothers & sisters that it's the beginning. In next 5 yrs, we'll bring BJP's Lotus in every household: HM in Ferozepor, Punjab
16:53 pm | UP | Rahul Gandhi & Punjab CM has insulted the people of UP, Priyanka Ji laughed. WB CM Mamata Banerjee calls UP public goons & Akhilesh Yadav welcomes her with big bouquets. Have Congress & SP taken the responsibility to insult UP?: Union Minister Anurag Thakur in Lucknow
16:45 pm | Election Commission of India issues notice to BJP MLA from Telangana, T Raja Singh for his video threatening voters from Uttar Pradesh who don't vote for BJP, asks him to respond within 24 hours
16:35 pm | SP goons then attacked BJP candidate from Karhal &MoS SP Singh Baghel in Mainpuri on Feb 15. SP goons do this in every Mainpuri poll. We've demanded strict action, CCTVs on every polling booth, & flag marches a day before polling, with paramilitary force deployment: Anurag Thakur
16:30 pm | I had to come to EC as after the 1st &2nd phases of UP Elections 2022, Akhilesh started sweating. His workers & goons are instigating violence. Attack on BJP MP &UP Mahila Morcha chief, Geeta Shakya, on Feb 14 shows SP does violence against women:Union Minister Anurag Thakur
16:15 pm | BJP in UP means control over Dangaraj, Mafiaraj, Gundaraj... & freedom to celebrate all the festivals. Having BJP in UP means protection of daughters, women from 'manchalon' (eve teasers). BJP in UP means Centre's schemes being implemented at double speed: PM Modi in Sitapur
16:05 pm | They're (Opposition) trying their best to stop BJP, but BJP has your (public's) blessings. We will cross the 300-seat mark in UP again, but it can only happen when BJP's lotus will bloom in Charkhari & Mahoba: Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath in Mahoba
16:00 pm | Samajwadi Party's name is Samajwadi but the work is 'tamanchawadi' & the thought process is 'parivaarvadi'. They only developed their family & let the rest go to hell, established pistol factories to destroy the lives of youth: UP CM Yogi Adityanath in Mahoba, UP
15:55 pm | We are with you. We will speak with the Central Government regarding the obstacles. After speaking with everyone, we want a grand temple of Guruji Maharaj (Guru Ravidas) to come up there (in Delhi): AAP national convenor & Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
15:50 pm | AAP national convener & Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal & the party's Chief Ministerial candidate
Bhagwant Mann conduct a roadshow in Jalandhar Cantt Assembly constituency
15:42 pm | They showed their reality once again. I think Akhilesh Yadav is perturbed after SP Singh Baghel was fielded against him. He (Baghel) was attacked. Union Minister Anurag Thakur has lodged a complaint with the Election Commission about it: Union Minister Piyush Goyal, in Lucknow
15:35 pm | The mafia raj and criminal activities that UP saw before 2017, it created an environment of fear. It never let UP become a developed state. It stayed a BIMARU state. People were subjected to atrocities, it was the calling card of SP: Union Minister Piyush Goyal, in Lucknow
15:25 pm | We must have to stop Samajwadi Party & BJP from coming to power in UP. BJP Govt has been busy in implementing its casteist & capitalist policies & the narrow-minded agenda of RSS. There has an environment of hatred & tension in the name of religion: BSP chief Mayawati in Lucknow
15:20 pm | Goons, criminals, mafias, rioters & anti-social elements were running riot during the Samajwadi Party government. Even development works were only limited to a particular area and particular community: BSP chief Mayawati in Lucknow
15:05 pm | Punjab: AAP national convenor & Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and party's CM face for the state, Bhagwant Mann visit Sat Guru Ravidass Dham in Bootan Mandi, Jalandhar on the occasion of Ravidas Jayanti
13:50 pm | Lucknow | Union Minister Anurag Thakur and other BJP leaders submit a complaint to Election Commission in view of an alleged attack against Union Minister SP Singh Baghel- BJP's candidate against Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav from the Karhal assembly constituency
13:05 pm | If Congress is original, AAP is its xerox...One looted Punjab while the other one is involved in scam after scam in Delhi. Despite being 'Ek hi thali ke chatte batte' they (AAP & Cong) are playing 'noora kushti' (fixed fight) in Punjab, pretending to be against each other:PM Modi
12:55 pm | Punjabiyat is of umpteen importance to us, while the Opposition views Punjab from the lens of 'Siyasat' (politics)...When Captain Sahab was in Congress, he would stop them from moving in the wrong direction. Now, he is also not there...: PM Modi in Pathankot, Punjab
12:50 pm | Wherever BJP established itself, the remote control family (Congress) from Delhi was wiped out. Wherever there is peace, appeasement has been given a farewell, the same farewell has to be given in Punjab also: PM Modi in Pathankot, Punjab
12:47 pm | Poet & former AAP leader Kumar Vishwas alleges AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal was supportive of separatists in Punjab "One day, he told me he would either become CM (of Punjab) or first PM of an independent nation (Khalistan)," Vishwas says.
12:45 pm | Union Minister SP Singh Baghel in Mainpuri & BJP's candidate from Karhal Assembly constituency in Uttar Pradesh was provided Z category security by Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). He got the central government's armed security cover on February 11 : Sources
12:36 pm | Despite the pandemic, India is giving free ration to crores of citizens including the poor of Punjab. We made all the efforts and ensured that no one is left hungry: PM Narendra Modi in Pathankot, Punjab
12:35 pm | While addressing a rally in Punjab’s Pathankot ahead of the February 20 Assembly polls, PM Narendra Modi said that his government is following the philosophy of Sant Ravidas.
12:32 pm | Manisha's Gulati, who recently joined BJP car attacked in Chandigarh
12:30 pm | A case has been registered in connection with the incident following the complaint lodged by Union Minister SP Singh Baghel in Mainpuri. Baghel is BJP's candidate against Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav from the Karhal assembly constituency
12:20 pm | PM Modi addresses rally in Punjab's Pathankot
12:15 pm | It is very shameful. We strongly condemn comments aimed at any individual or any particular community. Priyanka Gandhi also belongs to UP so she is also a 'bhaiya': AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on CM Charanjit S Channi's reported remark 'don't let UP, Bihar ke bhaiya enter Punjab'
12:10 pm | Varanasi | Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and party's General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi arrive at Sant Ravidas Temple : UP elections 2022
11:45 am | Punjab: Amritsar Mayor Karamjit Singh Rintu joins Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in presence of party convener Arvind Kejriwal
11:00 am | Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal will hold campaigns in Punjab on Wednesday.
10:30 am | Union minister Amit Shah and UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath will hold road shows and rallies in UP.
10:00 am | PM Narendra Modi to address rallies in Punjab's Pathankot, Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur today
09:30 am | Uttar Pradesh Elections 2022 : Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi offers prayers at Ravidas Temple in Varanasi on the occasion of Ravidas Jayanti
-PTC News
