Live Updates: Boost For Congress In Telangana; Chhattisgarh CM Baghel Files Nomination Papers

Live Updates: With election dates approaching fast, the poll campaign has intensified in all the five states - Mizoram, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Chhattisgarh.

Assembly Election Live Updates: With the assembly election dates approaching fast, the political parties have intensified their campaigns. Senior leaders of all parties including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president JP Nadda, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, party president Mallikarjun Kharge and party general Secretary Priyanka Gandhi and BRS leaders including CM K Chandrashekar Rao have intensified their campaigns in the state.

In Madhya Pradesh, CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan and former CM Kamal Nath have been targeting each other. In Chhattisgarh, the BJP's central leadership has been targeting CM Bhupesh Baghel. In Rajasthan, the Congress Central Election Committee will be meeting today to discuss its poll strategy. In Telangana, the BJP and the ruling BRS are at a war of words while the Congress has intensified its campaign. The fight is getting interesting in Mizoram where the MNF is going all gun blazing against the BJP and the Congress.

30 October 2023

16:49 IST

MP Elections 2023: Shivraj Singh Chouhan Files Nomination

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday filed his nomination paper from Budhni assembly constituency in Sehore district for the forthcoming state assembly polls.

15:36 IST

MP Election 2023 Live Updates:  Kailash Vijayvargiya Files Nomination, Says BJP To Get 2/3rd Majority

BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya today filed his nomination papers with the election commission. He is contesting from the Indore 1 seat. Sepaking to reporters, Vijayvargiya said, "We will win all 9 seats in Indore. We will form the Government in Madhya Pradesh with a 2/3rd majority; we will win more than 160 seats. There is an undercurrent of development by the BJP in Madhya Pradesh and trust in the leadership of PM Modi. The PM and BJP do what they say. The development works done by the double-engine government in Madhya Pradesh can be clearly seen."

15:07 IST

Chhattisgarh Election Live Updates: CM Bhupesh Baghel Files Nomination Papers

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel today filed his nomination papers from the Patan seat. 

#WATCH | Chhattisgarh CM and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel files nomination from Patan Assembly Constituency.#ChhattisgarhElection2023 pic.twitter.com/Y4JTU9oPXJ

— ANI (@ANI) October 30, 2023

14:35 IST

Telangana Election 2023 Live Updates: Congress Gets Support From TJS

In a boost for the Congress, Telangana Jana Samiti has decided to support the grand old party in upcoming polls Assembly elections. The party announced its decision to support Congress after a meeting between its president and Telangana Congress chief Revanth Reddy in Hyderabad today. 

13:52 IST

Chhattisgarh Election Live Updates: BJP To Lose Ground If Caste Census Held, Says CM Baghel

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel said in a newspaper interview that if caste census is held, the BJP will lose its ground. CM Baghel's statement can be seen in the larger context ahead of the Lok Sabha elections next year and the assembly elections next month. The Congress has been vouching for the caste census to corner BJP over the saffron party's command on the OBC vote bank. 

12:29 IST

Telangana Election 2023 Live Updates: BRS Warns Voters Against False Promises By Congress 

The Bharat Rashtra Samithi today slammed Congress accusing the grand old party of making false promises. "Don't get swayed by Congress Party's false promises! Congress rule means hardships, tears, and communal tensions. Stable government and able leadership are essential to continue the progress of Telangana," said BRS Working President and Telangana Minister KT Rama Rao.

11:55 IST

MP Election 2023 Live Updates: BJP Attacks Kamal Nath With 'Corruption Nath' Video

The Bharatiya Janata Party today slammed the former Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath by calling him 'Corruption Nath'. Sharing a video on its Twitter handle, the BJP said that since the time Kamal Nath entered politics, he brought corruption with him.

करप्शननाथ राजनीति में आए,
संग अपने करप्शन ले आए।

देखिए, करप्शननाथ के "काले कारनामों की कुंडली"#करप्शननाथ_की_कुंडली pic.twitter.com/pGhfyrb1BH

— BJP Madhya Pradesh (@BJP4MP) October 30, 2023

The BJP and the Congress are locked in an intense battle in the poll-bound state with both the parties looking to wrest power in the state. While BJP is likely to continue with CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Congress is looking to regain power after three years following the 2020 defection.

10:51 IST

Chhattisgarh Election 2023: TS Singh Deo Says Congress Moving Forward With A Vision

The Congress party is moving forward with a vision in Chhattisgarh...You saw that important announcements were made...' KG to PG' is a big announcement in which there is provision of free education from school to college in government schools and colleges... For landless families who were getting Rs 7,000 per year, they will get Rs 10,000: TS Singh Deo, Dy CM, Chhattisgarh.

10:17 IST

Chhattisgarh Election Live Updates: Priyanka Gandhi To Address Two Rallies In The State

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will be addressing two public meetings in Khairagarh and Bilaspur of Chhattisgarh today. Chhattisgarh will vote in two phases - on November 7 and November 17. While 20 seats will go to the polls in the first phase, 70 seats will vote in the second phase. The counting of votes will take place on December 3. While the Congress is looking to retain power in the state, the BJP is looking to wrest power back after warming the opposition benches for the last five years.

09:45 IST

Rajasthan Election Live Updates: Congress CEC Meet This Evening

The Congress Central Election Committee is scheduled to convene on Monday in preparation for the forthcoming Rajasthan Assembly elections. The meeting will take place at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi. Party sources announced, "The Congress Central Election Committee meeting for the Rajasthan assembly polls is set for today at 5:00 pm." In a related development, the Congress unveiled its third list of 19 candidates on Friday, bringing the party's total number of declared nominees to 95.