Bharat Express

assembly elections

The rise in turnout came with an 8.5% increase in the number of eligible voters. Voter registrations went up from 8.94 crore in 2019 to 9.70 crore this year

Voter turnout varied across districts, with cities such as Mumbai City and Mumbai Suburbs recording lower participation rates of 39.34% and 40.89%.

PM Modi urged voters in Jharkhand & Maharashtra to cast ballots enthusiastically as voting began for the crucial state assembly elections.

Voting began Wednesday in Punjab's four Assembly constituencies, featuring a high-stakes contest between AAP, Congress, and BJP.

Chief Minister Hemant Soren is contesting from Barhait as a JMM candidate. BJP leader Babulal Marandi, Jharkhand’s first Chief Minister, is running from Dhanwar. Assembly Speaker Rabindra Nath Mahato is representing JMM from Nala

Joining Shah on the campaign trail, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will address two rallies in Jharkhand on Saturday. Singh, a seasoned BJP leader and former party president, will speak at a rally in Khunti at 12:50 PM and another in Chatra at 2:25 PM.

On Saturday, Mehbooba Mufti, President of the JKPDP, announced the immediate dissolution of the party's organizational structure.

The SC dismissed Madhu Koda's plea to stay his conviction in a coal block allocation case, barring him from the upcoming Assembly elections.

On Tuesday, the Congress announced its first 21 candidates for the Jharkhand elections, including five women to emphasize gender diversity.

Maharashtra approaches its Assembly elections, both the ruling MahaYuti coalition and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi have declared their readiness.