Assembly Election Updates: PM Modi to address rallies in Punjab’s Fazilka, UP’s Fatehpur today
As per the schedule of the Election Commission, the polling exercise, which began on February 10 from Uttar Pradesh, will conclude on March 7 in all five states. The results will be announced simultaneously on March 10.
Uttar Pradesh is witnessing a four-cornered contest this Assembly election. While the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is seeking a second consecutive term, it is a do-or-die battle for the Samajwadi Party led by Akhilesh Yadav and BSP led by Mayawati. Uttar Pradesh has voted alternatively voted for the SP and BSP before 2017 when the BJP pulled off a stunning win, dethroning the SP government. This time, the BJP is hopeful that the country’s most populous state will break this trend and vote overwhelmingly in its favour, delivering a clear majority again. The Congress which is continuously losing its ground since its 2014 loss, is also expecting a change in its fortune with general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra spearheading the campaign. Besides Uttar Pradesh, Assembly polls are also being held in Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa. Barring Punjab, the remaining states are ruled by the BJP. As per the schedule of the Election Commission, the polling exercise, which began on February 10 from Uttar Pradesh, will conclude on March 7 in all five states. The results will be announced simultaneously on March 10.
‘Had Modi been PM in 1947, Kartarpur Sahib, Nankana Sahib would’ve been in India’
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said had Narendra Modi been PM at the time India gained Independence, Kartarpur Sahib and Nankana Sahib would have been part of this country. While Kartarpur Sahib is the final resting place of Guru Nanak Dev, Nankana Sahib is the birthplace of the Sikhism founder. Both these places are now in Pakistan. At a poll rally in Ferozepur, Shah said it was Modi who fulfilled the Sikhs’ long-pending demand of opening the Kartarpur Sahib corridor. “Had Narendra Modi been the prime minister when India gained Independence, Kartarpur Sahib and Nankana Sahib would have been part of India and not gone to Pakistan,” he said.
PM Modi to address rallies in Punjab’s Fazilka, UP’s Fatehpur
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address two election rallies on Thursday. He will address a rally in Punjab’s Fazilka where polling will take place on February 20. He will address another rally in UP’s Fatehpur. (Reporter Devendra Parashar)
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