White Paper exposes Kerala’s Rs 5.07 lakh crore debt crisis
The White Paper on Kerala's Finances titled "Kerala's Fiscal Health: A Status Report" has officially revealed that the state's total public debt has escalated to Rs 5.07 lakh crore.
The voter turnout in the Assembly byelections to five assembly seats across four states — Gujarat, Kerala, West Bengal, and Punjab — picked up as the day progressed.
According to the Election Commission of India, on Thursday, by 1 pm:
The turnout recorded in Nilambur (Kerala) was 46.73%, Visavadar (Gujarat) at 39.25%, Kaliganj (West Bengal) at 45.23%, Kadi (Gujarat) at 34.79%, and Ludhiana West (Punjab) with the lowest turnout at 33.42%.
On West Bengal’s Kaliganj seat, the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) has fielded Alifa Ahmed, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded Ashish Ghosh, and the Congress has fielded Kabil Uddin Shaikh as candidates for the by-elections.
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In Gujarat’s Visavadar constituency, the BJP has fielded Kirit Patel, Congress has nominated Nitin Ranpariya, while the AAP has placed its former Gujarat president, Gopal Italia.
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In the Kadi seat, the BJP has fielded Rajendra Chavda. Congress has fielded Ramesh Chavda, a former MLA who won the seat in 2012, while AAP has chosen Jagdish Chavda.
In Punjab’s Ludhiana seat, the BJP has fielded Jiwan Gupta as its candidate. The Aam Aadmi Party has chosen Rajya Sabha MP Sanjeev Arora from the seat, which fell vacant after the death of AAP MLA Gurpreet Bassi Gogi.
For the Nilambur Assembly constituency, the Left Democratic Front (LDF) has fielded M Swaraj, the United Democratic Front (UDF) has fielded Aryadan Shoukath, while the BJP has nominated Adv. Mohan George as its candidate.
Voting for the by-elections began at 7 am. The counting of votes will take place on June 23.
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