Party hopping gains momentum in Odisha ahead of the simultaneous polls
Keeping in tune with the trend, former MLA Prakash Behera on Friday resigned from the primary membership of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Keeping in tune with the trend, former MLA Prakash Behera on Friday resigned from the primary membership of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
The 30-year-old was thrashed by her brother-in-law after she voted for the BJP in the recently held Madhya Pradesh assembly elections.
Interacting with beneficiaries of the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra (VBSY) via video conferencing, he said that elections have to be won not on social media, but by reaching out to people.
Addressing a meeting of BJP Members of Parliament here, Modi said, “Victory in the Assembly elections is party workers’ win, don’t consider it Modi’s victory.”
The Samajwadi Party nation president said the results should be a matter of concern for the BJP.
While talking to mediapersons on Friday evening, State Chief Electoral Officer P Bharathi told that under the Arms Act, 51 illegal weapons and 274 illegal ammunition were also seized.
The Commission visited Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh in September for reviewing electoral preparedness and dedicated teams also visited various regions of the two states in October to oversee preparations for the Assembly elections.
Voters across the state queued up outside polling booths on Saturday to elect a new state government.
Women turned out in strength in rural areas despite cold climatic conditions in the morning, said poll officials.
After casting the vote, Thakur urged the voters to come out in big numbers and enthusiastically participate in the "festival of democracy".