On Monday, RJD MLA from Mohania (Reserved) constituency in Kaimur district Sangeeta Kumari, Congress MLA from Bikram in Patna district Siddharth Saurabh Singh, and former JD(U) MP from Sitamarhi Sunil Kumar Pintu joined the BJP.
The poll panel said the parties can file claims and objections to the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) concerned by September 1.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday held talks with Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati as part of its initiative to promote greater and regular engagement with various stakeholders, including political parties, the poll panel said in a statement.
A day after the Central government decided to conduct caste census across the country along with national population count next year, political parties in Bihar are vying with each other to take credit for the move.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday hit out at the Opposition for criticizing the move to make Hindi a mandatory third language for students in classes 1 to 5 in Marathi and English-medium schools across the state.
While polling for the second phase will be held on May 11, counting of votes for both the phases will be taken up on May 13.
When asked if the Karnataka unit of Congress is united, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday told ANI that exodus to other parties is going on from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which shows that there is dissatisfaction inside BJP and not the Congress.
The South-East Asian nation has been plunged into turmoil and its economy is in tatters since a February 2021 coup which ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's government.
The apex court suggested an expert body comprising representatives of Niti Ayog, Finance Commission, RBI, political parties and other stakeholders, should examine the pros and cons of freebies, while acknowledging that it is a serious issue.
The opposition parties, including the RJD, CPI, CPM, CPI (ML), led by Leader of Opposition and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav walked out from the Assembly on Tuesday.
