While announcing, Fadnavis said, the BJP has ushered in a new era of development in Goa over the last ten years while also ensuring stability
Both the candidates joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of Laxmikant Bajpai
Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala issued a statement calling the ED raid on Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi's nephew an attack on the Dalits
The Dalit politician had already stated that he would run against Yogi Adityanath in the February-March poll. His party publicly confirmed on Thursday, only days after the BJP revealed that Yogi Adityanath would run for the UP election from Gorakhpur Sadar.
Punjab CM Channi criticised the central government for framing him through his nephew Bhupinder Singh and said his nephew is being tortured to take his name.
The NCP party offered Congress to contest for the Goa polls jointly, but in vain, they neither said 'yes or no.'
The 24-member panel will also choose candidates for the party's first round of voting on February 10. The meeting will begin at 4 pm in Lucknow.
UP BJP president Swatantra Dev Singh launched his election campaign in Lucknow's Ballu Adda neighbourhood, putting up posters outside people's homes.
According to reports, the BJP has planned a new campaign strategy for the assembly elections in five states following the COVID-19 rules. Small rallies would be aired live on various social media platforms, with an estimated one to two lakh people participating.
The party announced it will run for all 40 seats. It will oppose the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, Congress, Trinamool Congress, and the Nationalist Congress Party-Shiv Sena combination.
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