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Govt clears 23rd tranche of electoral bonds; open for sale on Wednesday

Ahead of assembly elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, the government on Monday approved issuance of the 23rd tranche of electoral bonds that will open for sale on November 9. The Gujarat assembly elections will be held in two phases on December 1 and 5, while Himachal Pradesh will go to polls on November 12. Electoral bonds have been pitched as an alternative to cash donations made to political parties as part of efforts to bring transparency in political funding. State Bank of India (SBI), in the 23rd phase of sale, has been authorised to issue and encash electoral bonds through 29 authorised branches from November 9-15, the finance ministry said in a statement. Usually, electoral bond tranches are open for sale between 1-10 of a designated month. For instance, the 22nd tranche of bond sales took place from October 1-10, 2022 while 21st tranche was from July 1-10, 2022. Sale of the first batch of electoral bonds happened from March 1-10, 2018. The authorised SBI branches

Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections: Small constituencies, but big issues

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to pay one more visit to Himachal Pradesh on November 11 after visiting it over the weekend

Nadda releases party manifesto in HP ahead of polls, vows to bring UCC

BJP president J P Nadda on Sunday released the party's manifesto for the Himachal Pradesh Assembly polls. The party had formed a committee to take suggestions from the general public to draft the manifesto. The BJP is eyeing to change the trend of alternate governments in Himachal Pradesh. Elections for the 68-member Himachal Pradesh Assembly will be held on November 12.

Congress will win Himachal Pradesh assembly polls, says Chhattisgarh CM

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Bhagel on Saturday expressed his confidence that the Congress will win the Assembly polls in Himachal Pradesh

Don't repeat mistake if you want development: PM at Himachal rally

Urging people of Himachal Pradesh not to repeat the "mistake" of changing the government every five years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said taking different ''medicine'' every week will not help in curing the disease and they need to stick to the BJP to bring stability and development in the hill state If you elect people here who stall development works, nothing will be possible, no matter how much I will try, he said addressing an election rally in Mandi district. "Changing medicines frequently does not help in curing an ailment. You have to stick to one medicine for a long period to gauge its effectiveness... taking different medicine every week will not help anyone. Himachal Pradesh has made the same mistake," he said, adding if the voters want accountability and answers from the government, they should give BJP another opportunity. Making false promises and giving false guarantees has been Congress' old trick. It had always remained against not only the country's

Himachal polls: Congress a 'guarantee' of corruption, nepotism, says Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday cautioned the people of Himachal Pradesh against "selfish groups", saying they call themselves 'kattar imaandaar (very honest)' but are the most corrupt and conspire to divide the society. His remarks were seen by many as an attack on the Aam Aadmi Party which often describes itself as 'kattar imaandaar' and is also in the fray along with the Congress to challenge the BJP in the hill state. Attacking the grand old party, he alleged that the Congress means a "guarantee" of corruption, selfish politics and nepotism. The BJP's work and resolve are strong while in the Congress there is uncertainty, indecisiveness and anarchy, Modi said. Himachal Pradesh needs a BJP government as that will provide stability to it, he asserted. Elections to the 68-member Himachal Pradesh assembly will be held on November 12 and counting of votes will take place on December 8. "For three decades there was instability in Delhi, governments came and went, thousands

Congress ignored Himachal because of low representation in LS: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday attacked the Congress, saying it always ignored Himachal Pradesh as the state was small and sent only "three to four MPs" to the Lok Sabha. "Together, we will take Himachal forward, start a new 'riwaaz' (precedent) and bring the BJP back to power," Modi said at a poll rally in Sundarnagar here. The hill state has a history of not electing the same party to power for two consecutive terms. The BJP is in power in the state and is leaving no stone unturned to retain it. "Himachal Pradesh, being a small state, was always ignored by the Congress. That party did not consider three four MLAs in the Lok Sabha politically significant," Modi said. "Because of their mindset, the Congress never gave priority to Himachal's development and the state fell behind," he added. Modi also accused the Congress of corruption and said the grand old party committed its first scam in the defence sector. "During its regime, the Congress always took commissions in .

Congress in HP promises to restore old pension scheme, 300 units free power

For the youth, the party has announced to set up a commission for them to look into their issues of education and employment generation.

HP Assembly polls an election for protection of your rights: J P Nadda

He further emphasised that BJP has carried out great development in the state as well as in the country.

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HP Assembly polls: 'Cong promises jobs, old pension scheme', says Priyanka

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday said her party will provide 1 lakh jobs, restore the Old Pension Scheme and provide financial assistance of Rs 1,500 to every woman in the state if it is voted to power in the upcoming Assembly polls. Addressing a rally here, Vadra said the Congress will also fight the drug menace, which is ruining the future of the youth and build English-medium schools in every Assembly constituency. She also targeted the state government, saying the state has "drowned" in debt under the BJP dispensation and 63,000 government posts are lying vacant. Citing the work done by the Congress in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, the only two states where the party is in power on its own, Vadra said her party will fulfil its promises in Himachal as well. "The Congress will create 1 lakh jobs... Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel is sitting here, he has provided 5 lakh jobs in three years. The Congress government in Rajasthan has provided 1.30 lakh jobs,"

Himachal Pradesh Assembly polls: PM Modi to address two rallies on Nov 12

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address two rallies in Sindar Nagar and Solan on Saturday in his campaign for the BJP in the Himachal Pradesh assembly polls scheduled for November 12. Official sources said he will also visit Radha Soami Satsang in Beas in Punjab. The sect has a large following in the hill state as well. The BJP will release its 'vision document' (manifesto) for Himachal Pradesh a day later in Shimla on Sunday. It was earlier expected to be released on Friday. The BJP is in power in the state and is pulling out all stops to remain in the saddle by breaking the precedent of the incumbent being voted out.

Himachal Assembly polls: A total of 5,093 cast vote through postal ballot

The number of postal ballot cast were 366 in Kangra, 297 in Kullu, 1,991 in Mandi, 528 in Una, 838 in Bilaspur, 315 in Solan, 669 in Shimla, and 89 in Kinnaur

Himachal Assembly polls: J P Nadda to release BJP's manifesto on Friday

BJP president J P Nadda will release on Friday the party's 'vision document' (manifesto) for the Himachal Pradesh assembly polls. The elections to the 68-member assembly is scheduled for February 12. Party sources said Nadda would release the manifesto in Shimla on November 4. They added that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to address at least two public meetings each on November 5 and 9. On Saturday, he will address rallies in Mandi and Solan, they said. The BJP is in power in the hill state and is pulling out all the stops to remain in the saddle by breaking the precedent of the incumbent being voted out.

Repeat BJP govt in Himachal by breaking tradition of 'ma-beta party': Shah

Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah used the "ma-beta" barb on Tuesday to hit out at the Congress in Himachal Pradesh as well as in Delhi, wondering how can those facing a chargesheet provide a good government in the hill state. He also said gone are the days of "raja-rani" and it is the time of common people in a democracy like India, adding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has focused on the politics of performance instead. The home minister addressed a series of public meetings in Chamba, Karsog and Kasumpti to launch an attack on the Congress, saying no one believes in the "guarantees" given by the party. Shah, who is on a two-day tour of poll-bound Himachal Pradesh, will spend the night in Shimla. He is scheduled to address poll meetings in the hill state on Wednesday as well. Addressing a public rally in Chamba in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate in the November 12 Himachal Pradesh Assembly polls and Bhattiyat MLA Bikram Singh Jaryal, Shah

Amit Shah on 2-day visit to Himachal from Nov 1, to address 6 rallies

BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah will address six rallies in two days in poll-bound Himachal Pradesh starting from November 1. He will also hold closed-door organisational meetings during his two-day visit to the hill state, his office said in a statement. Shah will stay the intervening night of November 1 and 2 in Shimla and is likely to hold a meeting with the senior leaders of the BJP's state unit, sources said. He will hold a rally each in Bhattiyat, Karsog and Kusumpatti assembly segments on November 1. The next day, he will hold a rally each in Dhramshala, Nandon and Nalagarh.

BJP regime in Himachal Pradesh govt of mafias, alleges Congress leader

The opposition Congress on Saturday released a "chargesheet" against the Jai Ram Thakur-led BJP regime in Himachal Pradesh, with a senior party leader terming it a "government of mafias". The Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly, Mukesh Agnihotri, alleged that a multi-crore pipe purchase scam took place in the IPH Department and jobs were "sold" during the Thakur government. A commission of inquiry will be constituted if the Congress is voted to power in the hill state, he added as he termed the BJP regime a "government of mafias". The chairman of the Congress campaign committee for the state Assembly polls, Sukhvinder Sukhu, said anyone, be it a minister or bureaucrat, will be put behind bars if found guilty of the "scams". Chairman of AICC media and publicity department Pawan Khera accompanied by AICC spokesperson Alka Lamba released a 23-page chargesheet in which several accusations have been levelled against the Thakur government. It has been alleged in the chargesheet t

Poll-bound Gujarat, Himachal on different inflation trajectories in 2022

Gujarat has since February consistently witnessed higher retail price inflation than national average

Economic crisis in Himachal Pradesh under BJP rule, claims Congress

Himachal Pradesh Congress president Pratibha Singh on Thursday accused the ruling BJP of driving the state into an economic crisis and said the debt burden has reached at "Rs 70,000 crore". She also asserted that if her party is voted to power in the assembly polls, it would restore the old pension scheme for state government employees. "Himachal Pradesh is facing a debt burden of Rs 70,000 crore and the data of unemployed youth in the state has crossed the 10 lakh-mark under the BJP rule," Singh said while addressing a rally in Shimla district's Rampur for the November 12 elections. The Congress leader reiterated her party's poll promises of restoring the old pension scheme for state government employees, providing Rs 1,500 per month to every woman and free 300 units of electricity to domestic consumers.

PM Modi to address BJP poll rallies in Himachal Pradesh from Nov 5-9

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address BJP's election rallies in Himachal Pradesh from November 5-9, state BJP president Suresh Kashyap said on Thursday. As per tentative programme, the prime minister will address rallies in Shimla, Hamirpur, Kangra and Mandi, he said. Kashyap said BJP chief J P Nadda, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, Union ministers Bhupender Yadav, Anurag Thakur, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Smriti Irani, party spokesperson Sambit Patra and several other prominent leaders will also address election meetings in various parts of the state. The dates for their election rallies are being finalised, he added. To a query, Kashyap said efforts were on to persuade rebel BJP candidates to withdraw their nominations. Those rebel BJP candidates who will not withdraw their nominations will be expelled from the party for six years, the Shimla MP added. However, he expressed hope that the rebel candidates would withdraw th