Local Body Polls

AIMIM's five candidates became chairmen and 78 become councillors in the recently held UP local body polls.

A SP leader arranged a biryani party to entice voters, but when there was a shortage, people left with the vessel.

In at least 5 wards in Chennai, BJP is in the second place after DMK by beating its assembly ally AIADMK.

Gokul Kruba Shanker, the business partner of Marius, said that the Romanian national decided to campaign for DMK after being impressed with the Tamil Nadu government's scheme to provide free bus passes for women.

Meanwhile, Kothiya said that AAP was levelling false allegations against her and that she was a committed party worker. "I was falsely accused of circulating an audio clip. AAP leadership did nothing when I complained to them about harassment by another AAP corporator. Instead of justice, I received insults in the party," Kothiya said.

The former Samajwadi nMLA has also been booked in connection with the matter for threatening the police.

Congress was wiped out in local body polls in Gujarat, they secured only 3 municipalities and a few taluka panchayat bodies

Earlier, sedition accused Hardik Patel had said that Congress has not been able to utilise him fully.

BJP has secured a clear majority in all six municipal corporations—Surat, Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Vadodara and Jamnagar in the recently held polls.

Arvind Kejriwal, CM and AAP supremo appealed to Gujaratis via Twitter to give the party a chance in the local body polls