Assembly Polls  

Ahead of Maharashtra assembly polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi lashed out at the Leaders of Opposition and said that the Centre's decision to scrap Article 370 was for the country and not politically motivated.

Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt backed Shiv Sena candidate Aaditya Thackeray, who is making his debut in electoral politics, and said that he hopes the Yuva Sena leader wins by a huge margin as the country needs dynamic young leaders. Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar hailed Sourav Ganguly as a "great leader". All this and more on today’s MyNation in 100 seconds.
 

Union home minister Amit Shah is scheduled to address three more rallies, in Samalkha, Bahadurgarh and Gurugram, in poll-bound Haryana today

Shiv Sena candidate Aaditya Thackeray is the first member of the Thackeray clan to contest an election after Bal Thackeray founded the party in 1966

On October 15, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on his second straight day of campaigning in the poll-bound Haryana, used the occasion to applaud the state for realising his dreams of 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao'

Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar released the BJP manifesto which promises a state based on Ram Rajya  

While addressing an election rally in Maharashtra's Buldhana, Union home minister Amit Shah revealed that PM Modi told US President Donald Trump not to interfere in the Kashmir issue as the BJP stands firm on its decision

Ahead of Maharashtra Assembly polls, freedom fighter Bhagat Singh's kin, Vikram Singh Sandhu is all set to campaign for BJP's sitting MLA Narendra Pawar 

Among the Shiv Sena corporators who have resigned in Maharashtra, 16 are from Kalyan Dombivali Municipal Corporation (KDMC) while ten are from Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation

While the BJP had fielded 15 women in 2014, this time the party has issued tickets to 12. A famous wrestler, a Tik Tok star and a Miranda House alumnus are among women candidates fielded by the party in the upcoming Haryana Assembly elections.

The Congress is a divided house as senior party leaders openly discuss the fate of the party is almost over, while a former Haryana Congress leader has revealed the party sold tickets for money (Rs 5 crore) 

The BJP in Maharashtra announces the first list of candidates for the Maharashtra assembly election. Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis to contest from Nagpur South West.
 

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) received a bolt from the blue after its lone sitting MLA in Haryana joined the BJP on September 26. SAD hit out at the BJP for inducting Kalanwali MLA Balkaur Singh but the BJP maintained that the relationship between the two parties will be unaffected despite differences. 

Ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly polls, union home minister Amit Shah believes that BJP will continue to be in power because of the good work done by the state government led by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis. 
 

In a recent development, the Election Commission of India is expected to announce the dates of Maharashtra and Haryana Assembly elections on September 21