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Elections are set to commence in 5 states – Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Manipur, and Punjab. While UP will undergo a 7-phase election from Feb 10 to Mar 7, Goa, Uttarakhand will poll on Feb 14, Punjab on Feb 20, and Manipur on Feb 27, March 3. Results for all elections will be declared on March 10.
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18:10 IST, January 27th 2022
Priyanka Gandhi interacts with students who were beaten up by police in Prayagraj
Congress General Secretary In-Charge UP, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday interacted with the students who were beaten up by police in Prayagraj, via video conference. Gandhi assured the students to raise their issues at every platform and promised to meet them in person, UP Congress informed.
प्रयागराज में पुलिसिया दमन का शिकार हुए छात्रों से आज श्रीमती @priyankagandhi जी ने बात की। रेलवे भर्ती को लेकर प्रदर्शन के बाद पुलिस ने हॉस्टल और लॉज के दरवाजे तोड़कर छात्रों को पीटा था।
प्रियंका जी ने छात्रों को सांत्वना दी और और प्रयागराज आकर छात्रों से मिलने का वादा किया। pic.twitter.com/fpTIZUb14f
— UP Congress (@INCUttarPradesh) January 27, 2022
17:42 IST, January 27th 2022
Punjab Congress leader Jagmohan S Kang requests Sonia Gani to allot election ticket to his son from Kharar seat
Punjab Congress leader Jagmohan S Kang has requested Congress chief Sonia Gandhi to allot election ticket from the Assembly constituency of Kharar-52 to his son Yadavindra S Kang. He says “CM Channi is opposing us out of professional jealousy”, warns of taking a drastic step.
17:23 IST, January 27th 2022
Uttar Pradesh polls: Union Home Minister Amit Shah conducts door-to-door campaign in Dadri; CM Adityanath in Bijnor
Union Home Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Amit Shah on Thursday conducted a door-to-door campaign in Dadri, Gautam Buddha Nagar. UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath conducted door to door campaigning in Bijnor.
17:17 IST, January 27th 2022
‘Been to jail 16 times’: Samajwadi Party Hasanpur candidate Mukhiya Gurjar in viral video
#WATCH | In a viral video, Samajwadi Party candidate from Hasanpur in Amroha, Mukhiya Gurjar said, “Prashasan ki aisi ki taisi…16 baar jail ja chuka hoon (To hell with the administration. I have been to jail 16 times).” pic.twitter.com/mGhGHtGpey
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) January 27, 2022
16:49 IST, January 27th 2022
Samajwadi Party releases 3rd list of 56 candidates for Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls
16:31 IST, January 27th 2022
UP Polls 2022: BSP releases list of 53 candidates
Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati’s Bahujan Samaj Party has released a list of 53 candidates for the assembly elections.
16:23 IST, January 27th 2022
Punjab Haryana High Court grants bail to Congress MLA Candidate Sukhpal Khaira in money laundering case
In a big relief to Congress candidate Sukhpal Khaira for Punjab Polls, Punjab Haryana High Court has granted him bail in the money laundering case. Khaira will now file a nomination from Bholath.
16:02 IST, January 27th 2022
RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary snubs BJP’s offer; ‘We are not on wrong side’
“We are not on the wrong side; all seats will be won by our alliance; it’s not a short term alliance”: RLD Chief Jayant Chaudhary on Amit Shah’s post-poll alliance offer
15:51 IST, January 27th 2022
Punjab CM Charanjit Channi avoids Republic’s questions on 5 Congress MPs boycotting Rahul Gandhi’s program
When confronted by Republic Media Network, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Channi avoided the question on five Congress MPs that boycotted Rahul Gandhi’s program. He stated that “they had work”.
15:36 IST, January 27th 2022
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi eats ‘langar’ at Golden Temple in Amritsar
15:26 IST, January 27th 2022
Punjab Elections 2022: BJP releases a list of 27 candidates
15:04 IST, January 27th 2022
Goa CM Pramod Sawant opens up on polls & Utpal Parrikar row
14:52 IST, January 27th 2022
TMC files complaint with EC about Goa polls
A TMC delegation complained to the Election Commission of India expressing their apprehensions about free and fair elections in Goa. Speaking to the media later, TMC MP Santanu Sen accused a flying squad of the EC of raiding his party office in Panaji at night and damaging their hoardings and flags. According to him, the EC ensured that the elections will be impartial and that shall remain vigilant whenever a similar complaint is made about other political parties too.
14:15 IST, January 27th 2022
5 Congress MPs openly oppose Rahul Gandhi
In an exclusive scoop, Republic TV learnt that 5 Congress Lok Sabha MPs- Jasbir Singh Gill, Preneet Kaur, Manish Tewari, Ravneet Singh Bittu and Mohammad Sadique skipped former party president Rahul Gandhi’s programme in Amritsar. Sources revealed that these parliamentarians have asserted that they do not accept the leadership of Rahul Gandhi.
13:39 IST, January 27th 2022
Uttarakhand CM files nomination from Khatima seat
13:11 IST, January 27th 2022
Rahul Gandhi pays obeisance at Golden Temple
Punjab: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visits the Golden Temple in Amritsar. CM Charanjit Singh Channi and the party’s state chief Navjot Singh Sidhu also accompanying him. pic.twitter.com/IQouusbqLt
— ANI (@ANI) January 27, 2022
13:07 IST, January 27th 2022
Goa CM Pramod Sawant files nomination papers
Goa CM Pramod Sawant filed his nomination from the Sanquelim seat. Speaking to the media later, he said, “Once again I’ve filed nomination from Sanquelim constituency. BJP will win the constituency with a big margin and I will be elected from here again. The workers and I are confident. We are coming back to power in Goa in 2022 with 22 plus seats”.
12:39 IST, January 27th 2022
Another BJP MLA in Uttarakhand joins Congress
After BJP decided to field former Uttarakhand Congress chief Kishore Upadhyay from Tehri, the sitting MLA from this seat- Dhan Singh Negi resigned from the party. As Congress is yet to nominate a candidate from this seat, speculation is rife that Negi will be given the ticket from here.
12:29 IST, January 27th 2022
SP poll candidate booked by police
A case was registered against Samajwadi Party’s candidate Adil Chaudhary after a video showing him allegedly threatening of taking revenge once they come to power went viral on social media. He purportedly said, “I’ve said that the public will take revenge from BJP as they didn’t give beds, medicine, oxygen during COVID. Farmers lost their lives in the agitation, so people will not spare them”. He was booked under Section 505 of the Indian Penal Code.
A video went viral in which the candidate has said things like ‘we’ll take revenge when our govt will come’. We’ve registered a case under section 505 of IPC (intent to incite) and have informed Election Commission: Vineet Bhatnagar, Superintendent of Police, Meerut City (26.01) pic.twitter.com/0WZgkRl8NZ
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) January 27, 2022
11:57 IST, January 27th 2022
SP MLA Haji Ikram Qureshi jumps ship to Congress
In a setback for Samajwadi Party, its sitting MLA from Moradabad Haji Ikram Qureshi jumped ship to Congress. This came after he was denied a ticket to contest the upcoming UP polls. As per sources, he will now contest from Moradabad on a Congress ticket.
11:37 IST, January 27th 2022
Utpal Parrikar visits temple before filing nomination
Former Goa CM late Manohar Parrikar’s son Utpal Parrikar offers prayers at Mahalaxmi Temple in Panaji.
He will file his nomination papers from the Panaji Assembly constituency today as an Independent candidate#GoaElections pic.twitter.com/cUwTN3QeDK
— ANI (@ANI) January 27, 2022
11:14 IST, January 27th 2022
SC agrees to hear Bikram Majithia’s bail plea
In an important development, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the petition of SAD general secretary Bikram Majithia seeking anticipatory bail. It directed the Punjab Police to not take any coercive action against him until Monday, January 31, i.e the next day of the hearing. Majithia is contesting the Punjab Assembly polls from his stronghold of Majitha as well as Amritsar East, where Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu is contesting.
10:18 IST, January 27th 2022
Expelled Congress leader Kishore Upadhyay joins BJP
After being expelled from the Congress party a day earlier, Kishore Upadhyay joined BJP today in the presence of Uttarakhand BJP chief Madan Kaushik and BJP’s state election in-charge Pralhad Joshi. He served as the president of the Uttarakhand Congress unit from 2014 to 2017.
09:33 IST, January 27th 2022
Rahul Gandhi to campaign in poll-bound Punjab today
Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi will commence his one-day tour of Punjab today by paying obeisance at the Golden Temple. He will also visit the Durgiana Mandir and the Bhagwan Valmiki Tirath Sthal along with the party’s poll candidates. Later at 4 pm, he will address the ‘Navi Soch Nava Punjab’ virtual rally. In the evening, he will address a press conference in Jalandhar.
09:26 IST, January 27th 2022
Uttarakhand CM mocks Congress over Rawat’s constituency change
Speaking exclusively to Republic TV, Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami mocked Congress for changing Harish Rawat’s constituency. He opined, “They don’t have a consensus. Sometimes, they nominate him from Ramnagar, sometimes elsewhere. I don’t why Congress party is making fun of him”.
08:26 IST, January 27th 2022
Congress expels ex-state chief Kishore Upadhyay
Ahead of his entry into BJP, Kishore Upadhyay was expelled from the primary membership of Congress for a period of 6 years. He served as the president of the Uttarakhand Congress unit from 2014 to 2017. While he won the Assembly election from Tehri in 2002 and 2007, he lost the polls in 2012 and 2017 from Tehri and Sahaspur respectively. As per sources, BJP is likely to field him from the Tehri constituency.
08:01 IST, January 27th 2022
Union Minister Shripad Naik’s son likely to resign from BJP
In a big blow to BJP, Union Minister Shripad Naik’s son Siddesh Naik is likely to resign from the party after being denied a ticket for the upcoming Goa polls. As per sources, he held late-night meetings on Wednesday with his supporters and appealed to them to make sure that BJP’s official candidate from Cumbarjua- sitting MLA Pandurang Madkaikar’s wife Janita does not win. Sources revealed that Siddesh Naik might contest as an Independent from this seat.
08:01 IST, January 27th 2022
Congress releases 3rd list of candidates for Uttarakhand polls
Days before former CM Harish Rawat was set to file his nomination from Ramnagar, the Congress party changed his seat for the upcoming Uttarakhand election. In its third list of candidates released on Wednesday night, it dropped three candidates declared previously, switched the seats of two others and named 5 fresh faces. While Rawat will contest from Lalkuwa, Mahender Pal Singh was nominated from Ramnagar. Meanwhile, Harish Rawat’s daughter and All India Mahila Congress general secretary Anupama Rawat shall fight the polls from the Haridwar Rural constituency.
The Central Election Committee has selected the following candidates for the ensuing general elections to the Legislative Assembly of Uttarakhand pic.twitter.com/7BtPsNgqtu
— INC Sandesh (@INCSandesh) January 26, 2022
08:01 IST, January 27th 2022
Republic- P Marq Opinion poll
Uttar Pradesh:
Republic P-MARQ Opinion poll predicts that the NDA is likely to emerge as the single largest alliance once again in Uttar Pradesh with 249-269 seats in the 2022 Assembly polls. However, the saffron will suffer a major seat loss as Akhilesh Yadav’s Samajwadi Party and its allies may win 113-133 seats. The Bahujan Samaj Party’s seat share is likely to reduce further as the Republic P-MARQ Opinion Poll suggests only 9-17 seats for Mayawati’s party. On the other hand, Congress may get 3-9 seats.
Uttarakhand:
Republic P-MARQ Opinion poll predicts that BJP is likely to retain power with the party projected to win 34-40 seats in the 70-member Assembly. On the other hand, Congress is likely to see major gains. The grand old party is projected to win 27-33 seats, while debutant AAP can win 0-2 seats. The other parties and independents are likely to win 1-3 seats.
Punjab:
Republic P-MARQ Opinion poll predicts that Punjab may witness a hung assembly as Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party might win 49-55 seats, just short of the majority mark. The ruling Congress is predicted to win 43-49 seats while Shiromani Akali Dal can get 15-21 seats. BJP, who is fighting polls in alliance with Captain Amarinder Singh’s Punjab Lok Congress and SAD (Sanyukt), can win 1-3 seats.
Goa:
Republic P-MARQ Opinion poll predicts the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to win 15-19 in the 40-member House. On the other hand, Indian National Congress, which was the single largest party in the 2017 assembly elections, is likely to get 10-14. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) which went black in the last polls might win 5-9 seats. Debutant Trinamool Congress along with its ally MGP can get 1-5 seats. The majority mark is 21.
Manipur:
Republic P-MARQ Opinion poll predicts that BJP is likely to stay ahead in the race as the poll shows the saffron party bagging the most 29-35 seats out of 60 seats followed by the Indian National Congress winning 13-19 seats. The National People’s Party (NPP) and the Naga People’s Front (NPF) remain behind INC with 4-10 and 2-6 seats respectively.
08:01 IST, January 27th 2022
5 state elections to commence
Elections are set to commence in 5 states – Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Manipur and Punjab. The ruling BJP in Uttar Pradesh under CM Yogi Adityanath faces a resurging Akhilesh Yadav, in Uttarakhand it faces a strong Congress under ex-CM Harish Rawat, in Goa, Pramod Sawant faces a tricorner fight with Congress, TMC and AAP in the fray and Manipur CM Biren Singh faces a beleaguered Congress. However, in Punjab, it is the ruling Congress, which is now heavily embroiled in infighting, faces a rising AAP, Akali Dal-BSP and an unlikely combination of BJP-Amarinder Singh, apart from the farm union political leaders. Results for all elections will be declared on March 10.
Home Elections Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022 Live: RLD chief snubs BJP’s offer; ‘We are not on wrong side’ Last Updated: 27th January, 2022 18:10 IST Elections are set to commence in 5 states – Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Manipur, and Punjab. While UP will undergo a 7-phase election from Feb 10 to Mar 7, Goa, Uttarakhand will poll on Feb 14, Punjab on Feb 20, and Manipur on Feb 27, March 3. Results for all elections will be declared on March 10. Image: PTI 18:10 IST, January 27th 2022 Priyanka Gandhi interacts with students who were beaten up by police in Prayagraj Congress General Secretary In-Charge UP, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday interacted with the students who were beaten up by police in Prayagraj, via video conference. Gandhi assured the students to raise their issues at every platform and promised to meet them in person, UP Congress informed. प्रयागराज में पुलिसिया दमन का शिकार हुए छात्रों से आज श्रीमती @priyankagandhi जी ने बात की। रेलवे भर्ती को लेकर प्रदर्शन के बाद पुलिस ने हॉस्टल और लॉज के दरवाजे तोड़कर छात्रों को पीटा था। प्रियंका जी ने छात्रों को सांत्वना दी और और प्रयागराज आकर छात्रों से मिलने का वादा किया। pic.twitter.com/fpTIZUb14f — UP Congress (@INCUttarPradesh) January 27, 2022 17:42 IST, January 27th 2022 Punjab Congress leader Jagmohan S Kang requests Sonia Gani to allot election ticket to his son from Kharar seat Punjab Congress leader Jagmohan S Kang has requested Congress chief Sonia Gandhi to allot election ticket from the Assembly constituency of Kharar-52 to his son Yadavindra S Kang. He says “CM Channi is opposing us out of professional jealousy”, warns of taking a drastic step. 17:23 IST, January 27th 2022 Uttar Pradesh polls: Union Home Minister Amit Shah conducts door-to-door campaign in Dadri; CM Adityanath in Bijnor Union Home Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Amit Shah on Thursday conducted a door-to-door campaign in Dadri, Gautam Buddha Nagar. UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath conducted door to door campaigning in Bijnor. 17:17 IST, January 27th 2022 ‘Been to jail 16 times’: Samajwadi Party Hasanpur candidate Mukhiya Gurjar in viral video #WATCH | In a viral video, Samajwadi Party candidate from Hasanpur in Amroha, Mukhiya Gurjar said, “Prashasan ki aisi ki taisi…16 baar jail ja chuka hoon (To hell with the administration. I have been to jail 16 times).” pic.twitter.com/mGhGHtGpey — ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) January 27, 2022 16:49 IST, January 27th 2022 Samajwadi Party releases 3rd list of 56 candidates for Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls 16:31 IST, January 27th 2022 UP Polls 2022: BSP releases list of 53 candidates Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati’s Bahujan Samaj Party has released a list of 53 candidates for the assembly elections. 16:23 IST, January 27th 2022 Punjab Haryana High Court grants bail to Congress MLA Candidate Sukhpal Khaira in money laundering case In a big relief to Congress candidate Sukhpal Khaira for Punjab Polls, Punjab Haryana High Court has granted him bail in the money laundering case. Khaira will now file a nomination from Bholath. 16:02 IST, January 27th 2022 RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary snubs BJP’s offer; ‘We are not on wrong side’ “We are not on the wrong side; all seats will be won by our alliance; it’s not a short term alliance”: RLD Chief Jayant Chaudhary on Amit Shah’s post-poll alliance offer 15:51 IST, January 27th 2022 Punjab CM Charanjit Channi avoids Republic’s questions on 5 Congress MPs boycotting Rahul Gandhi’s program When confronted by Republic Media Network, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Channi avoided the question on five Congress MPs that boycotted Rahul Gandhi’s program. He stated that “they had work”. 15:36 IST, January 27th 2022 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi eats ‘langar’ at Golden Temple in Amritsar 15:26 IST, January 27th 2022 Punjab Elections 2022: BJP releases a list of 27 candidates 15:04 IST, January 27th 2022 Goa CM Pramod Sawant opens up on polls & Utpal Parrikar row 14:52 IST, January 27th 2022 TMC files complaint with EC about Goa polls A TMC delegation complained to the Election Commission of India expressing their apprehensions about free and fair elections in Goa. Speaking to the media later, TMC MP Santanu Sen accused a flying squad of the EC of raiding his party office in Panaji at night and damaging their hoardings and flags. According to him, the EC ensured that the elections will be impartial and that shall remain vigilant whenever a similar complaint is made about other political parties too. 14:15 IST, January 27th 2022 5 Congress MPs openly oppose Rahul Gandhi In an exclusive scoop, Republic TV learnt that 5 Congress Lok Sabha MPs- Jasbir Singh Gill, Preneet Kaur, Manish Tewari, Ravneet Singh Bittu and Mohammad Sadique skipped former party president Rahul Gandhi’s programme in Amritsar. Sources revealed that these parliamentarians have asserted that they do not accept the leadership of Rahul Gandhi. 13:39 IST, January 27th 2022 Uttarakhand CM files nomination from Khatima seat 13:11 IST, January 27th 2022 Rahul Gandhi pays obeisance at Golden Temple Punjab: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visits the Golden Temple in Amritsar. CM Charanjit Singh Channi and the party’s state chief Navjot Singh Sidhu also accompanying him. pic.twitter.com/IQouusbqLt — ANI (@ANI) January 27, 2022 13:07 IST, January 27th 2022 Goa CM Pramod Sawant files nomination papers Goa CM Pramod Sawant filed his nomination from the Sanquelim seat. Speaking to the media later, he said, “Once again I’ve filed nomination from Sanquelim constituency. BJP will win the constituency with a big margin and I will be elected from here again. The workers and I are confident. We are coming back to power in Goa in 2022 with 22 plus seats”. 12:39 IST, January 27th 2022 Another BJP MLA in Uttarakhand joins Congress After BJP decided to field former Uttarakhand Congress chief Kishore Upadhyay from Tehri, the sitting MLA from this seat- Dhan Singh Negi resigned from the party. As Congress is yet to nominate a candidate from this seat, speculation is rife that Negi will be given the ticket from here. 12:29 IST, January 27th 2022 SP poll candidate booked by police A case was registered against Samajwadi Party’s candidate Adil Chaudhary after a video showing him allegedly threatening of taking revenge once they come to power went viral on social media. He purportedly said, “I’ve said that the public will take revenge from BJP as they didn’t give beds, medicine, oxygen during COVID. Farmers lost their lives in the agitation, so people will not spare them”. He was booked under Section 505 of the Indian Penal Code. A video went viral in which the candidate has said things like ‘we’ll take revenge when our govt will come’. We’ve registered a case under section 505 of IPC (intent to incite) and have informed Election Commission: Vineet Bhatnagar, Superintendent of Police, Meerut City (26.01) pic.twitter.com/0WZgkRl8NZ — ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) January 27, 2022 11:57 IST, January 27th 2022 SP MLA Haji Ikram Qureshi jumps ship to Congress In a setback for Samajwadi Party, its sitting MLA from Moradabad Haji Ikram Qureshi jumped ship to Congress. This came after he was denied a ticket to contest the upcoming UP polls. As per sources, he will now contest from Moradabad on a Congress ticket. 11:37 IST, January 27th 2022 Utpal Parrikar visits temple before filing nomination Former Goa CM late Manohar Parrikar’s son Utpal Parrikar offers prayers at Mahalaxmi Temple in Panaji. He will file his nomination papers from the Panaji Assembly constituency today as an Independent candidate#GoaElections pic.twitter.com/cUwTN3QeDK — ANI (@ANI) January 27, 2022 11:14 IST, January 27th 2022 SC agrees to hear Bikram Majithia’s bail plea In an important development, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the petition of SAD general secretary Bikram Majithia seeking anticipatory bail. It directed the Punjab Police to not take any coercive action against him until Monday, January 31, i.e the next day of the hearing. Majithia is contesting the Punjab Assembly polls from his stronghold of Majitha as well as Amritsar East, where Punjab Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu is contesting. 10:18 IST, January 27th 2022 Expelled Congress leader Kishore Upadhyay joins BJP After being expelled from the Congress party a day earlier, Kishore Upadhyay joined BJP today in the presence of Uttarakhand BJP chief Madan Kaushik and BJP’s state election in-charge Pralhad Joshi. He served as the president of the Uttarakhand Congress unit from 2014 to 2017. 09:33 IST, January 27th 2022 Rahul Gandhi to campaign in poll-bound Punjab today Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi will commence his one-day tour of Punjab today by paying obeisance at the Golden Temple. He will also visit the Durgiana Mandir and the Bhagwan Valmiki Tirath Sthal along with the party’s poll candidates. Later at 4 pm, he will address the ‘Navi Soch Nava Punjab’ virtual rally. In the evening, he will address a press conference in Jalandhar. 09:26 IST, January 27th 2022 Uttarakhand CM mocks Congress over Rawat’s constituency change Speaking exclusively to Republic TV, Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami mocked Congress for changing Harish Rawat’s constituency. He opined, “They don’t have a consensus. Sometimes, they nominate him from Ramnagar, sometimes elsewhere. I don’t why Congress party is making fun of him”. 08:26 IST, January 27th 2022 Congress expels ex-state chief Kishore Upadhyay Ahead of his entry into BJP, Kishore Upadhyay was expelled from the primary membership of Congress for a period of 6 years. He served as the president of the Uttarakhand Congress unit from 2014 to 2017. While he won the Assembly election from Tehri in 2002 and 2007, he lost the polls in 2012 and 2017 from Tehri and Sahaspur respectively. As per sources, BJP is likely to field him from the Tehri constituency. 08:01 IST, January 27th 2022 Union Minister Shripad Naik’s son likely to resign from BJP In a big blow to BJP, Union Minister Shripad Naik’s son Siddesh Naik is likely to resign from the party after being denied a ticket for the upcoming Goa polls. As per sources, he held late-night meetings on Wednesday with his supporters and appealed to them to make sure that BJP’s official candidate from Cumbarjua- sitting MLA Pandurang Madkaikar’s wife Janita does not win. Sources revealed that Siddesh Naik might contest as an Independent from this seat. 08:01 IST, January 27th 2022 Congress releases 3rd list of candidates for Uttarakhand polls Days before former CM Harish Rawat was set to file his nomination from Ramnagar, the Congress party changed his seat for the upcoming Uttarakhand election. In its third list of candidates released on Wednesday night, it dropped three candidates declared previously, switched the seats of two others and named 5 fresh faces. While Rawat will contest from Lalkuwa, Mahender Pal Singh was nominated from Ramnagar. Meanwhile, Harish Rawat’s daughter and All India Mahila Congress general secretary Anupama Rawat shall fight the polls from the Haridwar Rural constituency. The Central Election Committee has selected the following candidates for the ensuing general elections to the Legislative Assembly of Uttarakhand pic.twitter.com/7BtPsNgqtu — INC Sandesh (@INCSandesh) January 26, 2022 08:01 IST, January 27th 2022 Republic- P Marq Opinion poll Uttar Pradesh: Republic P-MARQ Opinion poll predicts that the NDA is likely to emerge as the single largest alliance once again in Uttar Pradesh with 249-269 seats in the 2022 Assembly polls. However, the saffron will suffer a major seat loss as Akhilesh Yadav’s Samajwadi Party and its allies may win 113-133 seats. The Bahujan Samaj Party’s seat share is likely to reduce further as the Republic P-MARQ Opinion Poll suggests only 9-17 seats for Mayawati’s party. On the other hand, Congress may get 3-9 seats. Uttarakhand: Republic P-MARQ Opinion poll predicts that BJP is likely to retain power with the party projected to win 34-40 seats in the 70-member Assembly. On the other hand, Congress is likely to see major gains. The grand old party is projected to win 27-33 seats, while debutant AAP can win 0-2 seats. The other parties and independents are likely to win 1-3 seats. Punjab: Republic P-MARQ Opinion poll predicts that Punjab may witness a hung assembly as Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party might win 49-55 seats, just short of the majority mark. The ruling Congress is predicted to win 43-49 seats while Shiromani Akali Dal can get 15-21 seats. BJP, who is fighting polls in alliance with Captain Amarinder Singh’s Punjab Lok Congress and SAD (Sanyukt), can win 1-3 seats. Goa: Republic P-MARQ Opinion poll predicts the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to win 15-19 in the 40-member House. On the other hand, Indian National Congress, which was the single largest party in the 2017 assembly elections, is likely to get 10-14. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) which went black in the last polls might win 5-9 seats. Debutant Trinamool Congress along with its ally MGP can get 1-5 seats. The majority mark is 21. Manipur: Republic P-MARQ Opinion poll predicts that BJP is likely to stay ahead in the race as the poll shows the saffron party bagging the most 29-35 seats out of 60 seats followed by the Indian National Congress winning 13-19 seats. The National People’s Party (NPP) and the Naga People’s Front (NPF) remain behind INC with 4-10 and 2-6 seats respectively. 08:01 IST, January 27th 2022 5 state elections to commence Elections are set to commence in 5 states – Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Manipur and Punjab. The ruling BJP in Uttar Pradesh under CM Yogi Adityanath faces a resurging Akhilesh Yadav, in Uttarakhand it faces a strong Congress under ex-CM Harish Rawat, in Goa, Pramod Sawant faces a tricorner fight with Congress, TMC and AAP in the fray and Manipur CM Biren Singh faces a beleaguered Congress. However, in Punjab, it is the ruling Congress, which is now heavily embroiled in infighting, faces a rising AAP, Akali Dal-BSP and an unlikely combination of BJP-Amarinder Singh, apart from the farm union political leaders. Results for all elections will be declared on March 10.