Today in Politics: Assembly polls in Maharashtra, 38 seats of Jharkhand to vote in phase 2

The Maharashtra contention volition spot the ruling Mahayuti – comprising the Devendra Fadnavis-led BJP, the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) – prosecute successful a rematch of the Lok Sabha polls. In the wide elections held earlier this year, the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance’s Congress, Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) and Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) had emerged up of the Mahayuti.

The Lok Sabha setback was the 2nd electoral dent for the BJP successful Maharashtra aft the 2019 Assembly polls ended successful a hung House – the BJP won 105 seats and a 25.75% ballot share, followed by the Shiv Sena astatine 56 seats and 16.41%, the NCP astatine 54 and 16.71%, and the Congress astatine 44 and 15.87%. Smaller parties and Independents won the remaining 29 seats.

In the Jharkhand seats voting successful the 2nd phase, concentrated successful the Santhal Pargana and North Chotanagpur regions, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)-led confederation had led successful the 2019 Assembly elections en way to coming to powerfulness nether Hemant Soren.

The JMM won 13 of the 2nd signifier seats successful 2019, followed by the allies Congress astatine 8 and the CPI(ML)L astatine one. The BJP won 12 seats, its present state All Jharkhand Students’ Union Party (AJSUP) won two, and the erstwhile Babulal Marandi-led Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (JVM) that merged with the BJP successful 2020, won different 2 seats.

Bypolls for 15 Assembly seats crossed Kerala (1), Punjab (4), Uttar Pradesh (9) and Uttarakhand (1) volition besides beryllium held connected Wednesday.

Delhi tribunal whitethorn regularisation connected Engineer Rashid’s bail plea

A Delhi tribunal is apt to pronounce connected Wednesday its bid connected Jammu and Kashmir Lok Sabha subordinate Engineer Rashid’s regular bail exertion successful a terror-funding case.

Additional Sessions Judge Chander Jit Singh, who was scheduled to walk bid connected Tuesday, deferred the substance till November 20.

The justice is besides scheduled to determine connected Wednesday whether the lawsuit against Rashid beryllium transferred to the designated MP/MLA court. The justice had earlier noted that the lawsuit could spell to a peculiar tribunal meant to effort lawmakers, present that Rashid.

Rashid is an MP from Baramulla.

The justice had reserved the bail bid successful the case, saying helium would archetypal see the contented of jurisdiction and whether oregon not to transportation the lawsuit to a peculiar court.

Rashid had surrendered earlier the Tihar jailhouse authorities connected October 28, aft the completion of his interim bail period.

The recently elected MP has been lodged successful Tihar jailhouse since 2019 aft the NIA arrested him nether the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) successful the 2017 panic backing case.

Rajnath to commence Laos visit

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh volition statesman his three-day sojourn to Laos connected Wednesday wherever helium volition be a gathering of a grouping comprising 10-nation ASEAN and immoderate of its dialog partners that is expected to deliberate connected evolving determination information situation.

Singh is apt to contiguous India’s presumption connected dealing with large information challenges facing the portion astatine the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus), sources said.

ADMM-Plus is simply a level comprising 10-nation ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) and its 8 dialog partners — India, China, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Russia and the United States.

PM Modi successful Guyana

Prime Minister Narendra Modi volition beryllium successful Guyana connected Wednesday, the past limb of his three-nation tour, frankincense becoming the archetypal Indian PM successful 56 years to sojourn the South American nation.

Before Guyana, the PM had visited Nigeria connected a two-day circuit wherever helium was awarded the country’s second-highest civilian honour and past proceeded to Brazil for the G20 Summit.

– With PTI inputs