The results for 690 assembly constituencies in five states — Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Manipur, and Goa — will be declared on March 10. A total of 18,29,22,674 voters participated in the seven-phase elections that started on February 10. The assembly election 2022 has been a heated affair, especially in UP and Punjab due to the farmers’ protests over three laws that lasted for over a year, ending only in December 2021.
The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) is all set to retain power in Uttar Pradesh - one of the most politically crucial states - while the Aam Aadmi Party will scoop Punjab, the poll of exit polls has predicted.
The poll of exit polls has predicted a neck-and-neck fight in the coastal state of Goa, where the BJP and the Congress have been predicted to win 17 seats each by India Today-Axis My India, C-Voter, and Jan ki Baat.
Punjab, which witnessed raging infighting within the Congress and a change in chief minister in the months leading up to the polls, will likely see Arvind Kejriwal's AAP walk away with its first win in the state. This is the second time AAP contested the state polls in Punjab. According to the poll of exit polls, AAP is set to win 76 of the 117 seats; the majority mark is 59.
"Only a misogynistic man can give a flying kiss to women MPs in Parliament. Such an instance was never witnessed before. This shows what he thinks of women. This is obscene,” said Smriti Irani in Parliament. Her remarks came as Rahul Gandhi gave a flying kiss to BJP members in Parliament while leaving.
Countering Rahul Gandhi's Manipur remarks, Union Minister Smriti Irani said, "Manipur is not divided. It is a part of India. It can never be divided." "He talked of Bharat Mata's death and Congress leaders clapped. You are not INDIA for India is not corrupt. India doesn’t believe in dynasty. Corruption Quit India, Dynasty Quit India," Smriti Irani said. Smriti Irani raised the issues of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and unrest in Kashmir when Congress ruled the country. A Kashmiri Pandit - Girija Tikku - was gangraped and brutally murdered in Kashmir. When this was shown in a movie, some Congress leaders called it propaganda. The same party leaders are talking about justice today," Smriti Irani said.
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not visiting Manipur during his speech at No-Confidence Motion. "PM Modi ke liye Manipur Hindustan nahi hai (for PM Modi, Manipur is not a part of India)," said Gandhi. Rahul Gandhi recalled a conversation with a woman whose son was shot dead in Manipur. Quoting the woman, he said, "The entire night, I was lying with my son's body. I was scared and I left my home." He said, "They have killed Hindustan in Manipur."
While speaking on no-trust motion, Rahul Gandhi recalled a conversation with a woman whose son was shot dead in Manipur. Quoting the woman, he said, "The entire night, I was lying with my son's body. I was scared and I left my home." He said, "They have killed Hindustan in Manipur."
