Support to Pilot cost me ticket: Congress rebel

Ajmer: Congress rebel from Ajmer South constituency Hemant Bhati on Saturday filed his nomination as independent and claimed that, " As I belonged to the Pilot group therefore my ticket is cancelled at last moment".He claimed that he was working in his constituency from last four years and was solving the problems of people. "But as I am from Pilot group, my ticket was deliberately cancelled." added Bhati.In Ajmer South, Dropdi Koli filed her nomination as Congress candidate on Saturday. She claimed that, "In true terms, Congress give a ticket to real Congress workers." In Ajmer south, the contest has become triangular with BJP banking upon four-time MLA Anita Bhadel while Congress will face a dissident in this constituency. In Ajmer North, BJP is facing rebellion from Ghyan Saraswat who filed nomination on Saturday against BJP candidate Vausdev Devnani.Anita Bhadel in a press conference said that, "We have to wait for the last date of withdrawing nominations by the independents, after which the situation will become clear". tnn

MP assembly polls: 2489 candidates file nomination papers across state on last day

A total of 2,489 candidates have submitted 2,811 nomination papers for the upcoming Madhya Pradesh assembly polls. In Bhopal, 121 candidates filed their nominations on the last day. Former Chief Minister Kamal Nath and incumbent Chief Minister Shivraj Chouhan have also filed their nominations. In total, 3,832 candidates have filed 4,359 nomination papers for the state assembly polls. The nominations will be scrutinized on October 31 and the last date for withdrawal of nominations is November 2. The elections are scheduled to take place on November 17.

CM Bhupesh Baghel files nomination from Patan

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has filed his nomination papers from his traditional seat, Patan, for the upcoming assembly polls. Baghel, who has been undefeated in Patan since 1993, posted pictures on social media before and after filing his nomination, expressing his dedication to serving the people of Chhattisgarh. The assembly polls will be held in two phases on November 7 and 17.

Will move HC against Kailash Vijayvargiyas nomination: Congress

The Congress party in Madhya Pradesh has announced that it will take legal action against the returning officer of the Indore-1 constituency for accepting the nomination form of BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya. Congress MLA Sanjay Shukla has filed a complaint with the Election Commission, alleging that Vijayvargiya did not disclose information about two pending cases in his affidavit. The Congress is demanding that Vijayvargiya's nomination be canceled. Vijayvargiya has denied the allegations, accusing the Congress of engaging in dirty politics.