National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Monday said all parties are in favour of holding simultaneous the Lok Sabha and state assembly polls. “Environment is conducive for Lok Sabha polls but not state polls in Jammu and Kashmir. Local body polls were held peacefully, there are enough forces present, then why can t state elections be held,†he said. The Election Commission on Sunday announced that the assembly elections in four states – Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, Odisha and Arunachal
After Uttar Pradesh, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Samajwadi Party (SP) combination have extended their ‘Mahagathbandhan’ (grand alliance) in Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand for the Lok Sabha Election 2019. Of the total 29 seats of Madhya Pradesh, the SP will contest only on three seats Balaghat, Tikamgarh, Khujarao while the rest (26) will be contested by the BSP.