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Despite the Election Commissions repeated appeals, over 19 per cent licensed arms were not deposited with authorities in Manipur, where two phases polling to the 60-member Assembly would be held on February 27 and March 5.

Senior Congress leader and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Monday took a jibe at Bharatiya Janata Party stating that it will lose majority in all the five poll-bound states as the party does not have any issue to speak about.

Two Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel sustained splinter injuries in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Manipur on Sunday, which escalated tension in the poll-bound state.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday emphasised Indias tough position against terrorism in poll-bound Punjab and said the aerial strike following terror attacks had sent a clear message that if anyone tries to harm us, India wont leave them, and if needed, we will cross the boundary to kill them.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma will visit the poll-bound Uttarakhand on Friday

Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal will begin his two-day visit to Goa on Thursday ahead of the State Assembly elections scheduled to take place on February 14.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday referred to a huge mistake during the drawing of the countrys boundary in 1947 and said Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib would have been part of India if little more effort was made.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will embark on a day visit to poll-bound Goa on Sunday where he will address three public meetings in the state and will launch an umbrella campaign, informed Bharatiya Janata Party Goa chief.

Former MP and Congress leader Meem Afzal on Saturday attacked the Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Akhilesh Yadav and RLD leader Jayant Choudhary saying that it is not possible for the two leaders to stop Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from retaining power in Uttar Pradesh while the main obstacle for the BJP would be the farmers.

After the farmers issue, Congress is now going to raise the rights of Army personnel in the upcoming state Assembly polls.