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Warning the Shinde group and the BJP that the people side with the leader against whom injustice has been done in such situations, Pawar said he could feel the pulse on the ground and the public support was rising for Uddhav
The election watchdog had issued notices against them in August and September last year in the exercise of its powers of contempt after the PTI leaders repeatedly bashed the commission and Raja over what they claim is their partisan policy and their alleged favouring of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz.
Counting of votes for a new assembly in Gujarat got underway Thursday, with early trends pointing to a sweeping victory for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that has not lost an election in the state since 1995.
As the battle is neck to neck in Delhi MCD polls, a very important law becomes the topic of debate, the defection law doesn't come into the civic polls. This means that elected councillors can switch parties without the fear of disqualification.
The Election Commission can "handle" simultaneous Lok Sabha and state assembly polls, but it is up to legislatures to take a final decision on the issue, he said.