Assembly Election 2021 LIVE Updates: Mamata Banerjee likely to release TMC's poll manifesto today

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Yogi Adityanath in Assam to campaign for Assembly polls today

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath will address three rallies in Assam on Wednesday. Ahead of starting the campaign, Adityanath visited and offered prayers at Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati. "Through public meetings in Hojai, Kalaigaon and Rangia, I will speak among you all," he tweeted.

असम के प्रिय भाइयों एवं बहनों,

आज मुझे सनातन आस्था को नई ऊर्जा और दिशा देने वाली माँ कामाख्या की पावन भूमि असम में आप सभी के मध्य आने का सौभाग्य मिल रहा है।

होजाई, कालाइगाँव और रंगिया में जनसभाओं के माध्यम से आप सभी के मध्य अपनी बात रखूंगा।

— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) March 17, 2021

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RECAP: BJP has put up Indian democracy for sale, claims Kerala CM

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday alleged the BJP has put up Indian democracy for sale, while the Congress has reduced itself to goods that are up for sale.

Hitting out at both the parties, Vijayan said in many states, people had elected the Congress to power, but they "sold themselves to the BJP."

"When BJP has put up Indian democracy for sale, Congress has reduced themselves into goods that are up for sale. BJP is willing to shell out as much money as required, after all they have raised plenty of it. Congress is trying to get the highest bid," the chief minister told reporters.

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Assam polls: UPPL, BFP and Raijor Dal announce candidates list for phase 3

The United People's Party Liberal (UPPL), an ally of the ruling BJP, the Bodo Peoples Front (BPF), a part of the Grand Alliance of eight parties, and the newly floated Raijor Dal have announced the list of candidates for the third phase of Assam Assembly polls on 6 April.

The UPPL announced its second list of eight candidates which includes former Rajya Sabha MP, founder UPPL president Urkhao Gwra Brahma from Chapaguri (ST), prominent businessman Manaranjan Brahma from Kokrajhar West (ST) constituency and former ABSU general secretary Lawrence Islary from Kokrajhar East (ST) constituency.

The other UPPL candidates include Somnath Narzary from Gossaigaon, Jayanta Basumatary from Sidli, Phanin Boro from Bijni, Leho Ram Boro from Tamulpur LAC and Bhupen Boro from Barama (ST), party general secretary Maoti Brahma Hazoary said on Tuesday.

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TMC likely to release poll manifesto today

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to release the Trinamool Congress (TMC) manifesto on Wednesday afternoon, a senior party leader said.

The TMC supremo had earlier said the manifesto would be released on 11 March but that had to be postponed after she was injured while campaigning on 10 March. A TMC leader said, "It is likely to be released on Wednesday afternoon."

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Congress announces 14 names for Puducherry, leaves out ex-CM Narayanasamy

The Congress on Tuesday announced names of candidates for 14 seats for the 6 April Puducherry Assembly elections but the list did not mention name of party veteran and former chief minister V Narayanasamy.

In a release, the All India Congress Committee (AICC) announced the list of candidates for 14 seats which significantly did not include the name of Narayanasamy, whose government fell last month after it lost the trust vote.

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Congress releases list of 21 candidates for Assam

The Congress on Tuesday came out with lists of candidates for the upcoming state election, including 21 for Assam. With this, the Congress has announced candidates for 92 seats in Assam.

The party also came out with separate lists of candidates for polls in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Puducherry.

For Assam, the party announced a list of 21 candidates, for Kerala six candidates, for Puducherry 14 candidates, and for Tamil Nadu, it named four candidates.