Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge Arrive in J&K Ahead of Assembly Polls

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge arrived in Srinagar on Wednesday on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir to take stock of the party's preparations for the upcoming assembly polls.

Announcing the Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said the Lok Sabha polls in the Union territory were a triumph of "ballot over bullet".

After Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said he had made a mistake by fielding his wife Sunetra against his cousin Supriya Sule in the Lok Sabha polls, senior NCP leader Praful Patel said that it would not be appropriate for him to comment

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has said he made a mistake by fielding his wife Sunetra Pawar against his cousin Supriya Sule in the recent Lok Sabha polls.

The INDIA bloc sees an opportunity to leverage its strong Lok Sabha performance to secure a victory. Ticket distribution remains a challenge for NDA as well.

A day after the Congress expressed concerns about the "sizable increase" in voter turnout after polling hours during this year's Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) dismissed the allegations as part of a "false campaign".