Delhi Assembly Elections: Campaigning To End Today, Parties Make Final Push

The high-voltage campaigning for the Delhi Assembly elections will come to an end at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, with all three major political parties, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress, making their final efforts to woo voters. 

The national Capital will head to the polls on February 5, while the counting of votes and the announcement of results are scheduled for February 8. AAP National Convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is eyeing a fourth consecutive term, hoping to secure another victory for his party.

On the last day of the election campaign, Kejriwal will hold public meetings in the Chhatarpur and Kalkaji Assembly constituencies, rallying support for AAP candidates. In the Kalkaji Assembly constituency, Chief Minister Atishi is seeking re-election for a second consecutive term. She faces a tough battle against BJP candidate Ramesh Bidhuri and the Congress’ Alka Lamba.

Chief Minister Atishi first rose to prominence in Delhi’s political circles in 2020 when she won the Kalkaji seat by a margin of over 11,000 votes, defeating the BJP’s Dharambir Singh.

Meanwhile, the Chhatarpur Assembly constituency remains a key battleground, with the contest primarily between the AAP’s Brahm Singh Tanwar, the BJP’s Kartar Singh Tanwar, and the Congress’ Rajender Singh Tanwar. Notably, Kartar Singh Tanwar, who won the seat in 2020 on an AAP ticket, switched to the BJP last year and is now contesting as its candidate.

As the AAP makes its last-minute appeal to voters, the BJP is intensifying its campaign with Union Home Minister Amit Shah set to hold three crucial public meetings in Jangpura, Bijwasan, and Dwarka Assembly constituencies.

With just hours left before the campaigning deadline, all parties are pulling out their final strategies to sway undecided voters and consolidate their support base. (Inputs from IANS)

Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi greets everyone on 76th Republic Day

Republic Day marks the adoption of India’s constitution and the country’s transition to a republic on January 26, 1950. Every year, the celebrations marking the day feature spectacular military and cultural pageantry. 

Republic Day Parade 2025 will be a unique blend of India’s cultural diversity and military prowess, with special focus on 75 years of enactment of the constitution and Jan Bhagidari.

The theme for the tableaux at the Republic Day Parade 2025 has been decided as “स्वर्णिम भारत – विरासत और विकास” |

Greeting everyone on the occasion of Republic Day, the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi remarked that today we celebrate 75 glorious years of being a Republic.

In separate posts on X, the Prime Minister said:

“Happy Republic Day. 

Today, we celebrate 75 glorious years of being a Republic. We bow to all the great women and men who made our Constitution and ensured that our journey is rooted in democracy, dignity and unity. May this occasion strengthen our efforts towards preserving the ideals of our Constitution and working towards a stronger and prosperous India.”

The Indian government has launched many welfare schemes since independence including schemes for healthcare, social security, and employment. E-governance in India has demonstrated the use of electronic tools and processes to improve governance and enhance government capacity to function efficiently.

On 76th Republic Day,  Mirabilia Business Magazine released 76 short clips demonstrating government led welfare schemes to mark the day and made a phenomenal record. 

The purpose is to build a strong and sustainable bridge between government capacity enablement and digital empowerment of masses and to strengthen capacities of local administration and institutions to reach the vulnerable groups with information on government entitlements. 

The broader view of “reaching out to the masses” is to communicate information or a message to a large and diverse group of people, essentially aiming to spread a message widely across a broad audienc

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Both Shivraj and Kamal Nath win from their respective seats

Congress’ Chainsingh Warkade defeated Union Minister Faggan Singh Kulaste by 9,723 votes, according to PTI.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweets, “The election results of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh show that the people of India have faith only in the politics of good governance and development, their faith is in BJP. I heartily thank the family members of all these states, especially the mothers, sisters, daughters and our young voters, for showering their love, trust and blessings on the BJP…”

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PM Modi thanks voters for choosing ‘politics of development’

The Bharatiya Janata Party is on track to sweep Madhya Pradesh while the Congress sits pretty in Telangana. Trends for Rajasthan show BJP also winning in Rajasthan with the Election Commission of India figures showing a definite lead for the party. The BJP also eyes victory in Chhattisgarh where it is currently ahead in 58 of the 90 seats with the Congress trailing behind with leads in 30 seats, as per EC data. The results come as a big shot in the arm for the BJP as well as Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the Lok Sabha elections 2024. For the Congress, the solitary win in Telangana will also come with the baggage of an outright rejection in the Hindi heartland ahead of the Lok Sabha elections 2024.

The Congress has conceded defeat in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh and said that it will overcome the “temporary setback”.