Elections 2023 Updates: PM Modi Started New Era of Peace, Development in Northeast, Says Shah in Nagaland

Elections 2023 Updates: On the campaign trail for the BJP, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for starting a new era of peace and development in the North East.

Addressing a rally in Nagaland’s Mon Town, Shah said, “PM Modi has started a new era of peace & development in North East. We solved the Bodo problem, signed Karbi Anglong peace settlement. I want to tell people of Nagaland that our target is that the Nagaland peace talks also get successful.”

BJP President J P Nadda began a two-day tour of poll-bound Karnataka on Monday. Meanwhile, the Erode East bypoll campaign is heating up with star campaigners like Kamal Hassan in the mix.

The Nagaland and Meghalaya Assembly elections will be held on February 27. The Erode East bypoll election will also be held on the same day. Counting of votes for Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura will take place on March 2.

Top Updates: 

➡️BJP aware of emotions of people of Nagaland, Says Shah in Nagaland: Addressing a rally in Nagaland’s Mon Town, Shah said that the BJP has been aware of the emotions of Nagaland. “We will take all necessary steps to ensure proper solutions to all issues persisting here,” he said.

➡️Shah says Congress marginalized in Northeast: Speaking in Nagaland, Amit Shah said that the Congress party has been marginalized in the North East as well as in the country. “It has all happened under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi. Since Rahul Gandhi took over the charge of Congress, the behaviour of the Party’s leaders has started becoming degraded,” he said.

➡️Nadda visits and offers prayers at Udupi Sri Krishna Mutt temple.

➡️BJP president Nadda reached Udupi. Nadda, who landed at the Adi Udupi helipad, was accorded a warm welcome by party leaders including BJP state president Nalin Kumar Kateel, C T Ravi, Lalaji Mendon and state minister S Angara. He will attend a district-level convention of the party in Udupi and will later address a public meeting at Byndoor in the district.

➡️J P Nadda to visit Sringeri Mutt in Karnataka. BJP National President J P Nadda will be on a two-day visit to poll bound Karnataka on February 20 and 21. On Monday he will reportedly visit the famous Sringeri mutt, following former CM Kumaraswamy’s controversial statement on the RSS and peshwa brahmins. He also had cautioned the people of Karnataka to be careful of the individuals who were responsible for attack on Sringeri mutt and its temples.

➡️Erode Bypoll star campaign gains momentum. The Erode East bypoll campaign in heating up with all star campaigners campaigning aggressively. Actor-politician Kamal Haasan is canvassing for ruling DMK-headed Secular Progressive Alliance candidate EVKS Elangovan and sought votes for the Congress candidate, while BJP State President Annamalai is campaigning for the ADMK candidate. CM Stalin’s son and minister Udhayanidhi Stalin will also kickstart his two-day campaign on Monday.

➡️Amit Shah will visit Nagaland today. Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be kick-starting his campaign for the Nagaland assembly polls on Monday, with a public meeting in the eastern part of the state in Mon Town.

➡️Meghalaya BJP chief said there was no restriction on eating beef. Ahead of Meghalaya elections, BJP state president Ernest Mawrie said that the saffron party has imposed no restriction on consuming beef, and that he eats beef and there is no problem in it.

➡️Meghalaya Election 2023: With illegal coal mining still on, despite promises to end it, Meghalaya chief minister Conrad Sangma is now under attack from all opposition parties ahead of the elections.

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