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NEW DELHI: Political parties connected Sunday welcomed the Election Commission's canvass dates announcement for 4 states and 1 Union Territory. West Bengal volition ballot successful 2 phases starting April 23, portion Kerala, Assam and Puducherry volition spell to the polls connected April 9, and Tamil Nadu connected April 23; results for each volition beryllium declared connected May 4.In 2021, West Bengal voted crossed 8 phases and Assam successful three. Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Puducherry whitethorn spot single-phase polling, portion West Bengal and Assam are apt to person aggregate phases owed to larger electorates.
Welcoming the EC's determination to behaviour Bengal elections successful 2 phases, the West Bengal portion of the Bharatiya Janata Party called it a "civilisational battle". Congress and TMC excessively welcomed EC's determination to behaviour polls successful 2 phases successful the state.
The canvass sheet earlier announced that Assembly elections to the 294 seats successful West Bengal volition beryllium held successful 2 phases connected April 23 and April 29, with the counting of votes scheduled for May 4.Political parties successful Tamil Nadu, including the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), the main absorption All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), and others welcomed the announcement by EC to behaviour a single-phase voting successful the state.
How BJP reacted
Welcoming the move, BJP voiced assurance successful winning polls successful West Bengal saying the "countdown to the extremity of Mahajungle Raj has begun", referring to TMC authorities successful the state."This is not simply an election, it is simply a civilisational battle. On 23rd and 29th April, the radical of West Bengal volition formed their ballot successful 2 phases to reclaim their future. The countdown to the extremity of Mahajungle Raj has begun. 50 days to spell — 4th May volition people a caller dawn for Bengal," the Bengal BJP portion of Bengal said successful a station connected X.
How Congress reacted
Congress hailed EC's announcement that elections volition beryllium held successful Assam, Kerala, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu successful 1 signifier and that elections volition beryllium held successful West Bengal successful 2 phases."I invited the announcement that elections volition beryllium held successful Assam, Kerala, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu successful 1 signifier and that elections volition beryllium held successful West Bengal successful 2 phases. I americium gladsome that the fig of phases has been compressed to 1 phase/two phases," P Chidambaram said successful a societal media post.
Senior Congress person Pradip Bhattacharya welcomed the determination to behaviour assembly elections successful West Bengal successful 2 phases, but expressed interest implicit whether voters would beryllium capable to workout their franchise freely and without intimidation.The erstwhile main of the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee said helium had raised the contented of alleged elector intimidation during his enactment with the afloat seat of the Election Commission of India during its caller sojourn to the state."I invited the Election Commission's determination to clasp the polls successful West Bengal successful 2 phases. But my lone interest is that the electors tin formed their votes freely and without immoderate fear," Bhattacharya told PTI. "I person seen galore elections erstwhile voters could not formed their votes adjacent erstwhile determination were six oregon 7 phases of elections," helium added.
How DMK, AIADMK reacted
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and the main absorption All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), on with different governmental parties successful Tamil Nadu, connected Sunday welcomed the announcement of the Assembly predetermination docket by the Election Commission of India and expressed assurance of winning the April 23 polls.A DMK office-bearer, Salem Dharanidharan, said that since enactment president and main curate MK Stalin assumed office, his absorption has remained connected governance and nationalist welfare, adding that the authorities government’s schemes are present being replicated crossed the country.He besides said the party’s preparations for the polls efficaciously began the time Stalin took complaint arsenic main minister. "The DMK would unafraid a immense triumph successful the polls...it
will beryllium a sweep; winning much than 200 seats retired of the 234," helium said.Meanwhile, AIADMK spokesperson Kovai Sathyan said, "Our enactment main Edappadi K. Palaniswami has already covered run successful astir 200 constituencies. We are acceptable to look polls adjacent time and whenever it is held we are going to win." He added that radical are backing the AIADMK and expressed assurance that the enactment and its allies successful the National Democratic Alliance—including the Bharatiya Janata Party, Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam and Pattali Makkal Katchi—would unafraid a large triumph and signifier the adjacent authorities successful the state.
