A week after losing two seats in the Uttar Pradsesh Lok Sabha bypolls, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav rejigged the party structure and dissolved all party units.
Expenditure limits for candidates have been enhanced from Rs 54 lakh-Rs 70 lakh to Rs 75 lakh-Rs 90 lakh for Parliamentary constituencies and from Rs 20 lakh-Rs 28 lakh to Rs 28 lakh-Rs 40 lakh for Assembly constituencies.
After she was sworn in as a member of Auburn City Council Saturday afternoon, newcomer Ginny Kent acknowledged other women who had also served the city.
The mayor made the announcement at a press briefing in Braamfontein on Monday following weeks of negotiations between political parties that earned the governing Democratic Alliance (DA) criticism over the delays.