Narendra Singh Tomar, the union agriculture minister and the BJP election in-charge for the state of Madhya Pradesh, announced the party's first list of candidates on Thursday. The ruling party has declared candidates for 39 Assembly seats as part of its initial list.
The Income Tax department's ongoing raid at the residence of senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, has extended into its third consecutive day. This operation is part of a tax evasion investigation targeting Khan and his associates. The Income Tax teams initially launched searches at more than 30 locations across Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
Another case of the Nipah virus has been confirmed in Kerala, involving a 39-year-old man in Kozhikode. This brings the active cases of this brain-damaging virus in the state to four, according to the state health department's announcement on Friday. In total, Kerala has now recorded six cases of Nipah virus, including two fatalities.
MK Stalin, the chief minister of Tamil Nadu, will introduce the "Kalaignar Magalir Urimai Thogai Thittam" program for women on Friday. One of the main election campaign pledges made by the ruling DMK will be fulfilled with the commencement of the program.
On Thursday, the Karnataka Congress administration made the Preamble to the Constitution a daily requirement for all public and private schools and institutions. On Friday, Vidhana Soudha, the state Assembly, hosted a reading of the Preamble in honor of International Democracy Day.