AIADMK, BJP to face polls together
The Hindu
BJP Tamil Nadu president K. Annamalai and Union Minister of State for Fisheries L. Murugan on Friday called on AIADMK co-coordinator Edappadi K. Palaniswami in Chennai. They were accompanied by former
BJP Tamil Nadu president K. Annamalai and Union Minister of State for Fisheries L. Murugan on Friday called on AIADMK co-coordinator Edappadi K. Palaniswami in Chennai. They were accompanied by former Union Minister of State Pon. Radhakrishnan and senior BJP leader Kesava Vinayagam.
The leaders reportedly discussed the alliance for the rural local bodies elections in the nine newly carved districts.
Earlier in the day, Mr. Annamalai told reporters that there was no confusion in the alliance. “We will face the local bodies elections together and will win handsomely,” he said.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.