Bhaskar LIVE Updates: Shubhendu Adhikari wants to leave BJP and return to TMC, claims Trinamool leader Kunal Ghosh

Trinamool Congress spokesperson Kunal Ghosh has claimed that West Bengal’s Leader of Opposition Shubhendu Adhikari wants to come back with Mamata Banerjee. Ghosh said that the BJP did not give tickets to his close ones in the Kanthi Municipality elections, after which he wants to return home to the TMC. Shubhendu Adhikari had joined the BJP ahead of the assembly elections in West Bengal.

Today’s other big news…
Voting in 58 seats in 11 districts in Uttar Pradesh assembly elections today, 623 candidates in fray
In Uttar Pradesh, the first phase of polling began on Thursday in 58 seats in 11 districts. The Election Commission has completed all the preparations related to voting. For 58 seats, 623 candidates are in the fray. To keep the security tight during the voting, the Commission has deployed 796 companies of Central Security Forces. At the same time, in Noida, the police team will monitor the booths with drone cameras.

Voting is underway for 59 seats in western UP.

PM Modi appealed to the voters, said- vote first, then refreshments
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appealed to voters in UP to cast their votes in large numbers. The Prime Minister has tweeted and said that today is the first phase of voting in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. I request all the voters to participate enthusiastically in this holy festival of democracy by following the rules of Kovid. Remember – Vote first, then refreshments!
Bomb hurled at Tamil Nadu BJP office
Petrol bomb is hurled inside BJP office in Tamil Nadu. The culprit who threw the bomb has not been identified. The incident happened around 1 pm.

Bomb has been hurled at BJP office.

PM to hold election rallies in Saharanpur and Srinagar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold election rallies in Saharanpur in UP and Srinagar in Uttarakhand. Polling is to be held in Saharanpur in the second phase. Virtual broadcast of the Prime Minister’s rally will also be done in the entire state. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will also be present along with the PM. At the same time, CM Pushkar Singh Dhami will also address the gathering along with the Prime Minister in the Uttarakhand rally.

Yogi-Owaisi’s election rally in Sambhal
In Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will seek votes for the BJP candidate. At the same time, AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi will also hold a rally in Sambhal today. Owaisi will also attend a public meeting at Sithri in Bareilly.

Gym-restaurant will open in Tripura, night curfew will also be relaxed
The Tripura government has directed to open gyms, restaurants and cinema halls after the reduction in the corona virus graph. However, the night curfew has not been abolished in the state. Night curfew will remain in force in the state from 11 pm to 5 am. At the same time, the government has also issued SOP to open gyms and restaurants.