Assembly Election 2022: It’s Akhilesh vs Baghel in UP; EC extends ban on public rallies; Manipur BJP MLA join Cong

It was a day of political blitzkrieg in the election states even as the nation braised for the Union Budget 2022-23 to be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament on Tuesday

In Punjab, former as well as current chief ministers filed their nomination papers. In Uttar Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party pitted Union minister SP Singh Bagel against Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav in his bastion. Meanwhile, Congress’ UP in-charge Priyanka Gandhi kick-started her door-to-door campaign from Noida. In Manipur, a BJP MLA and two other senior party leaders joined Congress.