Eknath Shinde extends Shiv Sena's support to BJP candidates for Delhi polls

The Shiv Sena which has traditionally fielded candidates in the Delhi Assembly Elections will now extend its support to its ally the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP in the upcoming polls in the national capital news agency PTI reported On Tuesday the party handed over a letter of support from its leader Eknath Shinde to BJP National President JP Nadda through Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva The Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister CM stated Shiv Sena has decided to actively support all the candidates of the BJP in the ensuing elections to the Assembly of NCT National Capital Territory Delhi I have directed the Shiv Sena Delhi unit to align with the BJP state unit and participate actively in the election campaign Shinde emphasised that under his leadership the party has been a torchbearer of the Hindutva ideology as advocated by late founder Bal Thackeray He added Following this legacy the party is an active and proud member of the National Democratic Alliance under the able leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi Despite minimal electoral success in the past the Shiv Sena has contested several Delhi elections The party split in 2022 with Shinde leading the majority of its MPs and MLAs His faction was later recognised as the legitimate party by the Election Commission HC rejects plea against EVM use in Delhi Assembly Elections 2025The Delhi High Court HC on Tuesday dismissed a plea challenging the use of electronic voting machines EVMs in the upcoming elections in the national capital PTI reported A bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela rejected the appeal by Ramesh Chander which challenged an earlier singlejudge order stating the plea lacked merit The petitioner had sought directions for the Election Commission of India to justify the use of EVMs under Section 61A of the Representation of People Act 1951 by assigning specific reasons for their deployment in each constituency ahead of the Delhi Assembly Elections 2025 PTI reported The bench noted that the legal framework permits the Election Commission to utilise EVMs for recording votes and that the required constituencies were specified by the body We find no merit in the present appeal Dismissed the bench ruled In July last year the single judge had dismissed the petition noting that the matter had already been addressed by rulings from the Supreme Court and high courts It further observed that the petitioner had not presented any material ground to justify further judicial intervention The judge also highlighted that the Supreme Court had previously rejected a plea to revert to the paper ballot system With PTI inputs