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The video of Priyanka dancing with the women of the Morpirla tribe was shared by the Indian National Congress on Twitter. In the video, a dozen women are seen moving in a specific formation to the folk beats with traditional pots on their heads. Among the women is Priyanka, who is seen aligning her moves to that of the tribal women. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra joins the tribal women of Morpirla village during a phenomenal performance of their fold dance.

It is a direct transfer scheme where the female head of every household will be given Rs 5, per month. They are also using banners and posters to promote their position in assembly constituencies.

However, it remains to be seen how the high command selects the candidates. Buoyed by the impressive win by ruling BJP in the recent civic election in the state, Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Wednesday set a target of securing 70 per cent of the votes in the Assembly poll. In the Assembly election BJP had bagged In an exclusive interview to News West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who returned to power for the third consecutive term this year riding on Bengali sub-nationalism, on Wednesday said that priority in recruitment to state government jobs will be accorded to residents of the state who know the local language.

Even though Sukhbir Singh Badal will lead the campaign for the Shiromani Akali Dal SAD in the high-octane Punjab assembly elections, the party is still counting heavily on the crowd-pulling charisma of its patriarch Parkash Singh Badal who turned 94 on Wednesday. When political leaders made a bee-line for Ayodhya earlier this year, many assumed it would be the holy city where the Ram Mandir is coming up that will become the centre-piece of the Uttar Pradesh elections.

But for the BJP, it is Varanasi which seems to have taken the centre-stage in these elections. The West Bengal chief minister, who set her eyes on Delhi, has clear plans for the Northeast as well as Goa with elections on her mind. On December 13, Banerjee will go to Goa and stay there for two days in an effort to build up the tempo of Goa election.

A senior leader from TMC had earlier told News18 that this time, Banerjee will try to reach out to more people and project the idea of what TMC can offer to the people in Goa. Samajwadi Party will hold a big meeting in Lucknow today. Punjab government has formed a high-level probe panel to investigate the breach in PM Modi' security during his visit to Ferozpur on Wednesday.

The panel has been told to submit the report in three days. A crucial meeting between key officials of Health Ministry and Election Commission will take place today.

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