BJP candidate faces farmers' ire in UP and Goa TMC leader Yatish Naik quits... today's top election news

BJP candidate from Sambhal's Asmoli constituency Harendra Singh Rinku faced the ire of some farmers when he was campaigning in Shakarpur village. A group of angry farmers prevented Singh from campaigning, claiming BJP was against farmers. Singh later alleged that the protesters were all SP supporters masquerading as farmers. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's attire at the Republic Day parade attracted attention because it had dress items related to Uttarakhand and Manipur, both states that are going to the polls. The PM was seen wearing the traditional cap from Uttarakhand adorned with Brahmakamal, which is the state flower of Uttarakhand. Also, the stole that the PM adorned is peculiar to Manipur's Meitei tribe.A day after being denied the ticket for Saligao constituency, Yatish Naik, one of the early entrants to the TMC in Goa, tendered his resignation. Naik was one of the first nine people who had joined TMC in the presence of Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata along with ex-Chief Minister Luizinho Falerio.After memes, political parties in Punjab are using video clips to target each other. The Aam Aadmi Party has used various clips to show its CM face Bhagwant Mann getting the better of rivals Sidhu and Channi, while the Congress has used a clip based on 2011 superhero film Thor to show how its leaders will put rivals on the mat.A video of UP minister Anil Sharma's son distributing cash to some people went viral after which he was issued a notice by the returning officer. The viral video purportedly shows Sharma's son Kush distributing Rs 100 notes to people. Anil Sharma is the BJP candidate from Shikarpur assembly segment.A day after Congress leader RPN Singh joined the BJP, party MLA Irfan Ansari hit out at the former Union minister. Ansari claimed that RPN Singh tried to further the interests of the BJP even while he was the Congress's Jharkhand incharge.