In Madhya Pradesh, the process of filing of nomination papers for the state legislative assembly began today. Nomination papers will be filed till 8th of this month. The scrutiny of nomination papers will take place on 9th November while nomination papers can be withdrawn till 11th November. All the 230 assembly segments of the state will go to the polls on 25th of this month.

AIR correspondent reports that three nominations were filed in Chindwara district while one nomination was filed in Chattarpur district today. No nomination was filed in Bhopal, Narsinghpur, Shajapur, Jhabua and Singrauli districts. Although Congress has not announced names of its candidate’s so far, former chief minister and Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh’s son Jayverdhan Singh filed his nomination papers from Raghogarh constituency of Guna district. Niece of state congress president Kantilal Bhuria and Secretary of Madhya Pradesh Congress Kalawati Bhuria today resigned from her post. She is demanding party ticket from Jhabua district.

In Mizoram, the three opposition party coalition – The Mizoram Democratic Alliance(MDA) have finalised 12 candidates on the first day of filling of nomination papers today. The alliance comprises Mizo National Front(MNF) , Mizoram Peoples Conference(MPC) and Maraland Democratic Front(MDF). BJP had already finalised 11 candidates to contest the ensuing Mizoram assembly Election.