Noting that Maharaj's comments were first such remarks after the Supreme Court outlawed seeking votes in the name of religion or caste, JD(U) spokesperson K C Tyagi alleged the BJP MP was "trying to polarise voters on religious grounds" in the poll-bound state.
Rawat's remarks have come in the backdrop of talks doing the rounds that there is a discord between him and Congress state unit chief Kishore Upadhyaya over ticket allotments for the February 15 polls.
"We will contest by-elections and will announce our candidate in a day or two," AAP's senior leader Sanjay Singh said.
"This time people will vote for AAP which will win 28-32 seats in Goa (out of 40)," he said.
He said the strategy of the party will now have an edge and added that Kishor is giving providing his services to the party.
Amarinder Singh had earlier met former prime minister Manmohan Singh to seek time for the document release.
Service voter eligible for Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot can cast their vote through this system, he said.
From Kharar seat, AAP has fielded former journalist Kanwar Sandhu while Congress has nominated Jagmohan Singh Kang.
APP president Sucha Singh Chhotepur said, "We have high regard for the individuals who have a vision and believe in taking the state to a new height."
Telling people to measure him by works done, Sukhbir said, "I will be campaigning in the entire state and might be away for long period of time. It is for you to make my campaign yours."
Nikra, who was also the national president of the Anti Drug Federation of India (ADFI), has been appointed as the Chairman of the Anti Narcotic Cell of PPCC.
Babbar has not been in favour of any alliance with SP, though senior Congress leader and incharge of UP Ghulam Nabi Azad is not averse to such a tie-up.
The party has given the responsibility of coordinating with Prashant to the party's state secretary Vinod Chauhan under the leadership of state party vice-president Jot Singh Bisht, Upadhyay said.
Mulayam Singh Yadav said that Ramgopal Yadav has been expelled from the party for six years.
All major political parties, including Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), have fielded them.
Since Muslims account for nearly 20 per cent of the voters in UP, Mayawati decided to field more candidates of that community, playing her Dalit-Muslim consolidation card to come back to power.
For the Congress party, Goa elections are an important opportunity to salvage its political fortunes which sunk to the lowest level during the 2012 state polls.
After the split in the party last week, the factions led by Mulayam Singh Yadav and his son Akhilesh had approached the Commission staking claim over the party and the symbol
The MGP president claimed that the alliance has already been finalised and announcement is just a formality.
Congress MLA Rakesh Pandey has clearly said that “ticket from Ludhiana north is only his”.
Veterans believe that Singh should not have pitted himself against another officer (Captain Amarinder Singh) by aligning himself with the Shiromani Akali Dal.
BSP has so far released list of 401 candidates
Details of senior AAP leaders' tour programme will be worked out soon but almost all of them will campaign against the ruling party at the Centre so as to apprise the people of the real face of the BJP, said an AAP spokesperson.
NCP leader Majeed Memon said it is being heard that Congress is keen to join hands with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav’s camp
If given a ticket, Gill will be facing Jagmohan Singh Kang of the Congress and Kanwar Sandhu of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).