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  Kanhaiya Kumar supporters, villagers clash in Bihar during roadshow; black flags waved

  April 22, 2019 7:10 IST

  The incident occurred while Kumar was taking out a road show at Koray village in Gadhpura block of the constituency.

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  Lok Sabha polls, April 22: As it Happened

  April 25, 2019 23:05 IST

  The Lok Sabha polls are underway and the parties are leaving no stone unturned to garner as much as attention and affection from the crowds as possible. To this end, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address 4 rallies in Maharashtra and Rajasthan today, while Priyanka and Sonia Gandhi will be on a two-day visit to Raebareli from today.

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  Will provide jobs even if you 'don't vote for me': Varun Gandhi tells Muslim voters in Pilibhit

  April 21, 2019 23:52 IST

  Varun, while campaigning in Uttar Pradesh’s Pilibhit on Sunday, said he would provide jobs to Muslim voters who don’t even support him but added that if they vote for him, he would be very happy.

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  BJP fields Shankar Lalwani from Indore in place of Sumitra Mahajan, Hardeep Puri from Amritsar

  April 21, 2019 23:19 IST

  The BJP Sunday announced its seven more candidates for the Lok Sabha election, nominating Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri from Amritsar and renominating its four sitting MPs from Delhi.

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  Bid adieu to ‘missing MP’, Smriti Irani asks Amethi voters

  April 21, 2019 22:10 IST

  Addressing an election meeting in Dharai under Amethi assembly segment, Irani exhorted voters to bid adieu to their MP, saying give “bidai” (farewell) to the “naamdar” and send a “kamal” (lotus- BJP poll symbol) to New Delhi from Amethi this time.

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  Our nuclear weapons are not saved for Diwali: PM Modi on Pak's nuke threat

  April 21, 2019 23:25 IST

  "India has quit the policy of being scared of Pakistani threats. Haven't I done the right thing? Every other day they announced, 'we have a nuclear button, we have a nuclear button'. So what do we have then? Are those saved for Diwali?" PM Modi said, while addressing an election rally in Rajasthan's Barmer.

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  Campaigning for Phase 3 of Lok Sabha polls ends

  April 21, 2019 20:27 IST

  Campaigning for the third phase of polling in 116 parliamentary constituencies on April 23 ended Sunday with top leaders making a last-gasp effort to sway voters in favour of their respective parties.  

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  Akhilesh Yadav carrying 'elephant's shit' on his head: UP education minister

  April 21, 2019 19:52 IST

  "Akhilesh used to say his 'Kaam bolta hai' (work speaks), but the BJP youths say it's not your 'kaam', (but) your 'kaarnaama' (misdeeds) that speaks. Had your work spoken, you did not have to carry elephant's shit with you," Jaiswal is purportedly heard saying in a video gone viral.

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  Priyanka Gandhi says is 'ready' to contest from Varanasi

  April 21, 2019 16:38 IST

  "I am ready to contest and will be happy to - from Varanasi if party president [Rahul Gandhi] asks me to," Priyanka told reports in Wayanad.

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  EC issues another notice to Sadhvi Pragya, this time for being 'proud' of demolishing Babri Masjid

  April 21, 2019 16:18 IST

  This came after Sadhvi Pragya, in an exclusive interview with AajTak, said, "Why would we regret the demolition of the Babri Masjid? We are, in fact, ‘proud’ of it. There were some waste products of the Ram temple and we removed it. This has awakened the self-respect of our country and we will construct a grand Ram temple."

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  Tear my son's clothes, take him to task if he does not deliver: Kamal Nath

  April 21, 2019 16:17 IST

  Tear my son's clothes if he does not deliver, says Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath as he campaigns for his son Nakul who is fighting his first elections from Chhindwara.  

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  Post-poll alliance must to form govt in Delhi, says Kamal Nath

  April 21, 2019 14:10 IST

  Kamal Nath said that the Congress will do well in the Lok Sabha elections but won't be able to get a majority and the post-poll alliance in Delhi is necessary.

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  SP-BSP alliance is a flop show: Shivpal Yadav

  April 21, 2019 13:51 IST

  Shivpal, who is contesting Lok Sabha polls from here, said people of Firozabad invited him and based on their interest decided to contest from the seat.

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  People of UP ready to change prime minister, preparation has begun: Mayawati launches attack on PM Modi

  April 21, 2019 13:38 IST

  The BSP chief alleged Modi had got his caste included in the Backward Class category for political and electoral gains.

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  No changes needed in citizenship bill if Clause 6 implemented properly: Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal

  April 21, 2019 13:35 IST

  When asked if the Assam government will request the Centre to make necessary changes in the existing bill to allay apprehensions of the people here, Sonowal said that is not needed if the Clause 6 of the Assam Accord is implemented properly.

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  Duty of Gujarat to take care of 'son of soil': PM Modi in Patan

  April 21, 2019 13:32 IST

  PM Modi said whether the Prime Minister's chair remains or not, he has decided that either he will be alive or terrorists will remain alive.

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  Pune candidate pedals 60 km everyday with agenda to make city pollution-free

  April 21, 2019 12:27 IST

  Anand Vanjape,  who calls himself an "environment politician", said he has been promoting a pollution-free lifestyle for the last several years and chose to highlight the issue as it hasn't found mention in any party's manifesto.

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  We removed the waste from our Lord Ram's temple : Pragya Thakur on Babri Masjid demolition

  April 21, 2019 11:53 IST

  "We do not regret but are proud of demolishing the Babri Masjid. We removed the waste from our Lord Ram's temple," she said in a TV interview.   

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  Fear of losing Amethi seat forced Rahul Gandhi to contest from Wayanad: Piyush Goyal

  April 21, 2019 8:08 IST

  The union minister also blamed the Congress president for not taking on the Left politics in Wayanad.

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  Candidates for seven Delhi Lok Sabha seats to be announced in couple of days: Sheila Dikshit

  April 21, 2019 9:15 IST

  The former Chief Minister of Delhi had also said that the party will decide over fielding her from any Lok Sabha constituency. Earlier, there were reports that she might contest elections from Chandni Chowk.

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  86 nomination papers found valid after scrutiny for 5th phase in Bihar

  April 21, 2019 7:12 IST

  A total of 21 nomination papers were found valid in Sitamarhi, 20 in Madhubani, 22 in Muzaffarpur, 12 in Saran and 11 in Hajipur.

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  EC serves notice on Sadhvi Pragya Thakur on her remarks about martyr Hemant Karkare

  April 21, 2019 6:56 IST

  The Commission served the notice even after she had withdrawn the remarks and asked why action should not be taken against her for breach of the election code. Thakur has been given 24 hours to respond. 

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  BJP has only goons to field from Bhopal Lok Sabha seat: Bhupesh Baghel

  April 21, 2019 6:42 IST

  Thakur is out on bail in the 2008 blast case and she is under fire for claiming that IPS officer Hemant Karkare was killed during the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack as she had "cursed" him for "torturing" her.

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  Lok Sabha polls, April 21: As it Happened

  April 21, 2019 22:04 IST

  As the political blitzkrieg picks up, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi have upped the ante. PM Modi addressed election rallies in Gujarat and Rajasthan today, while Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray also addressed a rally in Mumbai.

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  No Congress-AAP pact, Delhi to see triangular contest

  April 20, 2019 23:47 IST

  ​Delhi is set for a triangular fight with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday announcing that alliance is not possible with the Congress as the latter wants the tie-up to remain confined to the national capital and not extending to Haryana.  

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  I'm being treated like a terrorist: Azam Khan

  April 20, 2019 20:34 IST

  Resuming campaigning after a 72-hour Election Commission ban over his derogatory remarks on BJP's Jaya Prada, Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan Friday complained that he was being treated like a terrorist or a criminal.   

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  `Farzi' friendship between BSP, SP will end on May 23: PM Modi

  April 20, 2019 19:37 IST

  SP-BSP have forged an alliance in Uttar Pradesh. PM Modi, in his rally in Etah, said that the friendship is 'farzi' (fake).

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  Gujarat minister calls Rahul Gandhi 'puppy', CM disapproves while Congress lashes out

  April 20, 2019 19:28 IST

  Vasava had earlier taken a swipe at the claim of some Congress supporters that Gandhi was an "incarnation of Lord Shiva", asking the Congress chief to prove the claim by consuming poison.