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  At poll rally, Yogi Adityanath calls Indian Army 'Modi ji ki sena'

  April 01, 2019 17:37 IST

  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath described the Indian Army as "Modi ji ki sena" (Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Army) during an election campaign for the BJP here.   

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  Facebook removes 687 pages linked to Congress for 'coordinated inauthentic behaviour'

  April 01, 2019 18:44 IST

  Facebook said that its action against the pages linked to Congress was not based on the content but on the behaviour of the account holders.

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  Nishad Party chief took Rs 50 crore from BJP to become a part of party, he had deal with Yogi: Ram Nishad

  April 01, 2019 14:26 IST

  It was on Tuesday that the Nishad Party had joined the alliance and it was believed that sitting MP Pravin Nishad would once again be fielded from the seat.

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  BJP announces 3 more Lok Sabha candidates from Odisha

  April 01, 2019 15:11 IST

  The BJP had earlier nominated Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Varanasi and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh from Lucknow.

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  Rahul Gandhi to file nomination from Wayanad on Thursday

  April 01, 2019 13:19 IST

  Wayanad district shares borders with both Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

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  BSP releases second list of 6 candidates in Uttar Pradesh

  April 01, 2019 12:54 IST

  The BSP could not win any seat in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.

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  Congress labelled peace-loving Hindu society as terrorists: PM Modi in Wardha, Maharashtra

  April 01, 2019 12:41 IST

  Your abuse ornament for me: Modi to Congress on 'chowkidar of toilets' remark

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  Supreme Court grants week's time to Opposition to respond on VVPAT row

  April 01, 2019 12:19 IST

  The Election Commission in its response have said that the opposition "does not raise any ground or base for altering" the existing system of sample checking.

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  Dignity of RBI 'diminished', says Mamata on its foundation day

  April 01, 2019 12:14 IST

  The RBI, headquarters, where its Governor sits, was initially established in Kolkata but was permanently moved to Mumbai in 1937.

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  We'll fill 22 lakh government vacancies: Rahul Gandhi

  April 01, 2019 10:34 IST

  After Lok Sabha elections 2019, the new government will assume office in May. Gandhi has been making a series of poll promises ahead of release of party's poll manifesto.

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  Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi to campaign in Telangana today

  April 01, 2019 9:47 IST

  General elections are scheduled to be held in seven phases from 11 April to 19 May 2019 to constitute the 17th Lok Sabha. The counting of votes will be conducted on 23 May, and on the same day the results will be declared.

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  Rahul Gandhi refused to forge alliance with AAP in Delhi: Kejriwal

  April 01, 2019 11:01 IST

  Kejriwal has been urging the Congress to stitch an alliance in Delhi for the Lok Sabha polls to keep the BJP away from power.

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  Railway zones ordered to remove political advertisements from premises ahead of Lok Sabha Elections 2019

  April 01, 2019 7:50 IST

  Just two days ago, a tea cup bearing the BJP's election campaign slogan "main bhi chowkidaar" created a furore.

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  If you love country, please don't support Modi and Shah: Mamata Banerjee to BJP's sister organisations

  April 01, 2019 7:12 IST

  Mamata Banerjee claimed the BJP won't get a single seat in West Bengal and the party won't cross the 125-mark in the 543-member Lok Sabha.

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  BJP has two ways of dealing with terrorists -- bullet & bomb: Yogi Adityanath

  April 01, 2019 6:39 IST

  "Pakistan was counting the dead bodies of terrorists. At that time, our Opposition was asking questions about the airstrike. This will not be tolerated at any cost," Adityanath said at a public meeting in Ghaziabad.

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  Lok Sabha Election April 1: As it happened

  April 01, 2019 23:59 IST

  Hello and welcome to our daily election LIVE blog. As Lok Sabha Election 2019 campaign gains momentum, the political activities in the country have increased many folds. Bigwigs from across the political parties are holding rallies in order to woo the voters. Stay tuned for all updates.

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  At Akhlaq's village, Yogi Adityanath says government working for all but no appeasement

  March 31, 2019 23:29 IST

  Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday addressed a rally in Gautam Buddh Nagar's Bisahada village, home to Mohammad Akhlaq who was lynched by a mob, and said the Modi government was working for all sections of the society.

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  Chowkidar is representative of Mahatma Gandhi's concept of trusteeship: PM Modi

  March 31, 2019 20:39 IST

  In an apparent dig at Congress' minimum income poll promise and the Gandhi family, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said its four generations had made the same promises but nothing happened, and first- time voters should see the "track record" of those pitching for eliminating poverty.

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  Congress party is national in true sense, joining it as Lalu advised to do so: Shatrughan Sinha

  March 31, 2019 16:03 IST

  Actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha, who has announced that he is quitting the BJP, on Sunday said he decided to go with the Congress as it was a national party in the "true sense" and family friend Lalu Prasad also advised him to do so.

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  Rahul Gandhi fled to Kerala as he fears Amethi will seek account of work: Amit Shah

  March 31, 2019 15:04 IST

  "Rahul Gandhi has fled to Kerala as he fears that Amethi voters will seek an account from him," the BJP chief said.

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  Mayawati accuses BJP of playing anti-Dalit politics

  March 31, 2019 12:33 IST

  A day after the Bhim Army Chief Chandrasekhar Azad held a road show in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency of Varanasi, BSP Chief Mayawati on Sunday accused the BJP of supporting the Dalit leader for splitting the caste vote in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.  

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  Andhra Pradesh, Odisha MPs have highest average income, Goa MPs lowest: ADR

  March 31, 2019 12:29 IST

  An analysis of self-declared affidavits of outgoing Lok Sabha MPs shows that 19 from Andhra Pradesh have an average annual self-income of Rs 1.05 crore, the highest among all MPs in the country.  

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  Former Minister Raghunath Mohanty resigns from BJD, alleges conspiracy by party leaders

  March 31, 2019 12:16 IST

  Mohanty was an aspirant for the Basta Assembly constituency in Balasore.

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  LS poll in WB: Discontent over candidate selection puts question mark on BJP's prospects

  March 31, 2019 12:07 IST

  The BJP's ambitious target of winning 23 Lok Sabha seats from West Bengal may prove to be an uphill task as discontent is brewing over ticket distribution after old-timers and homegrown leaders were overlooked in favour of turncoats and newcomers.  

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  Rahul Gandhi to contest from Kerala's Wayanad along with family stronghold Amethi

  March 31, 2019 16:03 IST

  Ending speculation, Congress on Sunday announced that party president Rahul Gandhi will contest from Wayanad parliamentary constituency in Kerala along with Amethi in Uttar Pradesh.

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  #MainBhiChowkidar retweeted 3 million times: BJP

  March 31, 2019 10:55 IST

  "People are raising their voices against the Opposition bid to spoil Modi's image and 'Main Bhi Chowkidar' is turning into a public movement against it," Madhya Pradesh BJP General Secretary V.D. Sharma said.   

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  Kejriwal lashes out at Manoj Tiwari, asks people to throw him out when he comes asking for votes

  March 31, 2019 9:24 IST

  The AAP leader further accused the Central government of creating hurdles in Delhi's development and said he faced obstructions at various stages to get clearance from the central government.

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  Lok Sabha Polls 2019: Delhi Congress meets to shortlist candidates for seven seats

  March 31, 2019 7:42 IST

  On an average, two-three names will be shortlisted on each seat and the new list will be sent to the party high-command for final selection of the candidates.