Postcards from Chunav Manch 2019: India TV Conclave on Lok Sabha Elections

Chunav Manch India TV conclave

Anchors hosting Chunav Manch India TV conclave

India TV Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharma addressing the audience during Chunav Manch India TV conclave

Rajat Sharma in Chunav Manch India TV conclave

India TV Chairman Rajat Sharma along with Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari in Chunav Manch India TV conclave

In five years, the government has remained free of corruption allegations. In my ministry contracts of over Rs 17 Lakh crore have bene issued, without any one accusation of corruption. There has no previous government which has finished its term without corruption charges: Nitin Gadkari

Audience in Chunav Manch India TV conclave

Congress gave the slogan to eradicate poverty 20 and 40 years ago but has failed to do the same. What has not been done in last 50 years will now be done in five years: Gadkari

The Opposition should understand that Mission Shakti is not to be politicised, it is a matter of pride for every Indian: Union Minister 

Space mission are carried out at the time chosen by the scientists and not politicians, so it cannot be politically planned or motivated: Prakash Javadekar 

This Lok Sabha election will decide the strongest party in Opposition, not the ruling government. But we are not taking any opposition alliance lightly. We were ready to face a united opposition but they have remained scattered across the nation: Ram Madhav

India TV Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharma in Chunav Manch India TV conclave

Narsimha Rao had said a government is not credible if it is unable to present the report card of its governance: Babul Supriyo 

It is not about the victory or defeat of an individual. Democracy will win, dynast politics will be defeated, says Babul Supriyo

BJP govt had assured of 'achche din' when they came to power, none of the promises has been fulfilled. Those who were lifted above the poverty line have been pushed back by the NDA government in the past 5 years: Congress Spokesperson Manish Tewari

Congress Spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi along with Gaurav Bhatia and Samajwadi Party leader Ghanshyam Tiwari at Chunav Manch India TV conclave

Terming minimum income guarantee as a bribe for vote is an elitist way of thinking. When MNREGA came people said same things about it, but now 14 years later global economists accept that it kick start village economy and included them in the nation's economy by making them consumers: Congress leader Randeep Surjewala

Now employment in India is not limited to jobs. Apart from government and private jobs, there are several other new avenues for people to be gainfully employed: Suresh Prabhu

 BJP's Manoj Tiwari v/s Congress's Nagma Morarji at Chunav Manch India TV's conclave

Without taking names, we can say there are two parties in front of us ahead of Lok Sabha Elections 2019. One who prioritises the nation, another who prioritises the party: Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari

The economic offenders should not be allowed to flee the country, which has happened under the present government: Actor turned politician Nagma Morarji

BJP leader Mohsin Raza along with Congress leader Rashid Alvi and Muslim scholar Zafar Sareshwala at Chunav Manch India TV conclave

Modi Ji is the only leader in India who can work for the development of the nation: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Uma Bharti at  Chunav Manch India TV conclave

Union Minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation Uma Bharti at Chunav Manch India TV conclave

Security of the nation should be the main issue of the elections. Congress had done nothing during 26/11. We have zero tolerance towards terrorism: Amit Shah

Whether air strike or surgical strike, our aim is the security of the country. We have to give a tough answer to terrorists. We don’t decide the time. Election or no election, it hardly matters: Amit Shah