Lok Sabha polls, May 13: As it happened
The Lok Sabha polls are just a few days away and the parties are leaving no stone unturned to garner as much as attention and affection from the crowds as possible. To this end, PM Modi will address three election rallies today. Rahul Gandhi is also slated to rally in Punjab on Monday.
India is awaiting a new government and in the run up to the Lok Sabha polls 2019, campaigners and warriors belonging to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Rahul Gandhi's Congress have got battle-ready.
Keeping up with this, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address three election rallies in Ratlam (Madhya Pradesh), Solan (Himachal Pradesh) and Bathinda (Punjab) today.
Congress President Rahul Gandhi will also rally in Punjab's Fatehgarh Sahib and Hoshiarpur today.
Stay tuned to this space as IndiaTVNews.com brings to you live and latest updates on the Lok Sabha poll campaign.
Live updates : Lok Sabha polls, May 13: As it happened
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May 13, 2019 8:43 PM (IST)
Yogi Adityanath's Kolkata rally on May 15 denied, says BJP
BJP on Monday said that Yogi Adityanath's Kolkata rally on May 15 has been denied.
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May 13, 2019 6:16 PM (IST)
Rahul Gandhi pretending to scold Sam Pitroda: PM Modi in Bathinda
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May 13, 2019 6:04 PM (IST)
Modi govt has been all campaign, no work: Priyanka Gandhi
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Monday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying his five-year tenure saw only "campaigning" and no work.
Referring to Modi's reported "tapasya" (hardwork) remark, the Congress general secretary said "tapasya" destroys arrogance, but the "arrogance" of the Modi government had grown "too big".
Gandhi Vadra alleged Modi did not find even five minutes in his tenure to solve problems faced by the poor in his constituency, Varanasi, in Uttar Pradesh.
In an interview to a leading English daily, Modi had recently said that his image was not created by the "Khan Market gang" (located in Delhi), but his 45-year tapasya (hard work).
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May 13, 2019 5:59 PM (IST)
BJP writes to Karnataka CEO against Congress leader DK Shivakumar
The Bharatiya Janata Party wrote to Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer against Congress leader DK Shivakumar alleging that he camped at Kundagola and had been distributing cash to the voters and leaders.
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May 13, 2019 5:57 PM (IST)
PM Modi takes on Sam Pitroda
"They ask for votes in the name of their ancestors, but when questioned on their (ancestors) misdeeds, they say 'hua to hua'," PM Modi said, earlier today.
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May 13, 2019 1:47 PM (IST)
Arrest me if you have guts: Amit Shah dares Mamata Banerjee in Bengal
Mamata didi, I am chanting Jai Shri Ram here and leaving for Kolkata, arrest me if you have guts: BJP President Amit Shah in Joynagar.
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May 13, 2019 1:30 PM (IST)
Mamata's dictatorship in Bengal: BJP after permission denied to Shah's rally
The BJP on Monday hit out at the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal, alleging the chief minister has replaced democracy with her "dictatorship" after the state administration denied permission to a rally by its president Amit Shah.
Shah was scheduled to hold a rally in Jadhavpur Monday but the state administration denied permission for it last night and also withdrew its nod to the landing of Shah's chopper in the constituency, BJP leader and Union minister Prakash Javadekar told reporters.
He urged the Election Commission to take cognizance of the development, saying the state government wants to to reduce the poll panel to a mute spectator.
"This is murder of democracy. The EC should take cognizance of the matter. If important leaders are not allowed to hold rallies then what is the meaning of elections," Javadekar said.
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May 13, 2019 1:29 PM (IST)
'Hua to hua' remark shows arrogance of Congress: Modi in MP
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday stepped up his attack on the Congress over its leader Sam Pitroda's hua to hua (It happened, so what?) remark on the anti-Sikh riots in 1984.
The remark reflects the arrogance of the opposition party, Modi said, addressing a rally at Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh.
Modi said 'hua to hua' are not just three words but reflect arrogance of the Congress.
While they (Congress leaders) were saying "hua to hua", the people of the country were saying "enough is enough", Modi said.
These 'mahamilavati' people are saying 'hua toh hua', but the country is now saying 'mahamilavati logon ab bohot hua' (enough is enough), he said.
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May 13, 2019 1:26 PM (IST)
Supreme Court dismisses plea to advance poll timing for last phase of LS polls
The Supreme Court Monday dismissed a plea seeking a direction to the Election Commission (EC) to advance poll timings to 5:30 am from 7 am for the seventh phase of Lok Sabha polls in view of searing heat and the month of Ramzan.
A vacation bench comprising Justices Indira Banerjee and Sanjiv Khanna rejected the plea, saying the notified timing of voting are from 7 am to 6 pm and voters can cast vote in the morning also.
"The timings are from 7 am to 6 pm. People can come in the morning to cast their votes. They (EC) will face logistical problem (if timings are advanced)," the bench told advocate Mohammad Nizamuddin Pasha who had filed the petition.
On May 2, the top court had asked the poll panel to pass "necessary orders" on a representation seeking advancing of voting timing for the remaining phase of Lok Sabha polls, which the EC had rejected on May 5.
The poll panel had turned down his representation as being "administratively not feasible".
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May 13, 2019 11:50 AM (IST)
Modi addresses rally in Ratlam
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is presently addressing a rally in Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam
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May 13, 2019 11:12 AM (IST)
Supreme Court agrees to hear tomorrow, the plea filed by Priyanka Sharma, BJP youth wing worker who was arrested for sharing a morphed picture of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
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May 13, 2019 10:15 AM (IST)
Congress leaders must stop their mischievous attitude: H Vishwanath
Congress leaders must stop their mischievous attitude. They must stop trying to sabotage the coalition government. They can do all this politics in 2022, this isn't the time. We had brought Siddaramaiah to Congress, we created a situation that made him the chief minister: Karnataka JDS leader H Vishwanath.
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May 13, 2019 9:31 AM (IST)
Amit Shah denied rally, chopper landing in Bengal
BJP President Amit Shah denied permission to hold rally in West Bengal's Jadavpur, also denied permission to land chopper: Party sources
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May 13, 2019 8:40 AM (IST)
Telangana CM K Chandrashekhar Rao to meet MK Stalin today
Telangana Rashtra Samiti leader and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao to meet Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) President MK Stalin, in Chennai, today.
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May 13, 2019 7:52 AM (IST)
Rahul Gandhi to address two rallies in Punjab today
Congress President Rahul Gandhi to address two public rallies in Punjab's Fatehgarh Sahib and Hoshiarpur today.
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May 13, 2019 7:29 AM (IST)
Modi to rally in three states today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to address three election rallies today.
Modi will be in Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam, Himachal Pradesh's Solan and Punjab's Bathinda on Monday.