The final list of candidates was released by Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer Satyabrata Sahoo on Friday. As many as 92 candidates withdrew from the electoral race for the Lok Sabha polls, leaving 845 in the fray.

Congress and RJD today announced their candidates for Lok Sabha seats in Bihar. Mokama MLA and Baahubali don Anant Singh alias “Chotey Sarkar” has managed to get the Congress ticket from Munger seat for his wife Neelam Devi. RJD also announced the list of 19 candidates in Bihar. Sharad Yadav will contest on an RJD ticket from Madhepura while rape convict former MLA Rajballabh Yadav’s wife Vibha Devi will contest from Nawada.

The General Elections are scheduled to be held in seven phases from 11 April to 19 May 2019 to constitute the 17th Lok Sabha.

Taking on Congress party's Nyunatam Aay Yojana (NYAY) announced by Rahul Gandhi, Amit Shah said, “From last five generations, Congress party has been promising that it will remove poverty from the country, but it failed. People trust those who work. Citizens of the country are not the property of a single family.”  Congress party has called NYAY a "surgical strike on poverty."

While praising PM Modi, singer-turned-politician said, “Our PM at least shares his dreams with the country, unlike the former PM Manmohan Singh.”

​Taking a jibe at Rahul Gandhi, BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav said that the Congress President sparked more memes than any news, while stating that there was no alternative to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Just as the onset of Lok Sabha elections 2019 is marked with a variety of twists and turns, India TV is back with its day-long conclave 'Chunav Manch'.

Chunav Manch: Development or religion, dynasty or democracy, what will dominate the agenda of 2019 Lok Sabha elections? Will the parties focus on poll promises or will the blame game rule the discourse? Get all the answers at India TV's day-long conclave on Lok Sabha election 2019 today.

Veteran leader Murli Manohar Joshi has been denied a ticket by the Bharatiya Janata Party to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Uttar Pradesh Minister Satyadev Pachauri will be contesting in his place. After LK Advani, Joshi is another veteran party leader who has been dropped from its list of contestants.

Sinha's frequent criticism of BJP policies had earned him the title of a rebel leader. From the past few days, he has been openly criticising BJP and hailing Rahul Gandhi.

Former SP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh is all praise for the BJP, so much so that he didn't rule out joining the saffron party.

"We represented to the EC that there is a film being made on Narendra Modi, to be launched just a few days before election, it's purpose is political," Sibal told media after meeting the EC panel.

Deepa Malik is the first Indian woman to win a medal in Paralympic Games. The BJP claimed that her presence will strengthen the organisation.

The 2019 general election is 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. On the same day the results will be declared.

Lok Sabha elections 2019 Latest News India: Hello and welcome to our daily Election Live Blog where we bring to you the election live updates from across India. With the biggest game of thrones set to begin next month, political circles are perplexed as to who will India choose - Modi wave or Mahagathbandhan. It will be for all to see what the decider reveals on May 24. Catch the latest here:

The Congress party has come out with its eighth list of 38 candidates for the April-May parliamentary polls with its leader in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge being renominated from Gulbarga in Karnataka.

Lok Sabha elections 2019 Latest News India: Hello and welcome to our daily Election Live Blog where we bring to you the election live updates from across India. Catch the latest here:

Lok Sabha elections 2019 Latest News India: Hello and welcome to our daily Election Live Blog where we bring to you the election live updates from across India. With the Mahagathbandhan in Bihar announcing its seat-sharing forumula for 40 Lok Sabha seats, the focus is now on BJP which has come out with its list of candidates today. Catch the latest here:

The list announced late on Friday night also contained names of six candidates for Maharashtra and five for Odisha. Also, one candidate each for Assam and Meghalaya has been announced in the list.

Her statement came in reaction to an article shared by the prime minister a short while ago where he has alleged that 'dynasty' has destroyed India's institutions.