Congress, AAP agree on alliance formula, says report

Congress and AAP has finally agreed on an alliance formula, says a media report. The two parties have reportedly agreed on a 4-3 seat sharing formula in Delhi. India TV Digital has not been able to confirm the news independently but will keep you updated on the situation. 

The Bharatiya Janata Party's CEC meeting has ended. The meeting, which went for four hours, was held to decide the names of candidates for Lok Sabha seats in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.

The Delhi Chief Electoral Office on Monday said it was awaiting a reply from the makers of a biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, scheduled to be released on April 5, after it felt that the film violated the model code of conduct. 

As "The Tashkent Files", a film which revolves around the mysterious death of Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, is all set to be released in the midst of the Lok Sabha polls, director Vivek Agnihotri says it is the right time to bring it to the public.

The film is an addition to the long list of political movies set to be released ahead on the Lok Sabha polls this year after "Uri: The Surgical Strike", "The Accidental Prime Minister" and "Thackeray". It will be followed up with "PM Narendra Modi".

Read full story here: Releasing 'The Tashkent Files' now due to public's current mood, reveals filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri

Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley attacked at Rahul Gandhi's ambitious minimum income scheme by saying that Congress has been using poverty alleviation as a poll plank but has failed to deliver on its promises time after time. "Indira ji won an election in 1971 on 'gareebi hatao' but she didn't take the necessary steps to remove poverty. She did not believe in increased productivity, she did not believe in the generation of wealth, she only believed in redistribution of poverty," Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said.

Union Minister RS Prasad attacks Rahul Gandhi's minimum income scheme: Today Rahul Gandhi announced the Minimum Income Guarantee Scheme. Indira Gandhi had raised slogan of 'Gareebi Hatao' in 1971. We thought poverty had been removed but nothing happened. Rajiv Gandhi was PM, he said I send Re 1 from Delhi and only 15 paise reaches villages. This showing of false dream to the people of India, is not going to cut any ice because the Congress record of 55 years has always been anti-poor.

A Congress delegation today filed complaint against the film PM Narendra Modi with the Election Commission. "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. 3 producers & actor belong to BJP, director is involved in Vibrant Gujarat. This is violative of all norms," Congress leader Kapil Sibal told media after the meeting.

Watch the trailer of the biopic on PM Narendra Modi here

NCP manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls promises complete loan waiver for small and middle income farmers and resumption of talks with Pakistan. The Sharad Pawar-led party is contesting on 20 seats in Maharashtra, one each in Laskhadweep, Bihar, Odisha, Meghalaya and Manipur.

Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress forms political alliance with Kamal Haasan's Makkal Needhi Maiam for Lok Sabha elections.

A BJP delegation led by GVL Narsimha Rao today met the Election Commission to file a complaint against the Telugu Desam Party. The BJP has alleged that TDP is influencing the elections using the money power. Have requested the Election Commission to appoint a special observer in Andhra Pradesh, Rao told India TV. The party also complained against the TMC party for 'using unfair means to cancel BJP's program in West Bengal'. 

JD(S) patriarch HD Deve Gowda said that he will campaign wherever he will be asked to. "I will campaign everywhere in the state. I will also go to Andhra, Chandrababu Naidu also invited me. We are secular parties, wherever required I will go," Deve Gowda said. A thankful Gowda said that Congress gave CM seat to JD(S) when they had won only 37 seats, "With the support of Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi we formed a government here. I will campaign now wherever required."

The work that PM Modi has done for women empowerment and his thoughts towards women, is evident. He has put women in leading portfolios, he has also worked extensively for the 'divyangs'.

In an exclusive interview to India TV, Amar Singh gave clear hints that Jaya Prada will contest for the Bharatiya Janata Party if given an opportunity. On question over his political prospects, he didn't rule out joining the BJP. 

According to reports, actor Urmila Matondkar is likely to join Congress. She may be fielded from Mumbai North.

West Bengal: Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan meets Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee at Nabanna in Howrah.

Odisha Chief Minister and BJD Chief Naveen Patnaik files nomination for the Bijepur assembly constituency at the Padampur Sub Collector office in Bargarh. He had earlier filed his nomination for the Hinjili assembly constituency as well.

Paralympian Deepa Malik and INLD MLA Kehar Singh Rawat join Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

A Congress delegation comprising Randeep Singh Surjewala, Kapil Sibal, and Abhishek Manu Singhvi to meet Election Commission of India over the biopic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi later today.

Tamil Nadu: Karti Chidambaram files nomination for the Sivaganga parliamentary constituency as the Congress candidate 

Sitting Mathura MP Hema Malini files nomination from the Lok Sabha constituency as BJP candidate for Lok Sabha Election 2019.

Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy's son Nikhil Kumaraswamy files nomination as Congress-JD(S) coalition candidate from Mandya for Lok Sabha Elections 2019.

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) releases list of star campaigners for Lok Sabha Elections 2019 for Maharashtra. Sharad Pawar, Praful Patel and Supriya Sule feature on the list.

Jharkhand Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president Annapurna Devi is likely to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to contest the Lok Sabha poll, sources told IANS. Devi could contest the Lok Sabha elections from Koderma or Chatra seat.

The Congress has announced that Sachin Choudhary will be the party's candidate from Uttar Pradesh's Amroha parliamentary constituency in place of Rashid Alvi. A former spokesperson of the Congress, Alvi has been a member of the Lok Sabha from Amroha (1999-2004) and a two-term Rajya Sabha MP from Andhra Pradesh.
Sources said Alvi was reluctant to contest from Amroha from where the Bahujan Samaj Party has named Danish Ali, Janata Dal Secular's ex-general secretary, as its candidate. 

Former Union minister Sukh Ram and his grandson Aashray Sharma have joined the Congress party. The announcement has been made by Congress in-charge for Himachal Congress Rajni Patil. 

Rahul Gandhi: 5 crore families and 25 crore people will directly benefit from this scheme. All calculations have been done. There is no such scheme anywhere else in the world

In the last 5 years, people faced tough times: Rahul Gandhi

Akbaruddin Owaisi, the leader of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul has said that if Prime Minister Narendra Modi is fond of being a chowkidar, he would provide him with a whistle and cap.

Giriraj Singh upset after high command changes his seat without consulting him: Sources

Kamal Haasan to meet Mamata Banerjee at 3 pm in Kolkata today

National Conference-Congress candidate Farooq Abdullah today filed his nominations from Srinagar for #LokSabhaElectios2019. 

#LokSabhaElections2019: Congress to contest from Bangalore North Lok Sabha constituency as its ally Janata Dal Secular (JDS) gives it up as part of the seat-sharing arrangement between Karnataka’s ruling coalition parties. 

The Congress party meeting led by Rahul Gandhi has failed to reach any conclusion on alliance with Arvind Kejriwal's AAP. Reports suggest that three-time Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit was against the alliance.  

Hema Malini is contesting LS polls 2019 from Mathura constituency

Hema Malini to file nomination today

Manoj Tiwari, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and a Member of Parliament (MP), on Monday accepted that he met Haryanvi singer Sapna Chaudhary on Sunday. “I met her yesterday. We want her to do campaigning for us,” Tiwari said. 

Former Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Jaya Prada may join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), said sources on Monday. A film actress-turned-politician, she may fight from Rampur Lok Sabha constituency on the saffron party’s ticket. Interestingly, she was a Member of Parliament (MP) from Rampur from 2004 to 2014.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi is holding a meeting with leaders of Delhi Congress on Monday. Reportedly, a decision may be taken regarding an alliance with the Aam Admi Party (AAP). Congress president will take the final decision. 

Within hours of Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Raj Babbar welcoming her into the party fold, Haryanavi singer-dancer Sapna Chaudhary Sunday claimed she has not joined the Congress and accused it of using her old pictures with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. 

The Congress has announced candidates for all the five Lok Sabha seats in Uttarakhand. The party has fielded Congress general secretary Harish Rawat from Nainital, former MLA Ambrish Kumar from Haridwar, former Chief Minister B.C. Khanduri's son Manish Khanduri from Pauri, state Congress president Pritam Singh from Tehri and Rajya Sabha member Pradeep Tamta from Almora.