Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah is also denied permission to land the chopper.

Targeting Pitroda further, the BJP chief said, "If you ask a question regarding the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, the Congress says 'hua to hua'. If you ask a question regarding the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai and migration of Kashmiri Pandits, Congress says 'hua to hua.'

Amit Shah arrived here after addressing a rally in Arrah Lok Sabha constituency where another Union minister, R K Singh, is seeking to retain his seat.

All seven Lok Sabha constituencies in the national capital will vote on May 12 and there are over 1.43 crore voters in the city. A silence period of 48 hours kicked in from 6 pm Friday and will last till 6 pm on Sunday.

"Thousands of Sikhs were killed mercilessly. The then prime minister Rajiv Gandhi justified it. No one was punished. Manmohan Singh was made (by the Congress) to apologise. What Sam Pitroda has said exposes the Congress' mindset," said BJP president Amit Shah

"Last time also the contest was with Modiji this time also it is with him, people hardly know anything about BJP candidate, same is case with Congress candidate, both are politically insignificant," Chautala

Ridiculing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's claim that she does not consider Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister, BJP President Amit Shah on Tuesday said she should rather prepare herself for another five years as Modi is set to return at the helm following the Lok Sabha polls.  

“Election in West Bengal is for restoring democracy in the state, where BJP will win more than 23 seats,” said BJP chief Amit Shah. To constitute the 17th Lok Sabha, the general election is currently being held in seven phases from 11 April to 19 May 2019.

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has declared its 2019 Class 10 results. Over 92 per cent of students have cleared the exams while 13 students scored 499 out of 500. And Phase 5 polling went by and large peaceful with Amethi being the focus. Here's our top news this hour.

The Supreme Court Thursday directed the Election Commission to decide by May 6 nine complaints of the Congress party alleging MCC violations by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah.  

BJP chief Amit Shah on Tuesday attacked Congress president Rahul Gandhi, alleging that he and his party "sulked" after the Balakot airstrike as his dreams of becoming prime minister got shattered.

In another development, on Tuesday, the poll panel is also likely to discuss the possible dates for the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections.

Addressing back-to-back election rallies in Sitamarhi and Saran Lok Sabha segments set to go to polls in the fifth phase of general elections Amit Shah also drew a contrast between PM Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi, claiming that the prime minister has been working “tirelessly for the past 20 years” unlike the Congress president “who needs a prolonged holiday every few months”.

BJP president Amit Shah said during Ghazipur rally in Uttar Pradesh that Mayawati, Akhilesh Yadav and Rahul Gandhi were upset with Balakot air strikes.

"A Hindu can never be a terrorist. They have fabricated false cases to frame her. It was a conspiracy for vote bank politics," Amit Shah said, while addressing a rally at Rajnagar in Chhatarpur district, on Tuesday.

PM Narendra Modi then showed a victory sign with one hand while holding the child in his other hand.

In Phase 3, stakes are high for the ruling BJP and its allies as they bagged 66 seats out of these 116 spread across 14 states and Union Territories in 2014 general election, while the Congress and its alliance partners won 27, and the rest went to other opposition parties and Independents.

Claiming that the "real culprits" were let off after being arrested, Shah said questions should be asked why they were released.

Addressing an election meeting in Gujarat's Chota Udepur, Shah listed achievements of the Narendra Modi government and accused the Congress of creating hurdles in the path of development of BJP-ruled Gujarat.

Addressing an election rally in Raigarh district headquarters in Chhattisgarh, he said when the Modi government is re-elected at the , Centre, infiltrators will be identified across the country and deported.