Although she won by a margin of over 3 lakh votes in 2014 Lok Sabha election, it is not going to be a cakewalk for her this time. We tell you how.
West Bengal Congress president Somen Mitra said his party won't seek support from Mamata Banerjee-led TMC to form the next government or support her bid to become the prime minister in case the general election results throw up a hung Parliament.
"Nobody has turned up to vote till now," ANI quoted polling official of booth number 41 as saying on Thursday which also happens to be the day when polling for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections 2019 is underway.
The senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader told the media here that his lawyer filed the case in the Chief Judicial Magistrate's (CJM) court in Patna under Section 500 of the IPC.
“BJP has given ticket (from Bhopal) to a candidate who is not only an accused in a terror case but is also out on bail on health grounds," ANI quoted Omar Abdullah as saying after he casted vote during the second phase of Lok Sabha elections 2019.
A thick security blanket of around 60,000 personnel, and drones, has been thrown around the three constituencies-Rajnandgaon, Kanker and Mahasamund - of the state where polling is being held in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections.
The polling booth comes under Nagina (SC) parliamentary constituency.
To disperse the mob, cops also used tear gas.
'Nyay' is a scheme, which the Congress party had introduced in its manifesto, which they released on April 3. This social welfare scheme promises to benefit over 5 crore families in India, which has lesser income than Rs 72,000 per annum.
Lok Sabha Election 2019 India Phase 2 Live Updates: Polling has concluded for the second phase of the Lok Sabha election 2019. Ninety-five constituencies, spread over 11 states and one union territory, went to polls today.
AAP spokesperson Sanjay Singh told the media that AAP wanted to forge an alliance with the Congress in order to stop the BJP "but it seems the Congress is not interested".
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If this government continues in office, in 25 years, India will be ahead of America, Yoga guru Baba Ramdev stressed.
Lok Sabha Elections Latest News: “After seeing this sea of saffron, I now know why Pawar fled from the poll arena,” said PM Modi while addressing a rally in Madha, Maharashtra. Interestingly, NCP MP Vijaysinh Mohite Patil shared the stage with PM Modi during the poll rally.
Lok Sabha Elections Latest News: LS Election 2019 Updates, A day before the second phase of polling for the Lok Sabha election 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address an election rally in Akluj (in the Madha Lok Sabha constituency) in Solapur district, on Wednesday
"I don't think that the alliance can be effective because people see the work done by the candidate. I do not underestimate any party. But I am confident of the work I have done. I did things which were not done in the last 60 years," Hema Malini told IANS.
Campaigning for Phase 2 of Lok Sabha elections ended today as the Election Commission started to prepare for holding polls 97 constituencies in 13 states on April 18. Catch the highlights of the day, April 16, right here.
The decision came after a large sum of cash was allegedly seized from the DMK candidate's office a few days ago.
Earlier the Congress's state unit spokesperson Naresh Chauhan had sought Satti's apology, but he refused saying he merely read out the contents of a message which was already viral on social media.
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, Home Minister Rajnath Singh will file his nomination from Lucknow today, while PM Narendra Modi will address 4 rallies in Chhattisgarh and Odisha. Stay tuned to this space for live and latest updates on the Lok Sabha poll campaign.
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