Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Candidates, Campaigns & Rallies on April 1, Live News Updates: Odisha | Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Releases List of 10 Candidates; 1 for Lok Sabha and 9 For Legislative Assembly Polls

Odisha: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) releases list of 10 candidates; 1 for Lok Sabha polls and 9 for Legislative Assembly polls. Bhartruhari Mahtab to contest from Cuttack Lok Sabha seat.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh in Haridwar: "1971 mein Smt Indira Gandhi ne Pak ko dhool chataya tha,us samay Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji ne sansad mein khade hokar, unki prashansa ki thi. Yadi Pak ko dhool chatane ke liye Indira ji ka jaikara ho sakta hai to Pak ko sabak sikhane ke liye Modi ji ka jaikara kyun nahi ho sakta?Lekin ispe Congress ke logon ko apatti hai aur keh rahe hain ki bataiye kitne logon ko mara hai? Batao, bahadur kabhi lashen ginte hain? Lashen veer nahi ginte, lashen giddh (vultures) ginte hain."

PM Modi in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh: "I have been told that TDP has started a new work, and that work is related to cyber crime. The 'Seva Mitra' app they talk about, neither it is doing 'Seva (service)' nor it is a friend. The truth is that app is stealing people's data."

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) announces candidates for 5 LS constituencies in Punjab. Bibi Jagir Kaur from Khadoor Sahib, S Charanjit Singh Atwal-Jalandhar (Reserve), Prem Singh Chandumajra-Anandpur Sahib, S. Surjit Singh Rakhra-Patiala&Darbara Singh Guru-Fatehgarh Sahib (Reserve).

Aam Aadmi Party writes to Election Commission over 24-hour channel 'NAMO TV'. The letter states,"Can permission be granted to a party to have their own TV channel even after model code of conduct is enforced? If no permission was sought by ECI then what action has been taken?"

Ram Bhuwal Nishad, SP's candidate from Gorakhpur LS seat on Monday said that there was a deal after which Nishad Party chief, Sanjay Nishad took Rs 50 crore from BJP to become a part of the party. He had a deal with Yogi ji.

Kerala: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor files nomination from Thiruvananthapuram Parliamentary Constituency.

During his rally in Telangana, Congress President Rahul Gandhi said, " Did your CM ever raise the Rafale issue? Did he ever say 'chowkidar chor hai'? It's a partnership, TRS & their MPs help Narendra Modi. Fight is against Modi & BJP, only Congress is fighting, not TRS, whole country knows.

In the run up to Lok Sabha Elections 2019, Mulayam Singh Yadav said he has filed the nomination from Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh.

BJP releases 14th list of 3 candidates in Odisha for Lok Sabha Elections 2019 . 5th list of 11 candidates for elections to Odisha State Legislative Assembly also released.

PM Narendra Modi while addressing an election rally in Maharashtra's Wardha, said when he became the watchman of toilets, he became the watchman of millions of women of this country. "Jab mein sauchalaya ka chowkidar banta hun tab mein Hindustan ki croreon mataon aur beheno ki izzat ka bhi chowkidar banta hun. Mein iss izzatghar/sauchalay ka chowkidar hun aur mujhe iss par garv hai", he said. 

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) releases a list of 6 candidates in Uttar Pradesh for Lok Sabha Elections 2019. On Sunday, a day after the Bhim Army Chief Chandrasekhar Azad held a road show in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency of Varanasi, BSP Chief Mayawati accused the BJP of supporting the Dalit leader for splitting the caste vote in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Supreme Court grants time till April 8 to the 21 opposition parties seeking direction that 50 per cent EVM results be matched & crosschecked with VVPAT, to file response on an affidavit filed by the Election Commission of India which had opposed the plea.

The India-Nepal border area along Dharchula to Khatima will remain closed from midnight of 9 April to 8 pm on 11 April in the light pf upcoming Lok Sabha elections. RS Chauhan, Champawat DM informed that it was decided in coordination committee meeting b/w India-Nepal officers on Sunday. 

In the run up to the Lok Sabha Polls 2019, Congress President Rahul Gandhi will unveil the Congress manifesto on Tuesday at 11.45 am.

Election Commission has issued instructions to Chief Electoral Officer, Telangana to make arrangements for conducting elections to Nizamabad Parliamentary Constituency using EVMs. EC has also issued orders for supply of 26820 ballot units, 2240 controlling units & 2600 VVPATs.

In Etawah, Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) chief Shivpal Singh Yadav meets Mulayam Singh Yadav at his residence. The latter will file his nomination for Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency today.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said there were 22 lakh vacancies in the government and if voted to power, his party will fill them in less than a year. He said devolution of funds from the Centre to the state governments for healthcare, education and other schemes will be linked to these posts.

Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu: Jaganmohan Reddy played dirty politics. "People are with us. We've done so many things in spite of so many problems. We had bifurcation problems, special status wasn't given, still we were able to do extremely well. Election will be one-sided", he added.