Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Candidates, Campaigns & Rallies on April 19, Live News Updates: EC Conducts Search of the Aircraft Used by Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda

Election Commission officials conducted a search of the aircraft used by former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda in Karnataka Koppal earlier today. The aircraft had made a sudden landing following a technical glitch.

Odisha: Earlier Visuals from Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's roadshow in Talcher

EC announces bye-polls to Agra North, Darjeeling assembly constituencies on May 19; results on May 23. Polls were necessitated as Agra North BJP MLA Jagan Prasad Garg died due to cardiac arrest on Apr 10 & Darjeeling MLA Amar Singh Rai is contesting Lok Sabha polls on TMC ticket

Sitaram Yechury: Re-poll in 464 booths must be done as all voters should be able to exercise their franchise independently, exactly as Constitution mandates. For next poll due in Tripura East, postponed now to Apr 23, we hope there'll be proper guarantees of safety for each voter.

Total voter turnout for the 2nd phase of #LokSabhaElections2019 in Chhattisgarh - 74.95 per cent.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Congress General Secretary for Uttar Pradesh (East) holds a roadshow in Kanpur.

Ram Charitra Nishad, BJP MP from Machhlishahr joins Samajwadi Party (SP) in presence of party chief, Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow.

Kolkata: BJP's Hooghly candidate Locket Chatterjee's rented house in Bandel was ransacked by miscreants today morning; BJP blames TMC workers for the incident.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer: Complaint received against BJP Lok Sabha candidate for Bhopal, Pragya Singh Thakur, for her comments on 26/11 martyr (former Mumbai ATS Chief Hemant Karkare). Cognizance taken. The matter is under enquiry.

West Bengal: Mohammed Salim, CPI (Marxist) candidate from Raiganj Parliamentary constituency, writes to Returning Officer demanding re-polling at 15 polling booths.

BSP supremo Mayawati on Friday said that Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav is the only "real" backward community leader and not a "fake OBC" like Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Maharashtra State Election Commission on Friday filed a complaint against Congress Mumbai president Milind Deora for violating Model Code of Conduct (MCC), weeks after his remark on 'Jain religion'

Priyanka Chaturvedi, who quit Congress earlier on Friday, said she worked for Congress without any selfish motive and couldn't compromise more on her self respect and dignity. "Shiv Sena is the best to serve Mumbai", she added. 

Priyanka Chaturvedi joined Shiv Sena in presence of several dignitaries on Friday. Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray welcomed Chaturvedi to the party.

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While addressing the joint rally of the SP-BSP-RLD alliance in Uttar Pradesh's Mainpuri on Friday, Mayawati said all the concerns by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Backward Class is Fake.

Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav on Friday said that 2019 WIll be my Last Election. Mulayam is contesting from the Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat which goes to the polls in the third phase on April 23. The SP patriarch has won from the party bastion Mainpuri four times.

Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav and Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati shared the stage at a joint rally of the SP-BSP-RLD alliance in Uttar Pradesh's Mainpuri on Friday. Both the leaders put aside the historical grievances of their shared past.

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah praised Priyanka Chaturvedi saying that she was an asset to the Congress party and was a fearless advocate for the party & its leadership. "It’s a pity Priyanka will not be seen defending the Congress on our TV screens any longer", he tweeted.

Priyanka Chaturvedi is likely to Join Shiv Sena. As per media reports, the Shiv Sena headed by Uddhav Thackeray will hold a press briefing at 2 PM on Friday.

Election Commission issued notice on Thursday to Rahul Gandhi for violation of model code of conduct over Congress NYAY banner put up on a wall in Amethi. EC says banner was put up without permission of the owner of building. He has been asked to reply in 24 hours.