Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Candidates, Campaigns & Rallies on April 4, Live News Updates: Congress Fields Ram Niwas Rawat From Morena Parliamentary Constituency in Madhya Pradesh
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Residents of Dabil village in Khaira tehsil of Jamui LS constituency of Bihar say that they will not cast vote in any election and boycott the Lok Sabha Elections 2019 until and unless the road connecting their village is made. Say, "Things become worse during monsoon. We feel cheated."
Veteran BJP leader LK Advani writes a blog ahead of BJP's Foundation Day on April 6. He writes "Right from its inception, BJP has never regarded those who disagree with us politically as our “enemies”, but only as our adversaries."
Dhanshri Patil - wife of BJP candidate from Ahmednagar LS Constituency in Maharsahtra, Sujay Vikhe Patil - has also filed nomination from the constituency. His office says,' It's just a precautionary measure if any technical objection comes in Sujay Vikhe Patil's nomination.
The President forwards report over Rajasthan Guv Kalyan Singh to Home Ministry. EC had written to the Pres against him for violation of model code of conduct.He had said 'We're BJP workers&want BJP to emerge victorious.We want that once again Modi ji should become PM on 23rd May'
Congress workers create ruckus at party office in Patna, Bihar over denial of ticket to former party MP Nikhil Kumar from Aurangabad parliamentary constituency. Grand alliance has fielded Upendra Prasad of Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) as its candidate from Aurangabad.
Congress releases list of 12 candidates from Madhya Pradesh. CM Kamal Nath's son Nakul to contest from Chhindwara, Ajay Singh Rahul to contest from Sidhi and Arun Yadav to contest from Khandwa.
Congress President Rahul Gandhi is on his way to Wayanad to file his nomination papers. He is accompanied by his sister Priyanka Gandhi. Apart from Amethi, a Congress bastion, Rahul Gandhi will contest from Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in Kerala.
Smriti Irani, who will kick-start her poll campaign in Amethi today, attacked Congress President Rahul Gandhi for contesting from Wayanad Lok Sabha seat. "He enjoyed a position of power for 15 years because of the support from Amethi, but now he is going to file nomination from elsewhere. This is an insult of Amethi and people here will not tolerate this," Irani said.
Union Minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani, who is contesting against Congress President Rahul Gandhi, will launch her poll campaign for the Lok Sabha election by addressing a public meeting in Amethi today. Irani will address a public meeting in Salon assembly constituency area.
Congress President Rahul Gandhi will file his nomination papers from Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in Kerala today. He will be accompanied by his sister and party's general secretary Priyanka Gandhi.
New Delhi, April 4: Today is the last day of filing nominations for Lok Sabha seats going to polls in the third phase of general elections. As many as 118 parliamentary seats spread across 12 states and two Union Territories will go to polls in the third phase. These include Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in Kerala from where Congress President Rahul Gandhi is set to contest polls, apart from his traditional Amethi constituency.
Rahul Gandhi will be accompanied by his sister and Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi. The brother-sister duo, who arrived Kozhikode on Wednesday, was greeted by hundreds of UDF supporters, who had been waiting three hours to see them. Senior Congress leaders including Mukul Wasnik, K.C. Venugopal, Oommen Chandy, Leader of Opposition Ramesh Chennithala and several others turned up at the airport. 'Modi Ki Sena' Row: Election Commission Issues Notice to UP CM Yogi Adityanath, Seeks Reply by April 5.
While Rahul will be filing his nomination papers from Wayanad, his fierce opponent and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Smriti Irani, will kick-start her campaign in Amethi. She will address a public meeting in Salon assembly constituency area. In 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Irani had given a tough fight to Rahul Gandhi on his home turf, getting over three lakh votes as against 4.08 lakh votes polled for Gandhi.
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