West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer bars BJP MP Babul Supriyo's electoral song. Says, "Election Commission has said BJP MP Babul Supriyo's song against which TMC had objected won't be allowed to play. The song was being used by BJP in various parts of Bengal without permission. The song will have to be withdrawn."
Villagers from Manoharpur in Saharanpur LS constituency have decided to boycott polls over 'no development'. Say, "There are many issues relating to electricity, water & roads. No politician has visited the village to address our issues. We need written assurance else we won't vote"
Andhra Pradesh CM and TDP Chief N Chandrababu Naidu holds public rally in Guntur.
BJP's Suresh Nakhua has filed a criminal complaint against Congress's Urmila Matondkar and stated, "She has hurt religious sentiments of Hindus by calling 'Hinduism the most violent religion in the world' on a TV show".He also named Congress President and a journalist in the complaint.
BJP national Gen Secy Ram Madhav calls Congress manifesto made to woo separatists. He said in Jammu, "It appears as if this manifesto has been made to gather votes of the separatists of J&K. There is no all India vision in it. It is a manifesto made for vote-bank only."
Jana Sena candidate from Visakhapatnam LS seat of Andhra Pradesh, JD Lakshminarayana, releases manifesto on bond paper. He said, "I signed on bond paper which features party manifesto for Visakhapatnam. Voters can drag me to court if I fail to fulfil the promises. Our party has such guts."
BJP President Amit Shah holds a roadshow in Gandhinagar of Gujarat.
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan holds a roadshow in Balasore district's Nilagiri area of Odisha.
Congress General Secretary for eastern Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra holds roadshow in Fatehpur.
Former Vice Chief of Army Staff Lt. General (Retired) Sarath Chand joins BJP in Delhi. Senior party leader and Union Minister Sushma Swaraj also present.
Two days after being handed over the report of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's contentious remarks on the achievements of armed forces, the Election Commission issued a censure, asking the BJP leader to "be more careful" in the future, considering that he is a "senior political leader".
Reaching to the electorate ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2019, the Samajwadi Party, which is contesting in alliance with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), released its manifesto on Friday. Among the major promises made by the Akhilesh-Yadav led party, is the roll-out of a monthly pension of Rs 3,000 per month to the "poor women".
The Congress in Meghalaya on Friday suffered a setback after its Vice President John Filmore Kharshiing resigned from the party ahead of the Lok Sabha election. "I have resigned from the primary membership of the Congress as there has been widespread appeal for a change as the incumbent Shillong Lok Sabha MP (Vincent H. Pala) has been there for the last 10 years. They want somebody to lead and take new initiatives," he said.