Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Candidates, Campaigns & Rallies on April 7, Live News Updates: Pravash Kar Mohapatra to be Congress Candidate from Morada Constituency in Odisha Assembly Polls

Pravash Kar Mohapatra to be Congress' candidate from Morada constituency in the upcoming elections to Odisha Legislative Assembly.

Residents of Kundanpur village paste posters on house wall confirming to boycott polls. Residents of Kundanpur village have put up posters on the walls of their houses with the text 'No work, No votes, the people of the area boycott the elections.' The villagers say 'We boycott elections as there is no electricity and 'pucca roads' in the village.'

Muzaffarnagar: Clashes broke out in Tandhera village, at the election meeting of Congress candidate from Bijnor - Nasimuddin Siddiqui, as people scrambled for food being served at the venue. Police say, "FIR registered against 7-8 people. Further action being taken.

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Farooq Abdullah Calls RSS 'Murderers of Mahatma Gandhi'. He said in Srinagar: Maarne wale kaun the usko (Mahatma Gandhi)? Maarne wale yahi RSS wale jo aaj dhandhana rahe hain saare vatan mein...Aaj Delhi mein hukumat jo kar rahe hain vo vahi hain jo Mahatma Gandhi ke kaatil hain.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer has taken cognisance of BSP chief Mayawati's speech she delivered today in Saharanpur's Deoband. The Officer has sought a report from the local administration.

Migrant labourers in Ludhiana say they won’t vote in Lok Sabha Elections 2019. A labourer from Bihar working in Ludhiana says, “We request govt to make arrangements so that we can cast our vote from where we're living for work."

BJP Releases official logo and slogan for election campaign ahead of Lok Sabha Elections 2019

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Mayawati, in Saharanpur's Deoband: I'm warning, especially people of Muslim community, that Congress isn't in a position to fight BJP in UP. Only 'gathbandhan' can fight BJP. Congress knows this but they're going by mantra 'Hum jeete ya na jeete, gathbandhan nahi jeetna chahiye'.

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Amit Shah: We promise capital punishment for rape convicts. Farmers to get loan at 0% interest. Small&medium farmers will be given Rs 3000/month pension after 60 yrs of age. Rs 3500 Cr fund for Skill Odisha, benefitting 20 Lakh people in 5 yrs. Rs 1000 Cr startup fund to be made.

BJP President Amit Shah at party's election manifesto release for Odisha, in Bhubaneswar: The manifesto is based on 9 points. These are the 9 pillars of our vision for the development of 'New Odisha'.

Union Minister SS Ahluwalia to contest Lok Sabha Elections 2019 from Burdwan - Durgapur Parliamentary constituency in West Bengal.

Odisha: BJP and Congress releases party's election manifesto for the state in Bhubaneswar.

Ahead of the launch of Congress' campaign song, the party had to remove a couple of stanzas after the Election Commission of India reportedly objected to few lines which were likely to disturb the communal harmony.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi urges people to stay wherever they are at BJP's public rally in Cooch Behar, as the crowd swells. "The more you chant 'Modi Modi', the more someone loses their sleep. You know who they are? 'Speed breaker'. The speed breaker of West Bengal - Didi. She is losing her sleep & is taking out her anger on her officers, on Election Commission", he said. 

Congress party releases a list of 9 candidates for elections to the state legislative assembly of Odisha.

84-yr old Dr Shyam Babu Subudhi who has contested Lok Sabha,Assembly &Rajya Sabha polls as an independent since 1962 & faced loss each time says,"I fought elections 32 times. I've to continue the fight against corruption. My election symbol is a bat&has'PM candidate' written on it"

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The Congress on Saturday expelled two party members for contesting against official candidates it fielded jointly with ruling coalition partner Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) in two Karnataka Lok Sabha seats. Congress state General Secretary Shafi Hajulla said in a statement informed that rebel candidates Amrith Shenoy and Shanul Haq have been expelled from the party for contesting against official candidates in Udupi-Chickmagalur and Bidar parliamentary seats.

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A political debate on a national TV channel touched a new low when one of the panelists, in a fit of anger, threw a glass of water at his opponent.  Congress spokesperson Alok Sharma lost his cool and assaulted the BJP spokesperson by hurling a glass of water on him. According to a report by ANI, the video shows Sharma throwing the glass on his BJP counterpart after the latter called him a "traitor" even as other panelists remained unfazed by the incident. However, the anchor of the show, Sandeep Choudhary, had water splashed on his jacket.

Locals in Deoband say,'It's a peace loving city. Politicians should provide better education & more employment opportunities for Muslims in the country. Everyone should be treated equally. Muslim community should not be used as a political tool during polls."