EC bars BJP Bhopal candidate Pragya Singh Thakur from campaigning for three days starting 6 am tomorrow. Thakur's remark that she is proud of Babri Masjid's demolition was found violative of the Model Code of Conduct.
EC bars BJP Bhopal candidate Pragya Singh Thakur from campaigning for three days starting 6 am tomorrow. Thakur's remark that she is proud of Babri Masjid's demolition was found violative of the Model Code of Conduct. pic.twitter.com/DMHoF7uR7I— ANI (@ANI) May 1, 2019
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu writes to the Election Commission appealing for Model Code of Conduct to be relaxed in four districts of East Godavari, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam due to #FaniCyclone.
PM Narendra Modi in Itarsi, Madhya Pradesh: One of the first things Srilankan government did after the blasts was to ban Zakir Naik's TV channel. This is the same Zakir Naik in whose 'durbar' Diggi Raja was once seen. Doob maro Congress walon!
PM Narendra Modi in Itarsi, Madhya Pradesh: One of the first things Srilankan government did after the blasts was to ban Zakir Naik's TV channel. This is the same Zakir Naik in whose 'durbar' Diggi Raja was once seen. Doob maro Congress walon!. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/jCSAm4hVpR— ANI (@ANI) May 1, 2019
Congress President Rahul Gandhi, in Barabanki: Mayawati Ji aur Akhilesh Yadav Ji ka controller Narendra Modi Ji ke haath mein hai. Yeh yaad rakhiye ki Narendra Modi ji mujh par dabaav nahi daal sakte. Modi Ji, BSP- SP par dabaav daal sakte hain.
Congress President Rahul Gandhi, in Barabanki: Mayawati Ji aur Akhilesh Yadav Ji ka controller Narendra Modi Ji ke haath mein hai. Yeh yaad rakhiye ki Narendra Modi ji mujh par dabaav nahi daal sakte. Modi Ji, BSP- SP par dabaav daal sakte hain. pic.twitter.com/RtArDKDuvu— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) May 1, 2019
DM Varanasi: A person who has been dismissed from service from state or central govt within last 5 yrs has to obtain a certificate from EC stating he/she hasn't been dismissed due to disloyalty or corruption. Certificate wasn't produced before 11am, so, the nomination was rejected.
DM Varanasi:A person who has been dismissed from service from state or central govt within last 5 yrs has to obtain a certificate from EC stating he/she hasn't been dismissed due to disloyalty or corruption.Certificate wasn't produced before 11am, so, the nomination was rejected pic.twitter.com/Intq2S9Kpc— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) May 1, 2019
Rajesh Gupta, Tej Bahadur Yadav's lawyer: We had submitted the evidence that was asked from us. Still, the nomination was declared invalid. We will go to the Supreme Court.
Rajesh Gupta, Tej Bahadur Yadav's lawyer: We had submitted the evidence that was asked from us. Still, the nomination was declared invalid. We will go to the Supreme Court. pic.twitter.com/erLdG6N7up— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) May 1, 2019
Retired BSF Jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav, who was declared the Samajwadi Party-Bahujan Samaj Party candidate from Varanasi seat against PM Narendra Modi, will not contest against PM Modi.
Samajwadi Party candidate Tej Bahadur Yadav after his nomination from Varanasi parliamentary seat was rejected: We have been told that we did not produce the evidence that was asked from us before 11 am. Whereas, we had produced the evidence. pic.twitter.com/SOkMRcS2BP— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) May 1, 2019
Indian National Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra told ANI that her party fielded some candidates to cut into BJP's vote share in Uttar Pradesh and that this will help the SP-BSP-RLD.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate from East Delhi Lok Sabha seat, Atishi, campaigns in Vishwas Nagar area of the constituency.
Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate from East Delhi Lok Sabha seat, Atishi, campaigns in Vishwas Nagar area of the constituency. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/hJONT1Uhsv— ANI (@ANI) May 1, 2019
“Poor people do not want their children to grow up to be poor. For the first time, a government has a genuine concern for the poor and the common men”, said PM Modi in Uttar Pradesh.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday will address a poll rally in Madhya Pradesh's Itarsi town which is part of the Hoshangabad Parliamentary constituency. From Hoshangabad, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded sitting MP Rao Uday Pratap Singh. Congress party is banking on senior party leader Shailendra Diwan. Hoshangabad will go to polls in the fifth phase of elections on May 6. Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Phase 4: 64 Percent Voter Turnout Recorded, Says Election Commission.
Prime Minister Modi will also address a rally in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya. Congress leader and general secretary Priyanka Gandhi will hold a roadshow in Amethi. Meanwhile, in Delhi, the BJP top brass will camp beginning Wednesday to campaign for candidates fielded by it on Delhi’s seven Lok Sabha seats.
Congress president Rahul Gandhi will address rallies in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. While BJP president Amit Shah will address a rally in Delhi. Prior to that, he will be in West Bengal where he will address four poll rallies. Stay tuned with LatestLY for all the political updates from today.