Polls held on 6th May at polling station-116 in Barrackpur parliamentary constituency and polling station-110 in Arambag parliamentary constituency of West Bengal have been declared void, said the Election Commission. Re-poll will be held on May 12.
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday asked Sam Pitroda to apologise for saying, "1984 mein hua to hua (It happened in 1984, so what?)". Gandhi wrote a Facebook post rebuking Pitroda's comment. Read full story here.
Addressing a public meeting in Punjab's Hoshiarpur, Prime Minister Narendra Modi targetted Congress over Sam Pitroda's '1984 me hua to hua' remark. "Congress has one more stain on it which can never be cleaned. Can Punjab ever forget 1984? Who is responsible for what happened then? For three decades injustice was meted out to my Sikh brothers and sisters, and now Congress has said 'hua to hua'." PM Modi said.
Supreme Court has reserved the order on the contempt petition filed by BJP MP Meenakashi Lekhi, against Congress President Rahul Gandhi for attributing his 'Chowkidar chor hai' comment to the apex court.
PM Modi on KCR/Chandrababu Naidu meeting opposition leaders: For first three phases they were all abusing Modi, now since then when they sensed which way wind was blowing they started abusing EVMs. Like in cricket the batsman who gets out sometimes abuses the umpire, they are abusing EC
PM Modi in Rohtak, Haryana: 'Hua so hua'- the three words that sum up Congress's arrogance were uttered yesterday by one of its most senior leaders, he said this on 1984 anti-Sikh riots. This leader is one of the closest people to the Gandhi family.
Former Karnataka CM & BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa: More than 20 Congress MLAs are not happy with the present government, they might take any decision at any time. Let us wait and see.
West Bengal: Ex IPS officer & BJP LS candidate from Ghatal, Bharati Ghosh, was detained by police for 4 hrs, till 2 am today, after Rs1.13 lakh was seized from her vehicle. Ghosh said there were 4 people inside the vehicle & she was only carrying Rs 50,000 of her own as allowed by EC
Mayawati: PM's accusation that 'mahagathbandhan' is casteist, is absurd. How can those who suffered from casteism be casteist? Entire country knows he isn't an OBC by birth, he hasn't suffered from the atrocities of casteism. So he shouldn't say such lies about 'mahagathbandhan'
Delhi Deputy CM and Aam Aadmi Party leader, Manish Sisodia on 'derogatory' remarks pamphlet against AAP's Atishi: We are being defamed and they (BJP) are saying they will file defamation against us? We are going to send defamation notice to them today.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend three elections Rallies in Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. Meanwhile, Congress President Rahul Gandhi will be addressing two rallies in Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh
The candidature of actor-turned-politician Kirron Kher from Chandigarh Lok Sabha constituency has caused a rift within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders in Punjab, said sources quoted by NDTV. Kirron Kher was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) from Chandigarh seat in 2014, after defeating Indian National Congress leader Pawan Kumar Bansal, who won it three times in a row.
A woman threw chappal at Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu at a public meeting. The incident took place on Wednesday in Haryana's Rohtak where Navjot Singh Sidhu was addressing a public meeting for Congress candidate Deepender Singh Hooda. As seen in the video, chappal missed Sidhu. He was addressing a gathering in Rohtak Lok Sabha constituency when suddenly a woman stood up and hurled chappal at him. Following the incident, the police detained the woman.
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday made a scathing attack on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ahead of polling on seven seats of Lok Sabha in Delhi. Addressing a public meeting, Rahul Gandhi said it was Congress and not the AAP that fought against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
In some important happenings which are to place:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend three elections rallies in Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab. Meanwhile, Congress president Rahul Gandhi will attend two election rallies in Himachal and Chandigarh.
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