14 May, 22:00 (IST)

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee visits Vidyasagar College; clashes broke out near it at BJP President Amit Shah's roadshow today.

14 May, 20:51 (IST)

Election Commission has issued notice to Sanjay Nirupam, Congress leader for prima facie violation of Model Code of Conduct in a speech delivered in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. He has been asked to furnish his response within 24 hours.

14 May, 20:50 (IST)

Amit Shah: Today the way BJP's roadshow got a response in Kolkata with almost every citizen attending it, TMC's goons were frustrated and so attacked it. I would like to congratulate BJP workers as even after such chaos the roadshow continued and concluded at the planned place and time. 

14 May, 20:48 (IST)

BJP delegation comprising of Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Anil Baluni, GVL Narasimha Rao & others will meet Election Commission of India today over clashes at party president Amit Shah's roadshow in Kolkata.

14 May, 20:48 (IST)

BJP delegation comprising of Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Anil Baluni, GVL Narasimha Rao & others will meet Election Commission of India today over clashes at party president Amit Shah's roadshow in Kolkata.

14 May, 19:19 (IST)

Clashes broke out in roadshow of BJP President Amit Shah in Kolkata after sticks were hurled at Shah’s truck in West Bengal

14 May, 18:51 (IST)

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra holds a roadshow in Pathankot, Punjab. State Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh also present.

14 May, 18:51 (IST)

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra holds a roadshow in Pathankot, Punjab. State Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh also present.

14 May, 17:21 (IST)

BJP President Amit Shah conducted a roadshow in Kolkata today.

14 May, 13:46 (IST)

Congress President Rahul Gandhi in Neemuch, MP: Narendra Modi told officers and Air Chief of Air Force, "It'll be beneficial, radar won't be able to track aircraft in bad weather". Narendra Modi ji, whenever it rains in India, do all the aircraft disappear from the radar?

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New Delhi, May 14: Amid the polling season, political leaders have been campaigning massively too woo voters. With just one phase, i.e. the seventh phase, left to go for voting on May 19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Rahul Gandhi are leaving no stone unturned to woo voters. While the Prime Minister will hold public meetings and rallies in Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab, Gandhi will hold several meetings in parts of Punjab. Stay tuned here for the live news and updates on Lok Sabha elections 2019 candidates, campaigns and rallies on May 14.

In the sixth phase of polling on Sunday, voter turnout of 63.3 per cent was recorded, which was less than 65.67 per cent recorded in 2014 for the same seats, the Election Commission said on Sunday. The sixth phase polling was held in 59 seats across seven states in India.

According to reports, the  voter turnout was higher in Bihar and Madhya Pradesh and almost the same in Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand. Delhi recorded a voter turnout of 59.8 per cent which is less than the 65.1 per cent in 2014. According to a report by IANS,  the polling percentage was 62.91 in Haryana (71.86 in 2014), 65.17 in Jharkhand (65.43 in 2014), 79.93 in West Bengal (84.98 in 2014), 60.06 in Madhya Pradesh (56.8 in 2014), 59.38 in Bihar (57.25 in 2014) and 54.12 in Uttar Pradesh (54.53 in 2014).