Andhra Pradesh CM and TDP leader N Chandrababu Naidu meets BSP Chief Mayawati in Lucknow.
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Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Candidates, Campaigns & Rallies on May 18: TDP Chief Chandrababu Naidu Meets Mayawati in Lucknow
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18 May, 18:32 (IST)
Jharkhand: Polling parties leave for their respective polling stations after collecting EVMs & VVPATs in Dumka. Polls will be held for 3 parliamentary constituencies in the state tomorrow.
18 May, 17:49 (IST)
Andhra Pradesh CM and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Chief N. Chandrababu Naidu met Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav, in Lucknow, today.
18 May, 17:14 (IST)
Himachal Pradesh: 102-yr old Shyam Saran Negi from Kalpa, who cast the first vote in the 1951 general elections, is all set to vote again in Lok Sabha Elections 2019 tomorrow. DC Kinnaur says, "We will bring him to the polling booth with full respect & help him exercise his franchise"
18 May, 15:26 (IST)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi meditates at a holy cave near Kedarnath Shrine in Uttarakhand.
18 May, 15:17 (IST)
West Bengal: Visuals from EVM and VVPAT distribution centre in Kolkata. Nine parliamentary constituencies of the state will go to polls in the 7th & last phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2019 tomorrow.
18 May, 12:49 (IST)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the Badrinath Temple in Uttarakhand tomorrow.
18 May, 12:15 (IST)
Sheila Dikshit on Delhi CM's reported remark 'Muslim votes shifted to Congress in Delhi at last moment': Don't know what is he trying to say. Everyone has a right to vote whichever party he/she wants to vote. People of Delhi did not understand nor liked his governance model
18 May, 11:05 (IST)
Gujarat: BJP President Amit Shah offers prayers at Somnath Temple.
18 May, 10:12 (IST)
Delhi: Andhra Pradesh CM N. Chandrababu Naidu arrives at Congress President Rahul Gandhi's residence.
18 May, 09:52 (IST)
Modi Government Dismantled India's Economy, National Income Down to 11.6 % in 2018-19, Says Congress
Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala on Friday said that the year-on-year growth of national income has plunged from 14 per cent in 2005-06 to 11.6 per cent in 2018-19. The Congress said that the Modi government will be shown the "exit door" by the people of India on account of an atmosphere of "fear, despair, division and economic devastation" and alleged that it had "dismantled" India's economy in five years.
18 May, 09:24 (IST)
The Election Commission has ordered re-polling in one polling booth in West Bengal's Bankura parliamentary constituency on May 19, an official said. The constituency had voted in the sixth phase of polls on May 12. As per the notice on Friday, the EC has ordered the repoll in Chhatarkanali Prathamik Vidyalaya that falls under the Saltora assembly segment.
New Delhi, May 18: With the seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha Elections due on May 19, campaigning ended on Friday. The seventh phase will see 59 seats going to the polls on May 19. Over 10.1 crore voters will decide the fate of 918 candidates including Prime Minister Narendra Modi. They will cast their ballot at over 1.12 lakh polling stations. Lok Sabha Election Result 2019 Predictions by Satta Bazar: Matka Players Reduce BJP's Number to 220, Congress Tottering at 100.
On May 19, polling will take place on remaining eight constituencies of Bihar, three of Jharkhand, eight of Madhya Pradesh, 13 of Uttar Pradesh, nine of West Bengal and all the four of Himachal Pradesh, 13 of Punjab and the lone seat of Chandigarh. On Thursday, the campaigning had already ended in West Bengal due to orders of Election Commission and it ended in the remaining six states and the Union Territory of Chandigarh on Friday.
In West Bengal, the Election Commission had ordered repolling in one polling booth in West Bengal's Bankura parliamentary constituency on May 19, an official said. The constituency had voted in the sixth phase of polls on May 12. According to a report by IANS, the EC has ordered the repoll in Chhatarkanali Prathamik Vidyalaya that falls under the Saltora assembly segment. It will go for the polls from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. along with the seventh phase elections for nine seats.
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