03 May, 21:44 (IST)

Election Commission has accepted the request seeking extension till May 7 for filing reply to the notice issued by Commission to Congress President Rahul Gandhi on May 1 over his impugned statement made on 23rd Apr in Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. He was earlier given 48 hrs to reply.

03 May, 21:40 (IST)

Election Commission on a complaint concerning alleged violations of Model Code of Conduct, in a speech by PM Narendra Modi in Nanded, Maharashtra on April 6: Commission is of the considered view that in this matter no such violation of the extant advisories/provisions is attracted.

03 May, 21:36 (IST)

EC on complaint made by Randeep Singh Surjewala of AICC over alleged violations of Model Code of Conduct, in a speech by PM Modi in Varanasi, UP on 25 April & in interview with Aaj Tak News Channel on 26 April: No such violation of the extant advisories/provisions is attracted.

03 May, 21:09 (IST)

EC on complaint made by Randeep Singh Surjewala of AICC over violation of Model Code of Conduct, in a speech by BJP President Amit Shah in Krishnanagar, District Nadia, West Bengal on 22 Apr: No such violation of MCC or ECI's instructions is made out.

03 May, 20:58 (IST)

Rahul Gandhi urges Amethi to vote for him, calls them his family in an open letter

03 May, 20:53 (IST)

Ahmed Patel on PM's remarks on Congress' claims '6 surgical strikes were carried out during UPA govt':They wish to win elections anyhow. We never took credit whether it was air strikes or Bangladesh war, credit must go to forces. It's not Congress's insult, it's an insult of jawans.

03 May, 16:52 (IST)

Lucknow: Actor Sonakshi Sinha campaigns for mother and Samajwadi party candidate Poonam Sinha. Dimple Yadav also present. See Pics in the Tweet Below:

03 May, 16:48 (IST)

Hans Raj Hans, BJP candidate, on AAP’s allegations that he converted to Islam&can’t fight from reserved seat:Jhoote aadmi ne phir jhoot bola.Gandagi ki paribasha ko ujagar karne wale shakshiyat ko dekhna hai toh vo Kejriwal hai. Defamation ka case karenge aur SC/ST ka Act lagaenge.

03 May, 16:44 (IST)

PM Modi in Sikar, Rajasthan on Congress's claim that 6 surgical strikes were carried out under UPA government: Jab kagaz par hi karni ho, jab video game mein hi strike karni ho to 6 ho ya 3 ho, 20 hon ya 25 hon, ye jhoote logon ko kya fark padta hai.

03 May, 15:17 (IST)

Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party MLA from Gandhi Nagar(Delhi) Anil Bajpayi joins BJP in presence of Union Minister Vijay Goel.

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Ne Delhi, May 3: The Election Commission is expected to swiftly decide on the spree of poll code violation charges levelled by the Congress against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the EC to decide on all the complaints by May 6. The Commission has issued clean chit to the PM in two of the cases. Stay tuned here for the live news updates on Lok Sabha elections 2019 candidates, campaigns and rallies.

In Maharashtra, the Opposition has mounted an offensive against Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, asking him to submit his resignation over the naxal attack in Gadchiroli. The act of left-wing violence had left 15 C-60 commandos, along with their driver, dead. '6 Surgical Strikes in UPA Era': Congress Lists Each One of Them to Counter PM Modi on National Security

With national security turning a key poll plank in the ongoing elections, the Congress yesterday released a list of six surgical strikes carried out in the UPA era by the Army. "Unlike the Prime Minister, we did not politicise the armed forces. We did not resort to chest-thumping," Congress MP Rajeev Shukla said.

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh also trained guns at PM Modi, saying that his performance has been "unpardonable". He accused the present government of using the Army's valour to "hide its dismal performance on the economic front".