Elections Highlights: TN showed direction to India on mid-day meals, says Rahul GandhiThe announcement of dates for the assembly elections in four states and one Union Territory -- Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, Assam and Puducherry -- has set the ball rolling for heated poll campaigns. The EC's Model Code of Conduct has come into force in all the states with the election announcement. On today's agenda, we have Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah addressing two events -- a public meeting in Karaikal, Puducherry and the 'Vijay Sankalp' rally in Villupuram, Tamil Nadu. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi interacted with college professors at St. Xavier’s College in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli earlier in the day. Stay tuned for more updates.
Congress was involved in scam of Rs 12 lakh cr & DMK was in alliance with it at the time. All three -- 2G, 3G & 4G are present in Tamil Nadu. 2G means 2 generations of Maran family, 3G means 3 generations of Karunanidhi's family & 4G means 4 generations of Gandhi family: Home Minister Amit Shah. -ANI.
On one side, there's AIADMK & NDA thinking about welfare of the poor while DMK & Congress on the other end are corrupt & follow politics of divide & rule. Sonia ji is worried about making Rahul baba PM & Stalin is concerned about making Udhayanidhi the CM: Home Minister Amit Shah. - ANI
India needs to be saved from BJP, Bengal from TMC: Bhupesh Baghel
Alleging that both the BJP and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) are trying to divide the people, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said on Sunday that the country has to be saved from one, and Bengal has to be rescued from the other.
Economists had said Mid-day Meals would be bad idea, but Kamaraj ji (former Tamil Nadu CM) listened to people & brought in the scheme. TN showed direction to India as the scheme was introduced later in country. That's the kind of leader we want: Congress' Rahul Gandhi in Tenkasi. - ANI
Former Chief Minister V Narayanasamy gave 'cut money' from Centre's Rs 15,000 crores funds (for Puducherry) to the Gandhi family: Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Karaikal - ANI
About 75% of Puducherry youth unemployed, if you vote NDA government, we will reduce the unemployment rate to less than 40%: Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Karaikal
Some days ago, Rahul Gandhi had asked why there is no fisheries department. I want to know from people whether they want a leader who doesn't know that Department of Fisheries has been in existence for 2 years: Shah
Congress party is disintegrating not only in Puducherry, but across the country due to nepotism and dynasticism: Shah
Such big leaders are joining the BJP,the Congress party is disintegrating not only in Puducherry but across the country due to nepotism and dynasticism, Amit Shah said in Puducherry.
The Congress is alleging that the BJP toppled their government here. You'd(Congress) made such a person chief minister who lied in front of his supreme leader, even in translation. Such a man was made the chief minister, Shah said.
Watch Union Minister Amit Shah's address in Puducherry LIVE here:
So many Congress workers are joining BJP, not just in Puducherry but all over the country because there is no place for merit in Congress, said Shah.
Based on my political experience, I'm saying that a BJP-led NDA government is going to be elected in Puducherry, says senior BJP leader Amit Shah in Puducherry
I don't believe that education should be only for financially strong people. When we (Congress) come to power, we are going to push for scholarships in education: Rahul added
If we are going to have any policy made for the education system, then, it has to come from a conversation with students & professors. Unfortunately, this was not done: Rahul Gandhi interacts with college professors at St. Xavier’s College in Tirunelveli
Rahul launches tirade against Modi, talks about 'connect' with Tamil Nadu ahead of Assembly polls
Launching his three-day Tamil Nadu tour ahead of the April 6 assembly elections, he attacked Modi, BJP and the RSS on a number of issues and charged the Prime Minister with seeking to "remote control" Tamil Nadu through Chief Minister K Palaniswami.
Trinamool Congress may retain power in Bengal, Stalin likely to dethrone AIADMK in Tamil Nadu: Opinion poll
The opinion pollby ABP-C Voter gives Bengal to Trinamool Congress, Kerala to CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front and Assam to BJP. In Tamil Nadu, the DMK-led front is likely to oust AIADMK, which has allied with the BJP, while in Puducherry where Congress lost the government a couple of days ago, BJP-AIADMK may romp home comfortably.