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India Politics Highlights: Does Priyanka Gandhi sleep when Congress wins, BJP's Anil Vij slams EVM criticismPM Modi on Wednesday wrote personalised letters to all BJP-led NDA candidates contesting in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, asking them to convey his message to voters in their respective constituencies. The campaigning period ended at 3pm for North eastern states and for other areas where voting will be held on April 19. As many as 102 seats across 21 states and Union territories will go to the polls on April 19 in the first of the seven-phase elections. TMC launched their election manifesto and promised to repeal CAA and NRC. That's all for today, we will be back tomorrow with more updates across politics as we await the big day on Friday. Thank you and goodnight!
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Anil Vij

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PM Modi to address rally in Nalbari, Assam; Amit Shah to hold roadshow in Chhindwara

Modi will address an election rally for NDA Barpeta Lok Sabha constituency candidate Phani Bhushan Choudhury of the Asom Gana Parishad.

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ED arrested four JMM leaders - Antu Tirkey, Priyaranjan Sahay, real estate trader Vipin Singh, and Irshad in a land scam case

In an interview with DH, Prakash Ambedkar said 'I have doubts whether the Congress wants to take on the BJP head-on'

When asked about his alliance with the MVA comprising Congress, UBT and SP did not take shape even though he shares dias with I.N.D.I.A bloc leaders.

Check out the full interview here.

Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi (VBA) President Prakash Ambedkar.

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AAP to launch its Lok Sabha election campaign website

This website will showcase party's works related to Ram Rajya, ANI reports.

Party supreme Arvind Kejriwal during the Ayodhya Ram temple consecration ceremony said, "Lord Ram's administration is considered 'Ram Rajya'. We are inspired by 'Ram Rajya' and try to run the government taking inspiration from it."

The Election Commission issued a notice to BRS President and Former Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao over his remarks against the Congress Party in Sircilla on April 5

Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav in Ghaziabad: BJP has only two motos - 'loot aur jhoot' said Yadav

Akhilesh Yadav takes a jibe at BJP on Bihar paper leak case.

Rahul Gandhi added that PM and his party doest talk about the real issues.

Will abide by party decision on contesting Lok Sabha polls from Amethi: Rahul Gandhi

Arvind Kejriwal has done amazing work to fulfill the dream of 'Ram Rajya' in Delhi, said Sanjay Singh 

He also launched Ram Rajya-themed website, 'AAP ka Ram Rajya' for Lok Sabha polls campaigns, he said, "we want a Ram Rajya with equality"

Also added that Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has made Delhi a model city for the world.

AAP's Ram Rajya is a 'model state' for people which Kejriwal wants for not only Delhi but for nation, said Saurabh Bharadwaj 

Former Congress MLA for Pulakeshinagar R Akhanda Srinivas Murthy joined BJP

PM Modi in Nalbari 'guarantee' houses for poor, free ration for the next five years, financial help for medical by the NDA government

BJP aims to aid tea garden workers, farmers in Assam: says PM in Nalbari

"North East is an example of 'Modi ki guarantee'," Modi said.

Assam's biodiversity will touch global tourism: PM in Nalbari

BJD announces 5th list of candidates for Odisha Assembly elections 2024

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik to contest from Kantabanji seat in Western Odisha apart from his home turf Hinjili.

Priyanka Gandhi holds a roadshow in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh

Talking to DH, Shashi Tharoor admitted that BJP candidate Rajeev Chandrasekhar will give a tough fight in Thiruvananthapuram

Rajnath Singh demands explanation from Congress on CPI(M) manifesto promise to dismantle nuclear weapons while addressingpublic in Kasaragod, Kerala

Kerala CM and CPI(M) leader Pinarayi Vijayan addressed a public meeting in Palakkad earlier today

"According to me, they (BJP) may win 200 to 220 seats. That is the report I'm having. They are saying they will get 400 seats, it is a strategy"

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah said to ANI reporters.

AAP leader and Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann holds roadshow in Gujarat's Bharuch

Priyanka Gandhi accuses BJP of deviating people from real issues

"...PM Modi and BJP leaders are not talking about issues of unemployment, inflation, farmers or women. They are trying to deviate us from the real issues. The media should ask him why all his party leaders are saying that they will change the Constitution?...What will happen to reservation and the rights of the people if they will change the Constitution?...We are not scared..."

Rahul Gandhi is the 'Nawab' of pinning new lies at every given occasion: Shehzad Poonawalla

BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla.

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"One of the new lies that he has spread is that the BJP is going to impose 'one nation, one language' and that the BJP is all for 'one nation, one leader'. This kind of mindset of Rahul Gandhi comes from a political philosophy that has said, 'Indira is India and India is Indira'. It only shows that these 'Pariwarik and dynasty alliances', whose only achievement has been 'one party of one family and one family does all corruption' is now spreading lies and canards,"

If I.N.D.I.A. bloc wins, we will repeal 'discriminatory' CAA, NRC: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee in Assam rally

She said "there won't be any democracy, election if Modi wins again."

Bhupesh Baghel says, the Kanker encounter was fake and will give evidence for it

Western Agartala highway will be build, says PM in Tripura

He also said, BJP made railway better.

BJP worked for Northeast day and night: PM in Agartala

"I am the first PM to visit Northeast more than 50 times, Congress didnt even know where is Northeast on map."

Rahul Gandhi addresses public in Karnataka's Mandya; Talks about farmers

"PM Modi distributed 24 years of MGNREGA money to just 25 people"

First time in India, a legally guaranteed minimum support price will be given to farmers by Congress, Rahul Gandhi said in Mandya

Congress will work for farmers, women in Karnataka, he said

Congress will work for unemployment in Karnataka; Will introduce 'Pehli Naukri Pakki' scheme

'Congress party and I.N.D.I.A. alliance fighting for the Indian Constitution and Democracy. On the other hand, we have the BJP and RSS which are trying to kill the Democracy and Constitution of the country' says Gandhi in Mandya

BJP leader and candidate from Belagavi Lok Sabha constituency Jagadish Shettar, files his nomination for the Lok Sabha elections

Jagadish Shettar

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Trinamool Congress has released its manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls, says will repeal NRC, CAA 

The Trinamool Congress has released its manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections wherein the party has promised welfare schemes including ration at doorstep, 10 free cooking cylinders for BPL families.

Manoj Tiwari sings while campaigning for BJP candidate Anil Baluni in Garhwal

Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav during a meeting on the sidelines of their joint press conference in Ghaziabad

Amid facing opposition from Kukis in Manipur, CM Biren Singh has urged voters in state to vote for BJP

Campaigning ends for first phase of Lok Sabha elections

The election campaigning for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections concluded at 3pm today in the North East, and in other areas, it ended at 6pm: Election Commission of India.

DPAP chief Ghulam Nabi Azad not to contest Lok Sabha polls from Anantnag-Rajouri seat in J-K, says party

Mamata 'incited our Muslim brothers' to stir riots, says BJP over CM's Ram Navami remark

Bengal BJP leader Agnimitra Paul lashed out at TMC chief and state CM Mamata Banerjee for her remark on Ram Navami. The BJP leader said that Banerjee tried to 'incite our Muslim brothers' so that riots could happen and which is why they lodged a complaint against the same.

Former Haryana minister and BJP leader Anil Vij slammed Congress' comments on EVM, saying the party conveniently sleeps when they win polls using EVMs