LIVEAssembly Elections Live | Sharad Pawar bats for increasing reservation cap to 75% ahead of Maharashtra polls

The Congress party promises a lot of things but they never deliver it: Shehzad Poonawalla

"Wherever the Congress party has come to power, they have brought inflation and destruction. Now in Himachal Pradesh, after bankrupting the state with the foolish promises they made, we see how the people are being constantly taxed… Even toilets haven’t been spared by the Congress party. The Congress party promises a lot of things but they never deliver it. All they do is bankrupt the states and impose such taxes,” says BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla as the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh imposes a 'Toilet Seat Tax'.

"The BJP is going to win the election and will form the government," says Union Minister and BJP leader Arjun Ram Meghwal on Haryana polls

OPINION | Maharashtra Elections: Is a century on a turning pitch possible?

After an unprecedented rollercoaster ride in the past five years, will any political party secure 100 seats in the 288-member Assembly in Maharashtra? This is a million-dollar question ahead of a bitterly fought election in the premier state politics has become murkier than before.

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The Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of Thane Integral Ring Metro Rail Project to be constructed at the cost of around Rs 12,200 crore. The total length of the project is 29 km with 20 elevated and 2 underground stations

NCP (SP) supremo Sharad Pawar says that the cap of 50 per cent on reservation should be increased to 75 per cent

Rahul Gandhi to unveil statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji in Maharashtra's Kolhapur today

Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will be in the historic city of Kolhapur on October 4 and 5 during which he would unveil a statue of legendary Maratha warrior-king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and offer tributes to eminent social reformer-king Chhatrapati Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj.

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BJP spreads hatred, oust them from power: Rahul Gandhi urges voters

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said his party will not let the "hatred" being spread by the BJP on the basis of religion, language, and caste win and appealed to the people of Haryana to oust the ruling party in the Assembly polls.

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Congress guarantee of corruption, casteism, nepotism; vote for BJP, says Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the Congress stands for the "guarantee of corruption, casteism, communalism and nepotism", as he urged the people in Haryana to vote the ruling BJP to power for a third straight term.

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