Assembly Elections 2024 highlights| 'When Madam Sonia ji used to run central govt...': PM Modi's dig at Cong in Jharkhand

PM Modi reiterates 'ek hai to safe hai' slogan, Mallikarjun Kharge retaliates

As the assembly polls nears, campaigning is gaining momentum in Maharashtra. On Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated the 'ek hai toh safe hai' narrative even as Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge slammed BJP's top leaders for making provocative speeches.

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Modi govt's demonetisation, GST 'weapons to kill' farmers, labourers: Rahul Gandhi

Continuing his campaign in Jharkhand, top Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday claimed that demonetisation and GST rolled out by the Narendra Modi government were "weapons to kill" farmers, labourers and the poor of the country.

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Shiv Sena did not become BJP in 30 years, how can it become Congress: Uddhav

The Shiv Sena did not lose its identity even after an alliance of three decades with the BJP and there was no question of it turning into Congress now, former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray said on Saturday.

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PM Modi to hold roadshow, poll rallies in Jharkhand today

Amit Shah to release BJP manifesto for Maharashtra polls in Mumbai today

Shah will also address three rallies in Jalgaon, Buldana and Amravati in North Maharashtra and Vidharba region. (All India Radio News)

MVA, Maha Yuti manifestos to be released today by Kharge

Amit Shah releases BJP manifesto 'Sankalp Patra' for Maharashtra polls

'MVA's promises insult ideology, promote appeasement,' says Amit Shah in Mumbai

'Can Uddhav make Rahul Gandhi speak 2 good words about Savarkar?' asks Shah during Sankalp Patra launch

Karnataka has definitely become an ATM for Congress: Himanta Biswa Sarma

Fight is between Mahayuti which is working for women, and MVA which uses sexist slurs against women: BJP leader Pradeep Bhandari

"Union Home Minister has launched the manifesto for Maharashtra assembly elections, in line with the vision of PM Narendra Modi. The fight is between Mahayuti which is working for women, and the MVA which uses sexist slurs against women... The election is between Mahayuti which is carrying forward the legacy of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and MVA which is working on the legacy of Aurangzeb. This is why Uddhav Thackeray has not been able to ask Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi to glorify Veer Savarkar..." BJP leader Pradeep Bhandari said.

We have five pillars for progress and development of Maharashtra: Kharge

During the launch of the Congress manifesto for the Maharashtra Assembly Elections, party President Mallikarjun Kharge said, "We have five pillars for the progress and development of Maharashtra based on farming and rural development, Industry and employment, Urban development, environment, and public welfare..."

Our five guarantees will help in upliftment of families and every family will get relief of around Rs 3.5 lakh in a year: Kharge

Rs 4000 per month for unemployed youth, Rs 25 lakh health insurance among MVA poll promises

WATCH | MVA releases manifesto for Maharashtra polls 'Maharashtranama'

Kharge slams BJP saying 'You are among those who killed ones who got us independence'

We gave more funds because Jharkhand was created by us, and it is our responsibility to nurture it: PM Modi in Jharkhand

Alleging that the Congress-JMM coalition wanted to divide OBCs by pitting sub-castes against each other, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday told an election rally in Jharkhand 'ek rahoge toh safe rahoge' (be united to be safe).

BJP-led govt needed in Jharkhand to drive out infiltrators: PM Modi in Bokaro

PM Modi trying to communalise election as he failed on development front: Cong's Prithviraj Chavan.

Haryana and Maharashtra not comparable; confident of MVA getting majority in Maharashtra Assembly polls: Cong's Prithviraj Chavan to PTI.

Shah has failed to understand Maharashtra, says Raut on BJP leader's Savarkar dare

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday said Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who asked Uddhav Thackeray-led party to make Congress say good words about Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar, has failed to understand Maharashtra.

Shah on Sunday that Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray was siding with Congress, whose leaders have insulted Balasaheb Thackeray and Veer Savarkar.

The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi’s poll promises are an insult to ideology and promote appeasement, said Shah after unveiling the BJP's manifesto for the November 20 Maharashtra assembly polls.

Talking to reporters, Raut said, ''Shah hasn't understood Maharashtra. He should first speak about the insult to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj as a statue the government erected and Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled collapsed in eight months." (PTI)

'Janjatiya Gaurav Varsh' to be celebrated for one year from Nov 15 to honour tribal icon Birsa Munda: PM Modi at rally in Jharkhand's Gumla

Congress can't tolerate tribals in higher posts, insults President Droupadi Murmu, ex-CM Champai Soren: PM Modi in Jharkhand's Gumla

BJP govt at Centre to spend Rs 80,000 crore to develop 7,000 tribal villages across India: PM Modi added.

Congress pits one ST community against another with agenda to weaken tribal unity, says Modi.

Modi will not allow plunder of people's money, those who looted it will spend their lives in jail: PM in Jharkhand's Gumla.

Next 5 yrs crucial for Jharkhand's coming 25 yrs, your one vote will contribute to making state developed: PM Modi in Gumla.

Maharashtra polls: School buses to stay off roads for two days due to poll duty

Students may face inconvenience as school bus owners have expressed their inability to operate buses for two days, including the polling day for Maharashtra assembly elections on November 20, in view of RTO instructions. (PTI)

Home voting for elderly for Maharashtra polls

Maharashtra polls: Patole rejects Shah's claim of Cong accepting Muslim quota demand

"We (MVA) are fighting the election on core issues and will not be drawn into the Hindu-Muslim fake narrative," Patole said. Speaking in Mumbai earlier in the day, Shah had said "our Constitution does not provide reservations based on religion" but the Congress was promising such quotas before coming to power. (PTI)

Either wear white clothes or if you are a sanyasi or wear 'gerua' clothes, then get out of politics: Kharge takes dig at Yogi Adityanath

PM Modi holds 3-km road show in poll-bound Jharkhand capital Ranchi

Modi's jibe at Sonia Gandhi and Congress in Jharkhand

PM Modi in Jharkhand claimed that while the UPA govt in 10 years from 2004-2014 gave Rs 80,000 crore for the development of Jharkhand, the NDA govt in the last 10 years sanctioned over Rs 3 lakh crore for the state. "Madam Sonia ji used to run the government and Manmohan Singh was kept as the PM. They gave only Rs 80,000 crore to Jharkhand in 10 years, while NDA gave over Rs 3 lakh crore in the last 10 years," Modi said.

India faces threat from RSS, Modi, and Amit Shah: Kharge on 'Ek Hai to Safe Hai' slogan by PM

"The prime minister says 'Ek Hai to Safe Hai' while other leaders (of BJP) talk about 'Batenge to Katenge' (divided we fall). Who is threatened? Is there any problem? In fact, the country faces threat from RSS, BJP, Modi, and (Union home minister Amit) Shah," Kharge said. (PTI)

BJP spreading hatred, Jharkhand polls for saving Constitution, democracy, claims Tejashwi

“The BJP spreads hatred in the society and insults people's mandate. This election in Jharkhand is for saving the Constitution and democracy of the country,” Yadav said addressing a rally at Hunterganj in Chatra district. (PTI)

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday held a roadshow in his Kopri-Pachpakhadi assembly seat, where he is pitted against Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate Kedar Dighe.

Govt not concerned about farmers' woes, must be removed from power: Sharad Pawar

 "Farmers who quench the hunger of the country are in distress, but the ruling parties are not concerned. Such people have no right to be in power. They must be unseated. In the last nine months, 950 farmers have died by suicide. This is because they cannot recover capital investment, leading to burden of loans," he said. (PTI)

Addressing a rally at Karpoori Maidan in Hussainabad in Jharkhand's Palamu district, Mayawati urged people to support BSP candidate Shiv Pujan Mehta, who was first elected from Hussainabad on a BSP ticket in 2014, and asserted that the time for experimenting with Congress, BJP, and caste-based parties was over. (PTI)

That's all for today from the two states' assembly polls. Stay tuned with DH for all the updates on Maharashtra and Jharkhand polls.