AndhraPradesh: Just five days to go for the first phase of Lok Sabha Election 2019, the poll campaign battle heated up on the ground. From candidates’ nomination to special election manifestos, parties are leaving no stone unturned to woo the electorate. Amid all this, the Election Commission and I-T Department continued its crackdown on poll-related illegal activities. Nearly 90 crore voters will elect will the representatives from 543 Lok Sabha constituencies the upcoming polls which will be held in seven phases on April 11, April 18, April 23, April 29, May 6, May 12 and May 19. The results will be announced on May 23.
The Bharatiya Janata Party is observing it’s Foundation Day on Saturday. The party was formed on April 6, 1980.
* Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu speaking at TDP’s manifesto release: “Manifestos have become a farce nowadays. Some parties claim that they’ll do many things, they don’t even know intricacies. But we have clear vision. We have fulfilled many promises,more than the said ones.”
* Shatrughan Sinha makes faux pas just after joining Congress, calls Shakti Singh Gohil ‘BJP’s backbone’
* “When China tried to forcefully enter India’s borders and threaten our security in Doklam, government under the leadership of Modi ji displayed strong will power and our soldiers gave China a befitting reply. For the first time China was forced to retreat,” says UP CM Yogi Adityanath in Hojai, Assam.
* Congress member Shatrughan Sinha on being asked if his wife Poonam will contest from Lucknow against HM Rajnath Singh, he said, “Kuch bhi ho sakta hai (Anything can happen).”
* Actually Congress and BJD use the poor for politics. This is the reason a large part of India including Odisha was under immense poverty for so many decades, this situation was then misused by Maoists: PM Modi at Odisha’s Sonepur.
* Samajwadi Party leader Dimple Yadav, party chief Akhilesh Yadav’s wife, files nomination from Kannauj. “The victory margin will be huge since there is an alliance between SP-BSP. BJP did not fulfill its promises and now to divert attention, BJP is using the security forces. It has been a failed government,” says Dimple. Akhilesh Yadav, Ramgopal Yadav, Jaya Bachchan and BSP’s SC Mishra present with her.
*PM Modi to address a public meeting in Odisha’s Sonepur shortly.
* Shatrughan Sinha quits BJP, joins Congress ahead of Lok Sabha election 2019 Rebel BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha joins Congress.
* BJP flag is flying proudly in regions where it was unimaginable at one point of time. BJP is the biggest democratic organization in the world. We are now a strong option to Congress and other parties which were formed from within Congress: PM Modi
* BJP is a party built on the hard work of its members. There are parties built with money and there are parties built with sweat and toil: PM Modi at Odisha
* People of Odisha have to decide on what kind of government they want – the one focusing on growth and nation or a family-ruled party: PM Modi.
* PM Narendra Modi addresses a rally in Sundergarh, Odisha
* Union Minister and BJP leader Giriraj Singh to file his nomination from Begusarai today. He’ll later address a public meet GD College in Begusarai
* BJP President Amit Shah holds a roadshow in Vejalpur area of Ahmedabad
* Delhi Congress Chief Sheila Dikshit, state incharge PC Chacko and other Delhi Congress leaders reach Rahul Gandhi’s residence.
* On BJP’s Foundation Day, PM Modi and Amit Shah’s message to party workers.
* “We wanted to release the film on April 5 but some people put us in so many difficulties that we couldn’t do it. We are working hard to get the film released on April 11, we have to go to the Supreme Court on Monday,’ Vivek Oberoi on his film ‘PM Narendra Modi’.
* The Aam Aadmi Party is likely to release its manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls on April 25. The manifesto, which will list out its agenda for the general elections, will focus on its endeavour to get full statehood for Delhi, a source said.
* Ahead of polls, Hyderabad police has seized Rs 9.45 crore cash, freebies worth Rs 3.73 lakh, Rs 9.15 lakh worth gold, 135 litres of liquor, 40 kg cannabis and 11 bags of gutkha this month.
* Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold public ralles in Maharashtra’s Nanded, Odisha’s Sundergarh and Sonepur, and Chhattisgarh’s Balod.
PM’s schedule:
10:00 am: Odisha’s Sundargarh
12:30 pm: Odisha’s Sonepur
1:30: Chhattisgarh’s Balod
6:00 pm: Maharashtra’s Nanded
* BJP national president Amit Shah, who is contesting the polls from Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency, will embark on a two-day roadshow covering areas in western Ahmedabad.
* Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and senior BJP leaders to attend party’s Vijay Sankalp Samabesh at Ambapua Vivek Vihar in Odisha’s Berhampur.
* Congress chief Rahul Gandhi address rallies in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar, Almora and Pauri Garhwal.
Rahul’s schedule:
11:00 am: Public Meeting at G.I.N.T.I Ground, Srinagar, District Pauri Garhwal
1:30 pm: Public Meeting at Simkony/SSJ Ground, District Almora
3:30 pm: Public Meeting at Pantdeep Ground, District Haridwar
* BSP supremo Mayawati to campaign in Uttarakhand’s Roorkee and Rudrapur.
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