Assembly Elections LIVE: BJP to Release Manifesto as Campaigning Gathers Steam in Rajasthan

Rahul Gandhi, on his part, said farm loans would be waived within 10 days if his party formed the government in the state. He also said Modi and Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje had made false promises and broke people's trust and are now spreading hatred and anger.

Yogi Adityanath, who was campaigning for his party in Churu district's Ratangarh constituency, said the Congress chief was the guarantee of defeat for his party's candidates. "No Congress candidate wants Rahul Gandhi in his constituency because Gandhi means defeat," he said.

PM Modi alleged that the Congress had no real issues to take up and therefore, was making casteist remarks. Rajnath Singh and Adityanath also targeted Gandhi.

"Broadband network reached one lakh villages, 2.5 to 3 lakh kms of optical-fibre line was laid, 12 crore LPG connections, better roads were given in four-and-a-half years of the BJP government at the Centre. Your one vote has provided speed to the country. It has the power to change the country and shape its future," PM Modi said.

Highlighting the importance of every single vote in poll-bound Rajasthan, both PM Modi and Gandhi exuded confidence that their respective parties will form the government in the state. At the Kota rally, the prime minister said, "Your votes will empower Modi. Your votes will bring changes in the country."

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addressed five rallies in Rajasthan's Nagaur, Sikar, Churu, Bikaner and Jaisalmer districts. Rajnath Singh took part in two rallies at Dholpur and as many in Jaipur district, while Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati addressed rallies at Jhunjhunu and Jaipur.

K Dinesh Chakravarthy of the Samajwadi Forward Bloc was last seen on November 22, the last date of filing nominations for Telangana elections.

Rahul Gandhi, who visited the Ajmer dargah and the Pushkar lake before addressing the rallies, said the Congress government would restart the free medicines scheme and put public money in improving the infrastructure in hospitals, schools and disbursing loans to the youth. He also cornered the prime minister on the issues of the Rafale deal, demonetisation, favouring top industrialists and the Goods and Services Tax.

During Monday’s campaigning, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders attacked the Congress with Modi leading from the front, slamming the opposition party over its stand on terrorism, Naxalism and tribal development among others. Gandhi said farm loans would be waived if the Congress formed the government in the state and asked his party workers not to use any bad word against the prime minister and Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje.

The BJP will release its election manifesto today in Jaipur as the party hopes to beat a perceived anti-incumbency wave to keep the Congress at bay. Campaigning in the state intensified on Monday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and BSP chief Mayawati addressing a total of 17 rallies.

The ruling BJP went all out to stave off anti-incumbency after 15 years of rule while the Congress has mounted a strong challenge to storm to power in the state.

The high-octane election campaign, packed with personal attacks, bitter allegations and tall promises, came to an end in Madhya Pradesh on Monday. The ruling BJP went all out to stave off anti-incumbency after 15 years of rule while the Congress has mounted a strong challenge to storm to power in the state. The BJP charge in the state was led primarily by CM Shivraj and PM Narendra Modi. Party chief Amit Shah, Home minister Rajnath Singh, UP CM Yogi Adityanath and others too held public rallies to bolster party prospects. On the other hand, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi was the crowd puller for the party, which also banked on leaders like Kamal Nath, Digvijaya Singh and Jyotiraditya Scindia to pull in voters.

"I remember the slightest criticism over the attacks used to rile the then ruling party," Modi said while hitting out at the Congress over its handling of terrorism and Naxalism. He was addressing an election rally here on the anniversary of the 60-hour terror siege by 10 Pakistani terrorists who sneaked into Mumbai on November 26, 2008, killing 166 people in a rampage spread over several locations.

Ratcheting up poll pressure on the 10th anniversary of India's worst terror strike, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took a broad swipe at the Congress for being in power during the Mumbai attack and for questioning his government's surgical strike in Pakistan. On an emotive day of remembrance for the families and colleagues of those killed, the prime minister stepped up the tempo as he referred to then Congress president and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi as "madam" who ruled the country at the time. "Delhi was ruled by madam... the world was shaken but the Congress was playing how-to-win-the-election game," Modi said referring to Sonia Gandhi, who was widely believed to be the power behind then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Madhya Pradesh has the highest population of tribals in India. Scheduled Tribes (STs) constitute 21% of the state's population. Consequently 47 of the 230 assembly seats in MP are reserved for STs. In terms of caste, the STs make up for the biggest section of MP’s society. And most of the tribals in the state - 49% - live on its Western border, in Dhar, Ratlam, Khargone, Khandwa, Jhabua, Barwani, Alirajpur region.

A closer look at what's happening at Ayodhya right now, reveals multi-layered strategy aimed at shoring up NDA prospects for 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

Election campaigning comes to an end in Madhya Pradesh. The state will go for voting on November 28.  

While speaking at an election rally in Kota, Rajasthan, PM Modi said the city has earned its status in the country.  

कोटा ने अपने संस्कारों से, अपनी प्रतिबद्धता से हिंदुस्तान में इज्जत कमाई है। मैं कोटा वासियों को अपने बलबूते पर सामर्थ्य प्राप्त करने पर बहुत बहुत बधाई देता हूँ : पीएम श्री @narendramodi #मोदी_की_विजय_गर्जना pic.twitter.com/jC39Lebx1W

— BJP (@BJP4India) November 26, 2018

Terming Kota as the education hub, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said Kota should be upgraded to Smart City.  He is in Rajasthan for an election rally. 

Rahul Gandhi Promises Farm Loan Waiver if  Voted to Power in Rajasthan | Going all out to woo farmers in Rajasthan, Congress President Rahul Gandhi Monday promised farm loan waiver in ten days if the party forms government in the state.Speaking at an election rally in Jaisalmer district's Pokhran Assembly constituency, Gandhi said he had said the same thing in Punjab and Karnataka elections and the Congress governments there have waived loans of farmers.You are going to make Congress party's government in the state. Within ten days of government formation, Congress will waive farmers' loan in the state, he said. "You can ask any farmer in those states. I do not make false promises. Whatever I say I do. We will do what we are saying from this stage, he said. 

PM Modi said his government had responded to terrorists and Naxals in their own language. The prime minister added that the Congress calls Naxals revolutionaries and then issues them certificates.  The Rajasthan elections will be held on December 7 and the votes counted on December 11

"The whole world was shaken on this date (26/11), and Congress back then, was giving lessons in patriotism. When the Army carried out surgical strikes, the country felt proud but the Congress raised questions on it, demanded video proof," PM Modi said.

"While the Indian army fought bravely in Pakistan and sacrificed their lives, Congress was busy demanding for videos of the surgical strike for political aggrandizement. Are the army men supposed to carry cameras with them to battles?" Modi then questioned.  

Talking about the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks on its tenth anniversary today, Modi while addressing a rally in Bhilwara said, the security of Indian lands was compromised under the reign of Congress which was at power at both state and central level at the time of the attacks. The country will never forget this moment of terror in Indian history, Modi said. "The Congress used to talk about not politicizing the issue. Yet, the same Congress party went ahead to raise questions on the surgical strikes," Modi said. 

Narendra Modi Kicks Off Rally in Bhilwara | PM Narendra Modi is currently addressing an election rally in poll-bound Rajasthan's Bhilwara district. "History will be scripted this time, as Rajasthan is determined to elect BJP to power again," Modi said as he lauded Bhliwara and its people. 

Meanwhile, Rajasthan Congress chief Sachin Pilot held public meetings in Jharapatan in support of party candidate Manvendra Singh and claimed that the people of the state were "betrayed" by Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje due to which there is extreme resentment the electorate against the government.​ Raje is contesting the Assembly election from Jhalrapatan constituency in Jhalawara district.

However, in a full-swing course of retaliation, the Congress on Sunday alleged that BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have nothing to talk about development, which is why they are raking up caste and religion in their public rallies. Former Union minister Jitin Prasada claimed that people had expected the prime minister to speak on development issues at his rally in Alwar on Sunday, but instead of telling that what the BJP government did for Rajasthan, he talked about religion and other such issues.

"They are deep neck involved in casteism. Casteism and feeling of hate against poor, deprived, underprivileged is in their veins and such statements reflect the basic behaviour and conduct of the Congress. It does not matter who spoke that (Joshi's renmarks) because everyone knows about the 'naamdaar' who make them speak," he said, apparently referring to the Gandhi family.

"Will you vote on the basis of the caste of Modi? Will the future of Rajasthan be decided on basis of birthplace of Modi," he asked the crowd gathered at his rally.Modi's remarks were a reaction to former Union minister CP Joshi's statement when he had questioned the caste of Modi and others during a speech in Rajsamand district's Nathdwara. Joshi is the Congress candidate from Nathdwara assembly constituency.

Congress Forgot About BR Ambedkar: PM Modi | Modi also targeted the Congress over issues and discrimination faced by Dalits, saying the party "forgot" to give the Bharat Ratna to BR Ambedkar. Ambedkar was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1990, 34 years after his death. "Congress has only divided the country. For them, Dalits are a votebank while our values and traditions are different," Modi claimed, trying to contrast his party's attitude to the community, of whose members have been assaulted and beaten by right-wing activists for allegedly indulging in cow trade, with that of the Congress.