The electoral battle to win the Lok Sabha elections is in full swing with all the political parties aggressively campaigning across the country. After the Congress released its manifesto on Tuesday, the battle has become sharper with the BJP targetting the Congress over its pledge to amend AFSPA and remove other controversial laws.

As the race to polls moves ahead at full steam, we bring you top highlights of the day. Catch all the developments related to the elections at one place. Here are the UPDATES:-

- Addressing an election rally in Siliguri, PM Modi attacked West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee

"Didi [Mamata Banerjee] is playing games with the people of West Bengal. She is not worried about the poor people of the state but encouraging poverty," Narendra Modi said.

Congress releases list of 4 candidates from West Bengal.

Congress releases list of 4 candidates from West Bengal. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/3xhNDf0pe3

— ANI (@ANI) April 3, 2019

- "Inn logon (Congress party) ki tarah hi inka ghoshna patra bhi brashth hota hai, beimaan hota hai, dakosalo se bhara hota hai aur isilye use ghoshna patra nahi dakosala patra kehna chaiye," said  PM Narendra Modi in Pasighat attacking the Congress party's manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

"Inn logon ki tarah hi inka ghoshna patra bhi brashth hota hai, beimaan hota hai, dakosalo se bhara hota hai aur isilye use ghoshna patra nahi dakosala patra kehna chaiye," PM #Modi on #CongressManifesto

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— Outlook Magazine (@Outlookindia) April 3, 2019

"Hum sirf ek vaada karke use dashako tak latkaye rakhne wale log nahi hain, balki aapke jeevan ko aasaan banane ke liye poori imaandaari se kaam karne wale log hain," Modi added.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and  Trinamool Congress president Mamata Banerjee are set to begin their poll campaign on Wednesday in West Bengal. The state holds the third largest number of Lok Sabha members to Parliament.

While Modi will address a rally at Siliguri, Banerjee will hold her first public meeting for the general elections in the state at Dinhata, both in North Bengal.

- The Congress on Tuesday fielded former railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal from the Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat and Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh's wife and former Union minister Preneet Kaur from Patiala for the upcoming parliamentary polls.

Bansal had to quit as the railway minister in the UPA government after his nephew was foundacceptingbribe for appointments in the Railways.

Congress manifesto full of lies, hypocrisy: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday tore into the Congress, terming its manifesto as a "hypocrisy document" which was "full of lies".