Lok Sabha Elections 2019 LIVE updates: Rahul\, Priyanka Gandhi to address three rallies in UP

Lok Sabha Elections 2019 LIVE updates: Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi to address three rallies in UP

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will be accompanied by Western UP-in-charge Jyotiraditya Scindia.

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Narendra Modi vs Rahul Gandhi

Congress president Rahul Gandhi and sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are addressing three rallies in the Western part of Uttar Pradesh. They will be joined by West Uttar Pradesh-in-charge Jyotiraditya Scindia.

Separately, BJP chief Amit Shah held a roadshow in Ahmedabad's Vejalpur area. He is scheduled to hold another roadshow and meet the local leaders as well. Amit Shah is contesting from the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency that used to be BJP veteran LK Advani's seat. "I am blessed to have been asked to contest from a seat where Atal ji, Advani ji have represented... The Gandhinagar seat is one of the most important in the country. I will strive to take forward Advani ji's legacy," said Shah while filing his nomination.

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11:35am: Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) delegation arrives at the Election Commission of India office to complaint against UP CM Yogi Adityanath, for his comment, "Muslim League is a virus. If someone is affected by this virus, he cannot survive and today main Opposition party Congress is affected by it. Just think what will happen if they win. This virus will spread in the entire nation."

11:30am: AITC MP Derek O'Brien criticises NaMo TV.

11:20am: "I am pleading with you, don't believe the Prime Minister Modi's colourful words," Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy said at a rally. "Why should we have enmity with neighbouring countries? Two years ago, a military officer had told me the Prime Minister will make stories before elections to get votes. They do not ask for votes on the basis of development," he added.

11:15am: Rahul Gandhi took to Twitter to congratulate Sreedhanya Suresh from Wayanad, who is the first tribal girl to be selected for the civil service from Kerala.

11:10am: "I have campaigned in nearly 30 parliamentary constituencies till now. I have sensed public mood, they are fed up of Modi in Centre and Edappadi K. Palaniswami government in state and people want to put a full stop to these governments," said DMK chief MK Stalin.

11:00am: On BJP's 39th foundation day, the Prime Minister took to Twitter to thank the party karyakartas. "BJP has become India's preferred party," he said.

10:50am: Visuals from Amit Shah's Jan Sampark Abhiyan in Ahmedabad.

10:40am: The Election Commission on Friday expressed "displeasure" over NITI Aayog vice chairman Rajiv Kumar's remarks against the Congress' proposed minimum income scheme 'NYAY' and said the comments violated the model code of conduct norms. In a communication sent to Kumar, the EC asked him to be cautious in future while making statements. The EC asserted that the public servants should not only be impartial in their conduct but also in their public utterances, "which was found wanting in the instant case".

10:30am: The Election Commission (EC) is learnt to have let off Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath with a light rap for his "Modiji ki sena" remark, asking him to be more careful in the future. Not satisfied with the remarks, the EC is learnt to have told him that be "more careful in his utterances in future", sources said. They said the EC also told Adityanath that since he is a senior politician holding an important position, his remarks should reflect his stature. The commission was not satisfied with his reply in which he is learnt to have hailed the role of the EC in conducting polls.