Election Tracker LIVE: Mamata Supporting People Who Want Two PMs in India, Says Modi at Bengal Rally

"Soon, phone calls will become free in India and Internet charges will be the least in the world," PM Modi said in Bengal rally.  

"We will make a TMC and Left-free Bengal," PM Modi said. "In this election each vote for BJP will strengthen the country and the chowkidar," he said. 

"Has Didi informed you why recommendations of 7th pay commission were not implemented? Has Didi told you why despite clearing exams no appointments are being done in Bengal?" PM Modi said, slamming the West bengal chief minister. 

Mamata Banerjee has betrayed the people of West Bengal, PM Modi said at the rally and said that she is backing 'anti-nationals'. He said that Bengal was deprived of development due to Mamata's government. 

"The more you chant 'Modi Modi', the more someone loses their sleep. You know who they are? 'Speed breaker'. The speed breaker of West Bengal - Didi. She is losing her sleep & is taking out her anger on her officers, on Election Commission," PM Modi said. 

Congress's inefficiency strengthened Pakistan, PM Modi said at the rally in Cooch Behar, adding that the Congress did not act on terror. 

PM Modi took a jibe at Mamata and her alliance with the National Conference. "She is with those people who say that India should have two prime ministers," Modi said, in In a veiled attack at J&K's former chief minister Omar Abdullah. Omar had said that J&K would again have a prime minister if he was voted to power. 

'BJP Made Impossible Possible' |  In the rally in Cooch  Behar, PM Modi said that the BJP took initiatives and made impossible possible. He said that retaliating to Pakistan's action was impossible earlier but the BJP government made it happen. 

PM Modi takes 'speedbreaker didi' jibe at TMC chief and Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. "The state has vowed to free itself from Mamata Bnerjee," the PM said.  He said that BJP wave leaves some people sleepless. 

PM Modi, in the start of his speech, said that they party has been given small area to hold the rally. The two opposing parties locked horns over building the stage at the rally venue after the Trinamool initially refused to stop building the temporary shade for the attendees at the Chief Minister's rally on Monday, which would have occupied nearly half of the rally ground. According to BJP's  local leaders, the cloud of uncertainty has cleared out after the local Trinamool leaders held talks with the Special Protection Group team that visited the spot on Friday and agreed to dismantle the structure partially.

The prime minister has arrived in Coochbehar and has begun his election rally.  

Coochbehar to Host a PM After 31 Years | Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to address the rally in Coochbehar shortly. This is after a gap of 31 years that a prime minister will be delivering a speech there. Last, Rajiv Gandhi had delivered a speech there. 

The top leaders of the SP, BSP and RLD will address the Deoband meeting just days before Saharanpur and seven other western UP constituencies go to the polls in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections on April 11.

A virtual face-off is expected between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and TMC chief  Mamata Banerjee in West Bengal. PM Modi will be addressing a rally in Bengal's Coochbehar, while Mamata will address  two back-to-back rallies at Jalpaiguri and in Alipurduar today. 

The Election Commission has continued to demand for more power and reforms even though it has always been either rejected or pushed inside voluminous files.

In Arunachal Pradesh, the authorities have seized 70,226 bottles of beer, 28,181 bottles of liquor, over 800 bottles of wine and more than 144 bottles of country liquor. According to the office of the Chief Electoral Officer in Arunachal Pradesh, the total value of the seized cash and liquor is estimated to be over Rs 5 crore. Chief Electoral Officer of Tripura, Sriram Taranikanti said that Rs 1.38 crore of illegal cash have been seized so far.

With the Lok Sabha elections drawing closer, some of the northeastern states seem to be high on spirits while cash seizures too have been reported from these states. In Nagaland, the flying squads and state police officers have so far seized 62,665 litre of liquor and illegal cash of over Rs 91 lakh till Saturday since the imposition of the model code of conduct on March 12. The law enforces in Assam have so far seized 1,17,935.46 litre of liquor valued at over Rs 7 lakh. Illegal cash of over Rs 7 crore have been seized by the officials between March 12 and Saturday.

BJP chief Amit Shah is expected to visit Odisha today. He will release party's election manifesto in Odia language in Bhubaneswar. Later, Shah will address election rallies in Baragarh and Polosara in Odisha

 Visuals from official premises of Praveen Kakkar, OSD to Madhya Pradesh CM, where income-tax officials are conducting a raid in Indore.  

Indore: Visuals from official premises of Praveen Kakkar, OSD to Madhya Pradesh CM, where income-tax officials are conducting a raid. pic.twitter.com/fWoOS4qT4o

— ANI (@ANI) April 7, 2019

I-T sleuths are conducting raids across various locations in Bhopal, Indore, Goa and Delhi.  

Pictures provided by Income-Tax Sources of cash recovered during raid at residential premises of Prateek Joshi in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. I-T searches are underway at 50 locations including Indore, Bhopal, Goa and Delhi. pic.twitter.com/TAMe4J1Nii

— ANI (@ANI) April 7, 2019

The I-T department is conducting raids across 50 locations in Bhopal, Inodre, Goa and 35 locations in Delhi, the ANI reported. 

Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot will address two poll meetings today in Uttarakhand in support of Tehri candidate and PCC chief Pritam Singh.

According to sources, raids were simultaneously conducted at the six more locations connected to the CM's aides in Bhopal and Delhi. The raids are currently underway.

Amid rumours of NCP's Jaidatta Kshirsagar, sitting MLA  from Beed, joining the BJP, he met  Uddhav Thackeray at his residence in Mumbai on Saturday night. The meeting has caused turmoil in Sharad Pawar's NCP. Kshirsagar had earlier appealed the people of his constituency to vote for the BJP. According to sources Kshirsagar will resign from the NCP by 30 April, and will join the Shiv Sena.

The Income Tax department has carried out raids at the residence of Kamal Nath's aide in Indore. The I-T sleuths have recovered a cash of Rs 9 crore from his house. The raids were carried out across 60 locations. 

Hitting out at the upper caste groups, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav said the 10% of the total population owns more than 60% of the country's wealth.

With just days left for polling in UP's Saharnpur, villagers from Manoharpur village of the constituency are boycotting polls citing lack of development. "There are many issues relating to electricity,water & roads. No politician has visited the village to address our issues.We need written assurance else we won't vote" the locals said. 

Villagers from Manoharpur in Saharanpur LS constituency have decided to boycott polls over 'no development', say,"There are many issues relating to electricity,water & roads. No politician has visited the village to address our issues.We need written assurance else we won't vote" pic.twitter.com/VdZpuFcFBo

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) April 6, 2019

As Deoband gears up to host the first joint rally by the SP-BSP combine,the locals have said that the Muslim community should not be used as a political tool. "It's a peace loving city. Politicians should provide better education & more employment opportunities for Muslims in the country.Everyone should be treated equally.Muslim community should not be used as a political tool during polls," locals were quoted as saying by the ANI. 

Uddhav Thackeray and Narendra Modi will hold a joint rally in Ausa on April 9.  This will be the first joint rally of both the leaders in Maharashtra. The bonhomie between the two parties was witnessed when Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray accompanied Amit Shah as he filed his nomination papers from Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat. ​Now, Uddhav and Modi will share dais on 9 April for campaigning in Osmanabad constituency. 

The region has given three prime ministers to the country - Indira Gandhi who represented the Rae Bareli constituency, VP Singh, who was elected from Fatehpur constituency and Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who represented Lucknow.