Election Tracker LIVE: There's Pro-incumbency Wave, the Only Anger is Against Congress, Says Modi

"Is your chowkidaar doing good work? Your love and support to the BJP has brought north eastern states to the forefront. The history of violence in Manipur has seen an end," PM Modi says.

Prime Minister Modi's public meeting in Imphal, Manipur commences.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley at a press conference today said Robert Vadra campaigning for the Congress might turn out to be an asset for the BJP.

Union Finance Minister & BJP leader Arun Jaitley on Robert Vadra to campaign for Congress party for the #LokSabhaElections2019: I don't know if this will be an asset for the campaign of Congress party or for the campaign of BJP. pic.twitter.com/xZyGiw0Xuy

— ANI (@ANI) April 7, 2019

AICC general secretary for UP east Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's husband Robert Vadra will be campaigning for the Congress party in Uttar Pradesh. 

Taking a jibe at the Congress manifesto, Modi said that the grand old party came out with their hypocrisy document of 50-60 pages but didn't mention the middle-class even once in the notification.

Those Who Today Rule Delhi, Killed Gandhi: Farooq Abdullah | Chairman of the National Conference, Farooq Abdullah at a public meeting Srinagar attacked the BJP for its allegiance to the RSS and accused the party for murdering Mahatma Gandhi. "Who were the ones to kill Gandhi? The RSS killed Mahatma Gandhi and it is they who are chanting slogans across the country. Today who rule Delhi, they killed Gandhi," he said.

The Bharatiya Janata Party's campaign poster for 2019 Lok Sabha election featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

BJP's  2019 campaign song:"Phir Ek Baar Modi Sarkar Banate Hai (Lets elect the Modi government again). Phir se Kamal Khilate Hai (Let the lotus blossom again)".

A Government with One Captain: Arun Jaitley | "We want a govt with one captain and not a team of 11 members with 40 captains," says Finance Minister Arun Jaitley as he releases the party's campaign song for the media. 

'Phir Ek Baar Modi Sarkar': Arun Jaitley | Finance Minister Arun Jaitley informed the media that the BJP's main campaign theme for 2019 Lok Sabha election will be 'Phir Ek Baar Modi Sarkar'.

"The Congress manifesto did not have a single point about India's emerging middle class. The poor dream to become the middle class but the Congress' experts from abroad think it is wise to raise taxation on the rich," he says.

Arun Jaitley Set to Release BJP Campaign Song | Finance Minister Arun Jaitley at the BJP HQ in New Delhi called for a press conference to release BJP's campaign song and other media material. "The first theme of our campaign will be 'Kaam Karne Waali Sarkaar' (24x7 govt)... Our second theme will be 'Imaandar Sarkaar' (Govt with a vision for the future)...Our third theme will be 'Bade Faisle Lene Waali Sarkaar' (Decisive Leader...security etc.)," he says.

"Surprisingly the attack is against the bonds and not the electoral trusts because the earlier was brought by the NDA and the latter was by UPA. The underlying principle of both is the same. If the bonds don’t exist, the consequence will be that donors will have no option but to donate only by cash after syphoning monies from their businesses," said Arun Jaitley.

NDA Created Electoral Bonds: Arun Jaitley | "In 2017, based on the principle of masking the identity link between the party and the donor, the NDA created the instrument of electoral bonds. This instrument provides for a complete white money donation. The bond as a banking instrument of State Bank of India, a Party had to deposit it in a single declared account by the political party," Arun Jaitley said, highlighting the efforts of the Modi government to attack the use of black money in politics. 

Arun Jaitley said the balance sheets of BSP, SP and TDP among others don't reflect the cash donations they receive, which is why their accounts reflect a lower figure. He argued in the blog post that the BJP prefers "legitimate methods" of gathering party funds because of which the party has to declare a "larger income" in its balance sheets. The finance minister said that this tendency to see party funding only from the surface has reduced the credibility of reports released by NGOs.

Government Contractors and Beneficiaries Use Black Money: Arun Jaitley | Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in a blog today addressed the issue of black money in elections. Highling select states like Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, NE states and Madhya Pradesh for a rampant practice of using black money in elections, Jaitley said in most cases the money comes from government contractors and beneficiaries. The finance minister also attacked NGOs for exaggerating and misrepresenting the funding of political organisations. "The only question is ‘What is their (political parties) fund collection culture?’ Do they still prefer the old obsolete style of only black money being collected or do they prefer to collect it by legitimate methods like crowdsourcing, cheque and electoral bonds? Obviously, the BJP prefers the latter," said Jaitley.

Naveen Patnaik Is Tired, Give Him Rest: Amit Shah | BJP president Amit Shah addressing a public meeting in Odisha today called upon the electorate to give "rest" to Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik as he is "tired" and "lacks the will" to develop the state, PTI reported. "There has been no developmental work during Naveen Babu's tenure in 19 years. He is tired. Therefore, give BJP a chance to meet the aspirations of the people," Shah said promising that the BJP will take Odisha on the path of development.

Union Minister Arun Jaitley will launch BJP's campaign theme song and other media material today at 4.15pm.

A series of images released by the Congress to launch the campaign slogan showed a Rahul Gandhi interacting with various segments the party is trying to reaching out to.

After Congress, the BJP will launch its campaign slogan today at its party headquarters. The slogan will be launched by senior leader and finance minister Arun Jaitley. Earlier in the day, Congress released its slogan 'Ab Nyay Hoga'. 

Reiterating that the BJP government has worked for the welfare of people, PM Modi said "Tripura government has greatly benefited farmers by directly buying produce," he said. "It hasn’t been long for the BJP government in Tripura, but now the law and order situation is under control and people can walk without fear.  We announced 7th pay commission benefits for teachers, worked for tribal welfare," he said. 

"More than 5.5 lakh farmers in Tripura will get Rs 3.5 crore every year. The process has already started and 1.5 lakh farmers have already received the first installment," PM Modi said at an election rally in Tripura.  

"Modi has done the best thing by keeping country secured. Security of the country has been ensured by Modi govt. No other govt than Modi govt can ensure security of the country," BJP chief Amit Shah said in Odisha, where he released the party's manifesto for the state 

"The Congress and the Left are working to oust Modi, even if that means they have to support the interests of Pakistan," PM Modi said. 

 "The way people in Tripura ousted the Left Front government, it  has set a precedent for the entire country, especially Bengal," PM Modi said at a rally in Tripura. Earlier in the day, he addressed a rally in West Bengal's Cooch Behar. 

PM Modi had contested and won from the Lok Sabha constituency of Varanasi by defeating AAP supremo and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal by a huge margin.

PM Modi had contested and won from the Lok Sabha constituency of Varanasi by defeating AAP supremo and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal by a huge margin. This year, the City of Temples goes to polls on May 19. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to file his nomination papers for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Varanasi on April 26 with mega roadshow. He is expected to reach the constituency a day before the event to hold crucial meetings with senior party leaders and BJP leaders are leaving no stone unturned to turn the nomination ceremony into a grand event.

The appeal to the minority community came at the first joint rally held by the two alliance partners in 25 years at Deoband.