The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will release its manifesto, 'Sankalp Patra Lok Sabha 2019', for the upcoming General Elections on Monday. This time, the BJP's theme for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections would be 'Phir Ek Baar, Modi Sarkar'. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along of party chief Amit Shah and members of the BJP's Parliamentary board, will announce the party's vision for the next five years. The Lok Sabha elections 2019 have been scheduled to start from April 11 and will go on till May 19.
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9.00am: The BJP will release its manifesto around 11am.
8.55am: NRIs participate in flash mob for PM Narendra Modi.
Flash dance at an European city by Indians.
— 💂 Rishi Bagree 🇮🇳 (@rishibagree) April 7, 2019
This is probably the first election where public is vigorously campaigning for PM @narendramodi to become PM again rather than the politicians and the party itself pic.twitter.com/w7limo1P74
8.45am: The Congress removes a stanza from its election theme song after the EC's objection. The lyrics were a jibe at PM Narendra Modi-led government and its policies.
8.30am: Congress leader P Chidambaram says the government is planning Income Tax raids at his residence to cripple the Lok Sabha election campaign.
The people are watching the excesses of this government and will deliver a fitting lesson in the elections.
— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) April 7, 2019
The I T department knows that we have nothing to hide. They and other agencies have searched our residences before and found nothing. The intention is to cripple the election campaign.
— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) April 7, 2019
I have been told that the I T department has plans to raid my residence in Sivaganga constituency and in Chennai. We will welcome the search party!
— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) April 7, 2019
8.22am: With the Congress manifesto putting major thrust on welfare measures, including a promise of giving Rs 72,000 to the poorest 20 per cent households in India, the ruling party is likely to make a slew of promises to woo different sections of the society, especially farmers, youth and women, besides the downtrodden, reports PTI.
8.15am:
भाजपा राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष श्री अमित शाह की अध्यक्षता व भाजपा संसदीय बोर्ड के सदस्यों की उपस्थिति में भारतीय जनता पार्टी 'संकल्प पत्र लोकसभा 2019' का विमोचन।
— BJP (@BJP4India) April 8, 2019
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8.00am: The BJP will release its manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls scheduled to start from April 11 on Monday, with issues of development and national security set to be its key highlights.