Election Tracker LIVE: Alpesh Thakore Likely to Quit Congress Due to 'Pressure' from Thakore Sena

According to Thakore Sena, Alpesh Thakore is all set to quit all posts of Congress party. 

Galla Jayadev is marching to the collector's office along with other TDP supporters to protest against the I-T raids.  

Along with other TDP leaders, Galla Jaydev is presently staging a dharna to protest against IT raids in Pattabhipuram, Guntur. 

Jayadev Galla is among the emerging group of industrialist-politicians in Andhra Pradesh, foreign-educated millionaires who run big industrial groups and have entered electoral politics. They are in their late 40s or early 50s.

I-T raids have started in TDP’s Guntur candidate Jayadev Galla’s offices in Guntur. Jaydev is one of the wealthiest politicians in India with declared assets worth Rs 683 crore in the 2014 general elections. Galla is also the owner of Amaron Batteries. The development comes even as the Opposition has been crying "political vendetta" ever since the searches began in West Bengal, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh.

Election Commission on Tuesday transferred one more IPS officer on Tuesday.  Prakasam district SP K Praveen has been transferred. Two Circle inspectors were also transferred as well. 

In less than a month, cash worth more than Rs 110 crore has been seized by the agencies making it the second-highest seizure in the country.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to hold rallies tomorrow in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal. The Congress president will hold a roadshow at 10 am in Amethi, following which he will file his nomination in Amethi at 12 noon. He will then hold a roadshow in Katihar, Bihar and Raiganj, West Bengal at 2 pm and 3.30pm respectively.

BJP candidate from Darjeeling Raju Bista today filed nomination with the support of the GJM(Bimal Gurung faction) and GNLF.

Former JNU students' union president leader Kanhaiya Kumar on Tuesday filed his nomination papers as the CPI candidate from Begusarai Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar. Bollywood actress Swara Bhaskar, civil rights activist Teesta Setalvad, young Gujarat MLA and Dalit activist Jignesh Mevani, CPI national secretary Atul Anjan and fellow JNU student leader Shehla Rashid  making her electoral debut in Jammu & Kashmir - were among those who arrived in this provincial town on the occasion.

In a video posted by Sarma, he can be seen breaking into an impromptu jig on a jingle of the party - 'Aakou Ebar, Modi Sarkar (Once again Modi government)'.

Delhi BJP Files Complaint Against Cong for MCC Violation | The Delhi unit of BJP has written to the Chief Electoral Officer of Delhi, demanding action against the Congress for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct. Delhi BJP general secretary Rajesh Bhatia, in the letter to the EC on Tuesday, said he had seen two autorickshaws, plying near the India Gate roundabout, with posters promoting the Congress party, with the slogan, "Congress party se high-five".

NYAY Has Amazing Resonance in Field; PM Can't Stop Talking About it: Rahul | Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said his party's proposed minimum income scheme 'NYAY' has an "absolutely amazing" resonance in the field and claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi "can't stop talking about it".   The Congress has promised to deposit Rs 72,000 annually into the bank accounts of 20 per cent of the poorest people across the country if it comes to power.

Tamil Nadu goes to polls in the second phase on April 18. Modi said the polls were also a fight between NDA's mission of serving the poor and the opposition's design to 'capture power.'

BJD Will Play Important Role in Govt Formation at Centre: Patnaik |  Ruling BJD president and chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday said no party will get absolute majority in the Lok Sabha election and claimed that Odisha will play an important role in the formation of the next government at the Centre. Patnaik said the regional party will support a government at the Centre that supports Odisha's legitimate rights.

Former Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh takes potshots on Congress after attack on BJP convoy: I'm in contact with central ministers; spoke to PM Modi an hour ago. I'll go to Dantewada and meet families of deceased. Congress ki boli aur goli ka asar dikhne laga.  

BSP president Mayawati on Tuesday promised to extend reservation to the private sector if the opposition alliance comes to power at the Centre.  "Once the alliance forms its government, reservation will also be extented in jobs in the private sector," BSP president said while addressing an election meeting here. "We will work on the policy of 'sarvjan hitay, sarvjan sukhay' on coming to power," she said. The BSP is contesting the Lok Sabha elections in alliance with the Samjawadi Party and RLD in the state.

After CPI-M writing a letter to the Election Commission (EC) alleging violation of model code by PM Modi, left leader Sitaram Yechury wrote on Twitter, “The Election Commission should initiate disciplinary proceedings against Modi. It is a blatant violation of the Model Code of Conduct, despite the recent advisory issued by the EC recently.”

This happened today and is in the public domain. The Election Commission should initiate disciplinary proceedings against Modi. It is a blatant violation of the Model Code of Conduct, despite the recent advisory issued by the EC recently. https://t.co/ZCZJ1ZnEzf

— Sitaram Yechury (@SitaramYechury) April 9, 2019

Trinamool Congress has sought an immediate appointment with the Chief Election Commissioner on the issue of Coochbehar SP’s transfer.

The remarks by PM Narendra Modi on the IAF operation on February 26 while addressing rallies in Maharashtra and Karnataka prompted the CPI-M to write a letter to the Election Commission(EC) alleging violation of model code. "With deep anguish we are drawing your attention to the latest violation of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He is also violating the specific direction of the Election Commission to refrain from invoking the armed forces for seeking votes," CPI-M politburo member Nilotpal Basu said.

BJP candidate from Darjeeling Raju Bista files nomination. GJM (Bimal Gurung faction) and GNLF are supporting the BJP candidate.

Union minister and BJP candidate SS Alhuwalia from Burdwan-Durgapur constituency files nomination. Alhuwalia is the incumbent Darjeeling MP.

With the end of campaigning for the first phase, all eyes are now on how people decide to vote this season.

Despite Election Commission's warning to be careful while making statements, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday once again landed in trouble over "Ali-Bajrang Bali" remarks. Taking cognisance of the matter, the poll body sought a report from Meerut district magistrate. The officer has been asked to submit a report by 11 am on Wednesday.

LGBT activist Harish Iyer joins Congress to weed out 'Islamophobia' and 'Homophobia'. "I have officially joined the Congress and look forward to working with the Mumbai Congress team in weeding out homophobia, transphobia, Islamophobia and the politics of hate," he announced on Twitter.

I have officially joined the @INCIndia and look forward to working with the Mumbai Congress team in weeding out homophobia, transphobia, Islamophobia and the politics of hate. pic.twitter.com/G0wJYEJL1w

— harish iyer (@hiyer) April 9, 2019

PM Modi in Coimbatore: Kerala isn't far from here. Congress and communists are together in destroying the culture of Kerala. Their stand on Sabarimala has vote bank politics written all over it. I want to say that the force of the communists will not be enough to destroy our faith.

PM Narendra Modi in Coimbatore: Congress and DMK are anti-women parties. Their leaders have made worst comments on women. DMK is deeply patriarchal and they ill-treated Jayalalitha. Can such a party ever protect women of Tamil Nadu?

PM Narendra Modi in Coimbatore: We understand importance of textile sector. GST Issues of the sector have been solved to a great extent. Time has come for women-led development.

PM Narendra Modi is addressing a rally in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore. State CM Palaniswami is also present. Modi said, “Your own city saw a deadly terror attack in Feb 1998. Weak manner in which Congress in Centre & DMK in TN acted, is known to you. Today's India is different. Anyone who dares to attack India, will get a strong response. We'll pay back in the same coin and with compound interest.

PM Modi in Tamil Nadu: Opposition has no plan when it comes to national security. Their soft attitude made India helpless in front of forces of terror for many years. These days the issueless opposition has started asking - why is Modi talking about nationalism?