Lok Sabha polls tracker LIVE: Amit Shah promises to procure forest produce from tribals at MSP

LIVE updates of the first phase of voting in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and Assembly elections in four states

Update: BJP delegation meets Election Commission appealing to the poll body to take action against Congress President Rahul Gandhi for using 'unparliamentary language' against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, hence violating the Model Code of Conduct.
The government will procure all forest produce from the tribals at MSP (minimum support price). GST will not be levied on tendu leaves: BJP chief Amit Shah
In Odisha, there is no drinking water, no teachers in schools, no employment for the youth: BJP chief Amit Shah
Even after ruling Odisha for 19 years, Naveen (Patnaik) Babu can't talk to people in your Odia language: BJP chief Amit Shah
I have come here after travelling all over the country. From Kashmir to Kanyakumari and from Odisha to Gujarat, I hear the name of Modi. The people of the country have decided to make him the Prime Minister again: BJP chief Amit Shah
JUST IN | Congress President Rahul Gandhi is addressing a public meeting in Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu.
There have been no terror strikes in past five years as the 'Chowkidar' has instilled fear in minds of perpetrators of terror that he will find them even from hell and punish them: PM Modi
BJP MP moves SC against Rahul Gandhi's remarks on Rafale

BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi on April 12 moved the Supreme Court seeking contempt action against Congress president Rahul Gandhi for attributing his remarks on the recent Rafale verdict to the apex court.
A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said it will hear the plea on April 15. (PTI)
Due to the crimes, the people of the country have learned the intentions of the Congress very well. That's why the public has given these slogans:
Remove Congress to remove poverty; remove Congress to push India towards development: PM Modi
Your every vote will strong this 'Chowkidar': PM Modi
We will make a separate ministry to address water crisis: PM Modi
Congress and NCP are standing with those people who are saying that they will separate Jammu and Kashmir from India and talk about having a separate Prime Minister there. I do not have any expectations from the Congress because these are all their thoughts, but why is Sharad Rao silent? asked PM Modi
I want to ask the first-time voters of India, do you want to see India as a weak country on global level? asked PM Modi
Now, you have to decide that whether you want an honest 'Chowkidar' or the corrupt 'Namdar', a hero of Hindustan or the lobbyist of Pakistan: PM Modi
Your vote will decide the future of India: PM Modi
UPDATE | Meanwhile, 71.41% poll percentage has been recorded in Meghalaya on April 11. The poll percentage was recorded in 2014 was 68% and in 2009 it was 63%. (ANI)
JUST IN | PM Narendra Modi is addressing a public meeting in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra.
JUST IN | Supreme Court agrees to hear a contempt petition of BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi against Congress President Rahul Gandhi on April 15. (ANI)
Congress President Rahul Gandhi will be in Tamil Nadu today to address several public meetings:

>Krishnagiri at 11 am
>Salem at 1 pm
>Theni at 3.45 pm
>Madurai at 5.30 pm
UPDATE | Kerala Christian Forum observed unanimously that Amit Shah's statement on April 11, "We'll ensure implementation of NRC in the country. We'll remove every single infiltrator from the country, except Buddha, Hindus and Sikhs," is a direct attack on identity and integrity of the nation as a secular state.
It also expressed hope that Amit Shah and BJP tender apology to the nation, especially to the minority communities of the country, which has felt persecuted by the statement. (ANI)