Update: The Election Commission has submitted its report in a sealed cover before the Supreme Court on Vivek Oberoi starrer 'PM Narendra Modi' biopic, news agency ANI has reported.
The top court will hear the matter on April 26 and has directed the report to be served to petitioner (producers of the movie).
Jannayak Janata Party today announced its three Lok Sabha candidates for Haryana, including Digvijay Chautala from Sonipat against former Haryana chief minister and Congress candidate Bhupinder Singh Hooda.
PM Modi is expected to address a rally in Dindori, Maharashtra shortly.
Former chief minister and Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) chief Sheila Dikshit has been fielded from North East Delhi. She will take on AAP's Dilip Pandey and BJP's Manoj Tiwari.
Congress candidates for 6/7 seats in Delhi:
Chandni Chowk: JP Agarwal
North East Delhi: Sheila Dikshit
East Delhi: Arvinder Singh Lovely
New Delhi: Ajay Maken
North West Delhi: Rajeshh Lilothia
West Delhi: Mahabal Mishra
The party has not declared a candiate for the South Delhi seat.
NEWS FLASH: Congress has announced its candidates for six out of the seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi. The announcement effectively ends possibility of a Congress-Aam Aadmi Party alliance.
JD(S) members killed in Sri Lanka blasts: Report
News18 has reported that seven members of the Janata Dal (Secular) were killed in a string of blasts that hit Sri Lanka yesterday. The JD(S) members had reportedly gone to Sri Lanka for a vacation after the second phase of polling concluded on April 18. South Karnataka, a JD(S) stronghold, had voted on April 18.
Update: Asked if PM Modi will also contest from a constituency in West Bengal, BJP President Amit Shah said today that "there is no such plan at the moment."
Time for people of Bengal to fight the fear created by Mamata Banerjee: Amit Shah
Mamata Banerjee’s nervousness is clearly visible. Mamata didi can clearly see her loss in the first two phases. That is why she is attacking the Election Commission. Our leaders’ helicopters are not being allowed to land. I want to thank the voters in West Bengal and assure them that EC is holding free and fair elections and that they (voters) need not be scared: Amit Shah
BJP has come forward with clear policies such as the NRC, the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, towrads Article 370 and Article 35A and against terrorism: Amit Shah
People of this country have accepted Narendra Modi’s leadership. Opposition does not have leadership. They (Opposition) has not been able to put forward a leader: Amit Shah
There is no national security vision in Opposition parties’ manifestos: Amit Shah
BJP President Amit Shah is addressing a press conference in Kolkata, West Bengal. Shah has said that there is a clear wave in favour of the BJP in West Bengal and the turnout in the first two phases has proved this.
Congress is expected to announce its candidates for the seven seats in Delhi. This announcement would effectively end chances of Congress' tie-up with the AAP.
Congress President Rahul Gandhi will be campaignig in Amethi today. Reports suggest that he will also hold a meeting in Sultanpur where Union Minister Maneka Gandhi is contesting.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing four public meetings today:
Good morning! This live blog tracks the Lok Sabha election campaign. Campaigning for the third phase of polling ended yesterday evening. Now, political leaders are set to campaign for phase four.
Stay tuned for the latest news and updates.
In her reply to EC on show cause notice served to her, Pragya Thakur has denied making "any defamatory comments for any martyr".
"I had mentioned about the torture inflicted on me on orders of the then Congress government. It's my right to put before public what had happened to me," she has written in her reply.
Pakistan always says that they have the nuclear button... then what do we have? We also have it, is it to celebrate Diwali?: PM Modi
What is the reason that terrorist attacks have stopped in India for the past five years? I am not the reason, it's because of your vote: PM Modi
Naveen Patnaik on Jay Panda's exit from BJD: "Their (Baijayant Panda) companies have always had a shady reputation. He has big political ambitions. He started doing a number of anti-party activities & started leaning strongly towards the BJP...that's how it all ended," Patnaik told ANI.
Update: The Election Commission has submitted its report in a sealed cover before the Supreme Court on Vivek Oberoi starrer 'PM Narendra Modi' biopic, news agency ANI has reported.
The top court will hear the matter on April 26 and has directed the report to be served to petitioner (producers of the movie).
Jannayak Janata Party today announced its three Lok Sabha candidates for Haryana, including Digvijay Chautala from Sonipat against former Haryana chief minister and Congress candidate Bhupinder Singh Hooda.
PM Modi is expected to address a rally in Dindori, Maharashtra shortly.
Former chief minister and Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) chief Sheila Dikshit has been fielded from North East Delhi. She will take on AAP's Dilip Pandey and BJP's Manoj Tiwari.
Congress candidates for 6/7 seats in Delhi:
Chandni Chowk: JP Agarwal
North East Delhi: Sheila Dikshit
East Delhi: Arvinder Singh Lovely
New Delhi: Ajay Maken
North West Delhi: Rajeshh Lilothia
West Delhi: Mahabal Mishra
The party has not declared a candiate for the South Delhi seat.
NEWS FLASH: Congress has announced its candidates for six out of the seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi. The announcement effectively ends possibility of a Congress-Aam Aadmi Party alliance.
JD(S) members killed in Sri Lanka blasts: Report
News18 has reported that seven members of the Janata Dal (Secular) were killed in a string of blasts that hit Sri Lanka yesterday. The JD(S) members had reportedly gone to Sri Lanka for a vacation after the second phase of polling concluded on April 18. South Karnataka, a JD(S) stronghold, had voted on April 18.
Update: Asked if PM Modi will also contest from a constituency in West Bengal, BJP President Amit Shah said today that "there is no such plan at the moment."
Time for people of Bengal to fight the fear created by Mamata Banerjee: Amit Shah
Mamata Banerjee’s nervousness is clearly visible. Mamata didi can clearly see her loss in the first two phases. That is why she is attacking the Election Commission. Our leaders’ helicopters are not being allowed to land. I want to thank the voters in West Bengal and assure them that EC is holding free and fair elections and that they (voters) need not be scared: Amit Shah
BJP has come forward with clear policies such as the NRC, the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, towrads Article 370 and Article 35A and against terrorism: Amit Shah
People of this country have accepted Narendra Modi’s leadership. Opposition does not have leadership. They (Opposition) has not been able to put forward a leader: Amit Shah
There is no national security vision in Opposition parties’ manifestos: Amit Shah
BJP President Amit Shah is addressing a press conference in Kolkata, West Bengal. Shah has said that there is a clear wave in favour of the BJP in West Bengal and the turnout in the first two phases has proved this.
Congress is expected to announce its candidates for the seven seats in Delhi. This announcement would effectively end chances of Congress' tie-up with the AAP.
Congress President Rahul Gandhi will be campaignig in Amethi today. Reports suggest that he will also hold a meeting in Sultanpur where Union Minister Maneka Gandhi is contesting.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing four public meetings today:
11.00 am: Dindori, Maharashtra
12.55 pm: Nandurbar, Maharashtra
4.15 pm: Udaipur, Rajasthan
6.40 pm: Jodhpur, Rajasthan
Good morning! This live blog tracks the Lok Sabha election campaign. Campaigning for the third phase of polling ended yesterday evening. Now, political leaders are set to campaign for phase four.
Stay tuned for the latest news and updates.
In her reply to EC on show cause notice served to her, Pragya Thakur has denied making "any defamatory comments for any martyr".
"I had mentioned about the torture inflicted on me on orders of the then Congress government. It's my right to put before public what had happened to me," she has written in her reply.
Pakistan always says that they have the nuclear button... then what do we have? We also have it, is it to celebrate Diwali?: PM Modi
What is the reason that terrorist attacks have stopped in India for the past five years? I am not the reason, it's because of your vote: PM Modi
Naveen Patnaik on Jay Panda's exit from BJD: "Their (Baijayant Panda) companies have always had a shady reputation. He has big political ambitions. He started doing a number of anti-party activities & started leaning strongly towards the BJP...that's how it all ended," Patnaik told ANI.