Election 2019 LIVE: On Kejriwal's Outburst, Sheila Dikshit Says AAP Nervous as Cong Refused Alliance

Former chief minister Omar Abdullah in a tweet said, "If I’d had a vote in Delhi I’d have liked it to be for Atishi AAP. All the best to you Atishi. Hope to see you continuing your struggle to reform education from the floor of the Lok Sabha after 23rd May." 

If I’d had a vote in Delhi I’d have liked it to be for @AtishiAAP. All the best to you Atishi. Hope to see you continuing your struggle to reform education from the floor of the Lok Sabha after 23rd May. https://t.co/bGkW3RxCXv

— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) April 25, 2019

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Nazar Singh Manshahia joins Congress in presence of Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh. 

Punjab: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Nazar Singh Manshahia joins Congress in presence of Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh. pic.twitter.com/GAZIszkWtu

— ANI (@ANI) April 25, 2019

Kejriwal, who is speaking at AAP's manifesto launch event right now appeals to the Delhites not to let Modi return to power. Launching an attack on the Congress, the party chief says, "If Congress was in a position of winning seven seats, we would have left seven seats for them. But the party is not even in the position to win a single seat. It will not get any Hindu votes and the Muslims are a bit confused." Sharpening his attack, Kejriwal adds, "I am saying this with a lot of sadness, if Modi-Shah come back to power, only Rahul gandhi will be responsible."

Speaking to CNN-News18 shortly after his candidature was announced, Ajay Rai says, "There were talks of Priyanka contesting, but I just got a call to contest. It is the party high command that takes such decisions. We party workers were ready for Priyanka to contest." The Congress candidate from Varanasi adds that Priyanka will be campaigning for him. 

Priyanka Gandhi Will not Contest From Varanasi | Congress ends suspense over Priyanka Gandhi, fields Ajay Rai once again from Varanasi for the Lok Sabha elections against Narendra Modi. 

The AAP manifesto titled 'Lekar Rahenge Poorn Rajya' (We Will Take Full Statehood), as the name suggests, primarily focuses on full statehood for Delhi. "AAP will gain full statehood for Delhi...the seven seats of delhi will play a key role in forming the government at the Centre," says Kejriwal. "Most of the problems related to women security, health, pollution and corruption persist in Delhi because the state government's hands are tied by the Centre which controls everything," he adds. 

AAP Releases Party Manifesto | AAP releases party manifesto in New Delhi. Party chief Arvind Kejriwal says 2019 about saving Indian democracy and Constitution. "Today, India's unity is under threat. Thats why this year is not about any single party's manifesto but about saving the country from divisive forces."

"Some people have problems with slogans 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' and 'Vande Mataram'. Should they not lose their deposits in elections? PM Modi says at rally in Darbhanga 

Terrorism must be rooted out for the benefit of the poor so that the money now spent on security could be spent on their well-being, he adds.Talking about the recent disastardly terror attacks in Sri Lanka, the PM adds, "More than 350 people lost their lives in the island nation, terrorists are operating in our neighbourhood, is this not an issue?" 

PM Modi, who has been under the fire of the Opposition for using national security as an electoral ploy, hits back in Bihar's Darbhanga and says, "For the 'Mahamilavat' gang, national security may not be any issue. But this is new India. Those involved in or abetting terror would be chased to their homes and finished off, says PM Modi. 

Of the 78 registered voters in 'Third Gender' category in Guwahati, only four had cast their ballot - two each from Dispur and Dudhnoi(ST) assembly constituencies.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will file his nomination papers for the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat on Friday, April 26, in the presence of senior NDA leaders including JDU president Nitish Kumar and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray. Shiromani Akali Dal's Parkash Singh Badal and Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan will also be in attendance when the PM files his nominations at 11.30 am on Friday.

Seven candidates fielded by the AAP are Chandni Chowk candidate Pankaj Gupta, East Delhi candidate Atishi, North West Delhi candidate Gugan Singh, South Delhi candidate Raghav Chadha, North East Delhi candidate Dilip Pandey, West Delhi candidate Balbir Singh Jakhar and New Delhi candidate Brajesh Goel.

AAP to Release Manifesto Today | Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal  will release the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) manifesto today, which is based on the agenda of granting full statehood to the national capital. The manifesto is going to be unveiled in the presence of senior party leaders and all the seven candidates who are contesting on the party’s ticket from Delhi.

Rahul Rallies in Rajasthan Today | As 13 of the 25 Lok Sabha constituencies in Rajasthan go to polls on April 29, Congress president Rahul Gandhi  will be canvassing for votes in the state. The party president will be addressing three election rallies in Ajmer, Jalore and Kota today. The constituencies that will go to the polls during the fourth phase are Tonk-Sawai Madhopur, Ajmer, Pali, Jodhpur, Barmer, Jalore, Udaipur, Banswara, Chittorgarh, Rajsamand, Bhilwara, Kota and Jhalawar-Baran. 

Priyanka to Hold Roadshow in Jhansi | PM Modi's popularity in Varanasi notwithstanding, the ancient lanes of Varanasi are also buzzing with speculations on whether Priyanka Gandhi Vadra would make her electoral debut by contesting from the city. And even while the suspense intensifies, the Cong General Secretary for UP East will too, embark on a roadshow in Jhansi today. After that she will be headed to Ghurusarai for a meeting and follow it up with another address in Orai district of the state. 

NDA Leaders to accompany Modi in Roadshow | Chief ministers of BJP-ruled states are expected to be in Varanasi too, following the prime minister's cavalcade in separate vehicles. In a show of strength, NDA leaders including Shiromani Akali Dal chief Parkash Singh Badal, Shiv Sena boss Uddhav Thackeray, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Lok Jan Shakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan will also be present on this occasion.

PM Modi is expected to be accompanied in his six-kilometere roadshow by the seniormost leaders, including Union ministers Sushma Swaraj, Nitin Gadkari, Piyush Goyal and Nirmala Sitharaman, besides BJP chief Amit Shah. Varanasi goes to polls in the last phase on May 19. 

Passing through ancient temples and ghats before finally reaching the Dashashswamedh ghat, the holiest of them all, the PM will perform an elaborate Ganga arti here in the evening. He will end the day by a key note of address to the people of his constituency. 

PM Modi's Roadshow in Varanasi | Prime Minister Narendra Modi will begin a two-day trip to his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi today with a mega roadshow, which will culminate with the PM filing his election papers from the seat this Friday. PM Modi will reach Varanasi this afternoon and lead the roadshow starting from the gates of the famous Banaras Hindu University where he will be garlanding the statue of its founder Madan Mohan Malviya.