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Irani, who is contesting against the sitting MP Gandhi from Amethi, said the Congress party's condition 'is so bad' it has to call party workers from other states to campaign in the Gandhi family bastion.

This is the second time this month that the EC has imposed a ban on him. The fresh ban will come into force at 6.00 AM Wednesday.

Lok Sabha Election 2019 LIVE: The Election Commission has imposed a fresh 48-hour ban on Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan for "threatening" poll authorities, "making communal remarks".

The BJP candidate from Sultanpur had said that she isn't willing to work as eagerly in villagers where the party does not get as many votes.

The BJP's prospects have significantly improved here after the Pulwama attack, in which five of the 40 CRPF personnel killed were from Rajasthan, and Balakot air strikes.

A BJP delegation, which includes Union Ministers Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Vijay Goel, and the party's media in-charge Anil Baluni, met the top officials of the poll panel here and submitted a memorandum in this regard.

Election 2019 LIVE: Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu today slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "touching the heights of absurdity" by claiming that TMC's 40 MLAs were in touch with him.

Elections in the Maximum city, which is home to the Bollywood industry, often come with a touch of glamour. As voting began at 7 am on Monday, scores of celebrities and famed actors came out to exercise their franchise.

The BJP top brass, including former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh, has asked the Malegaon blasts accused to practice refrain in her speeches.

Rahul Gandhi's remarks come against the backdrop of repeated attacks by the PM on the Congress, holding it responsible for all ills since the country got Independence.

The Prime Minister also rubbished the Congress' poll promise of giving up to Rs 72,000 to the 20 per cent poorest families of the country, saying this should be seen in the context of the opposition party's track record.

The Maharashtra chief minister, while addressing a joint rally of the BJP, Shiv Sena and Republican Party of India-Athawale, said that if the 2014 election was like a wave, 2019 was a tsunami.

Speaker P Dhanapal held a meeting with the law minister CV Shanmugam and the AIADMK chief whip to discuss the matter of issuing notices to the rebel MLAs, who have pledged their support to TTV Dhinakaran’s AMMK.

Modi said a campaign was launched when he started acting against black money and corruption and public was instigated by showing videos of people standing in queues outside banks.

Amarinder, who comes from the erstwhile royal family of Patiala and is still addressed as 'Maharaja Saab' in certain quarters, remained a Captain in the Army in the 1960s.

The Election Commission had taken suo motu cognizance and sought a report from the District Returning Officer on Thakur’s speech.