Lok Sabha elections 2019 Live Updates | Mehbooba Mufti to contest Lok Sabha polls from Anantnag

The Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), along with smaller parties, on Saturday sealed their seat-sharing agreement for the 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra.Announcing the break-up, former Maharashtra Chief Minister and state Congress chief Ashok Chavan, “Congress will contest on 24 seats, NCP on 20 seats, Bahujan Vikas Aghadi on one seat, Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana on two seats and Yuva Swabhimani Paksha on one seat.”:

8:36 pm IST

Jayant Sinha to contest from Hazaribagh: JP Nadda

JP Nadda, BJP: Jayant Sinha to contest from Hazaribagh, Arjun Munda from Khunti, Vidhyut Varan Mahatao from Jamshedpur, Pashupati Nath Singh from Dhanbad.

8:29 pm IST

Amit Shah has appointed Uma Bharti as National Vice President of BJP: JP Nadda

BJP National President Amit Shah has appointed Uma Bharti as National Vice President of BJP: JP Nadda

8:23 pm IST

We will support Sumalatha as the independent candidate from Mandya: JP Nadda

JP Nadda, BJP: We will support Sumalatha as the independent candidate from Mandya (Karnataka).

8:18 pm IST

Anurag Thakur to contest from Hamirpur: JP Nadda

Anurag Thakur to contest from Hamirpur, Suresh Kashyap from Shimla, Kishan Kapoor from Kangra, Nishikant Duney from Godda: JP Nadda

8:16 pm IST

We will declare 46 seats today: JP Nadda

JP Nadda, BJP: We will declare 46 seats today. Shripad Naik to contest from North Goa, Narendra Singh Tomar from Morena, Janardan Mishra from Reva, Rakesh Singh from Jabalpur.

8:00 pm IST

Party won’t contest Jammu and Udhampur Lok Sabha seats in larger interest of the state: Mehbooba Mufti

PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti: Party will not contest Jammu and Udhampur Lok Sabha seats in the larger interest of the state, so the secular votes don’t get divided. We are yet to decide on Ladakh, reports news agency ANI.

7:12 pm IST

I will be contesting from Anantnag parliamentary constituency: Mehbooba Mufti

PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti: I will be contesting from Anantnag parliamentary constituency.

6:19 pm IST

Rahul Gandhi is an MP, his source of income is salary, there’s no other clear source: Ravi Shankar Prasad

RS Prasad: Rahul Gandhi is an MP, his source of income is salary, there’s no other clear source. In 2004 election affidavit, he declared his wealth to be ₹55,38,123, it came to ₹2 cr in 2009 & to ₹9 cr in 2014; we would like to know how your asset grew to ₹9 cr from ₹55 lakh

5:41 pm IST

After Vadra model of development, we’re witnessing Rahul Gandhi model of development : Ravi Shankar Prasad

After Vadra model of development, we’re witnessing Rahul Gandhi model of development , says Ravi Shankar Prasad.

5:40 pm IST

We want to ask Rahul Gandhi what is the source of your income?: Ravi Shankar Prasad

We want to ask Rahul Gandhi what is the source of your income?: Ravi Shankar Prasad.

5:30 pm IST

Congress to contest on 24 seats, NCP on 20 seats

Maharashtra Congress Chief Ashok Chavan: Congress to contest on 24 seats, NCP on 20 seats, Bahujan Vikas Aghadi on 1 seat, Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana on 2 seats, Yuva Swabhimani Paksha on 1 seat, reports news agency ANI.

 

5:18 pm IST

Major Poonia joins BJP in the presence of Ramlal ji and J P Nadda in New Delhi

Major Poonia joins BJP in the presence of Ramlal ji and J P Nadda in New Delhi.

5:02 pm IST

HD Devegowda to contest from Tumkur parliamentary constituency as the combined candidate of JDS and Congress

Ramesh Babu, JDS Spokesperson: HD Devegowda will contest from the Tumkur parliamentary constituency as the combined candidate of JDS and Congress, reports news agency ANI.

4:19 pm IST

BJP’s CEC has decided names of 11 candidates for ensuing general elections

The Central Election Committee of the Bharatiya Janata Party has decided the names of 11 candidates for the ensuing General Elections to the Parliamentary Constituency of different States.

03:40 pm IST

Rahul Gandhi launches attack on PM Modi, Mamata Banerjee from Malda

Addressing a poll rally in Malda, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi launched attacked on Mamata Banerjee. ‘Like PM Modi lies, Mamata Banerjee only make promises,’ Rahul Gandhi

03:31 pm IST

AICC requests Rahul Gandhi to contest from Kerala

AICC General Secy Oommen Chandy: We’re requesting Rahul Gandhi to contest from South India. We requested him to contest from Wayanad constituency. We hope decision will be positive. I’ve discussed it with the proposed candidate for Wayanad constituency & he welcomed it, reports news agency ANI.

 

02:15 pm IST

Digvijay Singh to contest LS polls from Bhopal

Digvijay Singh to be Congress’ Lok Sabha candidate from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, reports news agency ANI.

 

02:05 pm IST

We deliver promises: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi

Modi made promises but failed to deliver but I completed every promise I had. Farm loan waiver in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh an example of that, Rahul Gandhi

02:00 pm IST

Rahul Gandhi questions BJP’s Chowkidar campaign

Once Modi ji wanted to become Prime Minister but for election now he has made everyone ‘Chowkidar’. He is now making two India, one for poor another for the rich.

01:20 pm IST

Amit Shah raises questions on Sam Pitroda’s statement

Amit Shah on Sam Pitroda’s remark on Airstrike: If terror attacks shouldn’t be responded with surgical strikes & air strikes, and should be dealt with talks, is this Congress’ policy to deal with terrorism. Congress President should respond on these.

 

01:15 pm IST

Amit Shah questions Congress’ stand on Airstrike

Amit Shah attacks Congress over Sam Pitroda’s remarks on Balakot strike, says Rahul Gandhi must apologise.

 

01:12 PM IST

Appeasment politics is Congress’ legacy: Amit Shah

No party should doubt the Indian Air Force. The Congress party needs to answer why did they raise questions on the IAF strike,” said Amit Shah.

11:45 am IST

LJP’s Chirag Paswan to contest from Jamui

BJP in-charge for Bihar, Bhupendra Yadav: Lok Janshakti Party’s Chirag Paswan to contest from Jamui.

 

11:40 am IST

Giriraj singh to contest from Begusarai

In the NDA list, Union minister and senior BJP leader Giriraj Singh has been moved from his Navada Lok Sabha constituency to neighbouring Begusarai parliamentary seat. He had voiced concern over the ‘speculation’ that his constituency might be changed. Nawada Lok Sabha seat has gone to the LJP as part of the seat sharing arrangement.

 

11:35 am IST

Radha Mohan Singh to contest from East Champaran, Rajiv Pratap Rudy to contest from Saran

Union Agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh will contest from East Champaran while Rajiv Pratap Rudy is in fray from Saran.

11:32 am IST

Shatrughan replaced by RS Prasad from Patna Sahib in NDA Bihar list

BJP in-charge for Bihar, Bhupendra Yadav, made the announcement of NDA candidates for Bihar. Disgruntled BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha has been replaced by Ravi Shankar Prasad from Patna Sahib.

11:08 am IST

NDA to announce list of candidates for Bihar shortly

The Bharatiya Janata Party will be announcing its list of candidates for Bihar shortly.

09:37 am IST

List of BJP candidates for Chhattisgarh LS polls expected today: Raman Singh

Former Chhattisgarh CM Dr Raman Singh: A meeting of BJP Central Election Committee will be held today & I think final decision on 6 Lok Sabha seats (in Chhattisgarh) will be taken & candidates for these seats will be declared, reports news agency ANI.

 

09:32 am IST

Dressed as Goddess Meenakshi, transgender activist files nomination from Madurai

Transgender activist BharathiKannamma donned the avatar of Goddess Meenakshi as she filed her nomination for the upcoming LokSabha elections from Madurai.

Kannamma was accompanied by two persons dressed like people belonging to the Muslim and Christian communities. She will be pitted against R. Gopalakrishnan, AIADMK’s sitting MP from Madurai, reports news agency ANI.

09:30 am IST

Voters in Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Goa most satisfied with PM’s performance: IANS-CVOTER Tracker poll

Voters in Jharkhand, Rajasthan and Goa are most satisfied with the performance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi while people in Puducherry, Kerala and Tamil Nadu are the least impressed with his work.

While Modi remains the most popular leader in the country in two successive CVOTER-IANS Tracker 2019 opinion polls leaving all his rivals far behind, a state-wise breakdown of the satisfaction level of people with him show that in at least 13 states, more than 50 per cent of the respondents approved of his work, reports news agency IANS.

09:27 am IST

People in Kerala most satisfied with local MLAs: IANS-CVOTER Tracker poll

People in Kerala are most satisfied with their Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) followed by Goa and Telangana, according to the CVOTER-IANS 2019 poll tracker.

In the opinion poll conducted between January 1 and March 18 with a sample size of more than 60,000 spread across all 543 Lok Sabha seats, voters in Jammu and Kashmir, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh were least satisfied with the performance of their MLAs, reports news agency IANS .