Highlights: Modi at BJP meet; Rahul in Dubai; SP, BSP dump Congress in UP
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing BJP National Council meet ahead of Lok Sabha Elections 2019. Catch LIVE updates
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PM Narendra Modi speaks at BJP National Convention in Delhi on Saturday, January 12, 2019. Photo: @BJP4India
Political parties are gearing up for the Lok Sabha elections with some are all set to announce their seat-sharing arithmetic and alliance partners and the star campaigners opinionating their ideas of a better India. Today, in an hour-long speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi sounded the poll bugle by addressing the BJP's National Convention at the Ramlila Maidan, in New Delhi. Hitting out at the Opposition, Modi said the elections were fought for ideology and the 'Mahagatbandhan' had none. He accused Congress of creating hurdles in Ayodhya dispute resolution and slammed Rahul and Sonia Gandhi for their 'arrogance', despite being out on bail.
Earlier in the day, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav and BSP chief Mayawati announced their alliance for 2019 polls, while Congress President Rahul Gandhi interacted with students at a Dubai University on Friday.
BSP-SP will be sharing 38 seats each out of the state's 80 parliamentary constituencies.
The parties kept the Congress out of the alliance but said they will not field candidates in Amethi and Rae Bareli, represented by Congress president Rahul Gandhi and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi.
The alliance left two more seats for smaller allies.
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UP to see triangular contest as BSP-SP join hands
In a packed joint press conference addressed by BSP President Mayawati and SP President Akhilesh Yadav, the two parties announced that they would fight 38 seats each out of the total 80 Lok Sabha constituencies in UP, while leaving the two seats of Amethi and Rae Bareli for Congress. The decision on the remaining two seats would be announced soon.
In a packed joint press conference addressed by BSP President Mayawati and SP President Akhilesh Yadav, the two parties announced that they would fight 38 seats each out of the total 80 Lok Sabha constituencies in UP, while leaving the two seats of Amethi and Rae Bareli for Congress. The decision on the remaining two seats would be announced soon.
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Modi concludes an hour-long speech at BJP National Council Meeting.
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Despite being harassed for 12 years by UPA govt when I was Gujarat CM, we didn't ban entry of CBI in state, says Modi.
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Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and Chhattisgarh have blocked entry of CBI. What wrong have they done that they're feeling scared? Today they don't accept CBI, tomorrow they won't accept some other institution. Army, Police, SC, EC, CAG all are wrong, only they are right: Modi
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Last four years have told us, nothing is impossible, says Modi
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BJP's success is not because of Modi but because of its organisation: Modi
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Congress is obstructing Ayodhya case, said Modi.
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PM Narendra Modi: In 2007, a Congress minister said Modi will go to jail within a few months. They sent Amit Shah to the jail. But we didn't form a law to stop CBI from entering Gujarat as we had faith in law. These people are levelling allegations on agencies because they're scared.
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Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi are out on bail, yet they are so arrogant: Modi
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I was grilled for 9 hours when I was a sitting Gujarat chief minister: Modi
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Gandhis stand for dynasty, we stand for democracy, says Modi.
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PM Modi: There were two means of taking loans—One common process & the other Congress process
"Bank gave loans of Rs 18 lakh crore in 60 years & Rs 34 lakh crore in last 6 years of Congress governance. There were two means of taking loans in the country--One common process and the other Congress process. In the Congress process, banks were forced to give loans to fraudster friends," PM Modi said.
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First Published: Jan 12 2019 | 12:16 PM IST
