Higlights: Election Commission announces polling dates for Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha elections 2019: After the announcement of the election date, the model code of conduct will also come into force. Catch LIVE updates here
 "FILE PHOTO Voters show their identity cards as they stand in a queue at a polling station to cast their vote for the state assembly elections in Jodhpur. Photo: PTI")
Voters show their identity cards as they stand in a queue at a polling station to cast their vote for the state assembly elections in Jodhpur. Photo: PTI
The wait for the dates of Lok Sabha elections 2019 will ended with the Election Commission's press conference on Sunday.
After the announcement of the election date, the model code of conduct, which bars the government from announcing policy decisions, has into force.
While Narendra Modi-led NDA will be seeking a second term, the Opposition led by Congress is planning to form a grand alliance to take on Modi. Here are highlights about the election schedule.
2:58 PM
Rajinikanth won't contest Tamil Nadu by-elections
Film actor Rajinikanth says he will not contest by-polls for 21 Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu, avoiding elections two years after he announced he was joining politics. "Sorry, I cannot say anything now," he said in Chennai when he was asked which party will he support in the by-elections.
2:11 PM
BJP can tamper with voting machines: Sharad Pawar
Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar says his party workers should be alert against the BJP tampering with electronic voting machines (EVM) in elections. "The BJP cannot be trusted. On the day of polling, you better visit the polling booth in the morning and see if the voting is taking place properly or not," Pawar was quoted by news agency PTI as saying in Mumbai.
2:03 PM
Model code of conduct
The Election Commission's model code of conduct will come into effect once the poll dates are announced. The code bars the central and state governments from making any policy decisions or inaugurate new projects from the moment polls are announced till the end of the electoral process.
1:32 PM
Have no ambition for PM's post: Nitin Gadkari
Union minister Nitin Gadkari says he doesn't aspire to be Prime Minister. "Neither there is anything like this in my mind nor RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh) has any such thing. Nation comes supreme for us," he told news agency PTI on Sunday.
1:19 PM
Meanwhile, the poll panel headed by Sunil Arora also rolled out a list allotting the common party symbols to 39 registered un-recognised parties
1:13 PM
1 million poling stations across 543 Lok Sabha constituencies
Electronic voting machines and paper trail machines are in place to be deployed in nearly 1 million poling stations across 543 Lok Sabha constituencies.
1:12 PM
There is a high probability of the elections being spread across seven to eight phases this time
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12:44 PM
Naveen Patnaik announces 33% quota for women
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik in an election rally in Kendrapara announces 33% quota for women in allocation of Lok Sabha seats for BJD party.
Source: ANI
Source: ANI
12:33 PM
Will J&K assembly elections be held with Lok Sabha polls?
Centre and state administration are against holding the two elections together.
However, all political parties in the state favoured simultaneous polls during a meeting with the Election Commission earlier this week.
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First Published: Mar 10 2019 | 11:22 AM IST