Lok Sabha polls highlights: PM Modi holds road show in Coimbatore

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9:08 PM

Telangana Governor Tamilisai resigns

"I have submitted my resignation. It should be accepted by our honourable President. After acceptance, I will disclose my future plans to the media," says Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan.

9:07 PM

Former IPS officer RS Praveen Kumar joins the BRS Party in the presence of former Telangana CM KCR

6:19 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds a roadshow in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

State BJP chief K Annamalai and Union Minister L Murugan are also with him.

4:57 PM

BJP trying to 'grab' ECI for political purpose: Trinamool's jab at BJP over removal of WB DGP

Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh today slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the removal of West Bengal's Director General of Police, Rajeev Kumar and said that the BJP was trying to "grab" the ECI and other such organisations to fulfill their political purpose.

 Ghosh said, "The BJP is trying its best to grab organisations like ECI and others. They are trying their best to grab and monitor their jobs only to fulfil their political purpose. So, according to their program, their planning, and requests from different states, they have done this."

4:55 PM

Polls to decide if country will be run by 'Asuri Shakti' or 'Daivik Shakti': Cong slams PM Modi

The Congress today slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remark that the INDIA bloc's manifesto talks about finishing 'Shakti', saying the polls will decide whether the country would be run by 'Asuri Shakti' (demonic power) or 'Daivik Shakti' (divine power). A day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, at a rally in Mumbai, commented that the "fight against Modi is not on a personal level since Modi is a 'mask' who works for a 'Shakti' (power)", the prime minister asserted that the fight is between those who want to destroy 'Shakti' and those who worship it.

4:18 PM

Your role bigger in achieving 'Chaar June ko Chaar Sau Paar': PM

"Before every election, Congress becomes expert in lies; doing the same in Karnataka," said PM Modi at Karnataka rally in Karnataka's Shivamogga. He added, "Your role bigger in achieving 'Chaar June ko Chaar Sau Paar'."

3:13 PM

Congess leader Satheesan accuses CM Vijayan of 'creating space' for BJP in Kerala

Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Kerala Assembly, V D Satheesan, today accused Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of attempting to create "a space" for the BJP in the southern state. Satheesan stated that the saffron party would not secure a foothold in the state during the Lok Sabha polls.

3:12 PM

Supreme Court refuses to stay HP Assembly Speaker order disqualifying rebel Congress legislators

The top court today refused to stay the order of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker disqualifying six Congress rebels, who had cross-voted in the recent Rajya Sabha polls in the state. The bench said that pending adjudication of their plea, rebel HP Congress MLAs will not be allowed to vote or participate in the proceedings of the Assembly. "On the question of by-election on six vacant seats, we will have to examine whether the elections which have been notified by the ECI are to be stayed during the pendency of plea," the bench said.

2:59 PM

I didn't meet Sonia Gandhi, Rahul's claim 'baseless', says Ashok Chavan

BJP Rajya Sabha member Ashok Chavan, who last month quit the Congress, today said he did not meet Sonia Gandhi before leaving the party and labelled Rahul Gandhi's comments in this regard as "baseless".  Congress MP Rahul Gandhi claimed a leader from Maharashtra told Sonia Gandhi that he felt ashamed that he could not "fight this power any more and didn't want to go to jail."

1:21 PM

Those doing '420' are talking about '400 paar': Actor Prakash Raj's jibe at BJP

Without mentioning the any party by name, Actor Prakash Raj said on Sunday that those who have done '420' (fraud) are blowing the trumpet about winning 400 seats in the forthcoming lok sabha polls. He was speaking at the Chikkamangalur Press Club in Karnataka.

 

Prakash Raj said, "Only those who have done 420 will speak about getting 400 seats. Be it any party, the Congress or any other party, this reflects your arrogance."