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Assembly polls: PM Modi appeals to people to 'vote in record numbers'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday appealed to the voters in poll-bound states to vote in record numbers."Elections are taking place in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal. I request the people in these places to vote in record numbers, particularly the young voters," tweeted Prime Minister Modi."In all the places in West Bengal where elections are being held today, we appeal to the voters to cast their votes in large numbers. Vote and strengthen democracy!" reads Prime Minister's tweet translated from Bengali.Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal are being held on Tuesday.The elections for Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu assemblies are being held in a single phase. In Assam, the polling for the third and final phase is going on today. While in West Bengal, the third phase of polling is being held on Tuesday.

Kerala Assembly polls: Metro Man in fray, all eyes on Palakkad constituency

Kerala's Palakkad constituency is set to witness a tight competition with India's 'Metro Man' and BJP candidate E Sreedharan in the fray in this electoral battle.

Five states go to Assembly polls today, may tilt balance of power

With this round of elections, the poll to the legislative Assembly of Assam will have concluded

Key battles to watch when all poll-bound states see voting on April 6

EC imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 in all Bengal constituencies going to polls; Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry will have polling in single phase for all the assembly seats on April 6

Kerala polls: 957 candidates from 140 constituencies to lock horns on Apr 6

Kerala heads in for Assembly elections on Tuesday with battle lines drawn between the ruling LDF and the Congress-led UDF, even as the BJP-led NDA is being seen as a potential threat in many places

Kerala: Probe against ED an attempt to derail probe, says Sitharaman

Nirmala Sitharaman hit out at the Left government in Kerala and said the move for a judicial inquiry against the ED, which has been probing the gold smuggling case, was an attempt to derail the probe

Is Pinarayi Vijayan 'Captain' or not? Debate raging in poll- bound Kerala

One may feel there is nothing in a moniker, but it is not that simple in the ruling CPI(M), where Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is addressed as 'Captain' by admirers

Rahul seeks to woo voters with NYAY, promises Rs 6K/month to poor in Kerala

Rahul Gandhi gave a further push to his NYAY to reach out to the voters, promising that every poor person in the State will get Rs 6,000 every month "without fail", if the UDF is voted to power

Conversion of Hagia Sophia, 'Love Jihad' to be a factor in central Kerala

Issues like conversion of the ancient Hagia Sophia church in Turkey to a mosque, incidents of 'Love Jihad', will be reflected in the April 6 Assembly polls

PM, Cong leaders portrayed Kerala in poor light: Pinarayi Vijayan

Vijayan came down heavily on PM Narendra Modi and several other top Congress leaders for portraying Kerala in poor light and added that such remarks can't stop the Left from retaining its power

EC bans crowded finale of open campaigning in Kerala ahead of April 6 polls

The Covid-19 seems to play a spoilsport on the usual crowded culmination to the weeks-long poll campaigning in Kerala

Bless us so we can build a dream Kerala, Modi tells voters in rally

Modi slammed the traditional rival political fronts in the state and appealed to the voters to give an opportunity to the BJP-led NDA this time

PM Modi slams LDF, UDF in Kerala, seeks vote for NDA in Tamil Nadu

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday slammed both the ruling LDF and opposition UDF in Kerala as "twins of misgovernance and corruption" and sought a mandate for the NDA in Tamil Nadu.Addressing rallies in the two poll-bound states, he said that vote for BJP and its allies will be a vote for development.Addressing a rally in Pathanamthitta in Kerala, he alleged that governance took a backseat and dynastic politics was promoted during the rule of the United Democratic Front (UDF) and Left Democratic Front (LDF)."When making money, promoting dynasty and doing vote-bank politics is a priority, governance naturally takes a backseat. UDF and LDF have brought governance paralysis in Kerala. It is time to free Kerala from such alliances, PM Modi said.He also listed seven "sins" committed by LDF and UDF."They promote dynastic politics, there is a craze for dynasty rule in both alliances, everything else is sidelined," he said.The Prime Minister said that both the parties "are full of ...

In poll-bound Kerala, PM mentions 'seven deadly sins' of LDF and UDF

Modi claimed the two fronts were envious, jealous and want to outdo each other in committing wrongs

Congress raises corruption charge against Left govt in poll-bound Kerala

With just three days remaining for the polls in Kerala, opposition Congress came up with a fresh corruption charge against the Left government in the state over its purchase of power from Adani group

Kerala assembly polls: Priyanka slams 'politics of violence' of LDF govt

Slamming the "politics of violence" of the left front, she said several youth congress workers had lost their lives over the years

LIVE: Seeing 'huge wave' in favour of NDA in poll-bound states, says Modi

All eyes are on battleground Nandigram, where Mamata Banerjee has locked horns with her protege-turned-rival Adhikari. Stay tuned for LIVE updates as we track poll campaigns of political parties

Kerala Assembly polls 2021: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra takes out road show

A public meeting will also be held at the coastal hamlet of Valiyathura

LDF govt betrayed people of Kerala just as Judas did to Lord Jesus: PM Modi

PM Modi targetted Kerala's ruling LDF over the gold smuggling scam, saying the CPI(M)-led government "betrayed" the people of the state just as Judas did to Lord Jesus for a few pieces of silver

Fixed match of UDF and LDF will be rejected by Kerala, says PM Modi

PM Modi slammed opposition parties and stated that the fixed match of United Democratic Front (UDF) and Left Democratic Front (LDF) is going to be rejected by Kerala in the forthcoming polls