While announcing the alliance, the SP and BSP said that they would not put up candidates in Amethi and Rae Bareli
Shah, in a reference to the BJP's healthy vote share in at least Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, said the party's rivals might have won but it had not lost its ground
Congress left out of SP-BSP alliance as Mayawati and Akhilesh exude confidence about taking on BJP in 2019 and 2022
Apna Dal (Krishna Patel) is the faction of the party led by its founder Sone Lal Patel's widow.
Singh also said that despite its recent victory in three states, the Congress was not getting stronger
Modi alleged that the demand to provide farmers a minimum support price 1.5 times the production cost was buried in the files earlier
Congress made these remarks in response to Modi's assertion at the BJP's national convention that the opposition parties are coming together as they want to form a helpless government
Congress President Rahul Gandhi is on a two-day visit to the United Arab Emirates
Modi also said that for the first time in the country's history, there has not been any charge of corruption against a government
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing BJP National Council meet ahead of Lok Sabha Elections 2019. Catch LIVE updates
Jaitley says if people accept Modi as their PM, then all the arithmetic of the alliance will fail and the chemistry at the ground level will bring Modi back as the PM
Had the economy been booming and there were jobs aplenty, there would have been no need for providing the crutches of reservations
As of now, it is not clear how the seats will be allotted and what role the main opposition Congress party will have in the state
The so-called mahagatbandhan wants a majboor sarkar, but the people of the country want a mazboot sarkar, which is possible only under the leadership of PM Modi, Shah said
And we're not even halfway through the month
His 'hate-Modi' campaign might hurt BJP but won't win votes for Congress because it doesn't know what its base is
He said this is one of the most important legislations Parliament has passed
The meet, themed 'Abki baar phir Modi Sarkar', will be inaugurated by BJP president Amit Shah. Catch LIVE updates on BJP national council meet
BJP council meeting today: BJP chief Amit Shah will inaugurate the BJP national meeting and PM Modi will deliver the concluding speech on Saturday at Ramlila maidan
Speculation is mounting of possible cash handouts to farmers and tax exemptions to shore up voter support ahead of polls due by May