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PM Modi is a failed prime minister and will definitely lose the elections this time: Rahul Gandhi

Kutch (Gujarat), Apr 19 (ANI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi spoke to mediapersons about the defamation case filed against him by Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar Sushil Kumar Modi for his reported statement that "all thieves have Modi in their surnames". He said, "The defamation case is nothing new as they keep on doing this every now and then. The real agenda of this election is unemployment, corruption, farmers' issue and Rafale case. When compared to past 45 years of total employment, the opportunities given to employees are least in these 5 years, all thanks to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He is a failed prime minister and will definitely lose the elections this time. Congress has a good environment in the whole nation and there is a congress current (wave) in the country. Our Nyay scheme has shaken PM Modi and his party."

Amit Shah hits at 'Mahagathbandhan' while addressing public rally in Bilaspur

Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh), Apr 19 (ANI): Ahead of Lok Sabha elections, National president of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Amit Shah addressed a public rally, where he took a jibe at 'Mahagathbandhan'. He said, "These elections are divided into two parts, clearly. On one side, we have BJP and NDA leaders, who are united in the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. On the other hand, there is totally impure Mahagathbandhan, Rahul baba and company. They don't even have decided yet about their candidate for next Prime Minister. "

Rahul Gandhi takes jibe at PM Modi while addressing public rally in Gujarat's Kutch

Kutch (Gujarat), Apr 19 (ANI): Ahead of Lok Sabha elections, Congress president Rahul Gandhi addressed a public rally. While addressing the gathering, Gandhi took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said, "On one side, we have Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Rs 15 lakh lie. If you all got Rs 15 lakh in your bank accounts, economy of this country will be distorted. While on the other hand, there is 'truth' of Rs 3, 60, 000. It can be fulfilled. And, I am giving guarantee to all of you that we will complete it, for sure. For the last 5 years, Narendra Modi is India's Prime Minister. In last Lok Sabha elections, he made 3-4 big promises. And, the biggest of all of them was that everyone will get Rs 15 lakh in their bank accounts. He said that he will snatch all the black money from the thieves and will give it to the public. Had it ever happened? "

LS polls: Voting for 2nd phase concludes, WB registers highest turnout at 75.27 %

Silchar (Assam)/Bhagalpur (Bihar)/Fatehpur Sikri (UP), Apr 18 (ANI): Polling for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections on 95 seats, spread over 11 states, one UT concluded. West Bengal which saw polling on three MP seats registered the highest voter turnout at an estimated 75.27%. Manipur was close second with estimated 74.69% voter turnout. J and K registered the lowest turnout among the polling states with only 43.37% registered voters exercising their franchise. Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh saw 73.32%, 58.14%, 68.70%, 61.80%, 55.37%, 57.41%, 72.40%, 61.52% and 58.12 % respectively.

If Ambani gets justice, then farmers would also get justice: Rahul Gandhi

Junagadh (Gujarat), Apr 18 (ANI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi addressed a public rally in Gujarat's Junagadh ahead of Lok Sabha elections. He promised an exclusive ministry to the fishermen development of farmers. He said, "We do not want to tell you our 'Mann Ki Baat'. We want to take the country forward along with you. If Ambani gets justice, then farmers would also get justice.

Saffron terror, Hindu terror was creation of UPA, no such thing exists: Ram Madhav

New Delhi, Apr 18 (ANI): National general secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Ram Madhav defended party's decision of nominating Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur as candidate from Bhopal Parliamentary constituency. He said, "Accusation of saffron terror, Hindu terror was a creation of UPA. No such thing existed or exists now. Some people were wrongfully put in jail. Nobody can question us on constitutional validity of putting up a candidate who has just allegations against her. He added, "The decision is taken by Madhya Pradesh unit. She is probably right challenger for a person like Digvijaya Singh who is largely responsible for propagating dubious and mischievous idea of Hindu terror in this country. He needed a proper challenger."

There's something wrong with EVMs but don't know what: Sam Pitroda

Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Apr 18 (ANI): Indian Overseas Congress Department chairman Sam Pitroda on Thursday said that he is not "satisfied" with EVMs (Electronic Voting Machine). He, however, added that he doesn't know what is wrong with them and could find fault only after studying one of the machines for one year. "As an engineer, as technical expert, I'm not satisfied with EVM, but I've not been able to pinpoint because we don't have EVM. If someone gives us EVM to study for 1 year, we'll be able to tell you something," Pitroda told media in Ahmedabad. He added, "You will have to understand the design, its software. Every little signal will have to be analysed. Then only you can say something. But one thing is clear that there is some problem, what is the problem we don't know."

Akhilesh Yadav files nomination from UP's Azamgarh

Azamgarh (UP), Apr 18 (ANI): Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday filed his nomination from Azamgarh Lok Sabha seat. He was accompanied by Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) national general secretary Satish Chandra Misra. The party workers gathered at Collectorate office in large number to welcome their leader. The SP chief is seeking election from the seat won by his father Mulayam Singh Yadav in the 2014 elections. Yadav is pitted against Bhojpuri star Nirahua of BJP.

After 'patni-dharm', it's time for 'party-dharm': Cong Lucknow candidate on Shatrughan Sinha campaigning for wife

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), Apr 18 (ANI): Congress party's candidate from Lucknow Lok Sabha seat Pramod Krishnam on Thursday said that party colleague Shatrughan Sinha might have fulfilled his 'patni-dharm' by accompanying his wife Poonam Sinha, the SP candidate from Lucknow, for her nomination filing, but it was time for the former BJP leader to do his "party-dharm" by campaigning for him in the UP capital. Earlier in the day, Shatrughan Sinha had accompanied Poonam Sinha while she was filing nomination from Lucknow seat. Poonam Sinha on Wednesday had joined the Samajwadi Party while Shatrughan Sinha switched to Congress

Congress-JD(S) don't care about national interest: PM Modi

Chikodi (Karnataka), Apr 18 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a jibe on the alliance of Congress and Janata Dal (Secular). He said, "Leaders of Congress and JD(S) can only see the vote bank. They do not care about public interest or national interest. The alliance of JD(S) and Congress only has fights, indifferences."

Miscreants attack CPI (M) leader Md Salim's car in WB's Islampur

North Dinajpur (WB), Apr 18 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Md Salim's vehicle on Thursday was attacked by unknown miscreants in Islampur. Salim is contesting against Congress' Deepa Dasmunsi in Raiganj. Polling is being held in three parliamentary constituencies of West Bengal during the second phase of the Lok Sabha election 2019. The votes will be counted on May 23.

All 52 things in Congress manifesto will be implemented if party comes to power: Sam Pitroda

Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Apr 18 (ANI): Sam Pitroda, who is the president of the Indian Overseas Congress Department, on Thursday, said that if the party comes to power after the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, then it would deliver on all the "52 things" that have been listed in its manifesto. "52 things have been listed in the manifesto. If and when we come to power, I assure you this manifesto will be implemented. It will not be a false promise. When we say something, we deliver," Pitroda told media in Ahmedabad.

Watch: Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur breaks down while addressing BJP workers

Bhopal (MP), Apr 18 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from the Bhopal Lok Sabha seat Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur addressed party workers in Bhopal on Thursday. While addressing, she couldn't control her emotions and broke down while explaining her time in custody in connection with 2008 Malegaon blast case. Thakur was arrested in connection with the Malegaon blast case in which six people were killed and 100 injured when an explosive device went off near a mosque.

Stone pelters attack security personnel near polling booth in J and K's Budgam

Budgam (J and K), Apr 18 (ANI): On the day of second phase of polling for Lok Sabha polls, a group of stone pelters launched an attack on security personnel near a polling booth in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam area. To disperse the stone pelters, security personnel had to fire tear gas shells.

TIME's 100 most influential people 2019: Here are 10 people who made news recently

Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani and public-interest litigators Arundhati Katju and Menaka Guruswamy, who spearheaded a historic legal battle for LGBTQ rights in India, are among the Indians who have been named by TIME magazine in its prestigious list of the 100 most influential people in the world

Sadhvi Pragya: A blast accused, 'deep saffron' & BJP bet against Digvijaya

After a month of dilly-dallying, the BJP has decided to field Pragya Singh Thakur, aka Sadhvi Pragya, from the high-profile Bhopal Lok Sabha constituency. She will take on Congress veteran and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijaya Singh. Thakur came into the limelight in 2008 when she was apprehended for her alleged involvement in the Malegaon blasts. She was apprehended after a special court had framed charges against Thakur, Lieutenant-Colonel Prasad Purohit and five others for terror activities, criminal conspiracy, and murders.

EC officials search Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy's chopper

Uttarakannada (Karnataka), Apr 18 (ANI): Election Commission officials on Thursday searched the luggage and chopper of Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy in Karnataka's Uttarakannada. The EC officials haven't revealed findings of search operation. Recently, choppers and cars of senior politicians like Naveen Patnaik and BS Yeddyurappa were also checked ahead of phase two of LS polls. Raids were also carried out overnight at DMK leader Kanimozhi's house in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi.

PM Modi mocks CM Kumaraswamy for his 'emotional' speeches, says the 'drama' refuses to end

Bagalkot (Karnataka), Apr 18 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, without naming mocked Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy for his "emotional" speeches and said that the "drama" was refusing to end. "The drama unfolding here in the state for the past one year is refusing to end. This drama has everything including emotions and revenge. Situation is such that we get to see overflow of emotions regularly in rallies and press conferences," PM Modi said at a public rally in Karnataka's Bagalkot.

AAP-Congress alliance: Can't understand why Congress stepped back, says Gopal Rai

New Delhi, Apr 18 (ANI): As AAP leaders in Delhi started filing their nominations for the Lok Sabha polls from today, senior AAP leader Gopal Rai said that he has no clue why Congress stepped back from the alliance. Rai said, "We had made one last effort, Sanjay Singh ji held talks, but can't understand that after almost finalising the matter and seat sharing why the Congress stepped back last evening."

Sadhvi Pragya slams Congress for alleged atrocities on her

Bhopal (MP), Apr 18 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and its Lok Sabha candidate from Bhopal, Sadhvi Pragya, on Thursday criticised the Congress party for the alleged atrocities on her during her initial jail time in 2008 when she was arrested as a prime accused in the Malegaon blasts. Pragya also accused Congress for coining the 'Hindu terror' theory and said she will fight the elections on such issues besides development.