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2019 polls highlights: BJP rejects Rahul's plan, says Cong failed the poor

Congress President Rahul Gandhi announced minimum income guarantee scheme assuring Rs 72,000 a year for 20 per cent of India's poorest. Catch LIVE updates on Lok Sabha polls 2019

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Arun Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley rejects Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s promise to give Rs 72,000 annually to the poorest as a 'bluff' announcement

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Congress president Rahul Gandhi said on Monday that his party will give Rs 72,000 rupees to each of India's poorest families every year if it wins the Lok Sabha elections, calling his promise a "final assault on poverty".

The BJP rejected his statement, saying it showed Gandhi's desperation. "If you are sure about your defeat, you can promise moon. Who takes it seriously? Already under different schemes poor families get much more support. Is it in addition to those schemes or they all will be subsumed in it?" said BJP general secretary Ram Madhav on Twitter.

The Supreme Court Monday asked the Election Commission to reply by March 28 if it can increase the number of samples in its VVPAT (Voter Verifiable Paper Audit) survey from one in each assembly segment for the upcoming general and assembly elections.

Here's what made election news on Monday.
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10:26 PM

PM Modi to campaign in Bihar from next week

BJP-led NDA's campaign for the Lok Sabha elections is set to gain momentum in Bihar with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rallies next week in Jamui and Gaya parliamentary constituencies.
9:45 PM

Lok Sabha polls: Over 100 candidates file nomination for first phase in UP

As many as 123 candidates filed their nominations for the first phase of Lok Saha polls in Uttar Pradesh on Monday, taking the total number to 146, EC officials said.
9:28 PM

9:27 PM

19 nominees file papers in Meghalaya, Manipur

Ninteen candidates on Monday filed their nominations in two states of Meghalaya and Manipur for the first phase of seven-phased Lok Sabha elections.
9:13 PM

45 candidates file nominations for five Lok Sabha seats in Assam

Altogether 45 candidates have filed their papers for the five Lok Sabha seats in Assam till Monday, the last date for the filling of nomination for the first phase of parliamentary polls in the state, officials said. The five Lok Sabha seats that goes to polls in the first phase on April 11 are Tezpur, Kaliabor, Jorhat, Dibrugarh and Lakhimpur.
8:53 PM

Nearly 700 nominations filed for Lok Sabha polls in Telangana

Filing of nominations for the April 11 Lok Sabha elections in Telangana came to a close on Monday. A total of 699 nominations had been filed for the 17 constituencies in the state. he final tally may go up as the process of compilation was on.
8:45 PM

Prominent Congress, BJP leaders file nominations in Uttarakhand

Five candidates from the Congress, three from the BJP and one from the Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party filed their nominations on Monday for the five Lok Sabha seats of Uttarakhand going to polls in the first phase on April 11
8:36 PM

BJP's Central Election Committee meeting, underway

8:34 PM

8:34 PM

Mukul Sangma files nomination for Tura Lok Sabha seat

Former chief minister and senior Congress leader Mukul Sangma Monday filed his papers for the Tura Lok Sabha seat on Monday, the last date for filing of nomination, officials said.
8:27 PM

EC observers meet CRPF brass on holding J&K Assembly polls

Three special observers appointed by the Election Commission (EC) to help it decide on holding assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday met top officials of the CRPF and state police.
8:13 PM

EC to deploy more special expenditure observers, 120 sensitive seats identified

According to PTI, the Election Commission (EC) is set to increase the number of 'special expenditure observers' to monitor illegal cash and inducements being given to voters during the Lok Sabha polls as it has identified about 120 expenditure sensitive constituencies till now in the country.
8:06 PM

Congress' income guarantee promise to bust fiscal discipline: Rajiv Kumar

Niti Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar Monday said Congress party President Rahul Gandhi's promise of providing Rs 72,000 annually to five crore families if voted to power will create strong incentives against work and burst fiscal discipline.
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First Published: Mar 25 2019 | 9:14 AM IST