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		Projecting your inner beliefs about yourself onto my father won’t protect you, Rahul Gandhi said on Twitter</div></div>

Fifth phase of polling will be held on Monday in 14 seats in UP, 12 in Rajasthan, 7 seats each in West Bengal and MP, 5 in Bihar, 4 in Jharkhand and two seats in J&K. Catch live updates here

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			With campaigning for the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections now closed, political parties and their leaders have shifted focus to the seats that will go to polls in the sixth phase.</div>
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			Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a rally in Uttar Pradesh&#39;s Bhadohi on Sunday. Launching a fresh tirade against the opposition alliance, PM Modi said &#39;mahamilawati&#39; parties do not want to acknowledge India&#39;s growing strength in the international arena.</div>
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			Rahul Gandhi on Sunday took to Twitter to respond to PM Modi&#39;s remarks on his father and former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.</div>
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			&quot;The battle is over. Your Karma awaits you. Projecting your inner beliefs about yourself onto my father won&rsquo;t protect you,&quot; he said.</div>
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			Addressing a rally in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, the Prime Minister took a dig at Rajiv Gandhi saying his life ended as &#39;Bhrashtachari No 1&#39; (corrupt number 1).</div>
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	The fifth phase of polling for 51 Lok Sabha seats will be held tomorrow, Monday. These 51 seats span across six northern and eastern states besides the Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh.</div>
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	Key candidates in the fray include Union ministers Rajnath Singh, Rajyavardhan Rathore, Smriti Irani, Jayant Sinha and Arjun Ram Meghwal, and top Congress leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi.<br />
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	Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the BJP&#39;s campaigning, holding several rallies. BJP chief Amit Shah, Congress president Rahul Gandhi and a host of Union ministers among others also canvassed for their party candidates in the past few days, undertaking whirlwind tours of constituencies.</div>

LS polls LIVE: Karma awaits you, Rahul replies to PM's remark on his father

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Modi is the PM of only 1% of the population: Akhilesh Yadav

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		Akhilesh Yadav, SP: He (PM Modi) is a 180 degree PM, he does just the opposite of whatever he says. He is the PM of only 1% of the population. So he has this issue that how those in the favour of social justice are taking the nation towards a change. <a href="https://t.co/kjvVh4MwV2">https://t.co/kjvVh4MwV2</a></p>
	&mdash; ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANINewsUP/status/1124910189293871104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 5, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Preparations start for fifth phase of polling

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		Ayodhya: Polling officials are being dispatched to their respective polling stations for the fifth phase of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LokSabhaElections2019?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LokSabhaElections2019</a> . The voting for the fifth phase will take place tomorrow. <a href="https://t.co/v2JMeIPT0s">pic.twitter.com/v2JMeIPT0s</a></p>
	&mdash; ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANINewsUP/status/1124903117554774016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 5, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Adityanath attacks Akhilesh Yadav, Mayawati

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	Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Saturday attacked BSP chief Mayawati and SP president Akhilesh Yadav, claiming that after the Lok Sabha poll results, &#39;bua&#39; will term &#39;babua&#39; the king of goons and &#39;babua&#39; will say that she is the very image of corruption.</div>
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	Mayawati and Yadav are referred to as &#39;bua&#39; (aunt) and &#39;babua&#39; (nephew) respectively.</div>

Mamata Banerjee: The woman standing between Modi and a Lok Sabha majority

Standing between Modi and a Lok Sabha majority is Mamata Banerjee, who still dominates this province of nearly 100 million people and is a possible prime minister candidate if a loose alliance of opposition parties can band together and defeat Modi. Her All India Trinamool Congress party won 80 percent of the state&rsquo;s seats in 2014, making her party the strongest opposition force nationally after the Congress Party. <a href="https://mybs.in/2X5xhLK" target="_blank">Read more</a>&nbsp;

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Itinerary for PM Modi's election rallIies today

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	<strong>11 am:</strong> Rally in Uttar Pradesh&#39;s Bhadohi</div>
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	<strong>2.40 pm: </strong>Rally in Madhya Pradesh&#39;s Sagar</div>
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	<strong>5.50 pm:</strong> Rally in Madhya Pradesh&#39;s Gwalior<br />
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		प्रधानमंत्री श्री नरेन्द्र मोदी 5 मई 2019 को उत्तर प्रदेश और मध्य प्रदेश में विशाल जनसभाओं को सम्बोधित करेंगें।<br />
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EC issues notice to BJP's Bhopal candidate Pragya Singh Thakur

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		Madhya Pradesh: Bhopal District Election Officer sends notice to BJP candidate from Bhopal, Pragya Singh Thakur over complaint of her campaigning during the 3-day period when she was barred by EC from campaigning. The officer has sought a reply from her. (file pic) <a href="https://t.co/810zxx44Yt">pic.twitter.com/810zxx44Yt</a></p>
	&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1124887514886524928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 5, 2019</a></blockquote>
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