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		BJP president Amit Shah and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi</div></div>

BJP President Amit Shah and UP CM Adityanath will address rallies in UP and Congress President Rahul Gandhi will be in Rajasthan. Catch LIVE updates on campaigning for Lok Sabha Elections 2019

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	With two weeks to go before the <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/lok-sabha-elections-2019" target="_blank">Lok Sabha Elections 2019</a>, all political parties have been canvassing for votes in full swing. From formulating campaign strategies to stitching alliances, each is working to clinch as many seats in the upcoming polls as possible. Today, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah addressed a rally at Moradabad&#39;s Ramleela maidan, while Congress President Rahul Gandhi held rallies in Rajasthan, Suratgarh city in Ganganagar district and Bundi. He also held dialogues with selected booth-level workers in Jaipur. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath campaigned in Azamgarh and Gorakhpur.</div>
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	<strong>Here is what made news about 2019 elections today.</strong></div>

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: After Advani, BJP asks Joshi not to contest

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Lok Sabha Elections 2019: After Advani, BJP asks Joshi not to contest | Lok Sabha Polls 2019 News - Business Standard

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	BJP veteran Murli Manohar Joshi will not be contesting the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The development comes just days after the name of LK Advani, another old warhorse of the saffron party, was missing from the candidate list.</div>
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	In a statement to CNN-News18, Joshi said he was asked by party general secretary Ramlal to not contest the elections. A message doing the rounds on social media, reportedly by Joshi to the voters of Kanpur, also mentioned that he had been asked to stay out of the poll fray.</div>

BJP releases list of star campaigners for Lok Sabha Elections 2019 for UP.  Names of LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi missing

BJP has released list of star campaigners for Lok Sabha Elections 2019 for UP. PM Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj, Uma Bharti feature on the list. Names of LK Advani &amp; Murli Manohar Joshi missing from the list 40 star campaigners.

BJP leaders busy in T-shirt marketing, while people suffer, says Priyanka Gandhi

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	Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi took a jibe at &#39;Namo Again&#39; and &#39;Chowkidaar&#39; t-shirts, being sold as a part of poll merchandise for the upcoming Lok Sabha Election.</div>

Priyanka Gandhi to visit Amethi tomorrow; Ayodhya on March 29

Congress General Secretary for eastern Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to visit Amethi &amp; Rae Bareli on 27th and 28th March and Ayodhya on 29th March.