NORTH HIGHLIGHTS 9.45 PM

These are the top stories from the northern region at 9.45 pm

LUCKNOW ELX32 UP-CAMPAIGN

Lucknow: Feverish campaigning came to an end Saturday evening for the 13 fourth-phase Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh with top leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, making a last-minute pitch for votes.

JAIPUR ELX38 RJ-CAMPAIGN

Jaipur: Campaigning ended Saturday evening for the 13 Rajasthan seats which go to the polls in the fourth phase with chief minister's son Vaibhav Gehlot, former BJP MLA and now Congressman Manvendra Singh and two Union ministers in the fray.

SRINAGAR ELX33 JK-ANANTNAG-CAMPAIGN END

Srinagar: The election campaign in Kulgam district, which is part of Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency going to polls in three phases, ended Saturday as nearly 3.45 lakh voters will register their choice of the representative on Monday.

 

KANNAUJ ELN31 UP-2NDLD PM

Kannauj/Hardoi/Sitapur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday slammed the SP-BSP-RLD alliance in Uttar Pradesh, saying the tie-up of "opportunists" wants a helpless government because its mantra is "jaat, paat japna; janata ka maal apna".

RAE BARELI ELN44 UP-2NDLD RAHUL

Raebareli/Amethi (UP): Hitting back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for accusing the Congress of doing "nothing" while in power, party president Rahul Gandhi said Saturday nobody had committed the "foolishness" of demonetisation and the "Gabbar Singh Tax" in the last 70 years.

UNNAO/BARABANKI ELN47 UP-PRIYANKA

Unnao/Barabanki: Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi filed his nomination seeking re-election from Varanasi, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Saturday accused him of not visiting a single village there.

JODHPUR ELN12 RJ-JODHPUR-GEHLOT

Jodhpur: With the battle for supremacy for this Lok Sabha constituency becoming a prestige issue for Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, who has put all his might to ensure victory of his son, rival BJP is crying foul saying government machinery is being "misused".