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1:16 PM

Trinamool Congress leader shot at in West Bengal's Cooch Behar

A local Trinamool Congress leader, Animesh Roy, was shot at in West Bengal's Cooch Behar district, police said on Friday. The panchayat pradhan of Lalbazar in Sitalkuchi, was returning home along with an aide on Thursday night when he was attacked, they said. Roy received a gunshot wound on his right thigh, they added.

12:58 PM

Will be happy to see AAP winning all 13 seats in Punjab: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

12:50 PM

INDIA alliance in electoral fray to create instability: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today hit out at the opposition INDIA bloc, saying they are in the fray to create instability while the BJP-NDA alliance is dedicated to national interest. "Today, on one side there is the BJP-NDA alliance dedicated to the national interest and on the other side, the INDI Alliance is in the field to create instability in the country. As the elections progress, these INDI alliance people have started collapsing like a pack of cards," Modi said.

11:42 AM

BJP releases 19th list of candidates for Lok Sabha polls

The BJP has fielded Subhash Sharma from Anandpur Sahib, Rana Gurmeet Singh Sodi from Firozpur, and Arvind Khanna from Sangrur.

 

11:38 AM

Congress, SP should take tuition from Yogi ji on where to run a bulldozer and where one shouldn't: PM Modi

"If SP and Congress come to power, Ram Lalla will be in a tent again and they will run a bulldozer on Ram temple. They should take tuition from Yogi ji, where to run a bulldozer and where you shouldn't," PM Modi said at the Barabanki rally today.

11:30 AM

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav vying for prime minister's post: PM Modi

11:26 AM

Confident that PM Modi is coming back with a good majority: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

11:14 AM

PM Modi must explain why his govt 'callously' scrapped Backward Region Grant Fund: Cong leader Ramesh

The Congress  today slammed the BJP for "scrapping" the Backward Region Grant Fund in 2015 and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to explain why his government "callously" did away with the "forward-thinking" scheme of the UPA. "Why has the Modi Sarkar scrapped the Backward Regions Grant Fund? Why has the BJP neglected UP's mentha farmers? Why has CM Yogi repeatedly lied about reopening the Budhwal Sugar Mill?" Ramesh said.

10:54 AM

NDA moving forward on target of achieving 400 seats: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

"Political experts across the country have been claiming that BJP-led NDA government is going to be formed this time. We are moving forward on our target of achieving 400 seats," Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told news agency ANI today.

10:24 AM

Narendra Modi eager to reclaim PM post instead of paving way for next generation, says Uddhav Thackeray

At an election rally in Thane, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for repeatedly targeting him and NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar and claimed that he is eager to reclaim the PM's post instead of paving the way for the next generation. Canvassing for incumbent MP and his party candidate Rajan Vichare on Thursday, Thackeray called the contest a clash between loyalty and betrayal.

10:08 AM

Confident about son's victory in Kalyan, says Maha Chief Minister Eknath Shinde

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday expressed confidence about his son, sitting MP Shrikant Shinde's victory from Kalyan Lok Sabha constituency. Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday visited Kalyan when his son filed his nomination seeking a third term as MP. Eknath Shinde expressed confidence about his son's victory. 

10:02 AM

Nonsense: Defence minister Rajnath Singh rejects Arvind Kejriwal's claims on PM's retirement

Slamming Kejriwal during a public meeting in Rajajipuram, Defence Minister Singh said, "The chief minister of Delhi said that Modi ji will not become the prime minister after the 2024 elections. I am surprised. He has just come out on bail, he has to go to jail again after June 1 and he is talking such nonsense about the prime minister of India."

9:56 AM

BJP's East Delhi candidate releases manifesto; promises to set up DU campus

The BJP's East Delhi candidate Harsh Malhotra has promised to set up a Delhi University campus, a multilevel car park and redevelop slums in the area if he is elected as MP. The BJP candidate is pitted against AAP's Kuldeep Kumar in East Delhi.

9:06 AM

Lok Sabha polls 2024: PM Modi to address rally at Mumbai, Delhi CM Kejriwal to hold roadshow in Amritsar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a rally at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and SP chief Akhilesh Yadav will also hold joint rallies in Uttar Pradesh. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal will also hold a roadshow in Amritsar.