New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a rally in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district today to canvass for Union Minister of State in the PMO Jitendra Singh, who is seeking re-election from Udhampur Lok Sabha seat where polling will be held in the second phase on April 18. He is also scheduled to address rallies in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh and Moradabad.
Congress general secretary in charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi held a road show in Assam's Silchar today. Silchar is the constituency of Mahila Congress president Sushmita Dev who is seeking another Lok Sabha term.
Meanwhile, opposition leaders will meet at New Delhi's Constitution Club to discuss transparency in elections and Electronic Voting Machines.
Here are the LIVE Updates from 2019 Lok Sabha Election Campaigning:
Apr 14, 2019 13:54 (IST)
Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi says: "Names of Lakhs of voters are deleted online without physical verification. There is a long list the parties have given to EC. It has become even more necessary to count at least 50% of the paper trail of VVPAT. We will demand the same in Supreme Court."
Apr 14, 2019 13:53 (IST)
Chief Minister of Punjab Captain Amarinder Singh on Twitter says: "Shocked by your remarks in Kathua on Jallianwala Bagh @narendramodi ji. You used a somber occasion to play dirty politics, conveniently ignoring your own government's decision to hold a parallel event instead of extending support to my govt, which we'd been requesting for 2 yrs."
Apr 14, 2019 13:15 (IST)
Congress General Secretary for eastern Uttar Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi Vadra campaigns for party's MP candidate from Silchar parliamentary constituency Sushmita Dev.
Apr 14, 2019 13:14 (IST)
BJP releases 20th list of 6 candidates in Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan for Lok Sabha Elections 2019, reports news agency ANI. Union Minister Chaudhary Birender Singh's son Brijendra Singh will contest from Hisar (Haryana). One candidate for by-election to Uluberia Purba assembly constituency (WB) has also been named.
Apr 14, 2019 11:08 (IST)
"They say, as long as there is BJP government, our borders are secure. We the people of Samajwadi Party believe that as long as there are brave soldiers at our borders, the borders are secure. Governments come and go but the jawans stay at the border, protecting India," says Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav.
Apr 14, 2019 10:26 (IST)
Bahujan Samaj Party releases fourth list of 16 candidates for 2019 Lok Sabha elections, reports news agency ANI.