With seventh and final phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2019 coming near, the Congress and BJP geared up with their campaigns. Voting is set to take place in eight states and Union Territories in the 59 constituencies on 19 May. All parliamentary constituencies in Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab will vote on the same day. In Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal some Lok Sabha constituencies will vote.
BJP president Amit Shah visited Jharkhand and Bihar to campaign for his party. Mr Shah addressed rallies in Littipara of Jharkhand's Pakur ditrict, Mohania and Arrah of Bihar.
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi held public meetings in Madhya Pradesh's Shujalpur, Amjhera and Khargone district.
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Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik told PTI that elaborate arrangements, according to the instructions of the Election Commission, are in place to ensure no anti-social element causes any trouble.
Voting will begin at 7 am on May 12 and scheduled to go on till 6 pm. Security personnel have been deployed at polling booths and special reserve parties and policemen are patrolling vulnerable areas, the police said.
Watch: Telangana Congress Left Red-Faced As Party Leaders Trade Blows At Hyderabad EventTwo Congress leaders came to blows at a protest meet organised by opposition parties at Hyderabad's Indira Park today, with video cameras covering every push and shove much to the party's embarrassment. The matter was resolved only after senior Congress leaders intervened, reminding those involved that the tiff was not helping the party's image in the public eye.
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Read Here: Elections 2019: My Father Paid 6 Crore To Arvind Kejriwal For Ticket: AAP Candidate's SonJust a day before polling in Delhi, the son of an Aam Aadmi Party candidate made a sensational allegation on Saturday, claiming that his father had paid Rs 6 crore to party chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to get the ticket.
READ HERE: Rahul Gandhi Interview To NDTV On Maywati: Mayawati A National Symbol, I Respect And Love Her - General Elections 2019Despite the frequent brickbats from Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati amid the ongoing election season, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday told NDTV that he "respected her contribution to the country" and considered her "a national symbol".
READ HERE: Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Rahul Gandhi To Ravish Kumar: PM Sleeps 3 Hours, So Debate Me On CorruptionCongress president Rahul Gandhi today challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to debate him on issues such as corruption, notes ban, Goods and Services Tax and farmer crisis as he said the PM works very hard and "sleeps for only three hours".
Congress president Rahul Gandhi speaks to NDTV's Ravish Kumar after his rally in Madhya Pradesh's Shajapur#NDTVExclusive #RGtoRavish
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 11, 2019
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"What Sam Pitroda said was wrong. 1984 anti-Sikh riots was a huge tragedy and perpetrators of this violence must be punished": Congress chief Rahul Gandhi #NDTVExclusive #RGtoRavish pic.twitter.com/2cvLaupBXF
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 11, 2019
"PM Modi has no strategy in his work," says Congress chief Rahul Gandhi#NDTVExclusive #RGtoRavish pic.twitter.com/eNryb15WzV
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 11, 2019
WATCH | "My fight is against the ideology of hatred," says Congress chief Rahul Gandhi #NDTVExclusive #RGtoRavish pic.twitter.com/O0w9kik4ZT
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 11, 2019
"Narendra Modi ji talks about Rajiv ji, about Nehru ji, about Indira ji. I know the truth. I know my grandmother's truth. I know it's all lies that he (PM Narendra Modi) is spreading": Congress chief Rahul Gandhi #NDTVExclusive #RGtoRavish pic.twitter.com/E1NH5LjD9D
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 11, 2019
"No one is today saying Narendra Modi will win": Congress chief Rahul Gandhi to NDTV#NDTVExclusive #RGtoRavish pic.twitter.com/xsRd7arxMB
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 11, 2019
"PM Modi has personal hatred towards me," says Rahul Gandhi #NDTVExclusive #RGtoRavish pic.twitter.com/BRzjfBClNP
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 11, 2019
"The fight is between BJP-RSS and the progressive forces of the country," says Rahul Gandhi #NDTVExclusive #RGtoRavish pic.twitter.com/lH2xNPH71a
- NDTV (@ndtv) May 11, 2019
- People everywhere are scared of tyranny in the country," Congress chief Rahul Gandhi told NDTV.
- "We will protect every citizen in this country. Gandhi ji said even the last man in the line should be helped. Even if an RSS member is attacked, we will protect him," he said.
- "PM Modi ignored the intelligence of the RBI and announced notes ban," he said attacking the prime minister.
- On whether he is ready to become the prime minister, Rahul Gandhi said: "I will do whatever the people want".
- "PM Modi has personal hatred against me," Congress chief said.
- "Narendra Modi's time is over.... I want to become the voice of people," he told NDTV's Ravish Kumar.
- PM Narendra Modi has hatred and anger in his heart. Our work is to remove hatred.
- He targets me, my dad, my grandmother and my grandfather. He speaks about them out of hatred.
