Ahmed Patel Elections 2014

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  Opposition Shreds BJP Manifesto, Calls It "Copy Pasted" From 2014

  The opposition today shredded the BJP's manifesto for the national election that made a string of promises, including scrapping a law for special rights to residents of Jammu and Kashmir and doubling farmers' income by next year.

• Narendra Modi Interview Row: Prasar Bharati Ready to Hold Probe

  Prasar Bharati is ready to institute a probe into the controversial editing of Narendra Modi's interview by Doordarshan but will do so only if the Information and Broadcasting Ministry assures that it would abide by the findings.

• After Narendra Modi Interview, Prasar Bharati CEO Talks of "Shadow of Government"

  Amid allegations that an interview of Narendra Modi's was censored, the man in charge of running the national broadcaster Doordarshan has sought more autonomy in writing.

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  Ahmed Patel to NDTV: Modi's Friendship Claims are 'Ridiculous'

  I will leave public life if Modi can prove I have gone to his house or office since he became Chief Minister, said the powerful Congress leader.

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  Amid Edited Remarks, Modi's Comments on Ahmed Patel 'Friendship'

  "Had good friendship with Ahmed Patel...used to eat at his house," Mr Modi says; this was among remarks edited by Doordarshan.

• Sonia Gandhi didn't clear PM's office files, her political adviser tells NDTV

  A top aide of Sonia Gandhi has strongly rebutted claims in a recent book that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh surrendered authority to the Congress president and she had the final say on major policy decisions.

• 'Open to talks with like-minded parties to keep BJP at bay': Ahmed Patel to NDTV

  As top Congress leaders speak of taking or giving support to a Third Front after the election results, Ahmed Patel, the Congress party's key strategist and Sonia Gandhi's political secretary told NDTV that the Congress is open to such a possibility if it means keeping the BJP out of power.

• 'Let there be inquiry into charges against Robert Vadra': Ahmed Patel to NDTV

  As the BJP escalated its attack on Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra for his financial dealings, her political secretary Ahmed Patel spoke out in Mr Vadra's defence.

• Rahul Gandhi to address three rallies in Narendra Modi's Gujarat today

  Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi as well as other national and local Congress leaders are all set to intensify their campaign in Gujarat.

• Truth vs Hype: Political ads or religious appeals?

  A deluge of political ads in Urdu newspapers, which, as NDTV's show Truth vs Hype found, make barely concealed - and in some cases, open - appeals for the Muslim vote.

• Op-ed: BJP's new guard announces itself

  In 2014 the BJP is going through a clean-sheet redesign. This is reflected in names and faces of candidates, of course, but is also indicative of new demographics, concerns and constituencies, and a new identity for the party.

• Narendra Modi was canteen contractor, never a 'chaiwala': Congress

  Escalating the war of words over Narendra Modi's humble background as a 'chaiwala', Congress today said BJP's PM candidate, who often flaunts his past to connect with voters, was never a tea vendor but a "canteen contractor".