Modi’s plea to first-time voters to dedicate votes to defence forces still under review, says EC

Meanwhile, the panel has appointed an official to submit a report on the suspension of a poll officer who purportedly checked Modi’s chopper in Odisha.

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Election watch: Mayawati and Mulayam Singh Yadav to share stage in Mainpuri today

All of the day’s Lok Sabha poll updates, as they happen.

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Malegaon blasts accused Pragya Thakur alleges torture in jail, breaks down while meeting BJP workers

She is the BJP’s candidate for the Bhopal parliamentary constituency.

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· 2 hours ago

Uttar Pradesh: Man allegedly cuts off his finger after he inadvertently votes for BJP instead of BSP

An estimated 62.06% voters turned out to cast their votes in eight constituencies of the state on Thursday.

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· 2 hours ago

2019 Lok Sabha elections: Second phase of voting concludes; violence reported in Tamil Nadu, Bengal

The overall estimated voter turnout for the second phase of polling at 8 am on Friday was 68.66%.

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· Yesterday · 10:21 pm

Lok Sabha polls: Election Commission has an anti-Dalit mindset, claims Mayawati

Mayawati also accused the panel of turning a blind eye towards the BJP’s alleged violations of the model code by using the Army’s name.

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· Yesterday · 09:58 pm

Father of Malegaon blasts victim files plea to restrain Pragya Thakur from contesting elections

The petitioner, Nisar Ahmed Sayyad Bilal, said that the BJP leader has been campaigning for the polls despite being released from jail on health grounds.

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· Yesterday · 08:22 pm

West Bengal Congress chief says party will not seek TMC’s support to form government after elections

Somen Mitra claimed that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is the ‘biggest and most trusted ally’ of the BJP and RSS.

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· Yesterday · 07:31 pm

Karnataka: Is Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) vote bank in Bagalkot or Balakot, asks Modi

The prime minister criticised the HD Kumaraswamy-led government and called it helpless and weak.

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· Yesterday · 06:29 pm

EC bans Madhya Pradesh Congress’ campaign which uses ‘chowkidar chor hai’ slogan

The poll body took the decision to ban the campaign based on a complaint by the BJP.

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· Yesterday · 06:17 pm

Tamil Nadu: AIADMK lodges EC complaint against DMK leaders MK Stalin, Dayanidhi Maran

The AIADMK claimed that DMK chief Stalin had made false claims against the state and central governments.

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· Yesterday · 06:15 pm

Tehseen Poonawalla writes to EC, asks it to debar Pragya Singh Thakur from elections

Poonawalla said that the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad has pronounced Thakur as one of the ‘principal conspirators’ in the Malegaon blasts case.

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· Yesterday · 05:50 pm