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The Election Commission of India on Sunday, March 10 had announced dates for Lok Sabha Elections 2019, which would commence from April 11 to May 19, with the counting of votes on May 23. More than 900 million people above the age of 18 are expected to cast their ballots at a million polling stations. Of the total electorate, 15 million will be in the age group of 18 to 19 years.
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06:15 PM | Cricketer Ravindra Jadeja’s father, sister join Congress while wife stands with BJP
Barely a month after Cricketer Ravindra Jadeja’s wife joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, his father and sister have joined the Congress in Gujarat. Jadeja’s father Anirudhsinh and sister Nainaba joined the Congress at an election rally in Kalavad city of Jamnagar district on Sunday in the presence of party leader and Patidar quota spearhead Hardik Patel.
01:30 PM | BJP releases 20th list of 6 candidates in Haryana, MP and Rajasthan
BJP releases 20th list of 6 candidates in Haryana, MP and Rajasthan for Lok Sabha Elections 2019 . Union Minister Chaudhary Birender Singh’s son Brijendra Singh to contest from Hisar (Haryana).
One candidate for by-election to Uluberia Purba assembly constituency (WB) also named.
01:00 PM | Actor Dharmendra joins wife Hema Malini, BJP candidate from Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura during her campaign
Today is also a special day for me! ? Dharamji is here in Mathura to campaign for a whole day on my behalf. The public is waiting eagerly to get a glimpse of him & listen to what he has to say! A photo taken in my house in Mathura just now before we leave for campaigning… pic.twitter.com/JBhklXDp0v
— Hema Malini (@dreamgirlhema) April 14, 2019
12:45 PM | Priyanka Gandhi visits Silchar, Assam
Congress general secretary in charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi arrives in Silchar, Assam.
12:10 PM | PM Modi addresses rally in Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir
The Congress is saying that it will remove the army from Jammu and Kashmir. “It is saying that they will talk to the people who are taking money from Pakistan and influencing the youth of Kashmir.”
As a result of the Congress’ policies, my Kashmiri Pandit brothers and sisters had to leave their homes.
11:00 AM | BSP releases fourth list of 16 candidates
10:10 AM | BJP government’s net approval ratings drop by 12 points in a month
The net approval rating of the Narendra Modi government has dropped 12 points between March 12 and April 12, according to the CVOTER-IANS tracker. The performance rating of the Central government had peaked in the days after the Balakot air strike on February 26, touching the highest level of 62.06 on March 7.
09:35 AM | Rahul Gandhi’s West Bengal rally off after no chopper landing permit
A scheduled election meeting of Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday has been cancelled in northern West Bengal after the Darjeeling district administration denied permission to let his chopper land at the Police Ground in Siliguri.
