Election 2019 LIVE: Modi Canvassing in Disguise Through Kedarnath Visit, Says TDP in Complaint to EC

Lok Sabha Election 2019 LIVE: The row over Narendra Modi’s visit to Kedarnath escalated today as the TDP joined the chorus of opposition parties who complained to the Election Commission about the televised visit of the Prime Minister and equated it with canvassing for votes on the last day of voting for the Lok Sabha elections.

The TDP, in its complaint, called it a violation of the model code of conduct, adding that Modi was trying to influence voters through a public display of his religious activities. The Trinamool, too, approached the EC, saying the Kedarnath visit was a ‘gross’ violation of the Model Code of Conduct.

Meanwhile, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party chief Chandrababu Naidu met Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and NCP chief Sharad Pawar for the second time today amid efforts to cobble together an opposition alliance. He is scheduled to meet UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi later in the day. The TDP chief’s efforts come ahead of a mega meet of opposition leaders on May 23, hosted by Sonia Gandhi, to prepare for the possibility of a less than decisive verdict.

The rift between Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu escalated today with the former saying Sidhu should have restrained himself from making comments just ahead of the final phase of voting.

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