Politics

TS Krishnamurthy also warned against returning to paper ballot voting, saying it has been the most misused system.

In Sultanpur, Maneka Gandhi told prospective voters that post elections, there would be an ‘ABCD’ system based on which she will prioritise development for only those villages who register maximum votes for the BJP as a reward.

Ghosh’s reaction came after several TMC leaders including chief minister Mamata Banerjee slammed BJP’s armed processions during Ram Navami across the state.

TRS leader KT Rama Rao also said the TDP chief’s allegation of a nexus between KCR and PM Modi was nothing but an attempt to garner votes.

Given the historically polarised health policy debates in the country, we need to guard ourselves against alarmism and sensationalism in mass media.

Modi also attacked the opposition alliance in Uttar Pradesh and said those who are not contesting from even 40 Lok Sabha seats in the state were dreaming to become the prime minister.

Mumbai Congress chief Milind Deora said that Urmila Matondkar's power to swing votes comes from the social and political conviction she has in her. The actor is a socially conscious and morally upright woman, he added.

Criticising the parameters of reservation introduced by the NDA, Tejashwi Yadav said a person with five acres of property cannot be termed poor.

Another highlight of the list is Ritesh Pandey, whose brother was held for brandishing a weapon outside a five-star hotel in Delhi.

P Chidambaram said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is 'beating his own trumpet' as he has 'no real achievements' to show for the five years that he was in power.

He also slammed the Congress and accused it of seeking votes of Muslims by showing them the fear of BJP even though atrocities like Bhagalpur riots and unlocking of the Babri mosque premises had taken place during its rule.

Yadav posted a 17-second video on Twitter where he can be seen lip-syncing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "acche din" slogans from a 2014 rally speech.

Banerjee while addressing a rally at Siliguri criticised BJP for taking out armed rallies and said they were trying to 'sell religion' for political advantage. She also charged BJP for using religion as a tool to mislead the people.

Naqvi further claimed that some Congress leaders had gone to Pakistan and sought help from the neighbouring country to remove Modi.

Modi said that electing the Congress and the LDF was like "giving licences for its leaders to engage in corruption".

Prime Minister Narendra Modi branded the earlier government (Siddaramaiah's) as a '10 per cent commission' government, but now with Congress and JDS joining hands, it had become a '20 per cent commission government.'