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Leaving no doubt what the intention behind her statement was, Gandhi further said that Muslim voters need to understand that it is a give and take relation.

Smriti Irani, who had been rubbishing Opposition's claim that she is not a graduate, admitted in her poll affidavit on Thursday that she had enrolled for an undergraduate course in Delhi University but did not complete it.

First-time voters, women, people with disabilities and elderly citizens came out in large numbers to exercise their franchise and long queues were seen before polling booths through the day.

The BJP wants to revoke Article 370, which provides special status to the state, as well as Article 35A, which empowers the state legislature to define “permanent residents”.

The AIMIM chief is among the many heavyweights who are battling it out in the first phase of the elections today.

In the field are 185 candidates, including 178 farmers who jumped into the fray to support their demand for remunerative price for turmeric and red sorghum and setting up of a Turmeric Board based in Nizamabad.

Raiganj is one of the two seats which led to the eventual breakdown of alliance talks between the Left and the Congress, with the Congress now fielding Deepa Dasmunshi.

Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the party is glad that the Election Commission has acknowledged "multiple violations" of electoral law flagged by the Congress in its representations.

ChandraBabu Naidu met Andhra Pradesh CEC Gopala Krishna Dwivedi and submitted a memorandum to him, accusing the EC of acting 'on behalf of the YSR Congress under the guidance of the BJP'.

Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh is the most polluted city in the world and is ranked one on the list. Faridabad in Haryana has been ranked second and Varanasi third.

Nakul, who is making his poll debut, owns assets worth Rs 660 crore, almost five times more than his nine-time MP father, who has reported assets worth Rs 124 crore.

Shah referred to the acquittal of all the accused in the 2007 Samjhauta train blast case, including Swami Aseemanand, to slam the main opposition party.

On Sunday, Income Tax Department officials raided properties in several locations, including the Congress-ruled Madhya Pradesh, against close aides of MP Chief Minister Kamal Nath and others on charges of tax evasion and hawala transactions.

Gadkari, the BJP candidate from Nagpur, also suggested that instead of creating controversies, one should speak about subjects of national importance.

Prime Minister's statements assume importance given the result of several opinion polls that show BJP+, with different margins, falling just short of a full majority.

The last time Modi and Thackeray came together was on December 24, 2016, for performing the 'jal puja' for the proposed grand memorial of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.