The Congress president, Rahul Gandhi, announced a yearly minimum income guarantee of ₹72,000 to 20 per cent of India’s poorest families, if his party is voted to power. This is in line with what Gandhi had promised in Raipur this January.
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From questioning the Pulwama terror attack to making “political” statements against the Narendra Modi government on Facebook or WhatsApp, Uttar Pradesh’s Yogi Adityanath government suspended at least seven government schoolteachers.
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Air India, the state-owned airline, decided to “roll back” boarding passes carrying photos of Narendra Modi amid cries of violation of the election model code of conduct, which came into effect on March 10 with the announcement of the dates for the general election.
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The Supreme Court indicated that the Election Commission should increase the percentage of votes randomly verified against the voter-verifiable paper audit trail. It has also told the poll panel to file an affidavit to list its stand by March 28.
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According to media reports, she joined the grand old party at the residence of the president of the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee, Raj Babbar, on Saturday. However, within a day, she denied having joined any party.
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The Aam Aadmi Party, on Sunday, announced to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha election in Andaman and Nicobar, Bihar, Odisha and Uttar Pradesh.
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Rashtriya Janata Dal and Congress announced its seat sharing pact for the 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar. RJD will fight for 19 seats while the Congress will contest nine seats.
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The Internet and Mobile Association of India and top social-media companies have accepted the Election Commission’s suggestion of policing themselves for the Lok Sabha election.
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The Left Front, on Tuesday, announced its list of candidates for 38 seats in West Bengal, leaving the four seats – Berhampore, Jangipur, Malda Uttar and Malda Dakshin, which were won by Congress in 2014, once again keeping the door open for seat sharing with the party.
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An Election Commission official, on Monday, has declared that around 1.2 lakh voters in Assam will not be able to cast their votes in the Lok Sabha election as they have been identified as “D” (doubtful) voters.
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