The Congress released the names of its candidates for six out of seven Delhi constituencies for the Lok Sabha election. Three-time chief minister Sheila Dikshit will contest from Delhi Northeast, where she faces the BJP’s Manoj Tiwari.
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After a monthlong discussion over the possibility of alliance between the AAP and the Congress in Delhi for the Lok Sabha election, the Aam Aadmi Party reiterated that the party had tried everything to forge an alliance with the Congress but failed.
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The Election Commission of India ordered Eros Now to stop the streaming of the web series “Modi: Journey of a Common Man” because of the ongoing Lok Sabha election. Earlier, the poll body had banned a biopic on Modi – “PM Narendra Modi” – from releasing this month.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while defending the BJP’s decision to field Malegaon blasts accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur from Bhopal constituency, said this was a “symbolic answer” to all those who “falsely labelled the Hindu civilization as terrorist”.
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A day after 2008 Malegaon blasts accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur said Hemant Karkare, the 26/11 martyr, died because of her curse, the association of Indian Police Service officers condemned the statement.
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The Bahujan Samajwadi Party chief, Mayawati, shared a dais with Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav after a long time. At an election rally in Mainpuri, Mayawati urged the people to vote for Singh while Singh urged his supporters to always respect Mayawati.
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Communist Party of India national secretary and Rajya Sabha member Binoy Viswam accused the public broadcaster Doordarshan of “censoring” references he made to the RSS, Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini in his scheduled speech.
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Priyanka Chaturvedi, one of Congress’s national spokespersons, quit her party after 10 years and joined the Shiv Sena in less than 24 hours. She blamed the Congress for reinstating party workers who misbehaved with her at an event in Mathura.
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The second phase of the Lok Sabha election saw voting taking place for 95 constituencies across 11 states and one Union territory. According to the Election Commission’s Voter Turnout app, 68.2 per cent of the eligible voters exercised their franchise.
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The Election Commission in Madhya Pradesh, while banning the Congress Committee’s audio and video campaign which promotes “Chowkidar Chor Hai” slogan, has ordered to end its broadcast.
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