Lok Sabha election first phase, scheduled to take place on April 11, voting will take place in 91 parliamentary constituencies across 20 states.
Lok Sabha election 2019: With just two days left for the first phase of high stakes Lok Sabha election 2019, scheduled to take place on April 11, politicians are trying their every bit to lure voters and pull maximum attention of the people before the first phase of polling takes place.
Lok Sabha election first phase, scheduled to take place on April 11, voting will take place in 91 parliamentary constituencies across 20 states. According to data, 1.5 crore electors in 8 Lok Sabha constituencies of Uttar Pradesh will caste their vote in the first phase of General Elections 2019. Ghaziabad is the largest Parliamentary Constituency in Uttar Pradesh with 26,56,779 electors.
Ahead of the commencement of the first phase of Lok Sabha election, let's take a look at the big election news of the day in April 9 election wrap-up.
Lok Sabha 2019: Campaign ends for 4 seats in Bihar which will go to polls on April 11
The campaign ended Tuesday evening for four Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar Gaya, Jamui, Nawada and Aurangabad all of which go to polls in the first phase of elections on April 11. Leading the charge, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held rallies in Jamui and Gaya, Lok Sabha seats which are being contested by BJP alliance partners LJP and JD(U) respectively. Read the full story here.
Never said Rs 15 lakh will come into people's accounts: Rajnath Singh
Replying to a question on the charge that BJP made false promises during the 2014 Lok Sabha poll, he stated, "Bilkul nahi kaha tha ki Rs 15 lakh aenge. Ye kabhi nahi kaha tha (We never said that Rs 15 lakh will come (to accounts of people). This was never said. We had said that we will take action against black money. Action is being taken against black money. It was our government which made SIT to crackdown on black money." Read the full story here.
'Naye Bharat ki niti, Aatankwadiyon ko ghar main ghus kar marenge': PM Modi
As the Lok Sabha election is around the corner, Prime Minister Narendra Modi accelerated his public rallies in different parts of the country. On Tuesday, he conducted his public rally with Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray in Maharashtra’s Latur. While addressing the rally, PM Modi assured people that “We will kill terrorists by barging into their base, this is the strategy of new India.” The Lok Sabha election is scheduled to begin in Maharashtra from April 11 in four phases. Read the full story here.
Lok Sabha 2019: Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath's son Nakul worth over Rs 660 crore
Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath's son Nakul, who Tuesday filed his nomination for the Chhindwara Lok Sabha seat, owns movable and immovable assets worth over Rs 660.01 crore. The figure, mentioned in his affidavit filed along with the nomination papers, is over five times the assets of his parents, which as per MP CM Nath's affidavit stood at over Rs 124 crore. Read the full story here.
Lok Sabha 2019: Campaign for 7 seats in Maharashtra, which will go to polls on April 11, ends
The campaign for seven Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra which will go to the polls on April 11 ended Tuesday evening. Polling will be held for Nagpur, Chandrapur, Wardha, Bhandara-Gondia, Yavatmal-Washim, Gadchiroli-Chimur and Ramtek seats in Vidarbha on April 11. Read the full story here.
'India is not a blot like you which can be erased': Gautam Gambhir slams Mehbooba Mufti, gets blocked on Twitter
Gautam Gambhir is someone who is very vocal on Twitter and engages his opponents in verbal battles on the social media network. After his Twitter spat with National Conference leader Omar Abdullah recently, the cricketer-turned-BJP politician had a war-of-words on Twitter with Peoples Democratic Party’s Mehbooba Mufti. Gambhir said that he had been blocked by Mehbooba Mufti on the social networking site after a back and forth on Article 370. Read the full story here.
If NDA wins, they should first implement river linking project: Rajinikanth
Speaking to reporters outside his Chennai residence, barely ten days before Tamil Nadu goes to the polls, Superstar Rajinikanth clarified his political stance and also expressed his opinion on the BJP manifesto which promises linking of rivers. Rajinikanth was to leave for Mumbai, where his latest film ‘Darbar’ is to go on floors from tomorrow. Read the full story here.
'PM Narendra Modi': SC dismisses petition by Congress activist seeking stay on the release of Vivek Oberoi's film
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition filed by a Congress activist seeking a stay on the release of the biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The apex court said it was not entertaining the petition for the stay on the release of the film as the plea is "premature" as the movie has not yet been certified by the Censor Board. Read the full story here.
LK Advani, MM Joshi stay away from BJP manifesto release
The BJP's 'Sankalp Patra' release was a rare occasion for two reasons: the absence of party veterans Lal Krishna Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi, and the presence of topmost cabinet ministers Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj, who were flanking PM Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah. Read the full story here.
BJP manifesto 'arrogrant' and 'short-sighted': Rahul Gandhi
In a scathing criticism of the BJP's manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said it was the voice of "an isolated man", besides being "short sighted" and "arrogant". Read the full story here.
Aurangabad candidates rush to be a part of Jai Babaji Bhakta Parivar
The influential pontiff of the Janardhan Swami math at Verul had fought the 2009 Lok Sabha polls from Aurangabad and had secured around 1.48 lakh votes. Read the full story here.
Winning Bengal not like taking a laddu: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee continued her attack against the BJP on Monday. Banerjee held two rallies on Monday, one at the same ground in Cooch Behar from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi had addressed a rally on Sunday. Read the full story here.
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