Politics

In the 2014 polls, Gandhi had defeated Irani by a margin of one lakh votes. This time, besides his stronghold of Amethi in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress chief is fighting the Lok Sabha elections from Wayanad, in Kerala.

Sanyukt Vikas Party candidate Vaidh Raj Kishan said he was dressed as a bridegroom as it was his marriage anniversary on Monday.

Nine of the 29 candidates belong to the Congress, while the BJP has seven candidates with criminal charges against them

The BSP backed Mayawati’s statement calling it an effort to unite the Dalits and the Muslims against atrocities and asked the BJP to 'look at its own backyard'.

Bhim Army district chief Kamal Walia met Imran Masood after the organisation's supporters were heard pledging support to the grand old party's candidate at the venue of Priyanka and Rahul Gandhi cancelled rally on Monday.

The Balakot air strike, which India conducted in February, and the following aerial dogfight between India and Pakistan has been a topic of debate.

Development, infrastructure, basic healthcare facilities, education will be the main issues this election, PM Modi said.

The Prime Minister further said that the Congress had been destroyed by defence scams and hence were trying to make the same allegations against all governments.

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel submitted an audio CD of the PM Modi's speech to Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Subrat Sahoo and claimed that the PM had violated the model code of conduct five times during his speech.

The DMK has been telling voters that it will launch an inquiry into Jayalalithaa's death if it comes to power, while the AIADMK is blaming DMK leader MK Stalin for the death of Karunanidhi.

At the manifesto launch, BJP chief Amit Shah said the party is going with 75 promises to celebrate 75 years of Independence.

There must be a clearly defined political objective that aims to mainstream Jammu and Kashmir with the rest of India, the retired general wrote in his document for the Congress

The Congress party's assertion came a day after an AAP leader said the Arvind Kejriwal-led party will firm up an alliance with the Congress in Delhi only if the two parties fight the Lok Sabha polls jointly in Haryana and Chandigarh too.

Referring to BJP candidate for outer Manipur, HS Benjamin Mate, the Commander of the KNA warned that if required violence will be resorted to.

PM Modi and Uddhav Thackeray last shared the dais in Mumbai in December 2016 at a function to lay the foundation stone of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj memorial off the Arabian Sea.

There is widespread resentment within the local Congress over the JDS being alloted the seat under an electoral arrangement between the coalition partners.