Politics

Targeting the Prime Minister, Rahul Gandhi on Friday said Narendra Modi always claims that senior BJP leader LK Advani is his 'guru', but Modi has never respected him and virtually driven him out of the party.

The campaign is driven by the belief that minorities, which constitute almost one third of the total electorate in some of the constituencies going to polls on April 11, will back the party seen to be as a strong challenge to the BJP.

Interacting with students here, he gave an insight into his rapport with his younger sibling, who formally entered politics a few months ago, and childhood memories.

Apart from the usual chorus of ‘neglect and lack of development in Amethi’, the BJP is trying its best to capitalise on Rahul Gandhi's decision to contest from Wayanad in Kerala.

MK Stalin said that the probe will not be for the benefit of DMK or its alliance, but will be dedicated to the agony and pain suffered by AIADMK workers.

On the backfoot, Kavitha has said that farmers were actually fighting against BJP and Congress as they want to bring the distress to the national narrative.

Mayawati's remark comes days after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath called the Indian Army 'Modiji ki sena' (PM Modi's Army) during an election rally in Ghaziabad.

The convicted RJD leader is admitted in the paying ward of the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi for various ailments.

Modi also took on the Congress over its manifesto that talks about reviewing some clauses of AFSPA, saying it acts like a 'shield' for the security forces in the fight against terrorists.

Amit Shah said repealing the AFSPA and the sedition law will bring a smile to terrorists and separatists while lowering the morale of the armed forces.

Listing his government's achievements, he said the NDA government has constructed pucca homes for eight lakh families, provided power connections to 24 lakh homes, gas connection to 40 lakh mothers and sisters.

Krishna Poonia, a three-time Olympic participant, is the MLA from the Sadulpur constituency in Rajasthan.

The manifesto document will be released by Congress president Rahul Gandhi and all top party leaders, including former prime minister Manmohan Singh, will be present.

Rahul Gandhi's comments come amid reports of deep resentment in several constituencies among local leaders and workers of the Congress and JDS, which are fighting the polls unitedly.

The sitting MP from Mathura took to Twitter and shared the photographs holding hay bale and sickle, announcing the start of her campaign.

The latest list of candidates was announced by party's General Secretary in charge Central Election Committee Mukul Wasnik and takes to 316 the number of candidates that the party has announced for the April-May Lok Sabha elections.