India Politics Highlights: Amit Shah holds roadshow in Jaipur

The agendas that were promised (by BJP) in 2014 before coming to power have now vanished: JMM leader Vijay Kumar Hansdak

PM Modi launched the Sankalp Patra to give further impetus to the work that has been done after 10 years: Dharmendra Pradhan

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi leaves from his residence as he leaves for Nilgiri, Tamil Nadu

Can't say about the seats that we will get but the result will be surprising: Former Rajasthan CM & Congress leader, Ashok Gehlot

"From the last two times they're (BJP) winning by 25-0, but things have changed now and in favour of Congress. I can't say about the seats that we will get but the result will be surprising. The party in power should talk about the burning issues of people like we have given 5 Nyay and 25 guarantees in the manifesto but the BJP won't talk about it or better than it, they say that the Congress' manifesto is influenced by the Muslim League. What does it mean? This shows PM Modi is rattled... It's not about the manifesto but the credibility, when PM Modi won in 2014, situations were different..."

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann to meet AAP convener and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in Tihar Jail today at around 12 noon

AAP CM Arvind Kejriwal is presently lodged in Tihar jail after he was arrested by ED in the Delhi Excise Policy case.

Here is a brief of things lined up from Congress party's side today

• Mallikarjun Kharge has two events lined up in Tamil Nadu. He has a public meeting in Puducherry at 11:30 am followed by a meeting Cuddalore at 4:30 pm

• Priyanka Gandhi is scheduled to hold a roadshow today in Rajasthan at 12:45 pm

• Rahul Gandhi will start his day in Tamil Nadu and end it in Kerala. He has an interaction lined up with tea plantation workers in Tamil Nadu's Nilgiri at 9:55 am and a public meeting in Wayanad's Kozhikode's beach at 7:15 pm. In between, the Congress leader will make several other stops as shown in the poster below:

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No one can defeat Manoj Tiwari, says Union Minister Giriraj Singh as Congress fields Kanhaiya Kumar from North East Delhi Constituency

"Congress has a shortage of candidates... They are struggling and trying to manage it with the rejected people. They can contest anyone from anywhere. No one can defeat Manoj Tiwari..."

Excise scam: Court sends BRS leader K Kavitha to judicial custody till April 23 in corruption case lodged by CBI

BRS leader K Kavitha.

BJP is not just a political party but has become the symbol of the aspirations of the people, says UP CM Yogi Adityanath on BJP manifesto

"Be it Assembly elections in 2017 & 2022 or Lok Sabha elections in 2014 & 2019, BJP has started to release Sankalp Patra. Yesterday, PM Modi has released Sankalp Patra for the 2024 election on the occasion of Dr BR Ambedkar's birth anniversary. It has four pillars, the youth, the poor, farmers and women. BJP is not just a political party but has become the symbol of the aspirations of the people. 'Desh ka jo ambition hai wo Modi ji ka mission hai, jo Modi ji ka vision hai wo hum sabka mission hai'.."

BRS leader K Kavitha says "It is not CBI custody, it is a BJP custody. Whatever BJP is speaking outside, CBI is asking the same inside, asking again and again for 2 years, nothing new..." K Kavitha

INDIA bloc to support Forward Bloc's RB Prajapati in Khajuraho Lok Sabha seat. Seat was allocated to Samajwadi Party but nomination of its candidate was rejected

Congress MP and candidate from Wayanad Lok Sabha seat, Rahul Gandhi holds a roadshow in Wayanad

PM Modi in Kerala, to address election rally shortly

PM Modi's election rally begins in Alathur

Tourism opportunities are vast in Kerala and the benefit that must have happened, has not happened yet, says PM Modi in Kerala

PM Modi vs Rahul Gandhi in Kerala as both leaders attempt to woo voters of God's own country

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"This new year will be a year of Kerala's development. This will be a year of start of new politics. Now Kerala will send strong voices to the Parliament. Kerala is now saying - Fir ek baar Modi Sarkar," says PM Modi in Kerala

These elections will determine the future of the country and your bright future: PM Modi in Kerala

Kerala has seen how NDA has elevated India's image in the entire world after the Congress had made India weak: Modi in Kerala

Now if an Indian goes to the Gulf or elsewhere abroad, they are treated with respect: Modi

Rahul Gandhi interacted with tea plantation workers in Tamil Nadu's Nilgiri: See Pics

What happened in last 10 years only trailer, lot more needs to be done for Kerala and India: Modi in Kerala

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The country is progressing under BJP but LDF and UDF are pushing Kerala back. They want to stop projects: PM Modi

Nothing left and nothing right is the character of Left parties, says PM Modi in Kerala

A big Congress leader who lost in his family seat in UP has found place in Kerala: PM Modi target Rahul Gandhi

Arvind Kejriwal being treated like hardcore criminal; there was glass separating us: Punjab CM Mann after meeting AAP chief in jail

Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann.

PM Modi in 10 years has changed the definition, culture...and the resolution to bring change through politics: J P Nadda in Uttarakhand

"It's our fortune that we are witnessing this time when we are moving forward with as resolution of 'Viksit Bharat' under the leadership of PM Modi. 10 years ago, politics was in deep apathy. Common man used to say that politics will change nothing, things will go like this only...PM Modi in 10 years has changed the definition, culture...and the resolution to bring change through politics."

You're treating him as if you have caught one of the biggest terrorists in the country: Bhagwant Mann on Kejriwal's custody extension

"It was very sad to see that he isn't getting the facilities which are available even to hardcore criminals. What's his fault? You're treating him as if you have caught one of the biggest terrorists in the country. You're treating him as if you have caught one of the biggest terrorists in the country. What does PM Modi want?... Arvind Kejriwal who is 'kattar imaandaar', who started the politics of transparency and ended the BJP's politics is being treated like this. When I asked about how he has been doing, he said forget about me tell me how things are going in Punjab? Because we do the politics of 'work'...AAP is a disciplined group, we all are together and standing firm with Arvind Kejriwal. When the results will be announced on June 4, AAP will rise as a big political power."

Will central agencies or I-T department dare to check choppers used by BJP leaders, asks Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata.

Saying that there should be only one language in India, is an insult to every Keralite: Rahul Gandhi takes a jibe at PM Modi

Congress' priority is tukde-tukde gang, Modi's priority is Manipur's unity: Amit Shah at Imphal rally

Addressing an election rally in Imphal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said this election is between forces trying to break Manipur and those keeping it united.

Attacking Congress, he said, "Congress has always prioritised tukde-tukde gang, they will never let Manipur be at peace."

He further said that Congress invested Rs 39,000 crore for Manipur's development in 10 years while Modi increased it 4 times to Rs 1,20,000 crore.

The Union Home Minister claimed that establishment of peace in Manipur will happen by taking all communities on board. "It is priority of Narendra Modi govt," he said.

BJP talks about religion to get people's votes: Priyanka Gandhi

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra addresses a public rally in Rajasthan.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, saying that "Modiji's speeches sound shallow to me after false promises."

"The talks about amendment in the Constitution is being raised by the BJP because they want to snatch the people's rights. And they want to do it in a manner that you don't even realise that it is happening," Gandhi said. Gandhi told a public meeting in Rajasthan's Dausa.

Blessing of a new beginning in Kerala: PM Modi

Addressing a public rally in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram, PM Modi said, "Yesterday was also the festival of Maliyali New Year Vishu. In such auspicious times, we are getting this blessing from the people of Kerala. This blessing is the blessing of a new beginning in Kerala."

Beginning of ‘Ram Rajya’ has started in India: Rajnath Singh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said the "Ram Rajya" has started taking roots in the country and nobody can stop it in becoming a reality.

Addressing an election rally in support of Union Minister Jitendra Singh at Basohli in Kathua district, he highlighted the fulfillment of all promises made by the BJP like abrogation of Article 370, construction of the Ram temple and implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

He said the BJP is not doing politics for formation of the government but for the country which was pulled out from a big trouble caused by the trust deficit between the people and politicians.

-With PTI Inputs

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PM Modi addresses poll rally in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing election rally in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli on Monday.

The Prime Minister is seeking votes for the party's candidates for Tirunelveli, Kanniyakumari and Tenkasi at the meeting scheduled in Ambasamudram in the district.

While the BJP has fielded party leaders, Pon Radhakrishnan from Kanniyakumari and Nainar Nagendran from Tirunelveli, ally John Pandian of Tamizhaga Makkal Munnerra Kazhagam is contesting on BJP's Lotus symbol from Tenkasi (SC).

Modi started Vande Bharat train between Chennai and Tirunelveli, says PM

Addressing a public meeting in Tirunelveli, PM Modi said, "In the last 10 years, the NDA has worked a lot for the development of Tamil Nadu. Modi started the Vande Bharat train between Chennai and Tirunelveli. In our manifesto, we have also promised to start a bullet train in South."

TN people were kept in the dark by DMK-Congress on ceding Katchatheevu to Sri Lanka,

Slamming the opposition parties, PM Modi alleged that Tamil Nadu people were kept in the dark by DMK-Congress on ceding Katchatheevu to Sri Lanka.

He further said that DMK insults legacy of MG Ramachandran and ill treated J Jayalalithaa in state assembly. "Tamil Nadu is witnessing corruption of family-run party," he added.  

'Those close to the 'family' were made Election Commissioners who later got Rajya Sabha seats and ministries': PM Modi

Centre’s priority is to bring peace in Manipur by taking all communities on board, says Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said that the BJP-led central government’s priority is to establish peace in the ethnic strife affected Manipur.

This Lok Sabha election is between forces trying to break Manipur and those keeping it united, Shah said at a public meeting in Imphal.

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Congress names Mukesh Singh Chauhan as its candidate for bypolls to Lucknow East Assembly constituency

The Congress on Monday named Mukesh Singh Chauhan as its candidate for the bypoll to the Lucknow East Assembly constituency.

"Congress president Shri Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the candidature of Shri Mukesh Singh Chauhan as the Congress candidate for the ensuing by-election to the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh from 173-Lucknow East Constituency," Congress general secretary KC Venugopal said in a statement.

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Glimpses from PM Modi's poll rallies in Tamil Nadu, Kerala