Indian Political Highlights: Hired a foreign agency to draft manifesto? Assam CM Himanta on Congress' 'Nyay Patra'

Amit Shah to visit Assam on April 7-8, PM Modi on 17th

The Congress is set to release its manifesto for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections at AICC headquarters in Delhi; hold mega rallies in Jaipur, Hyderabad tomorrow

I.N.D.I.A. alliance partner CPI to contest 1 Lok Sabha, 8 Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh

I.N.D.I.A. alliance partners Congress and CPI in Andhra Pradesh have struck a seat-sharing deal for the ensuing simultaneous polls, entailing the CPI to contest one Lok Sabha and eight Assembly seats.

As per the agreement reached on Thursday, CPI will contest the Guntur Lok Sabha constituency, while the Assembly segments include Vijayawada West, Visakhapatnam West, Anantapur and Pattikonda.

Other Assembly constituencies allocated to the CPI are Tirupati, Rajampet, Eluru and Kamalapuram.

AAP complaint to Delhi chief electoral officer over 'objectionable' hoardings by the BJP in Delhi

"Our legal team, six days ago, complained about these objectionable posters and hoardings but no action was taken. We met the chief electoral officer since no action has been taken over the objectionable hoardings and posters of the BJP," Atishi said.

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PM Modi to hold a rally in Rajasthan's Churu today

HD Kumaraswamy on JD(S)-BJP alliance in Karnataka

Tamil Nadu BJP president and candidate from Coimbatore, K Annamalai holds a roadshow

CPI(M) candidate from South Kolkata, West Bengal, Saira Shah Halim, niece of Actor Naseeruddin Shah holds a roadshow

West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee's General Secretary Ashutosh Chatterjee was also present.

'If Robert Vadra wants to contest then it is for the Congress to decide, Samajwadi Party has nothing to say,' said SP leader Fakhrul Hasan Chaand on Robert Vadra's 'the people of Amethi expect me to represent them' remark

Kerala Assembly LoP and Congress leader VD Satheesan writes a letter to the Election Commission, on Doordarshan screening 'The Kerala Story' movie

The letter reads "...As you are aware, Kerala Story is a propaganda film based on extremely false premises and attempts to paint a bleak picture of the people of the state...It is also in violation of model poll conduct, which forbids any effort to divide society on religious lines. In light of these contentions, I request your good self to direct Doordarshan to withdraw from its decision," ANI reports.

CPI (M) MP AA Rahim alo objects and said, "I strongly condemn the screening of the hate film The Kerala Story by Doordarshan. Do not make Doordarshan a hate factory. Doordarshan should not become the centre of hate propaganda to divide society..."

Kerala opposition leader VD Satheesan

'He is known in the Gulf as the representative of PM Modi. We want him back in the parliament as the voice of Kerala,' said EAM Jaishankar for V Muraleedharan at his campaign

AAP MP Sanjay Singh alleges that Raghav Magunta was forced to give false statement to ED against Arvind Kejriwal

AAP leader Manish Sisodia writes emotional letter from jail

Congress announced its Lok Sabha elections 2024 manifesto at AICC Delhi headquaters

Check out the key takeaways of Congress' Lok Sabha polls manifesto

- The theme of the manifesto is based on - work, wealth and welfare

- Constitution amendment to raise 50% reservation.

- Abolish contract jobs in PSUs and government jobs and make it permanent.

- Reservation in private education institutions for SC/ST, OBCs.

- Rohit Vemula Act to be brought in to avoid any kind of student harassment based on the basis of caste.

- Senior citizens, widows and disabled pension to be raised to Rs 1,000.

- Universal free health care and public health care including diagnosis, surgery and medicines with cashless insurance up to Rs 25 lakhs.

- 50% reservation in central government jobs for women will start from 2025.

- Mahalakshmi scheme for every poor family; to get unconditional cash transfer of Rs 1 lakh.

- Abolish Agnipath programme and direct Armed Forces to resume normal recruitment to achieve full sanctioned strength.

- Congress will conduct nationwide socio-economic and caste census; Congress guarantees it will pass constitutional amendment to raise 50% cap on reservations for SC, ST and OBC

- 10% quota in jobs, educational institutions for EWS will be implemented for all castes, communities without discrimination.

- Congress will give legal guarantee to MSP announced by government every year as recommended by Swaminathan Commission.

Congress manifesto, LSE 2024

Election Commission sends a notice to Atishi over statement on BJP's 'poaching' bid

The notice issued by the EC read, "...you are a minister in the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi and leader of a national party. The electors tend to believe whatever is being said from public forum by their leaders and in that sense the statements made by them affect the campaign discourse."

PM Modi reaches Churu, Rajasthan, addresses people

PM Narendra Modi

Have they hired a foreign agency to draft their manifesto? Assam CM Himanta on Congress' Lok Sabha election manifesto

"Cong manifesto promises to remove an elected State Govt, restore triple talaq, makes a U-turn on OPS, has no delivery date on any of its promises, lacks a plan to harness benefits of Industry 4.0 and worst of all passes pictures from Thailand & America as that of India. Have they hired a foreign agency to draft their manifesto?"

Himanta Biswa Sarma

CBI seeks permission to interrogate jailed BRS leader K Kavitha

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) moves an application seeking permission to interrogate/record the statement of BRS leader K Kavitha in Tihar Jail in connection with Delhi excise policy case, as reported by ANI.

K Kavitha is presently in judicial custody and was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate.

Propaganda at its cheapest and worst: Shashi Tharoor on Doordarshan streaming 'The Kerala Story'

Sunita takes Delhi's issues to Kejriwal and his issues to us: Saurabh Bharadwaj

"For years Sunita Kejriwal has been with Arvind Kejriwal, through thick and thin...If such a person stays in the party then she acts as a glue in the party and we see it as a blessing... Since she is a family member she is allowed to meet the chief minister in jail, she takes Delhi's issues to Arvind Kejriwal and his issues to us," ANI quoted AAP leader and Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj as saying.

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik announces third list of candidates for Assembly elections