Politics

Rajasthan education minister Govind Dotasara said the syllabus would be tweaked to teach history to the students 'the correct way'.

Interacting with reporters after exercising her franchise, Priyanka Gandhi said, it was 'very clear that the BJP government is going'.

Since 1962, political parties have been asking for votes from Kurmis in the name of fulfilling their long-pending demand of granting the Scheduled Tribe (ST) status.

While sanitation, lack of employment options, unauthorised colonies and law and order are some of the issues plaguing the constituency, the nationalism fervour among most of the voters could mean that the saffron camp has an advantage.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the 'hua to hua' remark reflects the arrogance of the Congress.

The Congress leader said that the JD(S) supremo expelled him for his AHINDA activities, which in Kannada stands for minorities, backward castes and Dalits.

Referring to Congress' poll promise 'NYAY' scheme, Rahul Gandhi said it would revive the country's economy as it will increase people's purchasing power.

In 2016, the Manohar Lal Khattar government declared that all truck drivers with licenses made from other states would need to make new ones from Haryana, and to be eligible for the new licence, the applicants must have studied till at least class 10.

A total of 177 candidates are contesting in 14 constituencies in Uttar Pradesh, where 2.53 crore people are eligible to vote across 16,998 polling centres.

While three-time chief minister Sheila Dikshit is banking on the developmental work during her tenure, BJP leader Manoj Tiwari is hoping to get the votes of Purvanchalis, who make for 30 per cent of the population in the constituency.

Voting will take place for 14 seats in Uttar Pradesh, 10 in Haryana, eight seats each in West Bengal, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, seven in Delhi and four in Jharkhand on May 12.

In this cramped up seat, the traders and high-caste Brahmins are traditionally known to vote for BJP, while the Muslim community is known to favour Congress.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley also said in his blog that Rahul Gandhi has reduced the Congress to a "double digit" party.

The election was held for 179 ZPTCs, for which 805 candidates, including 162 independents, are in the fray.

A delegation of Congress leaders, led by party spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi, met EC officials and handed over a memorandum demanding action against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for alleged poll code violations.

Nitin Gadkari dismissed the possibility of a fractured mandate and claimed the party will get more seats than the last Lok Sabha polls.