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The EC was learnt to have let off Adityanath with a light rap for his "Modiji ki sena" remark, asking him to be more careful in the future.

The dealer, DT Paramesh, was one of the 17 individuals whose residences and offices were raided on March 28 in an apparent crackdown on the contractor-politician nexus that perpetuate the cash-for-vote system.

Narendra Modi’s approval rating climbs 10 points to 63 per cent in second wave of survey even as he quadruples lead over Rahul Gandhi (16 per cent).

The ideals of LK Advani and Atal Bihari Vajpayee no longer had value in the saffron party, said Chandrababu Naidu an erstwhile ally of the BJP.

The JDS leader alleged Congress and others were 'colluding' with independent candidate and multi-lingual film actress Sumalatha, wife of late Congress leader and actor Ambareesh.

The Bhopal seat has been reduced to a prestige issue for the BJP, which rides on the support of Hindus and would hate to lose to Digvijaya Singh, whom the party has vigorously accused of minority appeasement in the past.

Mahajan's statement comes a day after BJP chief Amit Shah said his party will not give Lok Sabha poll tickets to those above 75 years of age.

Deoband, which was chosen carefully by the allied parties after much groundwork, comes under the Saharanpur Lok Sabha constituency that has been in the limelight since caste-based clashes in 2017.

The comment has drawn sharp reaction from people, who slammed VK Singh for using the derogatory word, and asked him to stick to his statement.

Hitting out at Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, Abdullah said the people of Jammu and Kashmir could not rely on her for safeguarding the state's special status.

The AAP has been batting for a tie-up with Congress citing the need to defeat the BJP and replace the Modi government in the national interest.

The frontier state will simultaneously vote for the general and Assembly elections in the first phase on April 11. The state has 60 Assembly and two parliamentary constituencies.

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The rivalry between Somaiya and Sena began after 2014 election when the ally criticised the ruling party on a host of issues.

AICC general secretary Jyotiraditya Scindhia will also addressing the gatherings in the region from where eight constituencies will vote in the first phase of Lok Sabha election on April 11.

The former Jammu and Kashmir CM said that a 'new India' where those who kill and lynch in the name of religion are feted and garlanded is "unacceptable".