Lok Sabha Election 2019 LIVE: I challenge PM Modi to debate with me over Rafale scam, says Rahul Gandhi

Separatists have called for a strike on Thursday to protest against the polling for first phase of Lok Sabha elections in Kashmir and the "NIA aggression" against Hurriyat Conference leaders and their kin.

Jammu and Baramulla Lok Sabha constituencies are going to polls in the first phase on Thursday.

Chandrababu Naidu said, “I'm asking the I-T dept who are you to do thee one sided raids, on TDP. Once the elections are announced, it's a level playing field; you have to treat everybody equal. Otherwise, it's unjustified. Modi wanted to demolish democracy, so I launched 'Save India Save Democracy.”

"This time it is a very important election. This election is to defeat the BJP. It is to drive out the BJP from power ... This election is to make sure that Narendra Modi can never be the prime minister of the country again. We must ensure that they (BJP) never come back," Banerjee said at an election rally at Chopra in Uttar Dinajpur.

"In every speech, Modi criticises the NCP and Congress, but never tells what the BJP and Shiv Sena have done during the last five years," Pawar said.

Lashing out at prime minister's criticism of the NCP, he said, "Everyone knows what Modi has done to his family and now he is poking his nose into our family affairs."

"And Modi brought demonetisation and ruined the country," the NCP leader quipped.

He said Modi has never shown preparedness to find out who all benefited out of the Rafale French fighter jets deal. "When our government comes to power, it will go into it and find out the details," he said.

SC has indicated that chowkidar committed theft. Supreme Court has validated what i have been saying for months. I have been challenging Narendra Modi for a debate over corruption, says Congress President Rahul Gandhi over Rafale order.

The Election Commission has issued a show cause notice to Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, finding him prima facie guilty of allegedly passing derogatory remarks against Hindus while addressing an election rally in Karimnagar last month.

Now, he has been asked to furnish his reply by April 12 evening, failing which the Commission will take a decision "without any further reference to you".

Retired Justice of Madras and Calcutta High Court CS Karnan will be taking on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency, the retired judge said.

Sonia Gandhi arrives at District Collector office in Amethi, where Congress President Rahul Gandhi will file his nomination for Lok Sabha Elections 2019

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on April 10 kicked off his road show in Munshiganj before filing his nomination papers for the Lok Sabha elections with his sister and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on his side.

SC declines urgent hearing of an appeal filed against Bombay HC order which had refused to interfere with the release biopic 'PM Narendra Modi'. A Bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi while declining urgent hearing in the plea says, “We have better things to do.”

Polling parties leave for their respective polling stations in Uttarakhand. All 5 parliamentary constituencies of the state will undergo polling tomorrow, in the first phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2019

The Election Commission (EC) has issued show cause notices to producers of two TV serials following allegations that the shows were violating the model code of conduct by promoting various government schemes.

Maharashtra's additional chief electoral officer Dilip Shinde on Wednesday said complaints were received of violation of the poll code by two serials being aired on Zee TV and &TV.

"Taking cognisance of the complaints, the EC on Tuesday issued notices to producers of the respective serials, asking them to reply within a day," Shinde said.

In Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri, polling parties leave for their respective polling stations. Two Parliamentary constituencies of the state will undergo polling tomorrow, in the first phase of the Lok Sabha Elections 2019.

Four main writers' organisations- Dalit writers' Association, Progressive Writers Association, Janvadi Lekhak Sangh and Jan Sanskriti Manch have appealed to people to vote wisely and vote out the current anti-Dalit, anti-democracy, communal and fascist govt

The mortal remains of BJP MLA Bheema Mandavi being brought to the party's office in Dantewada. The MLA, his driver & 3 PSOs lost their lives in a naxal attack in Dantewada on Tuesday.

Kajal Kinnar Nayak, a transgender candidate of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) filed her nomination for the Korei assembly constituency in Odisha.

She says, "I can't believe how much love I got from the public despite being a transgender."

Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Chief Naveen Patnaik releases party's manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections, April 9.

Polling parties depart with EVMs for their respective polling stations in Alipurduar parliamentary constituency.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi will be filing nomination from Amethi Lok Sabha seat on Wednesday. He will also be holding a roadshow in Amethi.

Rahul Gandhi will be accompanied by his mother and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and sister Priyanka Gandhi for the filing of the nomination, Congress district unit spokesman Anil Singh said.