It’s just the start of corruption clean-up, says PM Modi on campaign trail

• The role of job creators is very important in removing poverty, the Prime Minister said
• Be it our Central or state government, there is no stain of corruption on it, says Modi

Media persons say 'we can't show truth because we'll lose our jobs': Rahul

• World is mocking India, one caste is fighting other, one religion is fighting another; Modi has destroyed economy, says Rahul in Mahendragarh
• PM Narendra Modi keeps diverting attention of people from real issues facing country, says the Congress leader

Slowdown happening as Modi 'does not know economics': Rahul Gandhi

• Rahul Gandhi said that under the Congress-led UPA, India was competing with the US and China
• Rahul Gandhi said that Modi had assured that farmers' loans would be written off but it has not happened

PMC crisis turns into a key poll plank in Maharashtra

• At poll rallies, Opposition parties urge Centre to come to the aid of affected customers
• Manmohan Singh, while campaigning for polls, seeks the intervention of Modi to defuse the crisis

A factsheet on Haryana and Maharashtra Assembly Elections

• The counting of votes will be taken up on October 24
• BJP will take on the Congress-led opposition to retain power in both the states

Narendra-Devendra formula is super-hit in terms of development, says PM Modi

• Both Devendra and Narendra are the double engine for development of Maharashtra, said Modi at an election rally in Kharghar
• Just like you have elected Narendra in Delhi for a second term, elect Devendra for a second term in the state, said Modi

BJP govt ended nexus between builder mafia and Congress, NCP leaders: Modi

• Modi says Maharashtra will play a major role in making India a five trillion dollar economy in the coming days
• PM also says Maharashtra had gained from the infrastructure growth and FDI in the country

'Why so much fuss': Javadekar defends cutting of trees for PM's rally in Pune

• Opposition parties alleged that some trees on the campus of Sir Parshuram College in Pune were chopped on Monday for PM Modi's 17 Oct rally
• 'Trees have been cut for rallies of others too, and for rallies of previous prime ministers,' says the union minister

Election Commission announces ban on exit polls from 7 am to 6 pm on October 21

• Haryana and Maharashtra will go to polls on October 21
• The counting of votes is scheduled to take place on October 24

BJP and caste equation in Haryana

The ruling party has navigated through Haryana’s complex caste dynamics to emerge as the state’s dominant political force, and looks all set to return

Poll campaign picks up in Haryana as Modi, Rahul Gandhi hold rallies

• PM Modi, CM Khattar taking away your money and giving it to their rich friends, said Rahul Gandhi to public in Nuh rally
• In Ballabhgarh, PM Modi accused Congress of trying to stall the induction of Rafale jets in Indian Air Force

PM, Rahul hit campaign trail ahead of Maharashtra polls

• This is the first set of assembly polls since NDA returned to power at the Centre this year
• Modi challenges Congress and NCP to bring Article 370 back if they come to power

Why did Rajnath go to France to receive first Rafale fighter jet, asks Rahul

• It seems the Rafale deal is still hurting the BJP, said the Congress leader at an election rally in Mumbai
• In the run-up to the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Rahul Gandhi had alleged 'irregularities' in the Rafale deal under PM Modi

Man with '56-inch chest' integrated J&K with mainstream, says Amit Shah

• He targeted Rahul Gandhi and Sharad Pawar for questioning the government's move to abrogate Article 370
• At an election rally in Maharashtra, he said during the UPA rule, terrorists from Pakistan used to infiltrate and kill Indian soldiers

If you want to tackle terror in Pak, we'll send our army there: Rajnath to Imran

• The Defence Minister was on a visit to poll-bound Haryana ahead of the Assembly elections slated to be held on 21 Oct
• With 'utter politeness,' Rajnath asks Pakistan to change thinking or warns it will end up being divided into several parts

Elect me as MLA, will ensure there is no 'motor challan': BJP candidate

• A BJP candidate from Fatehabad promised people that if he gets elected as their representative then he will ensure that 'no challan is issued to their vehicles'
• The Motor Vehicles Bill 2019 was passed by Parliament in July and its increased fines came into effect from September 1

Shah launches BJP’s campaign for Haryana polls, targets Congress

• Cong should rise above party politics on national issues but has decided to oppose BJP on every issue, Shah said
• Amit Shah said Haryana Chief Minister M. L. Khattar had managed to end the law and order problem as well as corruption

AIMIM may be open to a pact with former ally VBA for Maharashtra elections

• AIMIM quit the VBA over seat-sharing issues, and is likely to contest 50-60 seats
• It was logical that AIMIM supports the VBA in seats it doesn’t contest, said analysts

AIMIM says will contest in up to 60 seats in Maharashtra assembly elections

• A senior AIMIM leader had said that the party was eyeing 10 out of the 36 districts with at least 10% Muslim voters
• Only two AIMIM members had won in the 2014 state assembly elections