Lok Sabha Elections: 'Congress Will Take Half Of Your Wealth', Alleges PM Modi; Kharge Assures, 'Congress Won't Take Anybody's Mangalsutra'

The war of words between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress stays on with Prime Minister Narendra Modi continuing attacks in his speeches and interviews and the Grand Old Party countering the salvos.

On Sunday, PM Modi in a rally in Karnataka accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of 'insulting India's Rajas and Maharajas', but remaining silent on the 'atrocities committed by Nawabs, Nizams, Sultans and Badshahs for the sake of appeasement politics'. The Congress hit back The Congress hit back saying PM Modi "maliciously twists" every statement of Rahul Gandhi to inflame communal prejudices and passions.

Voting has taken place for two of the seven phases in the Lok Sabha elections 2024. While voting took place in 102 constituencies across 21 states and Union Territories (UTs) in the first phase, on April 19, a total 88 seats across 13 states and UTs were in the fray in the second phase that took place on April 26.

Voter turnout in both the phases was around 60 per cent, with polling percentage higher in the northeast states than in the heatwave-hit states of south, central and north India.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi continued his attack on the Congress in TV interviews as well and in one such recent interview repeated his stance on the Grand Old Party's manifesto, saying it has "Muslim League stamp".

PM Modi, in the interview with News18, also reiterated that Rahul Gandhi’s statement on conducting an X-ray or a social-economic survey, that will look at which sections are behind and will redistribute wealth accordingly, is an “urban Naxal” thought.

BJP and Congress have been at loggerheads over PM Modi's repeated remarks against latter's Congress's poll manifesto. The starting point of the issue was an April 21 Rajasthan speech of PM Modi where he accused the Congress of planning to "redistrubute the wealth" of the people of the country if it comes to power.

Addressing the rally in Rajasthan's Banswara on April 21, PM Modi said the Congress plans to give people's hard-earned money and valuables to "infiltrators" and "those who have more children", naming the Muslim community.

The Congress vs BJP slugfest then saw another development when Indian Overseas Congress in charge Sam Pitroda suggested a 'US-like inheritance tax' system for India, a statement that PM Modi picked up to hit out at the Grand Old Party again.

The Delhi Police have registered an FIR over a complaint regarding a "doctored video" of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, which allegedly shows Shah promising to scrap reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

The BJP alleged that the original video was of Amit Shah discussing the removal of the 4 per cent "unconstitutional" reservation for Muslims in Telangana, and it was edited to falsely depict the Union Home Minister advocating ending Muslim reservation, during a recent Lok Sabha election rally. READ FULL REPORT

The schedule for the Lok Sabha elections 2024 was announced by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on March 16. The voting for Lok Sabha elections 2024 is taking place in seven phases and started on April 19. The counting of votes will take place on June 4.

While voting for Phase 1 and 2 took place on April 19 and April 26, polling for Phase 3 to Phase 7 will take place on: May 7, May 13, May 20, May 25, and June 1.

Lok Sabha Elections Important Dates

• Phase 1/April 19 - 21 states/UTs - 102 constituencies

• Phase 2/April 26 - 13 states/UTs - 88 constituencies

• Phase 3/May 7 - 12 states/UTs - 12 constituencies

• Phase 4/May 13 - 10 states/UTs - 96 constituencies

• Phase 5/May 20 - 8 states/UTs - 49 constituencies

• Phase 6/May 25 - 7 states/UTs - 57 constituencies

• Phase 7/June 1 -  8 states/UTs - 57 constituencies

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to hold a massive rally in Maharashtra's Pune today in support of all four Mahayuti candidates. The rally, Maha Vijay Sankalp Sabha, will be held at the Racecourse Ground between 4pm and 9pm.

According to senior Maharashtra BJP leader Chandrakant Patil, around two lakh people are expected to attend the rally. Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray's son Amit Thackeray will also participate in the rally, Patil said.

Janata Dal (Secular) MP Prajwal Revanna is in the middle of a scandal over ‘obscene’ videos allegedly involving him. Revanna has been charged with sexual harassment by a 47-year-old woman who worked as a house help at his home.

The woman has accused Holenarasipur MLA HD Revanna, Prajwal's father, of sexual assault as well, as reported by India Today.

According to the report, the complainant claimed that Prajwal Revanna would repeatedly call her to his room, and that other women workers in the house had also been subjected to similar treatment. Male workers in the house had warned the women to be cautious around Prajwal Revanna, she said.

This development comes amid a larger scandal involving purported sex tapes allegedly featuring Prajwal Revanna. The Karnataka government has formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the videos, which are alleged to show "rape". READ MORE

Delhi Congress Chief Arvinder Singh Lovely on Sunday resigned from his post. In a letter to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Lovely said he is unable to continue as the president of the Delhi party unit.

Lovely clarified that he hasn't quit the Congress altogether; he's only stepping down as the Delhi party chief to protest against the tie-up with Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party. Read Full Report

The Congress on Sunday released the names of two Lok Sabha candidates and eight nominees for the Assembly elections in Odisha. Assembly polls are taking place in Odisha along with Lok Sabha elections.

According to the candidates list released by AICC’s Central Election Committee, the party changed the contestant for the Sambalpur Lok Sabha seat. Former MP Nagendra Pradhan is made the new candidate in place of Dulal Chandra Pradhan.

The party fielded former minister Suresh Mohapatra in the Cuttack Lok Sabha constituency. Denying ticket to Barabati-Cuttack MLA Md Moquim, the Congress has fielded his daughter Sofia Firdous. Meanwhile, former MLA Debi Prasad Chand will contest from Jaleswar assembly segment while Monalisa Lenka will fight from Balasore assembly seat.

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India's mega Lok Sabha elections 2024 commenced April 19 with the first of the seven phases of voting taking place to elect the 543 members of the 18th Lok Sabha and decide whether the Narendra Modi-led NDA government will come to power at the Centre for a consecutive third term or if the Opposition, which has united under a bloc called 'INDIA',  will remove the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led dispensation from the central government position. Click Here For Outlook India's Election Coverage

The Lok Sabha elections are taking place in seven phases. While voting for the first phase took place on April 19, the last phase will take place on June 1, with the counting of votes scheduled for June 4.

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The general elections are taking place with the BJP riding on what it calls the success of the Narendra Modi-led central government it attributes to the milestones such as Ram Mandir opening, Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) rollout, G20 Summit, sending India to the Moon via Chandrayaan 3 among other big events, some of which have been criticised by the Opposition and a section of people in the country. 

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The Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday claimed the Election Commission of India has "banned" its Lok Sabha campaign song "Jail Ka Jawab, Vote Se Denge", but officials of the Delhi poll body said the party was asked to modify the contents of the song since it violated EC's guidelines and advertising codes.

The over two-minute campaign song, penned and sung by AAP MLA Dilip Pandey, was released at the party headquarters here on Thursday.

In a statement, the Delhi Chief Electoral Office said during a review and scrutiny of the advertisement submitted by AAP, the Media Pre Certification Committee headed by Delhi's joint chief electoral officer made certain observations with reference to various provisions and guidelines stipulated by the Election Commission.

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Amid questions over Congress candidate for Uttar Pradesh's Amethi, a seat held by Rahul Gandhi till 2019, party leader Salman Khurshid: "...The announcement will be made soon...Detailed discussion could not happen in the meeting. Mallikarjun Kharge will announce it..."

A group of Congress workers on Sunday held a protest near the office of party’s Northeast Delhi’s candidate for Lok Sabha polls Kanhaiya Kumar, demanding a local person to be nominated from the seat. The protest was held near the Maujpur metro station.

Navdeep Sharma, one of the protesters, said they want a local candidate from the seat.

"We want our own candidate or leader to fight otherwise, we should have a meeting so that we can express our feelings with the high command. We need a local candidate from among us; we don't want an outsider. Our dissatisfaction is not with anyone; we don't have any problem with anyone,” Sharma told news agency PTI.

The BJP hopes to return to power, banking on its tall leader Narendra Modi - the Prime Minister of the country - who is touted to be behind some major milestones the party has hit being in power at the Centre. Ram Mandir inauguration, Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) implementation, central schemes like Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao, surgical strikes, Chandrayaan 3 are some major landmarks the BJP expects to fetch votes and hit their 400-par target through.

Parallely, the Opposition -- comprising parties like Congress, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Samajwadi Party (SP), Trinamool Congress (TMC) etc. - has been trying to take on the BJP with, as per them, a "not-so-level playing field" amid the seizure of bank accounts of the saffron party's top rival Congress and arrests of key leaders.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, amidst the ongoing Lok Sabha battle 2024, said that while the Congress is advocating for an "inheritance tax," the Bharatiya Janata Party has no intentions to either implement or consider it.

In an interview with News18 channel, PM Narendra Modi described the Congress manifesto as the "stamp of the Muslim League," stating it was his responsibility to bring out the truth of the Congress manifesto in an “unbiased manner” based on “facts”.

On April 5, the Congress released its manifesto for the Lok Sabha election 2024, focusing on economic empowerment for minorities. It promised to ensure banks would provide institutional credit to minorities without discrimination.

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Repolling is underway at one polling station in Indiganatha village of Hanur, which falls under Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka on Monday.

Polling began at 7 am and will end by 6 pm.

The repolling was ordered by the Election Commission following reports that electronic voting machines were damaged at the polling booth in Indiganatha village in Chamarajanagara district on April 26 during a clash between two groups of people over whether to vote or not in the Lok Sabha elections.

The Congress on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of taking inspiration from Nazi politician Joseph Goebbels while speaking about the party's Nyay Patra for the Lok Sabha elections.

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said, "For his MA in Entire Political Science, Mr. Narendra Modi must definitely have read Joseph Goebbels on the value of propaganda and taken inspiration from him."

He noted that Goebbels had stated that "If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it."

Police in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur Sunday filed an FIR against Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) National Coordinator and Mayawati's nephew, Akash Anand, party's Lok Sabha candidate Mahendra Yadav, and others including Shyam Awasthi, Akshay Kalra, and Vikas Rajvanshi, along with 35 unidentified individuals, for hate speech.

The alleged hate speech was given during a rally organised by the BSP in support of Mahendra Yadav at Raja College campus in the Kotwali police station area of Sitapur on Sunday, according to a Times of India report.

Bharatiya Janata Party MP and former Union Minister V Srinivasa Prasad passed on Monday at the age of 76, family sources said. The veteran politician, a Lok Sabha member from Karnataka's Chamarajnagar, was ailing for some time and undergoing treated at a private hospital, where he passed away early Monday.

Srinivasa Prasad served as the Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs Food and Public Distribution in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government from 1999 to 2004.

He was a six-time MP from Chamarajanagar and also served as MLA from Nanjangud in Mysuru district for two terms. Read Full Report

Speaking on Congress party's stance regarding CAA, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Monday that party's "real face"has been revealed to the country and the world.

"The Citizenship Amendment Act [CAA] is not against any person, any caste, or any religion. This is India's message to humanity. Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and Christians, were tortured in Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan and they came to India as refugees. CAA is in favor of giving them Indian citizenship. Why is Congress allergic to this or why is Congress coming under the pressure of those who are enemies of humanity...," CM Adityanath said.

Sambit Patra, BJP's candidate from Odisha's Puri Lok Sabha seat, held a roadshow in Puri ahead of filing his nomination papers today. Congress has fielded Sucharita Mohanty from this seat. Puri will vote on 25May.

Congress's Delhi unit chief Arvinder Singh Lovely resigned on Sunday, criticising the party's alliance with AAP and the statements of Congress candidates Kanhaiya Kumar and Udit Raj.

Reacting to the resignation, AAP leader Sanjay Singh said on Monday that Arvinder Singh Lovely played an important role in making an alliance with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

"He has played a big role in forming the INDIA alliance in Delhi. When the CM [Arvind Kejriwal] was being arrested, Arvinder Singh Lovely was the first from Congress to reach out. Why is he saying this, let them know," Singh said.

Union Minister and BJP candidate from UP's Amethi Smriti Irani will hold a roadshow ahead of filing nomination from the seat. Smriti Irani became the MP of Amethi after defeating Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from the seat in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi named the Muslim community to say that the Congress plans to redistribute the country's wealth among "those with most children", AIMIM leader and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi hit back saying "Muslims use condoms the most."

Addressing a rally in Hyderabad, Owaisi slammed ruling party's 'Modi ki guarantee' tagline, saying, "[the PM] has only one guarantee... hate Dalits and Muslims."

"Why are you creating fear that Muslims produce more children? According to data from the Modi government, the population growth and fertility among Muslims has decreased. Muslims use condoms most, and I have no shame in saying this..." Owaisi said.

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Addressing a rally in Rajasthan's Banswara on April 21, PM Modi had said the Congress plans to give people's hard-earned money and valuables to "infiltrators" and "those who have more children", naming the Muslim community.

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal challenging his arrest in a money laundering case stemming from the alleged excise policy scam. Kejriwal was arrested by the ED on March 21 and subsequently sent to judicial custody.

A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta is likely to hear the matter.

Arvind Kejriwal had earlier told the apex court that his "illegal arrest" in the case constitutes an unprecedented assault on the tenets of democracy based on "free and fair elections" and "federalism".

Senior BJP leader and defence Rajnath Singh filed nomination from Lucknow Lok Sabha seat on Monday. UP's Lucknow will go to polls in the on May 20, the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024.

Congress Lok Sabha candidate from Indore, Akshay Kanti Bam, was welcomed to the BJP by the latter. Madhya Pradesh Minister and BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya took to X and welcomed the Congress Lok Sabha candidate to BJP.

As Ladakhi innovator Sonam Wangchuk led climate fast enters its 52nd day, the Bharatiya Janata Party's crisis in Ladakh is intensifying in the region as incumbent Member Parliament Jamyang Tsering Namgyal has asked the BJP to brace for the worst in the parliamentary polls.

On April 23, the BJP dropped Jamyang and nominated Tashi Gyalson, an advocate who heads the BJP-led Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council-Leh (LAHDC-Leh), as its candidate for the Ladakh Lok Sabha seat. Polling in the constituency is scheduled for May 20. READ FULL REPORT

Congress on Monday released a list of four more candidates for Punjab, fielding PCC chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring from Ludhiana.

Congress leader Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa has been fielded from Gurdaspur.

Addressing a public meeting in Karnataka's Bagalkote on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Congress was running an "extortion gang" in the state and not a government. "Karnataka which is known as a tech hub and has made its name in the world, Congress has made it a 'tanker hub'. These people are dreaming of a scam like the 2G scam...," PM Modi said.

Addressing a public meeting in Karnataka's Bagalkote, PM Narendra Modi slammed the Congress government in the state and said the government started "attacking the dignity of that daughter to save their vote bank."

PM Modi also highlighted the recent incident from the state where a shopkeeper listening to 'Hanuman Chalisa' was attacked in his shop. PM Modi said "Fundamentalists have gone uncontrolled in Karnataka".

Today, the question is will the Constitution of India be saved or not? asked Rahul Gandhi at an election rally in Gujarat's Patan on Monday. The Opposition has been alleging that BJP wants to achieve the target of 400-plus seats this Lok Sabha elections to ultimately be able to make changes in the Indian Constitution, a charge denied by the ruling party.

Union Minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani filed her nomination papers for her constituency Amethi for the Lok Sabha elections 2024. Amethi will vote in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections on May 20.

Smriti Irani defeated Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections to win the Amethi seat.

Jailed Jharkhand ex-chief minister Hemant Soren's wife Kalpana on Monday filed her nomination as the JMM candidate from Gandey assembly seat in the state. Bypoll to the seat is scheduled on May 20 along with the parliamentary elections in the state.

The seat in Giridih district fell vacant following the resignation of JMM MLA Sarfaraz Ahmad.

Kalpana, 48, was accompanied by Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren, brother-in-law Basant Soren and Ministers Alamgir Alam and Satyanand Bhokta, among others, when she filed her papers.

On the 'obscene videos' case involving JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna, party MLA Samruddhi Manjunath on Monday demanded the expulsion of the MP and his father HD Revanna from the party.

Manjunath said, "... Hassan's obscene videos are circulating in the media, it has embarrassed party workers. President HD Devegowda and HD Kumaraswamy should take a proper decision. They should decide whether 19 MLAs are important or HD Revanna or Prajwal is important. Revanna and Prajwal should be expelled from the party within 24 hours to save the party's principles and save us from embarrassment..."

Addressing o a public meeting in Bihar's Jhanjharpur, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said, "...Making Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the PM for the third term means ending the 'casteism' in Bihar and to begin a politics based on merits... PM Modi's win is certain, it's not going to happen but if this 'ghamandiaya gathbandhan', the INDI alliance win, who will be the PM? Can they make Lalu Yadav the PM, can Stalin or Mamata Banerjee handle this nation, can you even think about 'Rahul Baba'?..."

Row over JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna alleged "sex scandal" has been escalating with calls for his expulsion now growing within the party itself. The 33-year-old MP, who is the grandson of JD(S) supremo and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, was the NDA candidate in the Hassan Lok Sabha constituency, which went to polls on April 26.

Many sex videos allegedly featuring him with multiple women have been doing the rounds in recent days.

While several JDS leaders have demanded the expulsion of the JD(S) leader and his MLA father HD Revanna, Congress also on Monday attacked BJP for going ahead with its alliance with the JD(S) despite a BJP leader's letter to the party's Karnataka unit president, exposing the presence of a pen drive full of "sleaze videos of Prajwal Revanna".

Congress' media and publicity department head Pawan Khera shared on X a letter written by BJP leader Devaraj Gowda to the Karnataka BJP president on December 8 last year. He said the letter exposed the presence of a pen drive full of "sleaze videos of Prajwal Revanna".

Addressing a BJP election rally in Maharashtra's Solapur on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said "there is a great war going on in the name of leader in the INDI alliance."

"Can you hand over such a big country to someone whose name is not fixed, whose face is not known? These people have been dividing the country to grab power," PM Modi said, slamming the Opposition bloc.

"Now a new formula has been brought- 5 Prime Ministers in 5 years...One PM every year, he will come and loot as much treasure as he can, then in the second year, a second PM will come and the cycle will continue...These fake Shiv Sena people are saying that there are many people in their party for the post of Prime Minister...," PM Modi said

Amid the row over JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna alleged "sex scandal", his MLA father HD Revanna, who is also the son of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, said on Monday called the controversy a "conspiracy" and stated that the videos are "4-5 years old".

Multiple purported 'obscene videos' of Prajwal Revanna surfaced on the internet, just days before the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka on April 26. On Sunday, a case was filed against Prajwal and his father by their household for sexually harassing her.

"I know what kind of conspiracy is going on. I am not someone who will get scared and run away. They have released something that was 4-5 years old," an India Today report quoted HD Revanna as saying.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said in Gujarat that if his party is voted to power, it would conduct a nation-wide caste and economic survey on priority. Rahul Gandhi was addressing a poll rally in Patan town of north Gujarat.

"Ninety per cent of the country's population comprises SCs, STs and OBCs, but you will not find their representation in the corporate, media (sectors), private hospitals, private universities or as bureaucrats in government. We will first do a caste survey and economic survey after coming to power," he said.

Rahul Gandhi also accused the ruling BJP and the RSS of planning to change the Constitution.

Delhi High Court on Monday junked a plea to disqualify Prime Minister Narendra Modi from contesting elections for six years for allegedly seeking votes in name of religious deities.

Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has reportedly been summoned in the Amit Shah doctored video case. The Delhi Police registered a case on Sunday after a complaint by the Ministry of Home Affairs in connection with the doctored videos of Union Home Minister Amit Shah being circulated on social media platforms, officials said. Full Report Here

The Special Cell has registered an FIR under various sections of the IPC and relevant provision of the IT Act, they said. Sources in the Special Cell said that now arrests are likely to follow across the country.

According to the complaint filed by Sinku Sharan Singh, DC, Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C), some doctored videos are being circulated on social media with "the intent of creating disharmony among communities which is likely to affect public tranquility and public order."

The north Indian state — historically rich, culturally and politically diverse, Punjab will go to the polls on June 1—the final and last phase of the 18th general elections.

A dynamic shift in Punjab’s core politics --- the emergence of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) following its victory in the 2022 assembly poll, severed ties between traditional allies, Shiromani Akali Dal and BJP and Congress losing its traditional base almost across the state, has made the elections intense and enormously fierce. READ FULL REPORT

A man, Reetom Singh, has been arrested in connection with the fake video involving Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday.

Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has also been summoned in the Amit Shah doctored video case. The Delhi Police registered a case on Sunday after a complaint by the Ministry of Home Affairs in connection with the doctored videos of Union Home Minister Amit Shah being circulated on social media platforms, officials said. Full Report Here

Supreme Court will continue the hearing tomorrow on Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s plea challenging his arrest by ED and his subsequent remand in the Delhi excise policy case.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi abuses the Gandhi family because he does not have any achievements to his credit. Congress is leading in the two phases of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, which has worried Modi, Kharge said during a public meeting in this town in Yadgir district of Karnataka.

Kharge's son-in-law Radhakrishna Doddamani is contesting the Lok Sabha elections from Kalaburagi, which is going to polls on May 7.

Gurmitkal is part of this constituency.

"Everyone knows what was there before and after Modi's birth in this country but he still abuses Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Lalbahadur Shastri, Rajiv Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and me because he has nothing to his credit", news agency PTI quoted Kharge as saying.

Former Haryana President of Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) Nishan Singh has joined Congress on Monday.

Former Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda was present at the event organised to welcome Singh in the party.

"For the last 10 years, I have been trying to live up to the ideals of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj" said PM Modi as he began to address a rally in Karad, Maharashtra.

Following that PM Modi slammed the previous Congress government and stated, "Congress kept families of soldiers deprived of 'one rank one pension' scheme for 40 years." Adding, "Your 'sevak' Modi destroyed and buried in kabristan Article 370 in Kashmir with your blessings."

PM Modi also said, "While Dalits all over India got reservation, Dalits in Kashmir were deprived of quota by Congress for vote bank politics."

"We gave OBC commission constitutional status; Karnataka govt has given part of OBC reservation to Muslims," he added.

At Karad, on Monday PM Modi said, "Till I am alive, I will not allow change of Constitution and religion-based reservation."

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi while addressing a public rally in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh said, "These elections are to save the Constitution and democracy. On the one hand, they (BJP) are trying to destroy the Constitution, on the other hand Congress is trying to save it. This is not just a book (pointing to the Constitution), it protects the rights of the poor."

He also added, “Reservation means that backward class people, Dalits and tribals are able to get 'bhaagidari' in the country. When they (BJP-led NDA government) privatise public sector units, they end reservation. When they bring a scheme like Agniveer, then they are trying to end reservation."

Punjab Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Bhagwant Mann has held a roadshow in Punjab's Rupnagar to support party's Anandpur Sahib candidate Malvinder Singh Kang.

Addressing the allegations made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said, "They (BJP) are saying that we (Congress) will take away your wealth and give it away to the Muslims. This didn't even happen during the time of Nizams. We are a democracy now and the Congress party will not let such a time come...Congress will not take away anybody's Mangalsutra."

Kharge was speaking at a public meeting in Kalaburagi, Karnataka.

Speaking at a public meeting Karnataka's Kalaburagi, Congress leader Priyanaka Gandhi alleged that "Your MP never visits you or stays here. They did nothing for you in the last 5 years...on the other hand, you have your struggles...women take the burden of the entire society but this govt doesn't listen to you (women)".

Jannayak Janta Party released its second list of candidates for the ongoing Lok Sabha election 2024.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami was given a grand welcome as he arrived to participate in a public meeting in support of BJP candidate Chhatrapal Singh Gangwar from Bareilly parliamentary constituency.

PM Modi during his rally in Pune claimed that the Congress will impose 'inheritence tax' on citizens if they come to power which he described as ' meaning they will take half of your wealth'.

Targetting NCP founder Sharad Pawar, PM Modi said, "Maharashtra has become victim of “wandering souls” who ushered in era of political instability."

"We controlled inflation and acted against corruption after coming to power in 2014," said PM Modi.

BJP National President JP Nadda on Monday held a roadshow along with Union Minister and BJP candidate from Secunderabad G Kishan Reddy in Telangana's Hyderabad.

Addressing the public he said, " The patriots in Congress asked for proof of surgical strike, the country was fighting and they were asking for proof. Revanth Reddy's party doesn't stand by the nation. They asked for proof from our jawans"