Congress leader V Vaithilingam on Monday said that main issue for the people in Puducherry is statehood, adding that people here are happy after Congress has mentioned in its poll manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections that statehood will be granted to the Union Territory.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav applauded the BJP's Sankalp Patra, saying, Sankalp Patra has a mention of increasing tourism and Madhya Pradesh has a lot of potential to attract tourism activities.
Congress general secretary-in-charge of communications, Jairam Ramesh, has issued a written statement in this regard. SP candidate Meera Yadav's nomination was rejected on April 5 due to lack of a signature at one place and not having an updated voter list.
Taking a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress MP Mukul Wasnik called the party's manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections as a "Jumla Patra" and said that the party has not provided any explanation for the promises it had made in the past.
Rajeev Chandrasekhar,BJP's Lok Sabha Candidate from Thiruvananthapuram, on Sunday claimed that people have been demanding coastal protection in Kerala and therefore a whole scheme for the same has been finalized.
Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in the country, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and said that the 23 opposition leaders were corrupt till they were with us but the BJP has now kept them in their lap.
"Democracy is under threat in India. The obligation to save the Constitution is before all of us. This Lok Sabha election is an opportunity for us. We have to save democracy by defeating the BJP and making the Congress win," Siddaramaiah said.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday attacked the Trinamool Congress on multiple issues ranging from illegal migrants to women's safety in West Bengal.
PM Modi will be addressing a public gathering in Narmadapuram district at around 12:45 pm which will target four parliamentary seats in the state which include Hoshangabad, Betul, Chhindwara and Mandla.
Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini expressed confidence in Prime Minister Narendra Modi returning to office for a third term after the Lok Sabha elections, adding that the BJP will post handsome wins in all 10 constituencies in Haryana.