Union Minister Anurag Thakur, on Friday hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for escaping the Amethi Lok Sabha seat and said that it is the fear of defeat that has made the Congress party take this step.
The Congress party earlier today announced Rahul Gandhi's candidature from Raebareli ending all speculations about All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra contesting from this seat.
After KL Sharma was fielded from the Amethi Lok Sabha seat, Congress workers expressed happiness over his candidature, saying that "there is no shortage of enthusiasm among party members."
Former Haryana Chief Minister and BJP candidate from Karnal Lok Sabha constituency, Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday hit out at the Congress party's "wealth redistribution" plan, stating that it is against the constitution and the interests of the country.
Gujarat will vote for 25 out of 26 parliamentary seats in the Lok Sabha elections on May 7.
On the remaining constituency of Surat, BJP candidate Mukesh Dalal was elected 'unopposed' after the nomination papers of the Congress party's candidate Nilesh Kumbhani were rejected.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday accused the Congress party of using caste divisions and politics of appeasement to unite their "vote bank" for the 2024 Lok Sabha election.
A college teacher, who stood as a booth agent for the Congress party during the Lok Sabha elections, was allegedly assaulted by Communist Party of India (Marxist) workers in Kannur, the police said.
Hitting out at the Congress party, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday, said that the party is "fooling" people in the name of religion-based reservation, as there is "no provision for it" in the Constitution.
Reiterating the promises made by the Congress party in its public declaration for Lok Sabha elections 2024, Congress Party President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday wrote a letter, challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP for a debate on the party's manifesto.