In a blow to the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) days ahead of the simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly elections in the state, popular Odia actor-turned-politician Arindam Roy joined the BJP on Friday.
"We will win 13 seats in Assam this time. PM Modi will become the Prime Minister for the consecutive third time. This election is the election between Modi and Rahul Gandhi," Sarma said.
The party is contesting three of the 14 parliamentary seats in the State which are western Assam's Dhubri, southern Assam's Karimganj and central Assam's Nagaon.
Three days after the formation of the government in Haryana under the leadership of Chief Minister Naib Singh Saini, five HPS officers and one IPS have been reshuffled in the state.
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain the petition, raising allegations of irregularities in the functioning of electronic voting machines (EVMs).
NCP (SCP) senior leader and MLC Eknath Khadse on Friday announced that he will not be contesting in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections due to health issues and that his daughter Rohini Khadse will also not contest from the Raver Lok Sabha constituency in Jalgaon district.
The Prime Minister was accompanied by State BJP President and Secunderabad Lok Sabha candidate G Kishan Reddy, Malkajgiri Lok Sabha seat candidate Etala Rajender and BJP vice-president Dr K Laxman.
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed two writ petitions: namely, apprehensions over 19 lakhs missing EVMs and another petition to use ballot paper to conduct elections while reposing its faith in the EVMs.
"I will contest (Lok Sabha election) from Hajipur. All of our sitting MPs will contest from their respective constituencies. This is our party's decision," said Paras.
In a scathing attack on Jharkhand government, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that the Chief Minister of the state was missing for two days that was never happened in the country and now he is behind the bars.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar claimed on Friday that many party workers from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal (Secular) are eager to join the ranks of the Congress party ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit on Friday said that their campaign for the Lok Sabha elections started with Rahul Gandhi's criss-cross Bharat Jodo Yatra after Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the general poll schedule tomorrow (Saturday, March 16) at 3 pm.