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Elections 2019: Maha Cong Meet on 20 May to Choose New CLP Leader

Catch all the updates on the 2019 Lok Sabha elections here.

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The 2019 Lok Sabha elections is in the sixth phase in the ongoing seven-phase elections. All seven phases of voting will end on 19 May, results for which will be declared on 23 May.

Catch all the updates on the 2019 Lok Sabha elections here.

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3:27 AM , 18 May

MNM Seeks Calling off of May 19 Polls

The Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) party on Friday sought calling off the Sulur bypoll scheduled on 19 May after authorities denied permission for party chief Kamal Hassan to campaign there.

The party said permission was denied citing law and order issues and that many petitions had been sent, requesting denial of permission for the campaign, MNM General Secretary A Arunachalam said in a petition to the Election Commission of India.

Earlier, the Coimbatore police had denied permission to Haasan following a furore over his 'free India's first extremist was a Hindu' remarks, due to which Haasan could not undertake campaigning on Friday.

Arunachalam said permission had been sought for the campaign today and that MNM had been orally informed it would be granted.

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10:14 PM , 17 May

EC Orders Re-Poll in Saltora & Chhatarkanali Assembly Segments of WB's Bankura Constituency

The Election Commission has ordered re-polling in Saltora and ChhatarKanali assembly segments of Bankura constituency in West Bengal, reports ANI.

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9:46 PM , 17 May

Days Ahead of Poll Results, Chandrababu Naidu Meets Arvind Kejriwal

Days ahead of the declaration of the Lok Sabha poll results, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu met his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal in New Delhi on Friday, 17 May, with the AAP terming it a "courtesy visit".

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh were also present at the meeting.

According to sources, Naidu and Kejriwal discussed the scenario after the election results are declared and what role their parties, the TDP and the AAP would play in government formation if such a situation rises.

(Source: PTI)

9:38 PM , 17 May

Sunny Deol Approaches HC 'Fearing Misuse of Official Machinery' by Congress in Polls

Actor and BJP candidate from Gurdaspur Sunny Deol on Friday, 17 May, moved the Punjab and Haryana high court in Chandigarh "fearing misuse of official machinery" by the ruling Congress and sought adequate measures, including deployment of additional paramilitary forces, to ensure free and fair polling.

Deol also demanded that the Gurdaspur constituency be declared "super sensitive", claiming it was prone to violence. He cited the incidents of poll-related violence in the border constituency during panchayat polls which were conducted across the state in December 2018. "We moved the court because we feared the official machinery could be misused in the elections by the Congress," advocate Pankaj Jain, the counsel for Deol, told reporters.

(Source: PTI)

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Published: 17 May 2019, 6:13 AM IST
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