In the run-up to the seventh and final phase of polling of Lok Sabha elections 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi will address multiple rallies on Tuesday.

PM Modi will hold public meetings at Ballia in Uttar Pradesh, Buxar and Sasaram in Bihar, and Chandigarh in Punjab, all of which will witness polling in the last phase of elections on May 19.

Meanwhile, Gandhi will be speaking at election meetings in Neemuch, Khandwa and Tarana districts of Madhya Pradesh. Polling in these regions will also be held in the final phase.

BJP national chief Amit Shah is also scheduled to hold roadshow in West Bengal.

As campaigning for Lok Sabha polls has entered its last leg, political parties have stepped up their attack against each other in a bid to outdo one another.

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7:25 pm IST PM Modi says, ‘Congress has insulted the middle class of the country.’ PM Modi in Chandigarh, says Congress believes that the middle class of this country is greedy.





7:20 pm IST A two-wheeler was set on fire right at the gates of Vidyasagar College about a km from Calcutta University. No policemen were seen in front of Vidyasagar College when the motorbike was set ablaze. Later cops rushed to the scene to bring the situation under control.





7:15 pm IST PM Modi attacks Mani Shankar Aiyar and Sam Pitroda PM tells the public in Chandigarh that ousting of Aiyar was farcical.





7:10 pm IST Meanwhile, scuffle breaks out during BJP Chief Shah’s rally in Kolkata Dozens of supporters who gathered to cheer for Shah, tried to move through the guardrails manned by cops in a bid to erect a shield between them and Trinamool Congress Chattra Parishad (TMCP) supporters, who stood on the other side of the road waving black flags and shouting “Go back Amit Shah” and “Chowkidar Chor Hai” slogans.





7:06 pm IST ‘Congress is annoyed that a ‘chaiwala’ is bringing reforms’: PM Modi in Chandigarh PM Modi says International Solar alliance, one mobility card are his tools to bring about transparency in governance.





6:57 pm IST PM Modi lauds RuPay Card and BHIM App in Chandigarh PM says, India has become a destination for digital business. PM Modi coins the term JAM - Jan Dhan Yojana, Aadhar Number, and Mobile Number, the three pillars of India’s growing digital story.





6:52 pm IST PM Modi starts his public address in Chandigarh PM says it is an amalgamation of ‘kisan’ and ‘jawan’ at the gathering.





5:52 pm IST People holding Jai Maa Kali, Jai Shree Ram placards line up along side the moving rally. Pictures of RSS Leader Syama Prasad Mookerjee and Swami Vivekananda can be seen on a few other trucks. Modi chants intensify as the roadshow marches ahead.





5:42 pm IST BJP Chief Amit Shah being led by a sea of supporters clad in BJP colours Amit Shah pumps his fist, crowds chant ‘PM kaisa ho, Modi jaisa ho’ in synchrony with Shah’s fist bumps.





5:39 PM IST Rahul to PM Modi, ‘I’m ready to come to your home to question you on Rafale. In Parliament, he couldn’t look me in the eye when I had raised the issue.’ Rahul Gandhi says, that he is a soldier of Congress. He reiterates that he will reciprocate the PM’s hatred with love.





5:30 pm IST Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi and CM Kamal Nath claim former CM Shivraj Singh’s kin benefitted from farm loan waivers launched by MP Govt Rahul Gandhi said, that Congress Govt has paid of debts that farmers accumulated during Shivraj’s tenure. He holds up a paper to the audience with names of the people who have benefitted from the farm loan waivers.





5:24 pm IST People dressed as Lord Ram and Lord Hanuman at Amit Shah’s rally Tableaux highlighting the culture of various parts of the state and country were seen moving ahead of the convoy. People dressed as Lord Ram and Lord Hanuman were also seen in the rally.





5:24 pm IST Rally from Esplanade area to North Kolkata The rally started at around 4.30 p m from Esplande area in central Kolkata to Swami Vivekananda’s house in north Kolkata. Shah stood atop a decorated truck along with BJP’s Kolkata north and Kolkata south candidates Rahul Sinha and Chandra Kumar Bose respectively and was seen waving at the crowds.





5:20 pm IST Hundreds gather for Amit Shah’s roadshow in Kolkata Amit Shah begins his road show in Kolkata West Bengal: More #visuals from BJP President Amit Shah's roadshow in Kolkata pic.twitter.com/wvD9TRGOUa — ANI (@ANI) May 14, 2019





2:30 pm IST Priyanka Gandhi’s Himachal rally cancelled due to bad weather “Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s public rally in Himachal Pradesh’s Sundernagar has been cancelled as her chopper could not take off from Kangra airport as IMD had forecast bad weather between Kangra-Sundernagar, the pilot has also filed a report, said Congress’s Anand Sharma.





1:53 pm IST Congress, RJD want to keep the nation in dark: PM Modi “Be it Congress or RJD, there’s a problem with their thinking. They just want to keep the nation in the dark,” said PM Modi in Bihar





1:47 pm IST ‘Mahamilawat won’t win, only venting out anger by abusing’: PM Modi “The Mahamilawat won’t win anyway, they are only trying to vent out their anger by abusing,” said PM Narendra Modi while addressing a poll rally in Bihar’s Buxar.





1:41 pm IST PM Modi addresses poll rally in Bihar’s Buxar Prime Minister Narendra Modi is currently addressing a rally in Bihar’s Buxar .





1:06 pm IST ‘When it rains in India, do all aircraft disappear’: Rahul Gandhi “Narendra Modi says that he told officers and Air Chief of Air Force that It’ll (Balakot strike despite cloud cover) be beneficial, as the radar won’t be able to track aircraft in bad weather. Narendra Modi ji, whenever it rains in India, do all the aircraft disappear from the radar,” said Congress chief Rahul Gandhi while addressing a public meeting in Madhya Pradesh’s Neemuch.





12:55 pm IST Rahul Gandhi slams PM over his ‘cloud benefit’ remark on IAF strike Congress national president Rahul Gandhi mocked PM Modi who had Saturday outlined in a television interview how the government had decided to go ahead with the strike at Jaish-e-Mohammed’s biggest terror training camp despite a cloud cover. “The weather suddenly turned bad. There was a doubt about whether we can strike in bad weather. During a review (of the Balakot plan), experts said what if we change the date. I had two issues in mind. One was secrecy... second, I said I have a raw vision, the clouds can benefit us too. We can escape the radar. Everyone was confused. Ultimately I said there are clouds... let’s proceed,” the Prime Minister had told News Nation on Saturday.





12:40 pm IST Terrorists now hiding and praying to get Modi removed: PM “The terrorists who would earlier proudly roam about displaying their weapons in Pakistan, they are now hiding and are praying to get Modi removed,” said PM Modi while addressing a poll rally in UP’s Ballia.





12:29 pm IST Don’t want children to inherit backwardness or poverty: PM Modi “I don’t want your children to inherit backwardness or poverty,” said PM Narendra Modi in Ballia.





12:27 pm IST I don’t ask for any votes in the name of caste: PM Modi “I don’t ask for votes in the name of caste,” said PM Narendra Modi while addressing a poll rally in Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia.





12:17 pm IST ‘Modi vs who in 2019’ asks Rajnath Singh “Unlike 2014, Modi vs who in 2019”, asked Union home minister Rajnath Singh while addressing a press conference.





11:14 am IST Not a single person from BJP will join any other party: BS Yeddyurappa “Not a single person from BJP will join any other party. After May 23, more than 20 Congress MLAs who are not happy with HD Kumaraswamy will not continue in the party,” said BJP’s BS Yeddyurappa on Congress leader KC Venugopal’s statement that many BJP MLAs in Karnataka would join Congress after May 23, reported news agency ANI.





11:09 am IST PM Modi to shortly address rally in UP’s Ballia In last phase of campaigning for Lok Sabha polls 2019, PM Narendra Modi will shortly address a poll rally in Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia.



