Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to address public meetings in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar on Saturday. BJP chief Amit Shah will be in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi to address election meetings.

On Friday, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah on Friday claimed that his party will get 73 to 74 seats in Uttar Pradesh in the Lok Sabha elections.

“The BJP will get 73-74 seats in Uttar Pradesh, there is no question about getting 72. The people of this country have already decided that Narendra Modi will again become the Prime Minister after counting of votes on May 23,” Shah said here while campaigning for Rajnath Singh, the BJP candidate from Lucknow Lok Sabha constituency.

At the rally, Shah also slammed the Congress party for not doing enough for national security.

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7:30 pm IST ‘Country is run by small-scale shopkeepers, farmers’: Rahul Gandhi “Prime Minister Narendra Modi does not understand that the nation is not run by a few industrialists but by small-scale shopkeepers and businessmen,” said Rahul Gandhi while concluding his rally in Haryana’s Gurugram.





7:13 pm IST ‘We want ‘nyay’, not two Indias’: Rahul Gandhi in Haryana “We want ‘nyay’, not two Indias. As soon as PM imposed demonetisation, you stopped buying and the producers stopped producing. The shopkeepers of Gurugram understand the loss very well. Now we introduced this scheme which will ensure Rs 6,000 goes to every poor person’s bank account. Yearly, you will get Rs 72,000. In addition, small shopkeepers and youth will get benefitted. People will start spending on small things and the economy will benefit from it,” said Rahul Gandhi.





7:00 pm IST Rahul Gandhi addresses public meeting in Gurugram “PM Modi is reluctant to use the word ‘chowkidar’ now in his rallies, lest someone shouts back ‘chor hai’,” said Rahul Gandhi.





6:47 pm IST Man who assaulted Arvind Kejriwal during road show held The man who assaulted Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal during road show in Moti Nagar area, was held and taken to Moti Nagar police station. He was recognised as Suresh (33).





6:05 pm IST Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal assaulted by man during his road show Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal, was assaulted by a man during his rally in Moti Nagar area today. :ANI





5:30 pm IST ‘They are trying to push you back in the ‘lalten’ era’: PM Modi in Bihar “Nitish ji removed ‘Lalten’ (RJD’s symbol) with hard work and provided electricity to every household. They are trying to push you back in the ‘lalten’ era but Nitish ji and his team is working to illuminate every household with the light of LED bulbs,” said PM Modi in Valmiki Nagar, Bihar. :ANI





5:15 pm IST ‘Telugu speaking states, divided by separatists, are hostile to each other’: PM Modi “Unlike Madhya Pradesh-Chhattisgarh, Bihar-Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh- Uttarakhand, Telugu speaking states, divided by separatists, are hostile to each other,” said PM Modi.





5:00 pm IST ‘It has become fashionable to spread lies on reservation to divide community’: PM Modi “It has become a fashion to spread lies on reservation to divide the community.





4:50 pm IST ‘Congress, RJD want to save face through playing dirty politics’: PM Modi “Congress and RJD now want to save face through playing dirty politics. Their intension is not to serve the people of Bihar. They do not consider themselves servants of the democracy, but rulers. They can go to any extent for their betterment, said PM Modi.





4:40 pm IST Amit Shah, Smriti Irani hold roadshow in Amethi BJP President Amit Shah & Union Minister Smriti Irani hold a roadshow in Amethi. Smriti Irani is the BJP candidate from the Amethi parliamentary constituency. :ANI BJP President Amit Shah & Union Minister Smriti Irani hold a roadshow in Amethi. Smriti Irani is the BJP candidate from the Amethi parliamentary constituency. #LokSabhaEelctions2019 pic.twitter.com/QVk3NVsNU8 — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) May 4, 2019





4:30 pm IST BJP candidate hospitalised after SUV rams his car Shantanu Thakur, Bharatiya Janata Party’s Lok Sabha candidate from Bongaon, West Bengal, met with a road accident today near Jagulia. He has been taken to a hospital. :ANI West Bengal: Shantanu Thakur, Bharatiya Janata Party's Lok Sabha candidate from Bongaon, met with a road accident today near Jagulia. He has been taken to a hospital. pic.twitter.com/w8DBpl8gga — ANI (@ANI) May 4, 2019





4:15 pm IST ‘People of Bihar did not let ‘mahamilavati’ allies’ strength increase’: PM Modi “Congress, RJD and their allies have cheated this land. The youngsters of this land have been cheated. Bihar’s dreams were broken, and you all are witness to it. But Bihar’s people did not let these ‘mahamilavati’ people’s strength,” said PM Modi.





4:10 pm IST ‘Sisters like Bhagirathi Devi leading new India commendably’: PM Modi “It makes me happy when sisters like Padma Sri Bhagirathi Devi lead the new India commendably,” said PM Modi in Valmiki Nagar.





4:00 pm IST ‘After four phases, they are preparing ground for defeat by insulting me, EC’: PM Modi “They used to insult me all the time. But after four phases, they have started insulting the Election Commission and blaming the EVMs too. This is nothing but their excuse for not winning the elections,” said PM Modi.





3:45 pm IST PM Modi addresses public meeting in Bihar’s Valmiki Nagar “Bihar’s Champaran has lead the country into understanding the concept of cleanliness,” said PM Modi in Bihar. PM Modi addresses public meeting at Valmiki Nagar, Bihar. Dial 9345014501 to listen LIVE. #DeshKiPasandModi https://t.co/zD6kA12z6u — BJP (@BJP4India) May 4, 2019





3:23 pm IST Congress and its ‘mahamilawati’ allies don’t want stable government: PM “Congress and its `mahamilawati’ allies don’t want a stable government, “PM Modi at rally in Uttar Pradesh’s Basti.





12:47 pm IST BJP’s next 5 years will take the country to a new high: PM Modi “They raised bogey of Hindu terrorism in a way that even big terrorists managed to get away but we have changed this. We are promoting defence, farming and other industries in this region. The past 5 years were laying foundation stone of development and the next 5 years will take the country to a new high,” said PM Modi





12:36 pm IST Under BSP rule, nothing or no one was safe: PM Modi “In BSP rule, neither the Taj mahal nor the ambulances were safe. Be it sand or anything else, nothing was safe





12:30 pm IST it’s clear that SP under guise of alliance have taken advantage of Mayawati: PM “Now, it is clear that SP under the guise of alliance have taken advantage of behen Mayawati, by keeping her in dark, telling that they would make her the PM but now it is becoming clear to her that SP and Congress have played a game for themselves. Behenji is now openly opposing and criticising Congress,” said PM Modi





12:19 pm IST UP has decided to vote for development: PM Modi “I bow down my head to salute you. You have supported me wholeheartedly. You have already decided to vote for development. The opposition are at their wits end as to what to do to save themselves,” said PM Modi





12:18 pm IST People of UP have decided what poll outcome going to be: PM Modi “The people of UP have already decided what the outcome of the polling is going to be. Bracing such scoching heat, you are standing on roof tops to bless me. I am sure none has been able to get such blessings. I urge caution to people standing on walls that they do not fall off,” said PM Modi in UP’s Pratapgarh





10:25 am IST Who sent Masood Azhar to Pakistan: Rahul Gandhi’s return fire at PM “Who sent Masood Azhar to Pakistan,” said Rahul Gandhi in a return fire at PM Modi. Masood Azhar was listed as a global terrorist by UN on May 1. “Strictest of actions should be taken against Masood Azhar, but who sent him back to Pakistan? Who bowed down to terror and released him? Not the Congress, but it was the BJP Govt,” said Rahul Gandhi.





10:23 am IST Still stand by my chowkidar chor hai slogan: Rahul Gandhi “I apologised to Supreme Court for misquoting their statement, but I still stand by my chowkidar chor hai slogan,” said Rahul Gandhi.





10:18 am IST Our main aim is to defeat PM: Rahul Gandhi “Our main aim is to defeat PM Modi. Our manifesto is an effective document, it talks about main issues faced by our country like jobs and farm woes,” said Rahul Gandhi.





10:16 am IST BJP insulting armed forces: Rahul Gandhi “The BJP is insulting our armed forces. Army is not their property. The strikes were done by them and not by the prime minister, said Rahul Gandhi.





10:13 am IST Modi damaged economy, NYAY will give it a jump-start: Rahul Gandhi “PM Modi has completely damaged the economy. He doesn’t say anything about jobs. Our NYAY scheme will give it a jump-start. Our ,”said Rahul Gandhi.



