Re-polling in 7 booths in Kerala on May 19
The Election Commission (EC) on Friday directed its Kerala unit to conduct re-polling in seven booths in Kasaragod and Kannur parliamentary constituencies of the state on May 19 when 59 Lok Sabha seats across eight states will go to the polls in the seventh and final phase of polling. Kasaragod’s four booths in Kalliassery and Thrikkaripur Assembly segments and three booths in Kannur’s Taliparamba and Dharmadam Assembly constituencies will go to the polls on Sunday after the EC declared the voting conducted at these polling stations on April 23 as “void”.
BJP, Cong confident of winning Panaji bypoll
As the election campaign for the Panaji Assembly bypoll wound up on Friday evening, both the Congress and the BJP expressed confidence at winning the May 19 by-election, even as Chief Minister Pramod Sawant scoffed at claims made by the Congress, about overthrowing the BJP-led coalition government soon after results of four Assembly bypolls, including Panaji, are declared on May 23. Addressing the media on Friday, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said, “The Congress should rouse of its pipe-dream of forming a government, after results are declared on May 23.”
Vajpayee was large-hearted, not like Modi: Ajay
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was a large-hearted man who took everyone along, quite unlike Narendra Modi, says Congress’ Varanasi candidate and old BJP hand Ajay Rai. Rai, who takes on Varanasi MP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in this Uttar Pradesh temple town, said the election this time is easier than in 2014. “The election is relatively easier this time than last time as people have seen through Modiji’s tall and fake promises and he has not delivered anything,” Rai told PTI ahead of the election on Sunday. The now Congress leader is full of appreciation for Vajpayee.
Cong-JD(S) fall imminent after LS polls: BSY
Describing the Congress-JDS coalition dispensation in Karnataka as a hub of infighting and confusion, BJP State president BS Yeddyurappa on Friday expressed doubts over the Government’s continuation after the Lok Sabha elections. The BJP leader made the remark in Hubballi when asked about the Twitter war between chief minister HD Kumaraswamy and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge becoming the Chief Minister.