Congress Leader Tom Vadakkan Joins BJP & More Election Updates From 14 March

Congress leader Tom Vadakkan joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on 14 March, in the presence of Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. Vadakkan was always believed to be a close aide of Sonia Gandhi. In fact, Vadakkan was once the national spokesperson of Congress and even a former secretary of the AICC.

In Uttar Pradesh, SP-BSP will have joint election rallies during the ensuing Lok Sabha polls, said former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav

Next, the NCP announced a list of their candidates for the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections. The list includes Supriya Sule from Baramati, Sanjay Dina Patil from Mumbai North East, Anand Paranjpe from Thane, Sunil Tatkare from Raigad and Mohammad Faisal from Lakshadweep.

After Tom Vadakkan’s choice to switch from Congress to the BJP, it’s the TMC’s turn to shake things up a little. Trinamool Congress MLA Arjun Singh also joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.

In an interesting twist, Election Commission officials demonstrated how to use Electronic Voting Machines & VVPATs, at a mass marriage function in Hatti village in Karnataka’s Koppal district. Fun fact? This was done based on a request from the couples and involved the guests at the wedding also participating in the campaign.

Rahul Gandhi in Thrissur: In 2019, when we come to power, we've decided to take a big decision of Minimum Guarantee Income. With Guaranteed Minimum Income, anybody who earns less than minimum income line will be given money by the Government of India to bring them up to the minimum income line.

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Аудиокнига: 14 март 2019 г.