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This is the Catch Up on 3 Things for the Indian Express and I'm Flora Swain.It's the 4th of June and here are today's headlines.With the NDA poised to form the government for a third consecutive time, bagging at least 290 seats, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called it a “historic feat”. As the INDIA bloc managed to halt the BJP's march towards majority, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi came out to hit out at the BJP, saying that the mandate today was a clear indication that the people of the country do not want to PM Modi and Amit Shah to run the country. The Opposition INDIA bloc has reversed all exit poll predictions, leading in at least 228 seats, according to the latest numbers. However, despite a stiff contest, the BJP-led NDA is inching closer towards the 300-mark, standing at 297 at the moment.In what is probably the biggest upset state-wise, the tug-of-war for Odisha between BJP and BJD ended today with the Bharatiya Janata Party set to form the next government. Though the ruling BJD party hels various rallies and election campaigns, the saffron party has crossed the majority mark of 74. Odisha CHief Minister Naveen Patnaik served for five consecutive terms, but now the lotus party will form its first cabinet in the coastal state.In a major setback for the BJP, Union minister Smriti Irani lost to the Congress's K L Sharma in Amethi, as Congress wrest back power. The Amethi win comes as a big boost to the Congress, with Rahul Gandhi losing the seat to Irani in 2019. In neighbouring Rae Bareli, a Congress party bastion for decades, Rahul defeated BJP candidate Dinesh Pratap Singh, who apologised to the people of Rae Bareli.Behind the remarkable turnaround for the Opposition Samajwadi Party and Congress in Uttar Pradesh where the INDIA bloc was leading, some fascinating factors may have given them an upper hand over the BJP. One of the factors that may have worked in favour of the SP, is its ticket-distribution strategy. Unlike previous elections, the SP ticket distribution focused on non-Yadav OBCs. Also, the SP changed candidates in several constituencies, depending on feedback from local cadre and local caste equation.The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and its allies, the JanaSena Party (JSP) of Pawan Kalyan and BJP, are headed for a landslide in Andhra Pradesh, in what is a complete reversal of the 2019 results. This is quite a turnaround for the TDP-led alliance, which was almost written off months before the elections after its chief N Chandrababu Naidu's arrest. Jagan seemed to have lost focus on governance issues in trying to implement his nine welfare schemes, which he had promised during his padyatra ahead of the 2019 polls.This was the Catch-Up on the 3 Things by The Indian Express.

Pradeep Bhandari is a journalist, news anchor, and psephologist. He is the founder and editor-in-chief of Jan Ki Baat. Previously, he was the news director of the India News channel of ITV Network and recently left his position at ZEE News. He has accurately predicted various elections with on-ground surveys, demographic research, and data analytics. In this episode, Vinamre and Pradeep discuss: - What goes on behind prime time debates and the concept of neutral media - Election mathematics and how one can predict election outcomes, the significant role of women's votes, and factors people consider before voting - The processes involved in reporting, advertisements, and ratings of media channels - The arrest of opposition leaders during elections and how the Congress can make a comeback. If you want to understand how election predictions are made and how people vote, then this episode is for you. 00:00-Tv debates and inside behind Mainstream news channel 3:37-Why his style of reporting considered as controversial 8:22-Neutrality in media 13:55-Historical Relationship of media with ruling parties 19:24-Dhruv Rathee Dictatorship Video 21:26-Reality of Rhea Chakrobarty Video 23:38-Presidential debate vs Public Debates 26:30-Judiciary is Still independent? 28:50-Why this government blame to the previous governments 31:18-Why his switched from a engineering Why he came to the media? His journey to coming to news 37:57-Pollstar and Psephology difference 42:17-Demolition of Article 370 44:34-His current prediction about the election 50:04-Election mathematics 54:00-swing states in the election 58:13-Is caste a dominant factor in elections 1:03:25-Modi factor for bjp 1:06:56-Comparison between modi and trump 1:10:04- Role of AAP in this election 1:13:45-Exit Poles influence voting 1:17:04-Why rural area people values their vote more than urban 1:20:18-The curious case of Raibareli, Amethi and Wayanad 1:25:44-Can Congress can still revive 1:29:50-Why he resigned from Zee News 1:32:40-Arrest of Arvind Kejriwal and Hemant Soren is non political 1:37:36-Conclusion

This week, Newslaundry's Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Jayashree Arunachalam and Anand Vardhan are joined by advertising guru and columnist Santosh Desai and multimedia artist Anurag Minus Verma. On the impact of political advertisements, Santosh says it has “never” been a significant player, as ads “simply fail” to reach an audience “beyond a certain comfort zone”. Anurag says influencer and meme marketing agencies instead have become “very important” in communication strategies.The conversation moves to the elections in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi and Rae Bareli. Manisha, who reported from the two constituencies, says that unemployment is a “really big concern”. She says that while people are talking about it from village to village, it is not a sign of anti-incumbency. “A lot of them say Modi should focus on this [employment] in his third term.”On the temporary bail of AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal and his speech about Prime Minister Narendra Modi retiring before turning 75, Anand says, “It is a ploy to confuse voters.”This and a whole lot more. Tune in!We have a page for subscribers to send letters to our shows. If you want to write to Hafta, click here. Check out the Newslaundry store and flaunt your love for independent media. Download the Newslaundry app.General elections are here and Newslaundry and The News Minute have ambitious plans. Click here to support us.Timecodes00: 05:25 - Headlines00: 14:21 - Political advertising 00:59:32 - Santosh recommendation01:10:33 - Amethi-Rae Bareli elections, Kejriwal's interim bail01:33:24 - Anurag recommendation01:34:23 - Letters 02:05:10 - Panel recommendations Hafta letters, recommendations, songs and referencesCheck out our previous Hafta recommendations.Produced and recorded by Aryan Mahtta, edited by Hassan Bilal and Umrav Singh. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

First, Indian Express' Maulshree Seth tells us why Rahul Gandhi decided to contest from Raebareli instead of Amethi, and why Priyanka Gandhi chose not to make her electoral debut in these polls.Next, Indian Express' Mohamed Thaver informs us about the incident of firing outside Salman Khan's residence and the key suspects in the case (13:35).Lastly, we provide you with the details of the latest terror attack in Jammu's Poonch district (22:40).Hosted by Shashank BhargavaProduced and written by Shashank Bhargava and Niharika NandaEdited and mixed by Suresh Pawar

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Rahul Gandhi Runs Away from Amethi यह कैसा Masterstoke Baba Ramdas ने राहुल की खोल कर रख दी

 Important questions arise as Congress declares Rahul Gandhi as its candidate for Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituency, giving the family bastion Amethi a miss. In Episode 1442 of Cut The Clutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta along with Political Editor DK Singh and correspondents Shikha Salaria & Sanya Dhingra discuss implications of this move, the rise of Yogi Adityanath and what this means for heartland politics.

Rahul Gandhi - Priyanka Fight Out in the Open Ajit Anjum, 4PM, Ulta Chasma Amethi से भाग खड़े हुए

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Rahul Gandhi Decides to Fight from Amethi बुरी तरह हारने के लिए | Sanjay Dixit

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Neerja Chowdhury is an award-winning journalist, columnist, and political commentator. In the course of a distinguished career of over forty years, she was political editor of the Indian Express for ten years and covered the terms of eight prime ministers and ten Lok Sabha elections. She has won several prestigious awards for her journalism including the first Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Women Mediapersons (1981), the India Today – PUCL Journalism for Human Rights Award (1983), and the Prem Bhatia Award for Best Political Reporting (2009–10). 0:00 Intro 0:51 Sonia wants Rahul from Raebareli 4:42 Amethi Vs Raebareli symbolism 5:47 Sanjay Gandhi & Amethi 7:51 Gandhis, Md Yunus, Raebareli & Ronald Reagan 9:54 Motu fielded from Raebareli 11:19 Old Monk, RSS & Gandhis 13:33 Gandhi Vs Gandhi in Amethi, Raebareli? 17:52 Varun Gandhi making a big mistake? 19:41 Raebareli's Dalit factor 21:21 When Priyanka Vadra defeated Arun Nehru 22:25 Smriti Irani, Amethi & Rahul Gandhi 23:09 Akhilesh Yadav, Varun Gandhi & Pilibhit 23:42 Priyanka's offer to Varun Gandhi 26:02 Congress offered Amethi ticket to Varun Gandhi? 28:11 Indira Gandhi, PN Haksar & Raebareli 30:52 Indira, Raebareli & Raj Narain 36:09 Gandhi Vs Gandhi in 1984, 1989 LS 38:21 Rajiv Gandhi, VP Singh relationship 39:49 Rajiv, Amitabh Bacchan & VP Singh 43:50 Sonia Vs PV Narasimha Rao from Amethi 45:41 PV Narasimha Rao on Gandhi dynasty 47:41 Future of Gandhis in Amethi, Raebareli

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With four days remaining until the Lok Sabha polls begin, we are joined by The Indian Express' Chief of National Political Bureau Manoj CG to discuss the Congress party's preparations for the polls, the challenges it faces, and the reasons behind its delay in announcing a candidate from Amethi.Hosted, written and produced by Shashank BhargavaEdited and mixed by Suresh Pawar

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In this podcast, Kushal and Aadit Kapadia look at the upcoming Lok Sabha election of 2024. The BJP has announced its first list of 195 candidates for the polls, which includes 34 ministers. The Congress has also announced that Rahul Gandhi will be contesting his elections from both Amethi and Wayanad, while Priyanka Gandhi will contest from Raebareli. Follow Aadit: Twitter: @ask0704 #loksabhaelection2024 #BJP #NarendraModi #RahulGandhi ------------------------------------------------------------ Listen to the podcasts on: SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/kushal-mehra-99891819 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1rVcDV3upgVurMVW1wwoBp Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-c%C4%81rv%C4%81ka-podcast/id1445348369 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-carvaka-podcast ------------------------------------------------------------ Support The Cārvāka Podcast: Become a Member on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKPx... Become a Member on Fanmo: https://fanmo.in/the_carvaka_podcast Become a Member on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/carvaka UPI: kushalmehra@icici To buy The Carvaka Podcast Exclusive Merch please visit: http://kushalmehra.com/shop ------------------------------------------------------------ Follow Kushal: Twitter: https://twitter.com/kushal_mehra?ref_... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KushalMehraO... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecarvakap... Koo: https://www.kooapp.com/profile/kushal... Inquiries: https://kushalmehra.com/ Feedback: kushalmehra81@gmail.com Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5690506426187776

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Congress' Jairam Ramesh said Tuesday that the people of Amethi have realised that they made a mistake in 2019, when Gandhi lost to BJP's Smriti Irani after having won the seat thrice.  

This is the Catch Up on 3 Things for the Indian Express and I'm Flora Swain.It's the 19th of February and here are the headlines.Calling it an "abuse of power", the Bombay High Court said that the arrest of former ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak by the Central Bureau of Investigation in December 2022 was done "without application of mind". The court made the observation in its order confirming the interim bail granted to the couple. The two were arrested on 23rd of December 2022 in connection with alleged irregularities in loans provided by the bank to the Venugopal Dhoot-led Videocon Group.The Supreme Court today stayed further proceedings on a notice issued by the Lok Sabha Privileges Committee to West Bengal officials, to appear on a complaint by BJP MP Sukanta Majumdar over alleged "misconduct, brutality and life-threatening injuries" to him. Majumdar had complained to the parliamentary committee about a breach of privilege as an MP after he was allegedly injured last week during protests in Sandeshkhali where leaders of the ruling Trinamool Congress have been accused of sexually assaulting women villagers.Following a closed-door meeting between former Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath and his supporters, his loyalists have claimed Nath would stay with the Congress. After emerging from the meeting today, former state home minister Bala Bachan said, quote, "There was no question of (Nath) joining the BJP. Kamal Nath is a national level politician of the Congress and has given his entire life to the party." Unquote.The Enforcement Directorate today said that it has filed a complaint against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal for "intentionally disobeying the first three summons issued to him." Sources in the ED said, quote, "The court has taken cognisance of the same, thereby the court has prima facie accepted that Kejriwal has done an offence for which he is liable to be prosecuted. The question in front of the court is not about the validity of the summons rather the illegal act on part of Kejriwal of intentionally disobeying three summons." Unquote.In another setback to the Opposition INDIA alliance in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav is set to give a miss to Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Amethi and Raebareli. Akhilesh today said that he will join Rahul's Yatra only after the finalisation of seat-sharing between the SP and the Congress for the UP seats for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.This was the Catch-Up on the 3 Things by The Indian Express.

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Aadit Kapadia is joined by Lawyer and author Kartikeya Tanna, as they talk about his book the smriti irani story and how the BJP managed to win the Gandhi bastion of Amethi. They talk about Smriti Irani's career in politics, from the fast againt Narendra modi to her fighting in Amethi, the PM Modi calling her his sister and see the impact of her contest in Amethi.

Supriti David brings you the news from Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Punjab and Ukraine. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this episode, Cyrus is joined by one of India's most reliable election pollsters - Pradeep Gupta, Psephologist, Author and Chairman & MD of Axis My India. Pradeep has just released a new book titled 'How India Votes and What it Means', and that's what he talks about on this podcast.Cyrus and Pradeep talk about predicting elections, whether Indians vote as a herd, why he feels communalism doesn't play any important part in how people vote, what happened with the Bengal elections that let TMC secure such a massive victory this victory, the language barrier that BJP faced in West Bengal and in the Southern states, how he had predicted Rahul Gandhi losing the Amethi seat and Scindia losing in Guna, and lots more! Tune in for an extremely informative conversation.Pradeep Gupta's new book: https://www.amazon.in/dp/9353451396/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glt_fabc_6VQAG6HXG7C38P6KGHGPPublishers - Juggernaut Books: https://instagram.com/juggernaut.in Follow Pradeep on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PradeepGuptaAMISubscribe to Cyrus' YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCHAb9jLYk0TwkWsCxom4q8AYou can follow Antariksh on Instagram @antariksht: https://instagram.com/antarikshtDo send in AMA questions for Cyrus by tweeting them to @cyrussaysin or e-mailing them at whatcyrussays@gmail.comDon't forget to follow Cyrus Broacha on Instagram @BoredBroacha (https://www.instagram.com/boredbroacha)In case you're late to the party and want to catch up on previous episodes of Cyrus Says you can do so at: www.ivmpodcasts.com/cyrussaysYou can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcasts App on Android: https://ivm.today/androidor iOS: https://ivm.today/ios

Jude Weston brings you the latest news from Maharashtra, Assam, Amethi, North Carolina, and the Supreme Court. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jude Weston brings you the latest news from Maharashtra, Assam, Amethi, North Carolina, and the Supreme Court. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On our 50th episode, we speak to Smt. Smriti Irani ji, the honourable Union Minister for Textiles, Women and Child Development. Smriti ji was a renowned television actress and producer before rising to prominence in politics as the Bharatiya Janata Party's candidate from Amethi. In this candid conversation, she speaks about her experience of contesting from the Congress stronghold of Amethi against Rahul Gandhi and her historic win in 2019. We learn about how the Textiles Ministry is operating in the times of the pandemic, her social media presence, how she prepares for her speeches and interviews, and her vision for the future. In this conversation, we get a rare glimpse of what it takes to hold public office and succeed in multiple spheres of life. The podcast is available on YouTube, Apple, Google, Spotify, Breaker, Stitcher, and other popular platforms. If you liked this episode, then please rate, subscribe and share! #Bharatvaarta #BVPolitics #SmritiIrani

On our 50th episode, we speak to Smt. Smriti Irani ji, the honourable Union Minister for Textiles, Women and Child Development. Smriti ji was a renowned television actress and producer before rising to prominence in politics as the Bharatiya Janata Party's candidate from Amethi. In this candid conversation, she speaks about her experience of contesting from the Congress stronghold of Amethi against Rahul Gandhi and her historic win in 2019. We learn about how the Textiles Ministry is operating in the times of the pandemic, her social media presence, how she prepares for her speeches and interviews, and her vision for the future. In this conversation, we get a rare glimpse of what it takes to hold public office and succeed in multiple spheres of life. The podcast is available on YouTube, Apple, Google, Spotify, Breaker, Stitcher, and other popular platforms. If you liked this episode, then please rate, subscribe and share! #Bharatvaarta #BVPolitics #SmritiIrani

Comedian Prashasti Singh used to work at Star TV and then became a Comicstaan runner-up, which made her home town of Amethi proud. Sort of. She thinks of Rahul Gandhi as a 'brother' and thinks millennials have ruined dating. Watch snippets of this on YouTube: YouTube.com/PantOnFire Get tickets for Sorabh's standup : sorabhpant.com

In this week’s episode, host Abhinandan Sekhri is joined by Madhu Trehan, Manisha Pande, Anand Vardhan and Christina Thomas Dhanaraj, co-founder of the Dalit History Month collective.The podcast begins with Manisha describing the election week that went by and the BJP’s enormous victory. After a recap of the election results announced on May 23, Abhinandan and Manisha highlight some of the keynotes, including Rahul Gandhi’s loss in Amethi, and Atishi and the Aam Aadmi Party’s loss in Delhi. Moving to Narendra Modi's speech after his victory, Abhinandan says, "The one thing that I thought was a bit cringe-inducing was his mocking the term ‘secularism’. Even if he is saying he is only mocking those people who use it as a badge ... clearly, he was mocking the term.”A letter from a subscriber sparks a discussion on the idea of affirmative action and its application over generations. Christina says: “No one seems to get the basic point that none of the problems gets solved in one generation. And two, there is something called ‘inter-generational deficit’. We are talking about 2,000-year-old oppression.” She asks the panel, “How can one generation completely remove all of that deficit?” The discussion continues with Madhu and Anand chipping in with their opinions.Going back to the elections, Abhinandan asks what the big takeaways were. Manisha says, "Of course, exit polls were super interesting this time. When the Axis poll came up with the 360 figure ... they got a lot of flak on Twitter. It turned out they were correct.” Among other things, Christina weighs in on the political scenario in Tamil Nadu while Anand talks about the results in Bihar.This and a lot more, so listen up! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

First a model, then a TV star to now a politician, Smriti Irani has had a meteoric rise. Smriti in the landslide victory defeated Congress president Rahul Gandhi in his home turf Amethi. To know more watch the video.

NL Hafta has gone behind the paywall, but we love our listeners. So, here's a little sneak peek into the complete episode.In this week’s episode, host Abhinandan Sekhri is joined by Madhu Trehan, Manisha Pande, Anand Vardhan and Christina Thomas Dhanaraj, co-founder of the Dalit History Month collective.The podcast begins with Manisha describing the election week that went by and the BJP’s enormous victory. After a recap of the election results announced on May 23, Abhinandan and Manisha highlight some of the keynotes, including Rahul Gandhi’s loss in Amethi, and Atishi and the Aam Aadmi Party’s loss in Delhi. A letter from a subscriber then sparks a discussion on the idea of affirmative action and its application over generations. Christina says: “No one seems to get the basic point that none of the problems gets solved in one generation. And two, there is something called ‘inter-generational deficit’. We are talking about 2,000-year-old oppression.”Listen to the full Hafta here: https://www.newslaundry.com/2019/05/25/hafta-225-lok-sabha-election-results-2019-affirmative-action-and-more See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP stormed to a majority once again in General Election 2019. The results declared on Thursday, 23 May show complete decimation of the Congress-led UPA. The BJP increased its seats from 282 in 2014 to more than 300 this time. The NDA total exceeds 350, nearly two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha. The Congress-led UPA won less than 100 seats. Rahul Gandhi, Congress president, lost from his family’s pocket borough of Amethi. He was beaten by BJP’s Smriti Irani. The BJP defied all expectations and swept nearly all of Hindi speaking India. It made big inroads into West Bengal with a staggering 40% vote share. It increased its seats even in south India. Host Ankur Bhardwaj is joined by Business Standard’s Political Editors, Aditi Phadnis and Archis Mohan who try to make sense of the mandate. Tune in to listen to the discussion. For more exciting news and insights from the world of politics, follow The Chessboard by subscribing to the Business Standard channel on Spotify and Google Podcast.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP stormed to a majority once again in General Election 2019. The results declared on Thursday, 23 May show complete decimation of the Congress-led UPA. The BJP increased its seats from 282 in 2014 to more than 300 this time. The NDA total exceeds 350, nearly two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha. The Congress-led UPA won less than 100 seats. Rahul Gandhi, Congress president, lost from his family’s pocket borough of Amethi. He was beaten by BJP’s Smriti Irani. The BJP defied all expectations and swept nearly all of Hindi speaking India. It made big inroads into West Bengal with a staggering 40% vote share. It increased its seats even in south India. Host Ankur Bhardwaj is joined by Business Standard’s Political Editors, Aditi Phadnis and Archis Mohan who try to make sense of the mandate. Tune in to listen to the discussion. For more exciting news and insights from the world of politics, follow The Chessboard by subscribing to the Business Standard channel on Spotify and Google Podcast.

* The Supreme Court rejected a review plea filed by 21 opposition parties seeking an increase in random matching of VVPAT slips with EVMs in the ongoing elections. The Court had directed the Election Commission to increase random matching of VVPAT slips with EVMs from one to five polling booths per assembly segment, previously also on 8th April . * Over 200 teachers from Delhi University issued a signed statement condemning remarks Prime Minister Modi made about late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. Modi, in a rally on 4 May had called Gandhi Brashthachari no.1. The statement from Delhi University called Modi's remarks derogatory and untrue. * Speaking of the BJP and controversial remarks, Union Minister and BJP candidate, Giriraj Singh surrendered before a local court in Begusarai over a violation of the model code of conduct. Singh was charged for making controversial remarks against the Muslim community at an election rally in Bihar. He has been granted bail. * The Election Commission asked NITI Ayog for a response to the Congress' claims made that the BJP had misused the think-tank to collect information in advance about places where the Prime Minister was set to campaign. * And your last update for the day, a polling officer died while 24 others, including security personnel, were injured when their vehicle overturned in Amethi. The accident took place when they were on way to deposit EVM machines after polling on 6 May. * That was your quick 2019 My Vote Elections wrap for the day. You can subscribe to The Quint's podcasts on Spotify, Apple or Google podcasts. You can also log on to The Quint’s website and check out our podcast section!

* We are in the fifth phase of the elections now. 51 constituencies across 7 states went to polling on 6 May. Several political bigwigs like Mayawati, Jayant Sinha, Rajnath Singh and Yashwant Sinha came out to vote.  * The seats to watch out for in this phase are the traditional strongholds of Congress, Rae Bareli and Amethi in Uttar Pradesh. Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Minister Smriti Irani are also in the fray. This is also the first election in Ladakh division following its split from the Kashmir division earlier this year. * Polling was held in 7 seats of West Bengal and yet again there are reported incidences of poll violence from this state. The BJP has asked for a repoll in Barrackpore constituency alleging violence by TMC workers on voters. Union minister Prakash Javadekar accused TMC “goons” of booth-capturing and not letting BJP voters cast their votes. * In another part of West Bengal, people of Sabar tribe have called for a boycott of the elections due to unavailability of electricity in their houses. * In Amethi where Smriti Irani is facing Rahul Gandhi for the second time there are some allegations of booth capturing. BJP minister Smriti Irani alleged booth capturing by Congress in the constituency and asked Election Commission to take note of the matter. * In another incidence of violence, a bomb went off in Jammu and Kashmir outside the polling booths. Militants threw a grenade at a polling station in Pulwama district where polling was underway for the Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency. No injuries or casualties have been reported so far. * And some good news for Maharashtra, the Election Commission allowed the relaxation of the model code of conduct to allow the state government to undertake drought relief measures.

Aadit Kapadia is joined by Mohal Joshi as they discuss Masood Azhar, Sri Lanka Attacks and Elections in Amethi, Rajasthan & West Bengal

A set of photos comparing Rahul Gandhi filing his nomination in Amethi to Narendra Modi filing his nomination from Varanasi is gaining traction on social media. Here's the truth.

The first phase of what is going to be a really long election season, has begun with 91 seats, across 20 states going on polls, on 11 April. From voter turn out to an alleged sniper threat to Congress President Rahul Gandhi during his visit to Amethi — what are the highlights of the first day of polling? Tune in The Quint's election special vodcast series – Chunav Tracker with The Quint’s Editorial Director, Sanjay Pugalia to make sense of all the developments.

In the first episode of Business Standard's podcast on Indian politics, Ankur Bhardwaj is in conversation with Aditi Phadnis, Business Standard's Political Editor and Shine Jacob. Last week, Indian National Congress announced that its President, Rahul Gandhi will contest Lok Sabha elections from Wayanad in Kerala besides his existing seat of Amethi in Uttar Pradesh.  Bharatiya Janata Party President, Amit Shah will also contest Lok Sabha elections from the party’s  bastion in Gandhinagar in Gujarat. What is the significance of these two announcements? How does it affect politics in these two states and the rest of the country?  In a reply to a question during her tour of east UP, Congress party General Secretary, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra hinted at contesting elections from Varanasi. We discuss these questions and the news of Priyanka Gandhi hinting at contesting from Varanasi in this first episode of this weekly podcast.  For more, click on the link above

Do we need a Parliament even? I mean, what's the point really. It's not like elected representatives wait for citizen consent to do things, right? Wrong. At least according to our 8th grade Civics book. Our guest for this podcast, comedian Prashasthi Singh, has much to say about her representative for Amethi. Wonder who that is? Our hosts, Meghnad and Shreyas, also have a lot to say about their representative from Nagpur. Who is that again? If you wish to have an immersive experience of this podcast, do check out this link https://bit.ly/2RAHm0A where you will be able to download chapter 3. So, without further ado, let's get into the epic verbal battle of Amethi vs Nagpur. You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcast App on Android: https://ivm.today/androidor iOS: https://ivm.today/iosSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do we need a Parliament even? I mean, what's the point really. It's not like elected representatives wait for citizen consent to do things, right? Wrong. At least according to our 8th grade Civics book. Our guest for this podcast, comedian Prashasthi Singh, has much to say about her representative for Amethi. Wonder who that is? Our hosts, Meghnad and Shreyas, also have a lot to say about their representative from Nagpur. Who is that again? If you wish to have an immersive experience of this podcast, do check out this link https://bit.ly/2RAHm0A where you will be able to download chapter 3. So, without further ado, let's get into the epic verbal battle of Amethi vs Nagpur. You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcast App on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios

Aadit Kapadia and Sunanda Vashisht talk about Rahul Gandhi and Amethi, India at CWG, Salman Khan and Karnataka Elections.