Elections 2019 LIVE UPDATES: BJP drops Kirit Somaiya from Mumbai NE, fields 'Nirhua' from Azamgarh

The BJP on Wednesday released a list of six candidates for the coming Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, dropping sitting MP Kirit Somaiya from Mumbai North East constituency and fielding in his place Manoj Kotak. The saffron party also gave a ticket to Bhojpuri actor Dinesh Lal Yadav 'Nirhua' from Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh.

Claiming that Banerjee has put a spanner in several central schemes for the uplift of the poor, Modi said 'speedbreaker Didi' has not allowed people of Bengal to benefit from Ayushman Bharat scheme.

Modi in West Bengal: PM Modi hit out at TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee calling her 'speedbreaker' in the path of West Bengal's development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday, insisting she has to go to make way for the betterment of the state. Modi also took on the Congress over its manifesto that talks about reviewing some clauses of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), saying it acts like a 'shield' for the security forces in the fight against terrorists.

BSP supremo Mayawati termed the Congress manifesto as a 'showoff' and an 'illusion' and said there was no credibility of the promises made by the party due to its past. Congress and BJP are no different when it comes to non-fulfilment of promises, the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister said in a tweet.