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Prime Minister had under- Gandhi and Smriti Rani on Incidents of clashes between In Howrah's Balitikuri, ! ! 01*022 mined the federal norms by Monday tested their popularity TMC and BJP workers, hurling TMC candidate and former bypassing a democratically through ballots in the fifth phase of bombs, candidate getting hurt India footballer Prasun uper-cyclone Fani (meaning elected Chief Minister by hold- of polling for 51 constituencies due to lathicharge by Central Bandyopdhayay was "manhan- S“hood of snake” in Bengali) ing discussions with the in seven States. The polling per- forces, manhandling of a con- dled" allegedly by Central forces kicked up a different sort of Governor over the conse- centage was a tad dull in this testant and beating up of a when he tried to enter a booth “storm” in West Bengal as quences of Fani.” round with 62.87 per cent aver- polling agent were reported from there. ($ * *$# " +' Prime Minister Narendra While Modi reacted on age turnout across the country in seven Lok Sabha constituencies Bandyopadhyay said, "I had Modi and Bengal Chief Monday saying it was “not me comparison to 65.56 per cent which voted in the 5th round in gone there to see poll proceed- officer. She is contesting against fray. Betul - voted. "Minor issues Minister Mamata Banerjee who had ignored the Chief polling in the previous round. West Bengal. ings. There was nothing wrong TMC's two-term MP Ratna De Rajasthan witnessed polling related to EVMs were reported engaged in a bitter slugfest on Minister but she refused to take West Bengal recorded high- Singh, who was allegedly in it. But the Central forces Nag. in 12 Lok Sabha seats where two at some places but they were a day when the State went for my call,” Mamata exploded, est 74.42 per cent polling while injured during the scuffle, was manhandled me for no rea- In UP Union Home former Olympians, including sorted out," officials said. the fifth phase of polling. “Why should she speak to an Jammu & Kashmir had 17.07 per Ministers Rajnath, Smiriti, Sonia, Union Minister Rajyavardhan In Rajasthan and Madhya Minutes after the Prime expiry Prime Minister” who cent polling. Uttar Pradesh Rahul were in fray. BJP trusts Singh Rathore (Jaipur rural), Pradesh Congress is looking to Minister alleged during an had “no right to call a review recorded 57.06 per cent, Bihar Irani to give a tough fight to are among the 124 candidates in improve its tally vis-à-vis the BJP election rallies at Tamluk and meeting.” The Chief Minister 57.76, Rajasthan 63.69, Madhya Rahul this time round as the fray. The constituencies were as the latter had swept both States Jhargarm that after Fani was holding another election Pradesh 64.61, and Jharkhand winning margin of the latter had Ganganagar, Bikaner, Churu, in 2014 elections. repeated phone calls from the rally at Kotulpur. 64.60. Amethi and Rae Bareili dipped from over three lakh Jhunjhunu, Sikar, Jaipur rural, In Jharkhand Koderma, PMO yielded no response Saying that Mamata would recoded around 54 percentage votes in 2009 to over one lakh Jaipur, Alwar, Bharatpur, Karauli- Ranchi, Khunti (ST) and from the Chief Minister’s office not speak to him because she polling. votes in 2014. Dholpur, Dausa and Nagaur. Hazaribagh constituencies wit- in Kolkata, Mamata hit back was too proud to do so, Modi Polling was held in 14 seats Rajnath is contesting from Discus throw gold winner nessed voting since early morn- saying neither she was bound said, “Didi is so arrogant that in UP, 12 in Rajasthan, 7 each in Lucknow, a seat held five-times Krishna Poonia and Congress ing to elect their representatives to respond to the calls from an she didn’t speak to me. I wait- West Bengal and Madhya by BJP patriarch Atal Bihari nominee (Jaipur Rural seat) and from among 61 contestants. “expiry Prime Minister” nor ed for her call but she would Pradesh, 5 in Bihar and 4 in Vajpayee. He is pitted against SP's Union Minister & BJP leader Bihar saw polling in five Lok Modi as a outgoing incumbent not call back. The ‘speed break- Jharkhand, leaving 158 Lok Pooam Sinha, wife of Arjun Ram Meghwal (Bikaner) Sabha seats of Sitamarhi, had any right to call a review er’ Didi was more interested in Sabha seats in the next two Shatrughan Sinha who recently are other candidates in the fray. Madhubani, Muzaffarpur, Saran meeting. doing politics.” rounds on May 12 and May 19. joined Congress quitting BJP. Poonia, a Jat, is challenging and Hajipur parliamentary seats Mamata said she could not Mamata said, “ Today this After this round, 27 seats are left Former Union minister and Rathore, a Rajput, who won amid tight security, with no take the call as she was busy man has come to shed tears for to be decided in the remaining Congress candidate Jitin Prasad Jaipur Rural in 2014 with a untoward incident reported from campaigning for elections. Bengal as this is election sea- two phases in UP. Prime is contesting from Dhaurahra margin of 3.32 lakh. any part of the State. Senior BJP The Chief Minister who son. Where he was when we Minister Narandra Modi’s con- against former Chambal brigand In Madhya Pradesh - leader Rajiv Pratap Rudy is seek- was out of town had forthwith were fighting floods. His stituency Varanasi will go to polls Malkhan Singh contesting from Tikamgarh, Damoh, Khajuraho, ing election from Saran Lok suspended her poll campaigns Government gave us nothing on May 19. Pragatsheel Samajwadi Party Satna, Rewa, Hoshangabad and Sabha seat. and moved to Kharagpur to for flood relief.” The BJP and the SP alleged (Lohia). rigging and booth capturing in In the Faizabad parliamen- Amethi and Kunda seats. tary constituency, under which In J&K, polling began on a the temple town of Ayodhya falls, " * * 2 violent note with terrorists lob- sitting BJP MP Lallu Singh is tak- bing a grenade on a polling sta- later seen chasing "fake voters" in sons." An FIR was lodged in ing on Nirmal Khatri of the time for them to clear them- when he was the PM. Also, these five years. tion in Pulwama, but there were Naihati area. this connection, he said. Congress. Khatri is a former 32.'- 4 selves,” said Modi while address- Modi said “mahamilavat” of the He also noted that a strong no reports of casualty. Polling "Our agents were not Bombings were reported Uttar Pradesh Congress ing a massive rally at Tata Opposition parties are keen to Government in the State will was held in Pulwama and allowed inside booths. People from outside a booth at Hingli Committee chief. rime Minister Narendra College Ground in Chaibasa in form a “khichdi” Government ensure better utilisation of Shopian of Anantnag Lok Sabha were not allowed to vote prop- in Bangaon constituency fol- Among early voters in PModi on Monday dared the Jharkhand. at the Centre. Central funds and pave way for constituency which includes erly and I went there to have a lowing a clash between two Lucknow, included Rajnath, BSP Congress to contest the next Recently at a rally in Modi also alleged the grand better tomorrow. Kulgam. look. I have the right to enter groups allegedly owing alle- supremo Mayawati, Deputy CM phases of the Lok Sabha polls on Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Modi alliance of Opposition parties Modi said his Government There are 18 candidates in booths but police stopped me giance to the TMC and the BJP, Dinesh Sharma and DGP OP the Bofors scandal in which for- took a swipe at Congress pres- does not at any cost want a will not allow anyone to loot the fray for Anantnag con- and hit me," Singh told PTI. in which two persons were Singh. mer Prime Minister Rajiv ident Rahul Gandhi’s father and Government with absolute and exploit coal in Jharkhand. stituency, including PDP presi- Alleging that police are not injured, the official said. Polling was completed in Gandhi was an accused. Rajiv Gandhi, calling him majority. He said people must He expressed concerns that the dent and former Chief Minister doing anything to stop rigging in There is also a report that a Dhaurahra, Sitapur, “If the Congress and its Bhrashtachari number 1 (cor- vote for a strong majority-led previous Governments were of Jammu & Kashmir, some booths of Barrackpore CPI(M) agent was beaten up and Mohanlalganj (SC), Lucknow, ‘Raagdarbaris’ are so much con- rupt number 1). Government and not a remote involved in exploiting natural Mehbooba Mufti. seat, Singh demanded that driven out of a booth in Banda, Fatehpur, Kaushambi cerned about corruption why There were allegations that controlled-led regime.