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The AICC CEC which met in New Delhi on Tuesday has reportedly kept Khammam ticket selection pending as the committee could not arrive at a consensus over the issue.

The notification stated that March 30 is designated for scrutinizing nominations for Bihar, while March 28 is for other regions.

The schedule for the first two weeks has been already released with defending champions Chennai Super Kings taking on Royal Challengers Bangalore at home on March 22.

Rai said the Congress should also declare its candidates quickly to facilitate a unified campaign by the INDIA bloc.

People of Gujarat gave AAP 14 per cent votes and made it a national party, he added.

AIMIM state President Syed Imtiaz Jaleel, MP, said that the party will put up candidates from Mumbai, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Nanded, Dhule plus two in Muslim-dominated constituencies in Vidarbha, the eastern part of Maharashtra.

The sources said that discussions will be held on the Lok Sabha seats of Karnataka, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, and Madhya Pradesh. Earlier, Congress released its first list of candidates for 39 Lok Sabha constituencies on March 8.

"I thank the Party High Command for having faith in me. We will live up to the trust shown in all of us. It is a good list of candidates", Baghel told ANI.

Prime Minister Modi also held a roadshow in Kaziranga, waving and greeting people who gathered in large numbers to welcome him.

At least five articles of the Constitution along with provisions of the Representation of the People Act would need to be amended to hold synchronised elections.

After Congress came to power, crops were drying up due to lack of electricity and irrigation water while farmers were suffering from many problems.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to embark on a 10-day tour across 12 states and union territories to unveil government projects before the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Addressing a public meeting at Dharavi in Mumbai, Thackeray took potshots at the BJP over the "Ab ki baar 400 paar" slogan, saying the saffron party will suffer a defeat.

Of 195 candidates, 34 are ministers in central and state cabinet, while two are ex- chief ministers.

He listed various welfare schemes launched by the Modi government since 2014. "Gas connections were provided to 1.5 crore women under the Ujjwala scheme.

His move has surprised the party leaders locally as he came from Hyderabad to Khammam just to declare that he was in the ticket race.

Addressing a joint press conference here, Congress leader Mukul Wasnik announced that the AAP will contest the New Delhi, the West Delhi, the South Delhi and the East Delhi seats, while his party the Chandni Chowk, the Northeast Delhi and the Northwest Delhi seats.

Speaking at an event where leaders from other parties joined the BJP, Reddy alleged the situation in Telangana after Congress came to power defeating BRS is like going from bad to worse.

The budget session of Parliament concluded on Saturday after it was extended by a day.

The 77-year-old leader will begin their first term in the Upper House following five terms as a Lok Sabha MP.