Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge with senior party leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, KC Venugopal and P. Chidambaram releases the party's manifesto ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in New Delhi.
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Supporters of I.N.D.I.A. bloc outside AICC headquarters after Congress released its manifesto ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in New Delhi.
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Residents carry pots after collecting drinking water amidst ongoing water crisis, in Chikkamagaluru.
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Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan offers prayers on the occasion of 'Maa Karma Devi Jayanti' at a Sahu community temple, in Bhopal.
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Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge with senior party leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi releases the party's manifesto ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in New Delhi.
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Union Minister and BJP candidate Jitendra Singh campaigns ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, in Kishtwar.
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BJP National President JP Nadda offers prayers at Maya Devi Temple, in Haridwar.
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Workers unload EVMs, to be kept in a strong room, ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Surat.
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Muslims offer Friday prayers on a road during the holy month of Ramzan, in Patna.
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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar with Union Minister and BJP candidate from Attingal constituency V. Muraleedharan during an election campaign, ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, in Thiruvananthapuram.
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Muslims offer prayers at Leisure Valley ground on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramzan, in Gurugram.
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Members of the Anjuman-E-Imamia shout slogans against the US and Israel during a protest rally on International Quds Day, in Jammu.
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BJP President J P Nadda along with others offers prayers at the Adishakti Maya Devi temple, in Haridwar.
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Young Shia Muslim women during a demonstration to show solidarity with Palestine on International Quds Day at Magam area of Budgam district.
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BJP supporters during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's public meeting ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Churu, Rajasthan.
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Churu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi being presented a memento during a public meeting ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Churu, Rajasthan.
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Left Democratic Front (LDF) candidate from Ernakulam sea K J Shine during and election campaign for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, in Ernakulam district.
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Left Democratic Front (LDF) candidate from Thrissur Parliamentary Constituency VS Sunil Kumar during his election campaign for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, at Thrissur district.
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UP Dy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya being welcomed during a BJP workers' meeting in Moradabad.
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Ernakulam Lok Sabha UDF candidate Hibi Eden seeks blessings of Srimat Samyamindra Thirtha Swamiji of Kashi Math, during his election campaign, in Ernakulam.
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Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren with Former Chief Minister of Jharkhand (Jailed) Hemant Soren's wife Kalpana Soren during JMM legislators meeting ahead of Lok Sabha election, in Ranchi.
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Cricketer Hardik Pandya offers prayers at the Somnath temple, in Veraval, Gujarat.
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Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge with party leaders Sonia Gandhi and KC Venugopal during a ‘Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting on Madhya Pradesg, in New Delhi.
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Cricketer Hardik Pandya visits the Somnath temple, in Veraval, Gujarat.
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Chief Minister Manik Saha, BJP candidate from West Tripura seat Biplab Kumar Deb and State BJP chief Rajib Bhattacharjee during a meeting with IT professionals and social media influencers, in Agartala.
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BJP MP and Lok Sabha candidate From Patliputra constituency Ram Kripal Yadav being garlanded by supporters ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha election, in Patna.
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Political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor during an interview with PTI, in New Delhi.
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Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav with former RLD leader Shahid Siddiqui in Lucknow.
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Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal during a road show in Amloh.