SC Verdict on Rahul Gandhi & Tej Bahadur & More Election Updates From 9 May 2019

The Supreme Court dismissed a petition that sought to debar Congress President Rahul Gandhi from the elections over allegations that he holds dual citizenship. CJI Gogoi stated that "there was no merit to these claims. "

While Rahul got a clean chit, former BSF jawan and Samajwadi Party candidate Tej Bahadur Yadav’s petition to contest elections was dismissed by the Supreme Court. If you remember, the poll panel had rejected Yadav’s nomination from Varanasi due to discrepancies in the information he gave out while filing his nomination.

An FIR was filed against BJP’s Jammu and Kashmir unit chief Ravinder Raina and another party leader for allegedly bribing and violating the Model Code of Conduct. Members of the Leh Press Club had earlier accused BJP of bribing their members with money inside envelopes.

In a high-strung press conference, AAP’s East Delhi candidate, Atishi, broke down as her party accused BJP rival Gautam Gambhir of circulating a derogatory pamphlets about her.

And in your last update for the day, the District Collector of Bhopal ordered an inquiry to investigate if permission was granted for the three-day camp held by Namdas Tyagi, who likes to call himself Computer Baba. The probe will also investigate the role of Congress leader Digvijaya Singh who had performed a havan with the baba to ensure his win in elections.

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