In Kerala, campaigning is in full swing. All 20 constituencies will go to the polls on Tuesday in the third phase. There are 227 candidates in the fray.&nbsp; National leaders of the three major fronts – LDF, UDF, and the NDA -are campaigning in the state for their party candidates.&nbsp;<br />'' <br />'' BJP President Amit Shah will reach Pathanamthitta this afternoon and after participating in a road show he will address a public meeting at Alappuzha.&nbsp;<br />'' &quot;AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra reached Wayanad today morning from where Congress president Rahul Gandhi is contesting. She addressed a public meeting in Mananthavadi.&nbsp;<br />'' <br />'' Later today the Congress leader will address a farmers rally in Pulpally and then will go to Malappuram district, where she will address public meetings in Areekode and Nilambur, which are part of Wayanad constituency.&nbsp;<br />'' <br />'' Union Minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani, who is the BJP candidate against Rahul Gandhi at Amethi will arrive in Wayanad tomorrow and will hold a roadshow.&nbsp;<br />'' <br />'' Pondicherry chief minister V Narayanaswamy is campaigning for UDF candidate in Thiruvananthapuram and CPI (M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury is campaigning for LDF candidates in Kannur. In Kerala, voting will be held in 24,970 polling stations.&nbsp;<br />'' <br />'' Among them, 4,482 polling stations are identified as sensitive. Of these 162 are shortlisted as left wing extremist affected, 817 listed as critical and 425 as vulnerable. The chief electoral officer informed that all arrangements are in place for smooth conduct of polls.<br />'' <br />'' &nbsp;The commission has brought 5100 additional VVPAT machines as a precaution to avoid technical glitch. Booth level officers are actively engaged in distributing voter's slips.<br />
News On AIR | April 20, 2019 12:44 PM
Kerala: Campaigning in full swing; 227 candidates in fray