Lok Sabha polls highlights: DMK never focused on Tamil Nadu's development, says PM Modi

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4:52 PM

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik seeks public opinion for preparing BJD's poll manifesto

Odisha Chief Minister and ruling BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik today asked people to provide inputs for preparation of the party's manifesto for the simultaneous assembly and Lok Sabha polls in the state. Patnaik also constituted a 38-member 'manifesto committee' headed by Berhampur MP Chandrasekhar Sahu.

4:49 PM

Lok Sabha polls update: Amit Shah to address 3 rallies in MP, Maharashtra tomorrow

Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra tomorrow during which he will address three rallies to campaign for BJP candidates and attend other programmes. Shah will first travel to Mandla in Madhya Pradesh. In the afternoon, he will travel to Katni in Madhya Pradesh. Then in the evening, Shah will travel to Nanded in Maharashtra where he will address a rally for the BJP candidate.

4:45 PM

Lok Sabha polls update: BJP confident of securing 25 seats in Rajasthan, says party leader Nayab Singh Saini

Haryana Chief Minister and BJP leader Nayab Singh Saini said today: "You are seeing the 'josh' of people, it is the result of PM Modi's schemes. The 'josh' I have seen in Alwar and Tijara shows we will get 25/25 seats in Rajasthan. Congress's game is over. Now people are coming together to make India a developed nation.

4:10 PM

Cong will consider backing seer who vowed to take on Pralhad Joshi, says Karnataka Deputy CM Shivakumar

Karnataka Congress President and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar today did not rule out the possibility of the party backing a seer who announced that he would take on Union Minister Pralhad Joshi from Dharwad in the forthcoming General Elections.Fakira Dingaleshwar Swami of Shirahatti Fakkireshwar Math had accused Joshi of "suppressing" Veerashaiva-Lingayat and other communities, and also misusing and causing disrepute to the Lingayat 'maths' to stay in power.

4:06 PM

Lok Sabha polls 2024 update: BJP replaces Chandigarh MP Kirron Kher, fields Sanjay Tandon

The Saffron Party today announced that it is fielding Sanjay Tandon as the party candidate for the lone Lok Sabha seat of Chandigarh, replacing incumbent MP Kirron Kher. Chandigarh, which will go to polls in the last phase of general elections on June 1.

3:54 PM

BJP chief Nadda releases party manifesto for Arunachal Pradesh

BJP President JP Nadda has released the party manifesto for Arunachal Pradesh, promising 'Gati Shakti' plan for state.

3:36 PM

Congress and DMK family parties, keen to stay in power by uttering lies: PM Modi in Mettupalayam rally

Everyone is saying DMK's exit will be by BJP and NDA, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said  at rally in Tamil Nadu's Mettupalayam. Congress and DMK are family parties which are keen to stay in power by uttering lies, PM Modi added.

3:29 PM

DMK has never focused on Tamil Nadu's development: PM Modi at Mettupalayam rally

"DMK has always does politics of hate and division. The focus of DMK has never been the development of Tamil Nadu. But I assure you that in its third term, the NDA government will work more vigorously for the development of the Nilgiris, this is Modi's guarantee," PM Narendra Modi said today. 

2:29 PM

WB CM Mamata Banerjee facilitating infiltrators: HM Amit Shah

Home Minister Amit Shah today accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of "misleading" people on the CAA and "facilitating" infiltrators for vote bank politics, adding  that refugees should apply for citizenship without apprehension. While addressing an election rally in Balurghat, Shah critcised the TMC government "for trying to save the culprits in the Bhupatinagar bomb blast case" and for filing cases against NIA officials.

 

2:19 PM

History doesn't change by 'spewing lies': Rahul Gandhi's barb at BJP

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today stated that history is witness as to who joined hands with the forces that wanted to divide the country and asserted that history does not change by "spewing lies" from political platforms. "This election is a fight between two ideologies! On one side there is the Congress, which has always united India, and on the other side there are those who have always tried to divide people," the former Congress chief said in a post in Hindi.

2:16 PM

General Elections 2024 LIVE updates: Cong MP files complaint against Assam CM over MCC 'violation'

Alleging that Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in a public meeting in Lakhimpur made a promise to transfer Rs 10,000 to the bank accounts of every ration cardholder after the election, Congress MP and Lok Sabha poll candidate from Nagaon constituency in Assam, Pradyut Bordoloi, has filed a complaint against Sarma. He filed the complaint to the chief election commissioner on Tuesday night, stating that Sarma violated the model code of conduct.

1:24 PM

SP manifesto: Samajwadi Party releases manifesto for Lok Sabha polls 2024

The Samajwadi Party promised to conduct a caste-based census by 2025 and fill all government jobs vacancies.

1:22 PM

BJP releases tenth list of candidates for Lok Sabha elections 2024

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today released its tenth list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

1:14 PM

'Wanted to test IQ of BJP and its followers': RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on ‘Seasonal Sanatani' uproar

Reacting to the criticism, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav said he wanted to "test the IQ" of the BJP and its followers. A video of Yadav having his lunch kicked up a storm on social media after, on the first day of Navratri, he posted a video of him eating fish during his campaign. 

1:10 PM

BJP goes after RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav for eating fish

On Tuesday, Bihar's former deputy chief minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav shared a video on X, in which he is seen having lunch in a helicopter with Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) chief Mukesh Sahni, eating fish. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) slammed Yadav for eating non-vegetarian food during Navratri.

1:04 PM

News update: BJP's Rajeev Chandrasekhar sends defamation notice to Tharoor

1:00 PM

Lok Sabh Elections 2024: CAA unacceptable to Assam's indigenous people, says AJP chief Lurinjyoti Gogoi

The indigenous people of Assam can never accept the CAA, which will be a ma issue in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, said Dibrugarh constituency's opposition candidate Lurinjyoti Gogoi. The illegal influx of foreigners has been a long-standing cause for concern in Assam, and the BJP has now legalised it with this act, which is unacceptable to the people, Gogoi told PTI in an interview.

12:51 PM

In BJP external push, 25 global parties invited to have closer look at LS polls, its campaign

The BJP has so far sent invites to more than 25 parties of foreign countries to send their representatives to observe India’s Lok Sabha elections, according to a report by The Indian Express. Of them, 13 parties have so far confirmed their visits to India, BJP sources told IE. 

11:44 AM

These people (Congress) gave Kachchatheevu Island to Sri Lanka: PM Modi

11:30 AM

I will continue to expose decades-old dangerous politics of DMK: PM Modi in TN rally

11:29 AM

News update: Delhi BJP leaders and workers hold protest demanding resignation of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

11:13 AM

Tamil Nadu played a big part in taking India forward in the space sector: PM Modi

"India is emerging as a power in the world today and I am happy that Tamil Nadu has played a big role in this. Tamil Nadu has made a huge contribution in taking India forward in the space sector," PM Modi said in a Tamil Nadu rally today.

11:10 AM

News update: BJP and NDA getting great support in Tamil Nadu, says PM Modi in Vellore

"Those who are sitting in Delhi may not know that the land of Vellore, the land of Tamil Nadu is going to make a new history. BJP and NDA are getting immense public support in Tamil Nadu. The whole of Tamil Nadu is saying 'Ek baar phir Modi sarkar'," PM Narendra Modi said addressing a public rally in Vellore.

11:00 AM

PM Modi campaigns in Vellore

10:59 AM

Which kind of miracle has happened suddenly?: UBT faction's Sanjay Raut on MNS joining NDA

"Now what kind of miracle has happened suddenly, we should ask this from him (Raj Thackeray). You have suddenly turned around and are supporting the enemies of Maharashtra, what will you tell the public? What is the reason behind this? Which file has been opened?," said Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on MNS joining NDA.

10:56 AM

Lok Sabha polls 2024: Sharad Pawar's NCP (SP) fields Shashikant Shinde from Satara LS seat

The NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) today announced MLC Shashikant Shinde as its candidate for Satara Lok Sabha seat and Shriram Patil for Raver parliamentary constituency in Maharashtra. Earlier, the name of senior Congress leader and former state chief minister Prithviraj Chavan was being discussed after sitting Satara MP Shrinivas Patil declined to seek a re-election due to health reasons

10:48 AM

Electoral bond scheme deliberately 'muddied waters' of corporate political donations: Cong

Claiming that the Narendra Modi government's electoral bonds scheme deliberately "muddied the waters" of corporate political donations, the Congress today cited a media report which alleged that at least 20 newly incorporated firms bought electoral bonds worth about Rs 103 crore. Jairam Ramesh cited a report by The Hindu, which said that despite companies in existence for less than three years not being allowed to make political contributions, data shows that at least 20 such newly incorporated companies purchased poll bonds worth about Rs 103 crore.

10:45 AM

BJP repeatedly tried to impose its will on people of Tamil Nadu, says Congress leader Jairam Ramesh

In a post on X, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of his rally in Coimbatore and posed questions to him on key issues affecting the state. "Today, PM Modi will be in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. In a state which has a long history of advocating for cooperative federalism, the BJP has repeatedly tried to impose its will on the people," Ramesh said.

10:24 AM

General Elections 2024: Special polling stations installed in Gujarat's remote areas

Officials in Gujarat have installed special polling stations in 11 remote and difficult-to-access places, including deep forests and small islands, to ensure no eligible person is deprived of voting in the Lok Sabha elections. All the 26 Lok Sabha constituencies in Gujarat will go to polls in a single phase on May 7.

9:14 AM

PM Modi to hold rally in Nagpur today to support NDA candidate

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Nagpur on Wednesday for an election rally in the Ramtek constituency in support of the Shiv Sena (ruling Eknath Shinde faction) candidate Raju Parwe. PM Modi is also set to address two public meetings in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, with events planned in Vellore and Mettupalayam in the Coimbatore district.