LS polls highlights: EC bans Surjewala from campaigning for 48 hours over his remarks on Hema Malini

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7:08 PM

On the upcoming general elections, MNF's Mizoram Lok Sabha candidate K. Vanlalvena said

It's going well and it (Election) is just like a festival for the people of Mizoram. The atmosphere is very well and the people are in favour of us.

7:07 PM

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge talks about winning elections in Karnataka

We are doing our best. Winning (Assembly) elections in Karnataka, Telangana and Himachal (Pradesh) have given a boost to the Congress. People accepted the guarantees we have given, which means people want programmes, benefits, welfare schemes and not other things.

6:53 PM

EC bans Congress leader Randeep Surjewala from campaigning for 48 hours over his remarks on Hema Malini

ECI bars Congress leader Randeep Surjewala from holding any rallies, public appearances, or interviews for 48 hours from 6:00 pm on 16th April, in connection with his comment against BJP candidate from Mathura Lok Sabha constituency, Hema Malini.

5:20 PM

Trinamool allowed Rohingyas to change Bengal's demography: PM Mod

The ruling TMC under Mamata Banerjee  has given permission to Rohingyas to change the demography of West Bengal, PM Modi said today at the Raiganj rally. 

5:15 PM

PM Modi has given 'guarantee' to bring UCC in country: Home Minister Amit Shah

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given a "guarantee" to bring uniform civil code in the country on the same lines as Uttarakhand, Union Minister Amit Shah said at a rally in Kotdwar. "For the first time in the country, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Dhami has introduced UCC in the state. Modi has given a guarantee in our 'Sankalp Patra' (manifesto) to introduce UCC in the whole country on the same lines," Shah said.

5:08 PM

TMC govt doesn't permit Ram Navami rallies: PM Modi

 TMC govt doesn't permit Ram Navami rallies, but allows those who throw stones at religious processions, PM Modi said in Raiganj today. "The ideas of Bengal are a part of BJP's vision. With this vision, BJP has released 'sankalp patra'. BJP's sankalp patra is Modi's guarantee card,"  PM Narendra Modi said.

5:05 PM

Those who ruled Bengal have taken the state backwards: PM Modi at Raiganj rally

5:03 PM

Lok Sabha polls update: poll officials, EVMs airlifted to four remote booths in Arunachal

Forty election officials including police personnel were airlifted to four remote polling stations in Arunachal Pradesh's Kra Daadi district to conduct polling for the simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in the  on April 19. The polling officials along with Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails (VVPATs) were airlifted on Monday to the polling stations located at Pip-Sorang Circle

4:59 PM

General Elections 2024: Rupala files nomination; seeks support of Kshatriyas 'in country's interest'

Union minister and BJP candidate from the Rajkot Lok Sabha seat in Gujarat, Parshottam Rupala, whose statements on Kshatriyas led to protests by the Rajput community, today filed his nomination papers following a two-km long roadshow in the city. Former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani, BJP's Rajya Sabha member Kesridevsinh Jhala and cabinet minister in the Gujarat government Bhanuben Babariya  accompanied Rupala when he submitted his nomination papers to District Election Officer Prabhav Joshi.

4:57 PM

PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti launches election campaign, says 'entire Kashmir has been converted into jail'

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti today began campaigning for the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency with a road show here with a promise of raising the voice of voiceless people in Jammu and Kashmir. "I have started my election campaign to raise voice against this enforced silence, the wanton arrests and atmosphere of suffocation that prevails here," Mufti told reporters. "Entire Kashmir has been converted into a jail. No one is allowed to talk. Since the elections have been announced, the process of arrests has also started," Mufti added.

4:50 PM

TMC, which has brought tribal women to their knees, will soon bow down: PM Modi

TMC feels that Dalits, tribals and poor are not free to move as per their wish. But this election will tell them that in the democracy of Babasaheb Ambedkar, Dalits, deprived people and tribals are not slaves of TMC. TMC, which has brought tribal women to their knees, will soon come to their knees," While addressing a public meeting in Balurghat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today.

 

4:49 PM

TMC supports infiltrators, but opposes CAA that gives citizenship to refugees, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed that Trinamool Congress has given West Bengal on lease to infiltrators and goons. The TMC supports infiltrators, but opposes CAA that gives citizenship to refugees, PM Modi claimed.

 

4:49 PM

BJP announces 3 more candidates in Punjab; replaces Union minister with wife from Hoshiarpur seat

The BJP today came out with its second list of three candidates in Punjab for the General Elections, replacing Union Minister Som Parkash with his wife from Hoshiarpur Lok Sabha seat. The BJP won the seat in the 2014 and 2019 polls.

4:48 PM

This time victory will be of development: PM Modi at Balurghat rally

"Today this gathering of people in Balurghat, shows that this time victory will be of development. Today the whole state is saying 4 June '400 paar', 'fir ek baar Modi sarkar'," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today.

2:31 PM

Lok Sabha polls 2024: 3 legislators fielded as AAP announces 4 more candidates in Punjab

The Aam Aadmi Party today announced four more candidates in Punjab for the Lok Sabha polls, fielding former MLA Pawan Kumar Tinu from the Jalandhar reserve constituency. AAP named three party MLAs too: Jagdeep Singh Kaka Brar from Ferozepur, Amansher Singh Kalsi from Gurdaspur and Ashok Parashar Pappi from Ludhiana parliamentary seat.

2:27 PM

'PM should look in the mirror first': W Bengal CM Mamata on allegations of corruption against TMC

Addressing an election rally at Moinaguri in Jalpaiguri district, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that PM Narendra Modi who accuses her TMC of corruption should look in the mirror first. Banerjee also sought a white paper on the investigations conducted by central teams in West Bengal. "BJP had sent 300 central teams to Bengal to investigate the allegations of corruption but they didn't find anything. Now, PM Modi needs to answer the people of Bengal, what happened to the MGNREGA funds? Poor people worked under the scheme but were not paid," she said.

2:25 PM

BJP wants to change the Constitution; common people of the country will suffer the most: Priyanka Gandhi

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi took on the BJP today at a roadshow in Assam, saying the saffron party wants to change the Constitution and  the rights of citizens will be curtailed if that happens.

1:31 PM

Lok Sabh Elections 2024: Sunita Kejriwal likely to campaign for AAP in Gujarat

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita Kejriwal is likely to canvass votes for the Aam Aadmi Party in Gujarat in the Lok Sabha polls, news agency PTI reported citing party sources. Of the 26 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat, the AAP is fighting two -- Bharuch and Bhavnagar -- as part of the INDIA bloc, while its ally Congress is contesting the remaining 24 seats.

 

1:25 PM

For the NDA govt, the deprived and exploited sections are the priority, says PM Modi

1:20 PM

Govt will develop connectivity through Vande Bharat and Namo Bharat trains in Seemanchal: PM Modi in Purnea

1:18 PM

News update: Previous govts neglected Seemanchal, says PM Modi in Bihar's Purnea

Previous govts neglected Seemanchal, we are developing the region, Prime Minister Narendra Modi  said in Purnea today.

1:00 PM

Agnipath scheme 'insult' to youth who dream of protecting country: Rahul Gandhi

Slamming the central government over the Agnipath military recruitment scheme, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today alleged that this scheme was formulated in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office and imposed on the armed forces.

12:49 PM

Nobody has the guts to raise slogans for Pak; only slogans of 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' can be heard: Amit Shah

"Nobody has the guts to raise slogans for Pakistan. Slogans of 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' can only be heard...PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti had said that if Article 370 is removed then nobody will be left to give a shoulder to the tricolour...She needs to understand that this tricolour is immortal and will always stay. Article 370 was scrapped and the tricolour still flies with pride and glory," Home Minister Amit Shah said today.

 

12:46 PM

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi holds roadshow in Wayanad

12:42 PM

Youth have laptops instead of stones in their hands: Amit Shah in J-K

"There was a time when stone pelting, blasts and 'manhoos saya' of Article 370 loomed over Jammu and Kashmir. Today, it has been scrapped...The youth have laptops instead of stones in their hands," says Home Minister Amit Shah in Jammu-Kashmir.

12:31 PM

Terrorism on death bed in Jammu-Kashmir, says Home Minister Amit Shah

12:00 PM

Lok Sabha poll fight between 'vikas purush' Modi and Rahul's ragtag alliance: Maha Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis

The 2024 General Elections is a fight between 'vikas purush' Narendra Modi on one side and the 'khichdi yuti' (ragtag alliance) of Rahul Gandhi on the other, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis stated on Monday. Addressing rallies in Tumsar, Tirora and Paoni, he asked people to ensure Modi becomes prime minister for a third time. He said Modi was the engine while all ruling allies were coaches and there was place for all to sit, whereas the opposition INDIA bloc is full of so-called engines without coaches.

11:56 AM

General Elections 2024: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant addresses Navmatadaar Sammelan

11:24 AM

BJP chief Nadda holds roadshow in support of NDA ally O Panneerselvam

BJP National President JP Nadda is holding a roadshow in support of alliance partner O Panneerselvam in Perambalur, Tamil Nadu. Former Tamil Nadu CM O Panneerselvam is standing for election from Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency.

11:21 AM

PM Modi in Bihar: Corruption flourished like industry during RJD regime in Bihar, says prime minister

"RJD has ruled Bihar for several years but they don't have the guts to discuss the work done by their government. RJD is the biggest face of jungle raj in Bihar...RJD has given only two things to Bihar - jungle raj aur bhrashtachar," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today.