Highlights: Congress releases list of 17 candidates for Lok Sabha polls, YS Sharmila to contest from Kadapa

General Elections 2024 highlights: Catch all the latest updates on the announcements related to General Elections here

5:07 PM

Won't celebrate the bail until Kejriwal and others are out, says Sanjay Singh's wife

"This struggle is long and it will continue. Till our three brothers (Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, and Satyendar Jain) are out, we are not celebrating. We thank the court. He (Sanjay Singh) will come tomorrow," Anita Singh says.

5:02 PM

What AAP's Saurabh Bhardwaj said on Supreme Court giving bail to Sanjay Singh

The supreme Court giving bail to Sanjay Singh shows ED, CBI don't have evidence against him, said Delhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj.

4:33 PM

Jharkhand NDA vows to secure victory all 14 Lok Sabha seats in state

Jharkhand NDA today discussed joint strategy for the General elections so that the alliance could win all the 14 seats in the state. State BJP chief Babulal Marandi, state in-charge Laxmikant Bajpai, AJSU party chief Sudesh Mahato, party nominees for Lok Sabha seats and other senior leaders were also present in the meeting. Speaking to media persons, Marandi said that this was NDA's first state level meeting to discuss strategies for the Lok Sabha polls in Jharkhand.

3:59 PM

Lok Sabha polls 2024: Election Commission ropes in Ayushmann Khurrana to motivate youth to vote in elections

Actor Ayushmann Khurrana has been roped in by the Election Commission of India (ECI) to motivate youngsters to vote in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The  actor features in the ECI's campaign video that encourages the youth to vote in the forthcoming elections.

3:05 PM

Lok Sabha polls 2024 updates: Congress releases list of 17 candidates for Lok Sabha polls

The Congress today announced a fresh list with 17 candidates for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The Grand Old Party has fielded Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy's sister YS Sharmila Reddy from Kadapa.

2:32 PM

Lok Sabha MP from Muzaffarpur (Bihar) Ajay Nishad resigns from BJP, joins Congress

2:06 PM

I wish them all the best, It will be a flop: Dy CM Shivakumar on Amit Shah's Karnataka roadsho

2:03 PM

General Elections 2024 updates: Voting to take place on April 26 in Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency

The Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency will go to polls on April 26 in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections. TMC's Gopal Lama will be contending for the Darjeeling seat  against BJP's Raju Bista.

1:30 PM

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Live: ECI team meets Haryana officials to review election arrangements

A delegation of the Election Commission of India (ECI) conducted a meeting with the senior officials of the Haryana government to review the election arrangements for Lok Sabha polls in the state. Polling for the ten Lok Sabha seats in Haryana will be conducted in the sixth phase of elections on May 25.

1:26 PM

Home Minister Amit Shah in Bengaluru to attend BJP-JD(S) meeting

1:09 PM

AAP's Saurabh Bharadwaj, Kailash Gahlot meet Sunita Kejriwal in show of support for jailed Delhi CM

12:57 PM

BJP names 112 candidates for Odisha Assembly elections

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today announced its first list of 112 candidates for the assembly polls in Odisha. The BJP has fielded Jayanta Kumar Sarangi from Puri, Prakash Chandra Sethi from Cuttack Sadar, and Jagannath Pradhan from Bhubaneswar Central. 

12:52 PM

NCP (Sharad Pawar faction) issues list of 40 star campaigners for Lok Sabha polls

12:24 PM

Lok Sabha polls 2024: BJP candidate Tamilisai Soundararajan begins campaigning in Chennai

"People are assuring me that they will vote for us. They (DMK) have not concentrated on building infrastructure, but only on words. When rains hit the city, it suffers a flood situation. After we come to power, we will build good infra to make Chennai free of waterlogging and floods," Tamilisai Soundararajan said ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.

12:23 PM

General Elections 2024 news updates: Bhupesh Baghel to file his LS nomination from Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh

Former Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh and Congress candidate from Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha constituency Bhupesh Baghel will file his nomination today.

11:35 AM

Lok Sabha polls 2024 updates: What BJP leader Nalin Kohli said on Atishi's claims

"Atishi must be worried that the Aam Aadmi Party supreme leader Arvind Kejriwal seems to have taken her name and Saurabh Bharadwaj's name saying the middlemen used to meet them. If that is the case, their own leader is pointing a finger towards them," BJP leader and senior advocate Nalin Kohli said today.

 

11:32 AM

Bihar political news update: BJP leader Ajay Nishad to join Congress today

BJP leader Ajay Nishad is set to join the Congress Party on Tuesday ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. Ajay Nishad's office told news agency ANI that Ajay Nishad is upset after the party denied him a ticket from Muzaffarpur and that's the reason he will join the Congress Party today.

Ajay Nishad is a two-time MP from Muzaffarpur.

11:23 AM

Atishi, Saurabh's names figure in excise policy case to shut down party: AAP leader

The names of Delhi ministers Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj are being cited in connection with the alleged excise policy scam as the BJP thinks jailing only chief minister Arvind Kejriwal will not be enough to finish the party, AAP leader Jasmine Shah said. "There is no trial yet, let alone conviction. It's his (Kejriwal's) constitutional right and duty because the chief minister is under the constitutional oath to serve the people of Delhi. Kejriwal will keep on being the Delhi chief minister no matter how long they keep him in jail," he asserted.

11:20 AM

If this government continues, democracy will be completely destroyed: TN minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan

"A minister from Tamil Nadu has been in jail for a year without bail. Similarly, the Chief Minister and ministers of the Delhi government are in jail. If this government continues, democracy will be completely destroyed. That's why people should vote for the INDIA alliance," says Tamil Nadu Minister Dr Palanivel Thiaga Rajan said ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.

11:06 AM

Lok Sabha polls update 2024: Centre provides CRPF security for new Punjab BJP leaders

The BJP-led central government will provide 'Y' category Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) security cover to recently joined Bharatiya Janata Party leaders from Punjab Sushil Kumar Rinku and Sheetal Angural. Both the leaders will be provided the security cover only in Punjab, according to reports.

11:01 AM

Advised to join BJP or be prepared to be arrested in a month: AAP leader Atishi

AAP leader and Delhi minister Atishi today claimed a person close to her said that she should join the BJP or be prepared to be arrested by the Enforcement Directorate within a month. In a media interaction with reporters, Atishi claimed that besides herself, three Aam Aadmi Party leaders -- Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj, legislator Durgesh Pathak and Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha -- would also be arrested.

10:42 AM

Lok Sabha polls 2024: Delhi MCD removes 5,20,042 political advertisements from across 12 zones

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has peeled off 5,20,042 political advertisements from across its 12 zones in view of the Model Code of Conduct for the Lok Sabha elections, according to an official document. The Model Code of Conduct (MCC) came into force on March 16 with the Election Commission of India (ECI) declaring the schedule for the Lok Sabha polls. Delhi will vote on May 25 in the sixth phase of the seven-phase polls. 

10:16 AM

General Elections 2024 updates: RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's daughter Rohini to begin poll campaign today

RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's daughter Rohini Acharya, who is contesting the Lok Sabha polls  from Saran Lok Sabha constituency as an RJD candidate, will begin her election campaign today. "I am going among the public. I have got the blessings of my parents and in-laws. I will do a road show there," Acharya said.

9:57 AM

Lok Sabha polls 2024 update: Congress declares Kadiam Kavya as party's candidate from Warangal LS seat

The Indian National Congress (INC) has announced Kadiam Kavya, daughter of former Telangana Deputy CM Kadiam Srihari, as its nominee from Warangal for the General Elections. Kavya and Srihari, who is a sitting BRS legislator, joined the Congress on Sunday in the presence of Chief Minister and state Congress chief A Revanth Reddy.

9:07 AM

Congress hails SC notice seeking EC response on 'complete count' of VVPAT slips

The Congress has hailed the Supreme Court's notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the Central government on a petition seeking a complete count of VVPAT slips. The top court on Monday has asked for responses from the ECI and the central government on the petition seeking a complete count of VVPAT slips in po