Senior leaders of the Congress, CPI-M, CPI, DMK, AAP, RJD, Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (Sharad Pawar) will hold discussions at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's residence this afternoon
A total of 66 candidates are in the fray in the Lok Sabha seats, while 394 nominees are contesting the assembly segments in the fourth and last phase of simultaneous polls in the eastern state
The EC has deployed 967 companies of central forces along with over 33,000 state police personnel in the final phase of polling, the official added
Later these MLAs joined the BJP and were fielded from their respective assembly constituencies
Polling began at 7 am in Dumka, Rajmahal, and Godda, and will continue till 5 pm
Till 11 am, the approximate polling percentage was 26.3, according to the EC's voter-turnout app
The state sends 80 members to the Lower House of Parliament and the polling has been spread over all seven election phases
Lok Sabha elections 2024: Seventh phase will see voting in 57 of 543 Lok Sabha constituencies, across seven states and one UT
A mob reportedly threw reserve EVM and VVPAT machines into water after certain polling agents were denied access to a polling booth in Kultali of West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district
Modi is spending the campaign's final days meditating on a small island off India's southern tip. Opposition figures described the island retreat as a stunt and a violation of election rules
He said the last phase of voting to save the Constitution and democracy was underway in the country and the INDIA bloc was fighting the dictatorial powers with courage
The voting began at 7 am. Voters were seen standing in queues in front of polling booths since early in the morning among severe heatwave conditions in several parts of the country
The sun of June 4, when the poll results are scheduled to be announced, is going to bring a new dawn in the country, Gandhi added
Opposition parties hate India's traditions, temples and the exercise to rejuvenate its holy places, he alleged, adding that they also hate a leader engaged in a silent meditation, Trivedi said
In a sense, Jadavpur has a bit of everything. It has the posh and affluence of Tollygunge and Golf Green, the working-class bustle of Garia, and the grime of Bhangar
Nine constituencies go to vote in West Bengal in the last lap on June 1
Chandigarh votes on June 1. The BJP's Sanjay Tandon and the Congress' Manish Tewari are the leading contestants
57 seats across seven states and Chandigarh in the fray in the final phase of Lok Sabha elections
From florists in Ghazipur's phool mandi to sweet shop owners in Old Delhi's Chandni Chowk, the preparations, if not the sales, have already begun
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