Lok Sabha Elections 2024: EC asks parties to share details of aircraft, helicopters used in campaigning

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has asked parties to furnish details about aircraft and helicopters being used for political campaigning, including their origin and destination and details of people ferried in them. A letter by Tejas Samel, Deputy Election Officer of Mumbai Suburban district, dated April 12, said such information has to be furnished three days before the journey to the District Election Office, but that duration has now been reduced to 24 hours.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday conducted a roadshow in Chhindwara city of Madhya Pradesh in support of BJP candidate Vivek Bunty Sahu who is pitted against Congress veteran Kamal Nath's son and sitting MP Nakul Nath. Chhindwara constituency goes to polls in the first phase of general elections on April 19.

Maharashtra: BJP leader Manoj Tiwari addressed a public meeting in Nagpur.

Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel addresses an election rally in Anand Lok Sabha seat.

AIMIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi held a door-to-door campaign in Hyderabad.

Jammu-Kashmir: Union Minister Anurag Thakur says, "We are fighting a battle of 400 and Congress is fighting a battle of 40...There is no leader and intentions of the INDIA alliance. These are people of the 'tukde-tukde' gang who want to see the country divided...They will never think about the country's interests..."

ECI bars Congress leader Randeep Surjewala from holding any rallies, public appearances, or interviews for 48 hours.

The Congress on Tuesday announced the names of candidates for three more Lok Sabha constituencies - Godda, Chatra and Dhanbad. Legislator Deepika Pandey Singh, Krishna Nand Tripathi and Anupama Singh will contest the polls in Godda, Chatra and Dhanbad, respectively.

West Bengal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a roadshow in Raiganj.

 Jammu & Kashmir: Charlie Chaplin of India, Ranjan Kumar, launches voter awareness program from Srinagar to Kanyakumari, for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

JJP announces five LS poll candidates for Haryana, fields MLA Naina Chautala from Hisar. Former MLA from Sirsa Lok Sabha Ramesh Khattak will contest the elections. JJP has fielded former MLA Rao Bahadur Singh from Bhiwani-Mahendragarh. Famous artist Rahul Yadav Fazilpuriya will be the candidate from Gurugram while JJP youth leader Nalin Hooda will contest elections from Faridabad.

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath holds a roadshow in Saharanpur. 

 BJP national president JP Nadda holds a roadshow in Perambalur, Tamil Nadu.

Tamil Nadu: DMK releases its manifesto for upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Entire country petrified by crimes against women in Sandeshkhali: PM Modi tells rally in Bengal's Balurghat.

TMC has given West Bengal on lease to infiltrators, goons: PM Modi at Balurghat rally.

TMC supports infiltrators but opposes CAA that gives citizenship to refugees: PM Modi at Balurghat rally in West Bengal.

West Bengal: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee conducts a roadshow at Siliguri in support of Darjeeling constituency candidate Gopal Lama. 

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Union Minister and BJP candidate from Guna, Jyotiraditya Scindia files his nomination for general elections. 

Tamil Nadu: BJP candidate from South Chennai Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan releases the election manifesto for her South Chennai constituency.

"There was a time when the central govt would term Bihar as backward. But we have made the development of Seemanchal and Purnea our mission," said PM Modi in Purnea. 

"Our govt will work for developing connectivity through Vande Bharat and Namo Bharat trains in the Seemanchal area," PM Modi said at a rally in Bihar.

Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate from Mainpuri Lok Sabha Seat, Dimple Yadav files her nomination papers. Her husband and SP chief Akhilesh Yadav was also present. 

Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Paloura, Jammu said, "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."

BJP national president JP Nadda said, "...PM Modi also needs such a leader (former Tamil Nadu CM O Panneerselvam) in Delhi... We have to make India a developed country and for that developed India, NDA has to cross 400 seats...Under the dynamic leadership of PM Narendra Modi, the villages have been strengthened, empowered..."

"The RSS and the BJP are trying to destroy India's Constitution and change India's Constitution. The Congress party and the INDIA alliance are trying to save the Constitution. Narendra Modi is the instrument of 5-6 of India's biggest richest business people. His goal is to distract India's people from the real issues. That is why sometimes you will see him doing puja underneath the sea...sometimes he tells the people of India we will bring the Olympics to India. Another time he will say we are going to send one man to the Moon. He never talks about unemployment or price rise. He protects the richest people in the country and forgives their bank loans. I don't know if you saw his interview with ANI yesterday. I don't know if you saw his face, his eyes, he was trying to defend the biggest corruption scandal on the planet through which BJP has got thousands of crores of rupees by extorting them from India's businessmen..."

According to sources, Sunita Kejriwal will campaign for Lok Sabha elections in Gujarat. Today Aam Aadmi Party will release the list of star campaigners of Gujarat. Sunita Kejriwal's name will be on this list.

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 in Gaya said, "For the next five years, Modi's 'guarantee card' has been updated. Three crore houses will be made for the poor, the poor will get free ration for the next five years, those above 70 years of age will receive free treatment upto Rs 5 lakhs, PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi will be continued. All these are Modi's guarantees."

Gaya, Bihar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "Ghamandia Gathbandhan' has no vision or trust. When they go on asking for votes, then do so on the work done by Bihar CM Nitish Kumar. Entire Bihar knows why they try and take credit for the work done by Nitish ji and the central govt."

On Prime Minister Modi's visit to Purnea today, Congress leader and Independent candidate from Purnea, Pappu Yadav said, "... Will Bihar get the status of a special state? Will he announce a special package for flood relief in Seemanchal Purnea? What will be done for the factories of Bihar that have been closed..."

PM Modi on Monday addressed the public in a rally in Bihar's Gaya on Tuesday.

Ahead of Lok Sabha elections, polling teams leave by helicopter to Naxal-hit areas in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur. 

Tamil Nadu CM and DMK president MK Stalin plays football and meets local players during the election campaign in Kolathur, Chennai.

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"Show me one idea in the BJP manifesto which is a new idea, a path-breaking idea... There is nothing new," P Chidambaram on BJP manifesto.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit West Bengal's Raiganj and Balurghat districts on Monday ahead of Lok Sabha elections.