Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Highlights: PM Modi pays tribute to Swami Vivekanand after his roadshow in Kolkata

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held an electoral rally in Punjab's Firozpur and Anandpur Sahib and slammed Arvind Kejriwal saying that he has cheated everyone who was close.

Delhi CM holds a roadshow in Mohali's Zirakpur under Patiala constituency in favour of party candidate Balbir Singh.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath held a public meeting in Bihar and said that citizens' one vote changed the image and destiny of the country. Earlier the headline of the newspapers used to be the corruption of RJD and Congress.

Aam Aadmi Party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chaddha holds a roadshow in Punjab's Rupnagar.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds his first roadshow in West Bengal's capital Kolkata. He is accompanied by Shuvendu Adhikari and Sukanta Mazumdar.

The Election Commission of India has declared the absolute number of voters for the sixth phase of polling. Voter turnout of 63.37 per cent has been recorded in the sixth phase.

PM Modi during his address said that TMC's politics is bloody politics, TMC promotes a corrupt ecosystem. The entire politics of TMC is for a vote bank, he alleged. He said that it is necessary to punish the TMC government which cannot do basic things like law and order.

West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC Chief Mamata Banerjee holds a roadshow in Kolkata.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his West Bengal rally said that CAA is the law for providing citizenship and not to take it from anyone. However, the TMC is spreading misinformation, he added.

In his Odisha rally, Amit Shah said the keys to the 'Ratna Bhandar' of Shri Jagannath Mahaprabhu are missing. All 4 doors of Jagannath Ji are closed. He asked Naveen Patnaik who has the keys to the 'Ratna Bhandar' of Jagannath. Who made the duplicate keys and who has stopped the investigation report?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the famous Vivekanand Rock Memorial in Tamil Nadu's Kanyakumari between May 30 and June 1. He will meditate at the culmination of his Lok Sabha campaign

While speaking at a public meeting in UP's Deoria, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that if 'parmatma' had sent him them he would have helped the poor and the farmers. Yeh kaise 'parmatma' hain? Yeh Narendra Modi ji wale 'parmatma hain."

Prime Minister Narendra took on the JMM-Congress government in Jharkhand over the issue of corruption and said that both want to remove him from power at the Centre “so that they can get a chance to commit scams again”. Referring to the piles of notes seized in the ED raids in the state, PM Modi said that the money is being made from a number of scams in Jharkhand.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that he will build at least 3 crore more houses for the poor after the NDA comes to power at the Centre for the third time. Addressing a poll rally in Jharkhand's Dumka, he said, "A new government will be formed after June 4. After forming the government, I will build 3 crore more houses for the poor." 

As the Lok Sabha elections enters its final phase, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is confident of his party returning to power at the Centre and forming a government in Odisha, where assembly elections are being held simultaneously. In an interview with ANI, the Prime Minister spoke about the decision of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to not ally with the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) led by Naveen Patnaik despite sharing a good relationship with Odisha Chief Minister. PM Modi said that he was willing to sacrifice his relationship for the welfare of Odisha.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that Article 370 was neither the agenda of the people of Kashmir nor of the country but only of "four-five families" and that it is a matter of greatest satisfaction for him that the brothers and sisters in Kashmir came forward to vote with great enthusiasm in the Lok Sabha polls. In an exclusive interview with ANI, the Prime Minister said there is a feeling of more unity with the removal of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, the feeling of belongingness is increasing and the result is visible in the elections and in the increase in tourism.

On Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's allegation that Narendra Modi decides who will go to jail, the Prime Minister said, "It would be better if these people read the Constitution, read the law of the country, I do not need to say anything to anyone."

"As far as Modi is concerned, after being continuously abused for the last 24 years, I have become 'gaali proof'. Who called me the 'maut ka saudaagar' and 'gandi naali ka keeda'? Our party member in the parliament did the calculation and counted 101 abuses, so whether there is election or no election, these people (Opposition) believe that only they have the right to abuse and they have become so frustrated that now abusing has become their nature..."

"...I want to alert the SC, ST, OBC & other backward-class people because by keeping them in darkness they (opposition) are looting them. Election is such a time, that I should make the countrymen aware of the biggest crisis that is coming. Therefore, I have been explaining this to the people. The basic spirit of the Constitution of India is being violated and that too for the sake of vote bank politics... Those who call themselves well-wishers of the Dalits, Tribals, are in reality their staunch enemies...There is an imprint of the Muslim League in their manifesto...Do you want to destroy the coming generations also for the sake of vote bank?... I will fight for the rights of my Dalit, Tribal, OBC brothers and sisters. And that's why I'm fighting the battle."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the fake of Odisha is about to change as the state will witness a change in the government.  "I have said that the expiry date of the current Odisha government is June 4 and on June 10, the BJP CM will take oath in Odisha." the PM said in an interview with news agency ANI. 

"TMC party is fighting for survival in the Bengal elections. This time, the best-performing state in India is going to be West Bengal. BJP is getting maximum success in West Bengal," he said.

Questioning the Centre's position on China, Congress candidate Shashi Tharoor said the Bharatiya Janata Party's position on Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) is only an "election tactics" adding that it must also focus on what is happening on the Chinese borders. Union Home Minister Amit Shah recently made a statement that PoK is a part of India and it will be taken back once BJP retains power.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav will jointly address two election meetings in Uttar Pradesh today. The first meeting will be in Rudrapur at 1.45 pm and the other one in Varanasi at around 4 pm. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to hold election rallies in Jharkhand and West Bengal today ahead of the final phase of polling slated to be held on June 1. He will first visit to Jharkhand and then West Bengal. PM Modi will hold a 2.5-km-long roadshow in Kolkata at 6 pm and then he will pay floral tributes at floral tributes Vivekananda.