Lok Sabha Elections HIGHLIGHTS: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw highlights enthusiasm for PM Modi in Odisha

"You just hype them up. BJP people do not stay on the ground... We are forming the government and Rahul Gandhi is right about it...," said Tejashwi in Patna.

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw emphasised the growing support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Odisha, noting significant enthusiasm for Modi's third term and the formation of a BJP government in the state.

In a recent statement, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw underscored the strong enthusiasm among the people of Odisha for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "There is a lot of enthusiasm for Prime Minister Modi in Odisha," Vaishnaw remarked, highlighting the state's growing support for the BJP.

During a rally in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, BJP National President JP Nadda confidently stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will secure his third term on June 4. Nadda emphasized that Modi's reelection would be significant not only for India but also for the global community, indicating a strong future for the country's progress.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that the BJP is on the verge of forming the government in Odisha. Sarma stated that the party has already secured more than 16 seats in the Lok Sabha elections in the state.

In a press conference held in Bathinda, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, alongside Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, accused Union Home Minister Amit Shah of abusing and threatening the people of Punjab during his visit to Ludhiana. 

Kejriwal alleged that Shah used abusive language and threatened to topple the elected government of Punjab and remove the Chief Minister. "None of the home ministers in the history of our nation has used such language in this country. He has openly threatened and challenged the people of Punjab," Kejriwal asserted.

Reservation based on religion will not be allowed to be implemented till Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP are in power, party president JP Nadda said. Accusing the opposition of planning to give reservation based on religion, he said, "It is clearly written in the Constitution that there will be no religion-based reservation." As long as PM Modi and BJP are in power, there will be no reservation on the basis of religion, the BJP president said. “We will not allow anyone to encroach on the reservation of our Dalit, tribal, backward and extremely backward classes. You will see what will happen to the opposition on June 4 (the counting day)," Nadda said.

Punjab's Jalandhar parliamentary constituency is likely to witness an interesting political bout as a former chief minister and three turncoats are vying to win the seat reserved for Scheduled Castes. Considered a Congress citadel, the Jalandhar seat was once represented by Inder Kumar Gujral who served as the country's 12th Prime Minister. To ensure no political rival could breach its fortress, the Congress has placed its bet on Dalit leader and former Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi, who had an MLA from Chamkaur Sahib seat in Rupnagar district.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated electors in the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency in the Kashmir Valley, as it recorded the highest voter turnout in the last 35 years in this year's general elections. "A very special congratulations to my sisters and brothers of Anantnag-Rajouri for the record turnout in the Lok Sabha polls. Their enthusiastic participation is a vibrant testament to their democratic spirit," PM Modi posted on X.

The top leaders of the Opposition’s I.N.D.I.A bloc will hold a meeting in the national capital on June 1, the day of the conclusion of the seven phases of ongoing Lok Sabha Elections, to deliberate on further strategy, sources said on Monday (May 27). The leaders will also assess the performance of the alliance on the seats they contested together. This information comes as six phases of voting concluded on May 25, in which polling was also held in Delhi where AAP and Congress are contesting the elections together.

In the wake of the seventh phase of the polling, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president is set to participate in several programmes in Varanasi today. He will start is day by performing puja at the Kal Bhairav temple at 10:30 am.