Lok Sabha election 2024: BSP releases new list of candidates for Uttar Pradesh

Assam: Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal held a bike rally in Silchar earlier today.

Uttar Pradesh: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) releases a list of its candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Bihar: BJP national president JP Nadda holds meeting with party leaders in Patna.

Congress releases a list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections from Telangana.

West Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury writes to CEC Rajiv Kumar.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav holds a roadshow in Bhopal.

Kerala: Union Minister & BJP candidate from the Attingal Lok Sabha constituency, V Muraleedharan held a roadshow in Attingal, Thiruvananthapuram.

Kerala: BJP, Congress and LDF Lok Sabha candidates from Thiruvananthapuram constituency Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Shashi Tharoor and Pannyan Raveendran respectively held roadshows in Thiruvananthapuram. 

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav to file nomination papers as party candidate from Kannauj Lok Sabha tomorrow.

Campaigning for the second phase of polling slated for April 26 in eight Lok Sabha constituencies of Uttar Pradesh came to an end on Wednesday evening. The eight constituencies where voting will be held on Friday are Amroha, Meerut, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Bulandshahr, Aligarh and Mathura. Prominent among the total of 91 candidates whose future will be decided in the second phase of polling are actor Hema Malini, who is seeking a third term from Mathura; and Arun Govil, who played the role of Lord Rama in the famed TV serial Ramayan. He has been fielded by the saffron party from his native place Meerut. He criss-crossed the constituency to seek support of the people.

BJP leader CM Ramesh has declared his family assets, both movable and immovable, worth Rs 497.6 crore even as the liabilities stand at Rs 101.6 crore. Ramesh on Wednesday filed his nomination for Anakapalli Lok Sabha constituency. He will take on Deputy Chief Minister and Madugula MLA Budi Mutyala Naidu. According to the affidavit, Ramesh’s immovable properties are valued at Rs 252.66 crore and his wife Sridevi has 193 crore worth assets in the category.

People's Conference chief and party's candidate from the Baramulla parliamentary constituency, Sajad Lone has sought the support of former Jammu and Kashmir deputy chief minister Muzaffar Hussain Baig for his candidature.

Sitting MP Vishnu Dayal Ram on Wednesday filed his nomination papers as the BJP candidate for the Palamu Lok Sabha constituency. Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) nominee Mamta Bhuiyan also filed her nomination papers during the day as the INDIA bloc candidate for the same constituency.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday claimed the Mahalaxmi scheme and his party's promise of the right to apprenticeship, both aimed to uplift the poor women and youth, will change the face of the country by creating crores of "lakhpatis". Addressing a rally in Maharashtra's Amravati district, Gandhi also said no force in the world can change the Constitution of India. The Congress, which is a part of the opposition INDIA alliance, has listed the Mahalaxmi scheme and the right to apprenticeship among its various promises made in its manifesto for the ongoing Lok Sabha polls. Gandhi claimed that 10 years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rule saw 22-25 persons becoming "arabpatis" (billionaires), while the INDIA alliance, if voted to power, will create crores of "lakhpatis".

The Congress today accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of resorting to the "old script" of polarisation and fear, and claimed that he does not have confidence in his government to fight the Lok Sabha election on real issues. Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate said Prime Minister Modi and the BJP should make it clear whether they are against or in support of the caste census. "This question will have to be answered with 'yes' or 'no'. Why 

Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda on Wednesday slammed Rahul Gandhi’s "wealth redistribution promise", stating that only someone with no practical knowledge can speak like that. The 90-year-old JD(S) supremo ridiculed the Congress manifesto claiming that only a party that is sure of never coming to power can make as many promises. “The Congress has promised so many things in its manifesto.

Samajwadi Party may change its Lok Sabha candidate from Kannauj, replacing Tej Pratap Singh Yadav with its national president and former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav. Akhilesh is likely to file a nomination tomorrow. Earlier, the SP had made former MP Tej Pratap Singh Yadav its candidate from Kannauj. His candidature was announced on Monday along with that of Sanatan Pandey from Ballia.

Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Jitu Patwari on Wednesday said his party will give to the poor people the loan amounts of industrialists "written off" by the Narendra Modi government. A plan will be chalked out for this when the Congress gets elected to power, Patwari told PTI. He was replying to a query on the BJP asking how the Congress will arrange the money for schemes for the poor mentioned in the Congress' manifesto. "Modi has waived loans of Rs 16 lakh crore of industrialists. He gave money to industrialists after taking it from pockets of the poor, farmers, labourers and middle-class people," Patwari alleged.

Aam Aadmi Party's Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh alleged that a "deep conspiracy" is being hatched against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and any kind of accident can happen with him in prison. At India TV's Chunav Manch programme, he also claimed that the BJP could stoop to the level of even killing someone and demanded action against officials allegedly involved in the "conspiracy to jeopardise the life" of Kejriwal.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing Vijay Sankalp Shankhnaad Maharally in Surguja, Chhattisgarh, attacked Congress over Indian Overseas Congress chairman Sam Pitroda's inheritance tax remark, saying they (Congress) want to snatch your assets and rights of your children. Congress says it will impose inheritance tax, he added.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said natural disasters are becoming more frequent and more severe, and their true impact on people, families and communities is beyond just numbers. In a recorded message played at the 6th edition of the International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure, the prime minister said, "Countries must invest in resilient infrastructure today for a better tomorrow. Resilience needs to be factored into new infrastructure creation and it also needs to be a part of post-disaster rebuilding after disasters. "

India TV's Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharma addressed Chunav Manch highlighting major points of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections 2024.

Union Minister Anurag Thakur and BJP candidate from Hyderabad Lok Sabha Madhavi Latha offered prayers at Bhagyalakshmi Temple in Hyderabad, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

Madhavi Latha will file her nomination from the Hyderabad parliamentary seat today.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of waiving off loans worth Rs 16 lakh crore of his billionaire friends, and said the country will never forgive him for this "crime". In a post in Hindi on X, he said this money could have been used to cure the pain of Indians but was spent on creating hype for the ilk of those like 'Adanis'.

BJP candidate from Hyderabad Lok Sabha Madhavi Latha visited a temple to offer prayers ahead of filing her nomination for the Lok Sabha elections.

BJP candidate from Amravati Navnit Ravi Rana attacked Congress, saying the grand old party never allowed the women to rise. 

"The excitement is way higher in the Amravati's people on the arrival of Amit Shah...Congress has always intercepted women and never let them succeed...I believe a healthy fight is something when gender is not used; today, when I have stepped onto the battlefield, I have not picked any gender (male or female) particularly. I am here to work for my region and I will do it honestly," Rana said ahead of Union Home Minister Amit Shah's rally in Amravati.

Congress General Secretary in-charge Communications, Jairam Ramesh on Sam Pitroda's inheritance tax statement | "Sam Pitroda has been a mentor, friend, philosopher, and guide to many across the world, including me... Mr Pitroda expresses his opinions freely on issues he feels strongly about. Surely, in a democracy an individual is at liberty to discuss, express, and debate his personal views. This does not mean that Mr. Pitroda's views always reflect the position of the Indian National Congress. Many times they do not. Sensationalising his comments now and tearing them out of context are deliberate and desperate attempts at diverting attention away from Narenda Modi's malicious and mischievous election campaign; that is anchored ONLY in lies and more lies."

P Chidambaram on PM Modi's remarks on Congress' manifesto | "Ask him (PM Narendra Modi) to point out one paragraph in the manifesto which will lead to the conclusion that we are appeasing any section. We recognise there is social division, social inequality, and economic inequality in this country. The most affected people are SCs, STs, and the poor irrespective of religion... If bringing justice to every section of society is considered appeasement, then so be it... The Congress' manifesto has become a talking point throughout the length and breadth of this country, even in the remotest villages of Tamil Nadu. Whereas the BJP manifesto vanished without a trace within 2 hours. Nobody talks about it because there is nothing in it... Modi ki guarantee cannot be the manifesto of a political party, therefore he is envious of the Congress manifesto which has become the talking point, and hence he is tarnishing the Congress manifesto. I would urge him to first read our manifesto."

BJP leader SS Ahluwalia on Tuesday filed his nomination from West Bengal's Asansol Lok Sabha seat. TMC has fielded sitting MP Shatrughan Sinha from this seat.

Congress MP Jebi Mather on upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Kerala | "...The central government led by NDA and PM Narendra Modi and the state government by LDF and CM Pinarayi Vijayan, people have realised that both these governments have been very insensitive to the needs of the people. During these ten years of PM Modi's rule and seven and half years of CM Pinarayi Vijayan's rule, people have suffered the most, be it the common man, farmers, youth, women, labourers... I.N.D.I.A bloc will definitely come into power when we count (votes) on June 4."

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge has attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allegedly describing the manifesto of the grand old party as that of the Muslim League.

Kharge also called the PM "a 100 per cent liar", alleging Modi made various false promises which included depositing Rs 15 lakh in every Indian's account and providing two crore jobs, according to a statement issued by the Congress party.

The veteran Congress leader, who was on the campaign trail in Wayanad and Mavelikkara Lok Sabha constituencies, also attacked the PM over the Manipur issue, claiming that Modi chose not to visit the north-east state even though he went to several countries all over the world and addressed election rallies across the country, according to the statement.

Kharge claimed Modi asserted nobody can change the Constitution of India and challenged him to expel leaders of the saffron party who are allegedly making statements about amending the Constitution if the BJP gets a two-thirds majority in the Lok Sabha.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold an election rally in Madhya Pradesh, Rahul Gandhi in Amravati and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in Wayanad.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has never done politics on the basis of religion or by dividing the society and stressed that his predecessor Dr Manmohan Singh had in 2006 talked about extending reservation for the Muslims.

The defence minister made the remarks at an election rally in Greater Noida in support of BJP's Gautam Buddh Nagar Lok Sabha candidate Mahesh Sharma.

Prime Minister Modi on Sunday suggested that if the Congress comes to power, it would redistribute wealth of people to the Muslims and cited Dr Singh's remark that the minority community had the first claim on the country's resources.

Addressing a rally in Rajasthan's Banswara, Modi also alleged the Congress plans to give people's hard-earned money and valuables to "infiltrators" and "those who have more children".