Lok Sabha Elections HIGHLIGHTS: Samajwadi Party, I.N.D.I.A bloc winning 60 seats in UP, says Ram Gopal Yadav

Ram Gopal Yadav, a prominent leader of the Samajwadi Party, has asserted that the Samajwadi Party and the INDIA Alliance are poised to win a minimum of 60 seats in Uttar Pradesh. Yadav's statement underscores the confidence within the alliance regarding their electoral performance in the state.

In a recent statement, Jitu Patwari, the state president of the Congress party in Madhya Pradesh, expressed confidence in his party's electoral prospects, claiming that they will secure more than 295 seats in the upcoming elections. Patwari's remarks come in response to the discrepancies observed in exit polls, which showed the Congress leading in six seats where the BJP contested three. Patwari highlighted the inconsistencies in exit poll predictions, indicating a sense of optimism within the Congress camp.

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Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Anupam Rajan announced that the counting of votes for 29 parliamentary constituencies will commence on June 4 at 8 am. The process will take place across 92 district headquarters. Given the intense heat conditions, provisions have been made to ensure voter comfort at the counting centers. Rajan stated, "Drinking water arrangements and coolers have been installed in the counting centres to alleviate the heat."

“The counting (of votes) will begin at 8 am. All the arrangements have been made. Training of the counting staff has been done. We will ensure a peaceful process,” said Madhya Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Anupam Rajan.

“The opposition is frustrated and disappointed, and they are talking nonsense. After tomorrow's results, their mouth will be shut. The people have crushed their pride and have voted to make PM Modi come to power for the third time. Let them talk for one more day whatever they want,” said Union Minister and BJP leader Nityanand Rai .

Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah leaves from the residence of BJP national president JP Nadda.

On Lok Sabha election results, Rajasthan Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasara said, "Exit polls are misleading, they are managed by BJP and Modi ji. They (BJP) have not done anything in the last 10 years. BJP is asking for votes but it is not telling its vision..."

Voter turnout in Jammu and Kashmir is highest in the last four decades in this Lok Sabha elections, said CEC Rajiv Kumar.

Bengaluru: On exit polls, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah said, "We are not going to agree with the exit poll. Exit polls are a media creation... We will win 15-20 seats in Karnataka. In the centre, our President has made it very clear that the INDIA alliance will win 295 seats."

Karnataka: On exit polls, Karnataka Minister K N Rajanna said, "Exit polls are ‘Modi polls’….The exit polls are not true….In Karnataka, we will be in double digits and win more than 15 seats".

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Karnataka Dy CM DK Shivakumar says, "...INDIA (alliance) will form the govt"

“Tomorrow is the day of counting (votes). Everyone knows that Modi ji is going to become the Prime Minister for the third time,” said Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva.

 Returning Officer of Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency Dr Bilal Mohi-ud-Din Bhat said on the preparations for counting.

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and other top BJP leaders arrive at party president JP Nadda’s residence for a meeting in Delhi.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said, "People are going to bring about a change. The mood of the people was visible in the entire election. There was no crowd at his (PM Modi) rally. They are scaring the opposition with exit polls. Our exit poll says that  INDIA bloc is winning the maximum number of seats. When the BJP is on the verge of defeat, it will intimidate the booth agents. It is possible that the counting will be done slowly and the electricity will be cut off at night. The Election Commission should look into it."

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Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan says, "...Change has been confirmed in Odisha. By trusting PM Modi's words, people are going to form BJP govt in Odisha...this change is going to be for the welfare of people...in the 21st century, Odisha will become a leading state, economic hub..."

Congress leader Sonia Gandhi - “We have to wait. Just wait and see. We are very hopeful that our results are completely the opposite to what the exit polls are saying,”

“INDIA alliance is going to form the government because people have given their support to us. Exit polls will be proved wrong tomorrow,” said Samajwadi Party spokesperson Fakhrul Hasan Chaand.

"BJP and Election Commission organised a long election. In spite of hot weather, all political parties and 140 crore people participated in the celebration of democracy. INDIA bloc fought the elections with all its strength and unity with all parties. We are sure that democracy, our constitution will win tomorrow," says Congress leader Surendra Rajput on Lok Sabha Elections 2024. 

Lucknow: Security forces deployed at the counting centres ahead of the vote counting tomorrow; agents of political parties also present at the spot.

To manage post-election violence, nearly 400 Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) companies (over 40,000 personnel) will remain in West Bengal until June 19. A significant portion of the CAPFs will consist of the Central Reserve Police Force.

West Bengal: Re-election being held in booth number 61 of Kadambagachi Sardar Para area of ​​Barasat Lok Sabha Constituency, Deganga Assembly constituency today.

On Exit Poll, Manmohan Samal, Odisha BJP State president says, "The credit goes to PM Modi...91-93% people are attached to him...the public is convinced and they fought the elections on the behalf of BJP...The public of Odisha want to change and they will dethrone the BJD government..." 

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the exit poll predictions were not consistent with the ground reality as they were "manufactured at home" two months back. Claiming that such exit polls have no value, she criticised the media for showing them.

The final voter turnout for Phase 4 of the Odisha State Assembly Elections, excluding postal ballots, has reached 74.41%, the Odisha Chief Electoral Officer said. Voting in Odisha concluded on June 1, along with the seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha polls. The assembly polls in Odisha were conducted simultaneously along with the General Elections. The exit polls on Saturday predicted that the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is expected to double its tally in Odisha in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.The BJP is making an effort to enter the bastion of Biju Janata Dal.

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BJP has called a key meeting of the party that will be held at the house of party national president JP Nadda at 11.30 am today. Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh and other key leaders will attend this meeting. A strategy will be made in the meeting for teh counting day.

The Election Commission has ordered repolling at one polling booth each in the Barasat and Mathurapur Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal. The polling will be held from 7 am to 6 pm today (June 3). 

Mere a day ahead of the counting of votes on June 4, the Election Commission of India said that it will hold a press conference June 3. Significantly, this is perhaps the first time that the poll panel has convened a presser on the conclusion of polls in the country, unlike its earlier tradition, where in 2019 its deputy election commissioners used to hold media briefings after each phase of polling.