Amid polling for five Lok Sabha and 35 Assembly seats in Odisha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday predicted BJP's historic win in the state. He said, on June 10, the state will certainly have the first BJP CM.
The elderly petitioner had argued that her condition prevented her from physically going to the polling booth, thus denying her the opportunity to participate in the democratic process. However, the Supreme Court did not find sufficient grounds to grant the requested relief.
PM Modi dispelled myths about the BJP's weakened positioning in Southern India, asserting that the party will sweep the ongoing general elections with a larger margin than before. He also discussed the party's growing influence nationwide and the NDA's confidence in securing over 400 seats.
The fifth phase of elections is underway in the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency. A voter turned up on a polling booth and appealed to his brother, who had joined a terror outfit, to give up arms and return to the family.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the BJP has never acted against minorities and he is not ready to accept anyone as "special citizens". His remarks came while responding to a query on Opposition's "polarisation" charge at him at election rallies.
Polling for Phase 5 began in 49 Parliament constituencies across 8 states/UTs, alongside 35 Assembly Constituencies in Odisha. Prominent personalities exercised their right to vote, urging citizens to participate in the democratic process.
A photo of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is going viral on social media with a claim that he is holding a copy of the Chinese constitution at his election rally instead of the Indian constitution.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a roadshow in Odisha's Puri on Monday for the Lok Sabha Elections. He addressed an election rally in Dhenkanal where he said that the state will have the double-engine government for the first time.
Mallikarjun Kharge's posters were defaced in front of the West Bengal Congress headquarters in Kolkata and "TMC's agent" was written. This comes after Kharge snubbed Adhir over his remarks on Mamata Banerjee's loyalty to the Opposition's I.N.D.I.A bloc.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: In the fifth phase of elections on May 20, voters in 49 constituencies across Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh will cast their ballots.
PM Modi appealed to the voters who will cast vote today to exercise their franchise. He made a special mention of the women and young voters.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Amritpal Singh is contesting the Lok Sabha polls from Punjab's Khadoor Sahib as an Independent candidate.
Lok Sabha elections 2024: Over 8.95 crore people, including 4.26 crore females and 5,409 third-gender electors, are eligible to vote in this round and 9.47 lakh polling officials have been deployed across 94,732 polling stations.
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"The Sankalp Patra, a pledge form, was distributed to students who, in turn, brought those to their parents to sign, committing to vote," the poll body said in a statement.
Amid the campaigning for the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday reached Bishnupur in West Bengal. Earlier he addressed a public rally in Purulia. Both the constituencies will go to polls on May 25.
Visuals from the location depict the swelling crowd going haywire and breaking barriers to get a closer glimpse of the leaders. Several attendees reportedly suffered injuries during the incident.
The Centre abrogated Article 370 on August 5, 2019 which granted special status of Jammu and Kashmir. The centre also downgraded the state into two union territories -- Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir.
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