Lok Sabha Elections 2024 HIGHLIGHTS— TDP's Nara Lokesh Participates In Roadshow In Support Of Tamil Nadu BJP Chief Annamalai
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TDP National General Secretary Nara Lokesh participated in the roadshow held in support of Tamil Nadu BJP President and party's candidate from Coimbatore Lok Sabha seat, K Annamalai in Coimbatore.
Tiruchirappalli Police and Paramilitary Force holds a flag march for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh minister Vikramaditya Singh says, "Today BJP's candidate from Mandi, Kangana Ranaut was in Manali and the language she used in the program for us, the Congress Party and Himachal Pradesh...till date, this type of language has not been used in a holy land like Himachal. She should have talked about the issues of Manali instead of using such a language...I want to tell you that the people of Himachal have nothing to do with what you eat or drink in Mumbai. This is not the issue of Himachal..."
Odisha CM and BJD chief Naveen Patnaik announces the fourth list of 9 candidates for Odisha Assembly Elections and One candidate for Lok Sabha Elections.
RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary said, "It is a very important election for Mathura. Hema ji is a very well-known candidate. The people of Mathura and the country have seen her work for the last 10 years."
Addressing a public meeting in Katni, Madhya Pradesh, Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah says, "The Congress Party ruled (the country) for 70 years based on casteism, nepotism and corruption. PM Modi worked to end casteism, nepotism and corruption in the country."
Weeks after quitting the Congress and withdrawing his candidature from the Lok Saba poll fray, former Congress spokerson in Gujarat, Rohan Gupta, on Thursday joined the BJP and trained his guns on the grand old party as he raised the issue of Sanatan Dharma and the remarks made by some I.N.D.I.A bloc leaders.
RLD's Patliputra candidate Misa Bharti responded to PM Modi's continued corruption jibes against her family, saying, "If N.D.I.A bloc voted to power, everyone, including PM would be in jail".
Bhartiya Janata Party nominates Dr Vinod Kumar Bind from Bhadohi Lok Sabha seat.
The Election Commission has issued a show-cause notice to the Voice of the People's Party in Meghalaya over an alleged violation of the model code of conduct by its supporters who were accused of disrupting Lok Sabha poll campaigns of the ruling NPP by raising slogans during public meetings in several locations.
The Returning Officer of Shillong parliamentary constituency SC Sadhu also issued another notice to VPP chief Ardent Basaiawmoit after the election agent of NPP candidate Ampareen Lyngdoh alleged that the opposition party was "spreading fake news" using social media.
Basaiawmoit was asked to reply by April 12 as to why action should not be taken against his party under the relevant provisions of the model code of conduct.
In a complaint to the returning officer, the NPP accused VPP supporters of disrupting election meetings of the party in Ri-Bhoi district on Monday.
The VPP supporters allegedly raised slogans while former MLA and NPP state working president Hamletson Dohling was addressing a gathering there. (PTI Inputs)
The Election Commission of India said, "Gazette notification for Phase 3 of General Elections to Lok Sabha 2024 to be issued on April 12; Nominations for the third phase will begin tomorrow".
Former Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa said that the Congress party has forgotten about the Lok Sabha elections. "Rahul Gandhi's leadership is a complete failure. The state Congress government is only talking about central government grants. We are facing this election based on the achievements of PM Narendra Modi in the last 10 years. Congress unknowingly talked about how Narendra Modi has created 2 crore jobs without any figures.7 crore jobs have been created in the country. How many jobs has Siddaramaiah's government created in the last 10 months? Congress government has not created even one job in 10 months," he said, as quoted by ANI.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from South Chennai Tamilisai Soundararajan met Chennai Koyambedu vegetable traders association.
Lok Sabha MP Malook Nagar, on his resignation from the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), said, "I have resigned from the party as I can't sit at home. I have been for 18 years in this party. I want to work for the people and country. This has been a history in BSP that after one term, either you'll be thrown out from the party or the people leave it".
Congress general secretary KC Venugopal said that there is "no sufficient ground to criticise our guarantees and manifesto". He told ANI, "here is no sufficient ground to criticize our guarantees and manifesto. Whenever we talk about the issues of people, the Prime Minister tries to divert through polarisation".
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a public meeting at Karauli-Dholpur on Thursday and at Barmer in Rajasthan on Friday in support of the respective BJP candidates. Prime Minister Modi will reach Jaipur airport at 12.30 pm on April 11. From here he will leave for Karauli and address the Vijay Shankhnad Sabha in Karauli at 1.15 pm, state BJP spokesperson Pramod Vashishth said in a release. Modi will address the Vijay Shankhnad public meeting on April 12 at 11.40 am at the Adarsh Stadium in Barmer. A road show will be held subsequently from Somnath Square to Gupteshwar Darwaja in Dausa at 3 pm. As part of the campaign in this Lok Sabha election, Modi has addressed party meetings in Kotputli, Churu and Pushkar. (PTI Input)
Congress veteran A K Antony hinted on Wednesday that either Rahul Gandhi or Priyanka would contest from a Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh."You wait for the decision of Amethi and Raebareili. Don't speculate. A member of the Nehru family will contest from Uttar Pradesh," Antony told the Asianet News channel in an interview.
When asked whether Robert Vadra would be the candidate, he also hinted that would not be the case.
The former Defence Minister said that the secular parties in the country have full faith in the Gandhi family.
His statement came amid the delay from the Congress in announcing candidates for Raebareli and Amethi, once considered the bastions of the Gandhi family. (PTI Input)
TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday said the NDA alliance of the TDP, BJP and Janasena uses political power to serve people while the YSRCP chief uses it as a license to "exploit and loot public wealth".
The TDP chief made these allegations at the Tanuku town in the West Godavari district as part of an election canvassing public meeting, featuring Janasena chief Pawan Kalyan and others.
“Power is for serving the public for the TDP, Jana Sena and BJP while it is looting for Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy, who has exploited his power as a license to loot public wealth,” said Naidu.
According to Naidu, Reddy is the only person who has prospered in the state in the past five years and he asked people whether they want the "destructive" rule of Reddy or the development of the state through the NDA. (PTI Inputs)
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Raj Thackeray To Address Lok Sabha Poll Rallies In Support Of PM Modi: Shiv Sena Leader
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray will address rallies in support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, a Shiv Sena leader said on Wednesday. A day after the MNS chief declared his unconditional support for the ruling Mahayuti alliance, Sanjay Shirsat, the spokesperson for the Shiv Sena led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, claimed the move would avoid the potential vote division in elections.
"There was a possibility of vote division which could have resulted in us (Mahayuti) slightly missing our target to win 45 plus seats in Maharashtra. Now, we will definitely achieve our target," Shirsat told reporters.
Raj Thackeray on Tuesday announced unconditional support to the `Mahayuti' alliance of the BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP in the state and backed PM Modi, a move that is expected to bolster the ruling bloc's prospects in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
When asked whether the MNS chief will campaign for Mahayuti, Shirsat replied in the affirmative. "Yes, he will hold rallies across the state, including Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar city. We will organise his rallies as per his schedule," he said.
Shirsat further said the chief minister would declare the Mahayuti nominee for the Aurangabad Lok Sabha constituency on Thursday. The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has fielded Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Chandrakant Khaire from Aurangabad against AIMIM's sitting MP Imtiaz Jaleel.
"The prime minister is scheduled to address a poll rally today (in Ramtek). Tomorrow, CM Shinde will declare the name of the candidate for Aurangabad," Shirsat added.
BJP Nominates SS Ahluwalia From Bengal's Asansol Lok Sabha Seat
The BJP on Wednesday announced the nomination of former Union minister SS Ahluwalia from the Asansol Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal. Ahluwalia would take on TMC's heavyweight candidate and the party's star face, Shatrughan Sinha, in Asansol, an industrial hub encapsulating the state's coal belt.
The BJP had previously replaced Ahluwalia, the party's sitting MP from the Burdwan-Durgapur seat, with former state president Dilip Ghosh as candidate for the constituency. Ghosh was, in turn, moved from his erstwhile winning seat Medinipur to fight for his prospects on Ahluwalia's turf.
Although the BJP had initially announced the name of Bhojpuri singer-actor Pawan Singh as its candidate from Asansol, the seat remained unrepresented by the party till now following Singh's refusal to contest from the constituency.
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