Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Highlights: ‘Not A Big Challenge’, BJP’s Jairam Thakur As Cong Fields Vikramaditya In Mandi
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Responding to Vikramaditya Singh's candidacy from Mandi and Vinod Sultanpuri from Shimla. Himachal Pradesh LoP Jairam Thakur said, "Congress has been able to make a decision only about two seats (in the state)...As far as the decision about the two candidates is concerned, we have already declared our candidates on both seats...They are already campaigning well. I think this is not a big challenge...We will contest with all our strength and win the election. We will win all 4 seats in the state. There is a lot of anger against the Congress government in the state. They will have to bear its brunt in Lok Sabha elections and by-elections in the state", reported ANI.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released a list of 40 prominent campaigners for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections and assembly by-election in Gujarat. The list includes Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP President JP Nadda, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, state party chief CR Paatil, former CM Vijay Rupani, and and others to campaign, reported ANI.
The Congress party released another list comprising 16 candidates for the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Vikramaditya Singh to contest from Mandi, where he will face off against BJP candidate Kangana Ranaut. Manish Tewari to contest from Chandigarh, reported ANI.
In Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said, "Those who could not ask a question in the Parliament in 5 years, did not participate in any debate, people will close their accounts this time. This time the Lotus will bloom in Chhindwara and the BJP will win... For 45 years, the people voted for him (Kamal Nath). His son (Nakul Nath) also got votes but did he do anything in 5 years?... The election is a one-day event for him and then fun and frolic for 5 years. He is here for a picnic. Now the people have to decide", reported ANI.
AIADMK lodged a formal complaint with the Election Commission of India, alleging "illegal phone interception by Tamil Nadu Intelligence Wing to target Opposition leaders"; the party demands action.
Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, BJP candidate Madhavi Latha held a door-to-door campaigning in Hyderabad Parliamentary constituency, Telangana, reported ANI.
Ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2024, K Annamalai, the State BJP chief and party's candidate from Coimbatore constituency, led a door-to-door campaign in the region. Accompanied by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
Coimbatore will go to polls on April 19, in the first phase of general elections, reported ANI.
Ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, the Congress decided the candidates for eight seats in Punjab.
During a speech in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said, "The more our institutions strengthen, the stronger our democracy and constitution will become...Our fight is for this. Once 'samudra manthan' was done. This time 'samvidhan manthan' will be done. On one side are people who want to save the constitution and on the other are those who want to finish the constitution and change it", reported ANI.
Ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha election, Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed a public rally in Alwar, Rajasthan, reported ANI.
Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi posted on X, stating, "AIMIM extended its support to AIADMK in the coming Lok Sabha elections. Our alliance will also continue for the Assembly elections".
On Himachal Pradesh CEC meeting, Congress leader Rajeev Shukla said, "In the meeting, we discussed how to win all 4 seats of Himachal Pradesh... We have decided on candidates for two seats. For the remaining two seats, the discussions will continue", reported ANI.
Congress' Central Election Committee held a meeting at the AICC headquarters in Delhi to discuss the candidates for Lok Sabha elections in Haryana, reported ANI.
Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal said, "The entire atmosphere of the nation is changing day by day. This is why PM is panicking. All the people are understanding the real issues of this country. Most of the OBC parties are supporting the Congress", reported ANI.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday held a roadshow in Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu. His roadshow comes ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the state. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fielded Pon Radhakrishnan from the seat. He will be facing AIADMK's Nazerath Pasilian, and Congress's Vijay Vasanth. The grand old party's Vasanth is the sitting MP from the seat. He won the by-polls after the demise of his father H Vasanthakumar in August 2020.
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Lok Sabha Elections 2024 LIVE: Addressing a public rally at Ramnagar, in Nainital, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said, "For how long you'll keep blaming Congress. Congress is not in power for the last 10 years. For the last 10 years, they (BJP) have been in govt with a full majority, now they say '400 paar' they want more majority. They say nothing has been done in 75 years. If nothing has happened, how have such skills developed in Uttarakhand, from where IITs, IIMs, and AIIMSs came into the country? Chandrayaaan landed on the moon, if Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru hadn't built these, was it possible?..."
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah met BJP MP from Chamarajanagar, Srinivas Prasad at his residence in Mysuru today.
Today, the Congress party is set to host its Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting in Delhi.
Thanjavur constituency OF Tamil Nadu witnessed a unique campaigning approach as DMK candidate Murasoli traversed the Pandithar Street area atop a horse cart.
Lok Janshakti Party national president Chirag Paswan weighed in on the Rashtriya Janata Dal's (RJD) electoral pledge of creating 1 crore jobs, as outlined in their manifesto released earlier today. Paswan, referencing the historical influence of Lalu Yadav's family in Bihar politics, said, "People of their (Lalu Yadav's) family were in power for a very long time in Bihar and we don't need to tell anyone how they gave employment to people. People make big promises during elections, however, the reality is different after they actually come into power".
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 LIVE: P Senthilnathan, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate contesting from the Trichy Lok Sabha constituency, expresses confidence as campaigning gains momentum.
Shiv Sena (UBT) supremo Uddhav Thackeray on Friday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent remark labelling the party as "fake". Thackery, in response, said, "My party was not like your degree". Thackeray made these remarks during a campaign rally in Maharashtra's Boisar near Mumbai, where he was campaigning in support of his party's Palghar Lok Sabha candidate, Bharti Kamdi.
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As the countdown to the general elections intensifies, star campaigners from major political parties have intensified their efforts, with a full-scale lineup of rallies scheduled for today. Union Minister Amit Shah is set to address gatherings in Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan, while Defence Minister Rajnath Singh takes charge of BJP's campaign in Chhattisgarh. Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister is set to lead the charge in his state and neighbouring Uttarakhand. BJP's National President is scheduled to hold rallies in Nagaland. On the opposition front, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is slated to address rallies in Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh, with Priyanka Gandhi making a visit to Uttarakhand. Additionally, the Samajwadi Party chief will campaign in UP's Bijnor.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s star campaigner and home minister Amit Shah will hold a rally in Noida on Saturday evening in support of party candidate and incumbent MP Dr Mahesh Sharma, senior party functionaries said on Friday, adding that more than 30,000 people are expected to attend the rally that will be held at Shivalik Park in Sector 33-A.
Former Uttar Pradesh minister Swami Prasad Maurya, who left the Samajwadi Party and formed the Rashtriya Shoshit Samaj Party in February, on Friday extended support to the Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) candidate Chandrashekhar from the Nagina Lok Sabha seat.
In a post on the social media platform 'X', Maurya said, "The Rashtriya Shoshit Samaj Party (RSSP) extends support to Chandrashekhar Azad, the candidate of the Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) from the Lok Sabha constituency number-5, Nagina (reserved). " Maurya also appealed to the people of the Nagina constituency to elect Azad with an overwhelming majority.
Maurya has been a five-time member of the Legislative Assembly, a minister in governments led by Mayawati and Yogi Adityanath.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi will hold a roadshow in Tripura on April 16, a day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally.
Background
Lok Sabha Elections Highlights: Please follow this space and keep refreshing the page for all the latest updates pertaining to the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
The Lok Sabha Elections will be held in seven phases starting from April 19 and going on till June 1. The votes will be counted on June 4. The current term of the Lok Sabha ends on June 16, necessitating the formation of a new House before then. In 2019, the Lok Sabha elections were held in seven phases between April and May. The results were announced on May 23, 2019.
Senior BJP leader Amit Shah held a roadshow in Tamil Nadu's Madurai on Friday in support of the party's Madurai Lok Sabha candidate Raama Srinivasan and other NDA candidates for the April 19 election.
Scores of enthusiastic cadres who lined up on either side of the road from the Periyar bus stand to Vilakkuthoon junction raised slogans. Shah greeted the cadres from his specially-designed vehicle and flashed the party's Lotus symbol throughout the nearly 2.5 km stretch, close to the renowned Sri Meenakshi Sundareshwarar temple.
Later addressing party functionaries, Shah said Tamil Nadu had not witnessed development because of the "corrupt DMK and AIADMK", though the state had potential. The BJP alone has concern for the state's development and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made the nation secure and prosperous, he claimed.
"The BJP is contesting this general election without being in alliance with either the DMK or AIADMK... Now the time has come for the people of Tamil Nadu to stand with Narendra Modi and make him Prime Minister for a third consecutive term," Shah said.
Apologising for his inability to speak in Tamil, Shah said that Modi had taken Tamil pride to the world and only the BJP could take the Tamil language and its culture to other parts of the country. "I will try to speak in Tamil in two-to-five years," he said. Later, posting a video of his roadshow, Shah said there was overwhelming support for Modi 3.0 at the Madurai roadshow.
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