Lok Sabha Polls Highlights — TMC Leader Zenith Sangma To Contest Tura Seat In Meghalaya

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Lok Sabha Polls Highlights: Hello and welcome to Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Live Blog, please follow this space for all the latest news and information about the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. With every passing day, the electoral battle is intensifying in the country to stake majority and form the government at the Centre. On Sunday, the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress announced candidates for the Lok Sabha Elections from West Bengal on all the 42 seats. TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee has been fielded from Diamond Harbour while star cricketer Yusuf Pathan has been given a ticket from Bahrampur. The party has dropped Nusrat Jahan who was earlier fielded from trouble-torn Sandeshkhali and has instead decided to give the ticket to Noorul Islam. The announcement was made by the party during its 'Jana Garjan Sabha' at Kolkata's famed Brigade Parade Ground where it kickstarted the campaign for the Lok Sabha polls. During the campaign, Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee charged up their supporters who reached the venue from far and wide corners of the state. Abhishek claimed that "Modi ki guarantee" has "zero warranty and labelled BJP leaders as "outsiders and anti-Bengal", who only visit the state during elections.Mamata Banerjee, during her speech, praised the recently resigned Election Commissioner Arun Goel for "not succumbing" to what she described as BJP's attempts at coercion. "I will never allow opening of detention camps and implementation of the NRC in West Bengal. The TMC will lead the way for the entire country in defeating the BJP," said the West Bengal Chief Minister. The same day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh inaugurated or laid the foundations of projects worth Rs 42,000 crore across the country, of which projects worth Rs 34,700 crore are in UP, with a major chunk of them involving the construction of airports and airport buildings. 

12/03/2024 21:57:10

Lok Sabha Polls LIVE — TMC to contest Tura seat in Meghalaya

TMC leader Zenith Sangma will contest the Tura seat in Meghalaya

 

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12/03/2024 19:44:24

Congress Will Come To Power And Give Jobs, Work On Inflation: Congress leader Phool Singh Baraiya

On being announced as the candidate from MP's Bhind, Congress leader Phool Singh Baraiya says, "...Unemployment is a very big issue...The govt has no programme for it...Congress govt will come to power and give them jobs...Congress will also work on inflation."

 

12/03/2024 19:41:49

Fortunate To Get Chance To Contest From Garhwal: Congress leader Ganesh Godiyal

Dehradun: On being announced as the candidate from Uttarakhand's Garhwal, Congress leader Ganesh Godiyal says, "I am fortunate that with the support of our workers and the central leadership, I have got a chance to contest from Garhwal..."

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12/03/2024 19:21:09

13 OBC, 10 SC Candidates Among 43 Candidates In Cong's 2nd List

Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal says "In this list, out of the 43 candidates, 10 are General candidates, 13 OBC candidates, 10 SC candidates, 9 ST candidates and 1 Muslim candidate."

12/03/2024 18:40:10

Congress Releases 2nd List Of 43 Candidates For Lok Sabha Polls

The Congress second list for Lok Sabha Election 2024 has featured Gaurav Gogoi, Nakul Nath, and Vaibhav Gehlot among prominent candidates.

12/03/2024 18:03:17

Will Fight LS Polls If Party Workers Insist, Says Kharge

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said that if the party workers will insist he might contemplate contesting LokSabha elections.    

 

 

12/03/2024 16:23:49

Mahrahtra Congress Leader Padmakar Valvi Set To Join BJP As Rahul's Nyay Yatra Enters State

In a fresh jolt to Congress ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, another party leader Padmakar Valvi is set to join the BJP. This comes at a time when Congress's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra has entered Maharashtra. The former Minister  met BJP state president Chandrashekhar Bawankule.

12/03/2024 12:33:16

Lok Sabha Polls LIVE: Pokhran Has Emotional Attachment With Every India, PM Modi Ahead Of Rajasthan Visit

Ahead of his visit Rajasthan visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Pokhran has an emotional attachment with every Indian. 

At Pokhran, PM Modi will witness a synergised demonstration of indigenous defence capibilities in the form of a tri-services live fire and manoeuvre exercise. 

12/03/2024 09:51:40

Elections 2024 LIVE: Dushyant Chautala To Meet Amit Shah Today Amid Speculations Of JJP Backing Out From Haryana Ruling Alliance

Jannayak Janata Party chief Dushyant Chautala is expected to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah today ahead of expansion of the Haryana cabinet, sources tell ABP News. 

The JJP might back out from the ruling alliance in Haryana but any final decision will be reached after the meeting. 

12/03/2024 09:35:27

Lok Sabha Polls LIVE: PM Modi To Virtually Flag Off 10 New Vande Bharat Trains, Other Rail Projects In Ahmedabad

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually flag off 10 new Vande Bharat trains today, across the country.

He will flag-off the trains between Ahmedabad-Mumbai Central, Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam, Mysuru-Dr MGR Central (Chennai), Patna- Lucknow, New Jalpaiguri-Patna, Puri-Visakhapatnam, Lucknow-Dehradun, Kalaburagi–Sir M Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru, Ranchi-Varanasi, Khajuraho-Delhi (Nizamuddin).

11/03/2024 23:37:20

PM Modi Leaves From BJP Headquarters After CEC Meet Concludes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi leaves from the BJP headquarters after the party's CEC meeting, in Delhi concludes.

11/03/2024 23:35:31

BJP, TDP, JSP Forged A Formidable Seat-Sharing Formula In Andhra Pradesh: Ex CM N Chandrababu

TDP chief and former Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu tweets "In Amaravati today, the BJP, TDP and JSP forged a formidable seat-sharing formula. With this significant step, the people of Andhra Pradesh now stand on the threshold of reclaiming our State and paving the way for a brighter future."

11/03/2024 22:33:08

Congress Clears Names For 12 Seats In MP, Nakul Nath To Contest From Chhindwara

Congress Central Election Committee (CEC) has cleared names for 12 Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh, Nakul Nath will contest from the Chhindwara seat: Sources

11/03/2024 22:33:03

Congress Clears Names For 12 Seats In MP, Nakul Nath To Contest From Chhindwara

Congress Central Election Committee (CEC) has cleared names for 12 Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh, Nakul Nath will contest from the Chhindwara seat: Sources

11/03/2024 19:07:23

Amit Shah Arrives For The BJP CEC Meeting

Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrives for the BJP CEC meeting at the party headquarters, in Delhi

11/03/2024 18:22:26

BJP CEC Meeting To Begin Shortly In Delhi

BJP President JP Nadda arrives at party headquarters in Delhi to attend the BJP Central Election Committee meeting.

11/03/2024 16:29:36

Lok Sabha Polls LIVE: Ready to compromise with Congress on 3 seats in J-K, Omar Abdullah says

JKNC Vice President Omar Abdullah says, "We are not rigid, if we were rigid then we would have declared our candidates on all 6 seats like Mamata Banerjee..We are not fielding our candidates on 50% of the seats...In West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee did not leave for Congress the seats which Congress had won. We are ready to compromise with Congress on 3 seats..." (ANI)

11/03/2024 15:44:18

Lok Sabha Polls LIVE: 'Conflict of personal interests', BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad on I.N.D.IA. bloc

On TMC announcing candidates on all 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal, BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad says, "It was bound to happen. They (opposition) have nothing in the name of leader, policy or intention but a conflict of personal interests."

On PM Modi, he says, "There is no doubt about it that the country has reached new heights, be it in economy, manufacturing or infrastructure under the leadership of PM Modi. articles 370 has been abrogated, Triple Talaque has ended and now the world looks towards India." (ANI)

11/03/2024 15:34:56

Lok Sabha Polls LIVE: Congress chief Kharge slams Karnataka MP's remarks on 'amending Constitution'

Statement about amending Constitution not made by fringe element but BJP MP; this will create upheaval in the country: Congress chief Kharge

"It is unfortunate that the BJP has not fully accepted the Constitution. On one hand, the PM says that Constitution will never be changed, on the other hand, he asks his people to say that two-third majority is required to amend the Constitution. This is not said by a normal person or a fringe element, they are leaders and MPs of the BJP. They have been saying this and today again, they again repeated this in Karnataka that the Constitution must be amended," he remarked, as per PTI.

11/03/2024 15:21:10

Lok Sabha Polls LIVE: Union MoS Rajeev Chandrashekhar on his Thiruvananthapuram clash with Congress MP Shashi Tharoor

"People should not reduce this to some fight between two people or two personalities. This is nothing to do with A person or B person. This is about a political ideology, politics of performance and the move to take India forward and make it a development nation, the third biggest economy on one hand. The opposition today stands for absolutely nothing," says Union MoS Rajeev Chandrashekhar on his clash with Congress' Shashi Tharoor from Thiruvananthapuram. (PTI)

11/03/2024 13:27:52

Lok Sabha Polls LIVE: UP Congress Proposes To Field Gandhi Family From Amethi, Rae Bareli Ahead Of CEC Meeting

The Congress State Election Committee of UP has sent a proposal to the central leadership recommending that members of the Gandhi family should contest the elections from Amethi and Rae Bareli ahead of the Central Election Committee meeting today at 5 pm. a

11/03/2024 12:20:50

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 LIVE: No Such Plans To Contest From Jabalpur, Says Kamal Nath

Former Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath says, "I have no such plan to contest from Jabalpur. I won't leave Chhindwara in any condition."
 
On those leaders leaving Congress and joining the BJP, he says, "If Suresh Pachouri has left the Congress to join the BJP, it's his wish. He (Deepak Joshi) was from there (BJP) only."

11/03/2024 12:20:00

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 LIVE: ECI Holds Meeting To Brief Observers, Poll Panel To Visit J&K

The Election Commission of India held observers' briefing meeting for the General Election to Lok Sabha and General Election to Legislative Assemblies 2024 in Delhi. 

As per ANI quoting sources as saying, today's day-long briefing of Election Observers by ECI is aimed at streamlining strategy to ensure the implementation of the model code of conduct for Lok Sabha elections. Today's briefing for Election Observers is chaired by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar. Officers drawn from IAS, IPS, IRS, and other accounts Services across the country are deployed as General, Police, and Expenditure Observers. 

The ECI team led by CEC Rajiv Kumar will visit Jammu and Kashmir to assess the poll preparedness of the Union Territory, ANI report added. 

11/03/2024 11:35:06

Elections 2024 LIVE: NDA Candidates File Nomination For UP MLC Polls

Ten NDA MLC candidates file nominations for the Uttar Pradesh MLC polls in Lucknow in the presence of Uttar Pradesh Cheif Minister Yogi Adityanath, state Deputy CM Brijesh Pathak, Uttar Pradesh BJP President Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary, Uttar Pradesh Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar and several other leaders.

11/03/2024 10:54:24

Lok Sabha Polls Live: PM Modi Presents Appreciation Certificates To 'Lakhpati Didis'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented certificates of appreciation to 'Lakhpati Didis' at the Sashakt Nari-Viksit Bharat programme in Delhi.

11/03/2024 10:53:21

Lok Sabha Polls Live: CPI(M) Politburo Holds Meeting In Delhi Office

The politburo of Communist Party of India (Marxist) held a meeting at party office in Delhi to discuss strategy for Lok Sabha elections. Sitaram Yechury, Brinda Karat among other party leaders could be seen attending the meeting. 

11/03/2024 10:03:42

Lok Sabha Polls Live: Its Pluralistic Democracy...', Says Congress On TMC Fielding Candidates On All 42 Seats

“It’s pluralistic democracy. Everyone has the right to fight the elections. We tried our best to fight the elections together (INDIA alliance)," said Congress spokesperson Surendra Rajput on TMC declaring its candidates for all 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal.

11/03/2024 09:11:28

Lok Sabha Polls Live: PM Modi To Inaugurate Dwarka Expressway In Gurugram Today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reach Haryana's Gurugram today where he will inaugurate Dwarka Expressway. 

11/03/2024 08:56:30

Lok Sabha Polls Live: TMC Doesn't Trust People Of Bengal, Says BJP On Fielding June Malia

On TMC fielding June Malia from Medinipur, BJP MP Dilip Ghosh says, "TMC doesn’t have trust in the people of West Bengal. Therefore, they are bringing people from outside. Who will vote for those who were rejected in their own state?”

11/03/2024 07:47:48

Lok Sabha Polls Live: BJP, Congress To Hold CEC Meeting For Second List Today

The Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress will hold a meeting of their respective Central Election Committees to mull candidates for the second list for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, ABP News sources have learned. Both meetings will be held at 6 pm where the saffron party will decide candidates on 150 seats. 

The Congress CEC meeting will decide candidates for different states including Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Bihar, and Assam.