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Lok Sabha Polls 2024 HIGHLIGHTS : Follow this space for all the latest updates on the upcoming 18th General Elections from all across the country.

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Lok Sabha Polls 2024 HIGHLIGHTS : Hello and welcome to this space brought to you by ABP Live. Follow this space for all the latest updates on the upcoming 18th General Elections from all across the country. The schedule for the Lok Sabha elections in 2024 is expected to be revealed by the Election Commission of India (ECI) after March 13, as reported by India Today, citing ECI sources. ECI teams have been actively inspecting the election preparations in various states, and this assessment is projected to conclude by March 13.As the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections approach, the political scene in Delhi is intensifying, marked by robust competition among different parties. The two principal coalitions, NDA (National Democratic Alliance) and I.N.D.I.A (The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance), are preparing for a vigorous contest to secure a majority in the upcoming elections.Delhi, with its seven Lok Sabha seats, holds a crucial position in the General Elections. Despite its limited number of seats, winning the majority in Delhi is often considered a precursor to forming the central government. Historical trends indicate that the party securing the majority in Delhi typically proceeds to shape the government at the centre, underscoring the territory's significance in the political arena.The seat-sharing arrangement between AAP and INC has been confirmed, with AAP contesting on four seats and INC on three seats. The Election Commission of India (ECI) will finalize candidate confirmation and seat allocation in the coming weeks. With all seven seats currently held by BJP MLAs, the Delhi General Elections 2024 are poised to be a closely contested event, with each party striving for victory in the national capital.The Congress party engaged in a series of pivotal meetings on Monday as it gears up for the Lok Sabha elections. The Manifesto Committee, headed by former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, deliberated on the draft manifesto. Concurrently, screening committees held meetings to shortlist candidates for the Lok Sabha elections.On March 7, the Central Election Committee convened to finalise the names for the initial list of Lok Sabha candidates, according to sources.The manifesto committee is set to meet again on Tuesday for further discussions. Sources told The Hindu that the panel approved around 10 pages of the 50-page document on Monday. Once the document is concluded, it will be forwarded to the Congress Working Committee for the final stamp of approval. Earlier reporting by The Hindu on Saturday indicated that ensuring a legal guarantee for the minimum support price, conducting a caste-based census, and prioritizing the filling of existing government vacancies will prominently feature in the Congress manifesto for the 2024 Lok Sabha election.

08/03/2024 22:33:16

Will Fulfill Trust Shown: Bhupesh Baghel

On his candidature from Rajnandgaon, Former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel says, "I thank the Party High Command for showing trust in me. We will fulfill the trust shown in all of us. It is a good list of candidates."

08/03/2024 22:31:30

I Thank Party High Command For The Opportunity: Congress Leader Rajendra Sahu

On his candidature from Durg, Congress leader Rajendra Sahu says, "I thank the party High Command for giving me the opportunity."

08/03/2024 22:29:03

Will Work For Development: Congress Leader Balram Naik Porika

Congress leader Balram Naik Porika to contest Lok Sabha polls from Mahabubabad-ST constituency "Congress is a party for the welfare of the poor. BRS and BJP could not do any development in the Mahabubabad area. I will work for the development of the area."

08/03/2024 22:25:45

Congress Constitutes Political Affairs Committee And Pradesh Election Committee Of Party's UP Unit

Congress constitutes Political Affairs Committee and Pradesh Election Committee of the Uttar Pradesh Congress.

08/03/2024 22:24:25

Elections 2024 LIVE — EC Holds Security Review Ahead Of Announcing LS Poll Dates

The Election Commission held a security review meeting ahead of the announcement of Lok Sabha poll dates. 

08/03/2024 19:37:51

Congress Fields Rahul Gandhi From Waynad

The Congress has fielded former Party president and senior leader Rahul Gandhi from Waynad for the second time. In the 2019 LS polls, the Congress MP registered a thumping win from Waynad. 

08/03/2024 19:36:05

Elections 2024 LIVE — 24 Candidates From SC-ST, OBC, Minority Communities On Congress' 1st List

The Congress released its first list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on Friday. Out of the 39 names on the list, 24 candidates are from SC-ST, OBC, and minority communities.  

08/03/2024 19:30:48

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 LIVE — Former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel On Congress's 1st List For LS Polls

The Congress has fielded former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel from Rajnandgaon.
 

08/03/2024 18:00:43

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 LIVE — Congress Will Fill 30 Lakh Vacancies If It Comes To Power: Rahul

Panchmahal: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi says, "We took five decisions for the youth, yesterday. There is a vacancy for 30 lakh jobs & the Modi government has not filled those vacancies. As soon as the Congress government comes to power we fill those vacancies. The youth looks for jobs after completion of their education, and we will be bringing in a new law- 'apprenticeship ka adhikar'."

 

08/03/2024 15:38:54

Elections 2024 LIVE — BJP, TDP, Jana Sena To Work Together For Upcoming LS Polls: TDP MP K Ravindra Kumar

In principle, BJP, TDP, Jana Sena have decided to work together for upcoming polls, modalities being discussed: TDP MP K Ravindra Kumar.

 

08/03/2024 15:03:45

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Tickets For 50% Seats In Karnataka Discussed, Says DK Shivakumar

Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar says "I met Mallikarjun Kharge as he is our national president. As far as tickets for Lok Sabha are concerned, we have discussed 50% (14 seats). Ultimately party high command will decide. Mallikarjun Kharge himself has to decide whether he will contest or not. He has to travel around the country to ultimately decide this..."

08/03/2024 15:03:44

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Tickets For 50% Seats In Karnataka Discussed, Says DK Shivakumar

Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar says "I met Mallikarjun Kharge as he is our national president. As far as tickets for Lok Sabha are concerned, we have discussed 50% (14 seats). Ultimately party high command will decide. Mallikarjun Kharge himself has to decide whether he will contest or not. He has to travel around the country to ultimately decide this..."

08/03/2024 14:51:19

Elections 2024 LIVE: Mahagathbandhan Announces Candidates For Bihar MLC Polls Including Rabri Devi

Mahagathbandhan has announced candidates for Bihar MLC polls. 4 members from RJD including former Bihar CM & RJD leader Rabri Devi and 1 from CPI (ML) announced as the candidates.

08/03/2024 13:48:59

Lok Sabha Polls 2024 Live: Tripura CM Manik Saha Participates In Door-To-Door Campaign In Bengal's South Malda

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Friday participated in the door-to-door campaign in Ward 21 of South Malda, West Bengal.

08/03/2024 12:32:42

Lok Sabha Polls 2024 Live: Congress To Sound Bugle On Conclusion Of Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra In Mumbai

The Congress party will sound the poll bugle for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on the conclusion of Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Mumbai. The march will conlcude on March 17 with a rally at Shivaji Park in the city, Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole has said.

08/03/2024 10:32:28

Lok Sabha Polls 2024 Live—'Match Price With Ours...': Supriya Sule Corners BJP On LPG Cost Cut

Launching an attack on the BJP government at Centre over the domestic LPG gas cylinders price cut, Nationalist Congress Party chief Supriya Sule says, "I am not surprised at all. Look at the timing. They have been in power for the last 9 years. Why didn't they think of this earlier? Just when the election, I mean it will probably be announced in the next 5 or 6 days, "yeh aur ek jumla hai"...In our government, the cylinder was Rs 430. Why don't they match it?..."

08/03/2024 08:58:08

Lok Sabha Polls 2024 Live: Kejriwal, Mann To Kickstart Campaigning For AAP From Today

Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann will kickstart the party's campaign from today. The campaign will be started by the Delhi and Punjab Chief Ministers respectively from the party's Delhi office. 

08/03/2024 07:19:40

Lok Sabha Polls 2024 Live: PM Modi To Present First-Ever National Creators Award Today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will present the first-ever National Creators Award today in Delhi's Bharat Mandapam at 10:30 pm today. He will also address the gathering on the occasion. 

07/03/2024 23:25:58

Congress Working Committee Meeting To Finalize Candidates Concludes

The Congress's Central Election Committee (CEC) on Thursday held its first meeting to finalise the party's candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. 

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, former party chief Sonia Gandhi, AICC general secretary K C Venugopal, as well as other senior leaders were present at the meeting.

07/03/2024 20:12:32

Govt Extends Rs 300 LPG Subsidy For Ujjwala Beneficiaries For FY25

Cabinet approves extending Rs 300 per 14.2-kg subsidy to Ujjwala beneficiaries in next fiscal starting April 1: Union Minister Piyush Goyal

07/03/2024 20:07:28

If Elected From Asansol Again, I Will Build Super Speciality Hospital: TMC MP Shatrughan Sinha

Here’s what TMC MP and actor Shatrughan Sinha said at a press briefing in West Bengal’s Asansol.

“If I am elected from Asansol again, I will build a super speciality hospital here for our labourers and the poor. I will also try to open a medical college here so that the public can avail various medical facilities including treatment for cancer.”

07/03/2024 19:05:37

Congress Leader Padmaja Venugopal Joins BJP

Congress leader Padmaja Venugopal, daughter of Congress veteran and former Kerala Chief Minister K Karunakaran, joins the Bharatiya Janata Party in Delhi.

07/03/2024 19:04:46

I.N.D.I.A Alliance, PDA Family Will Bring Change To Country: Akhilesh Yadav

"I.N.D.I.A. alliance and PDA family will bring change to the country. Those who are talking about winning more than 400 seats, INDIA bloc and PDA (‘Pichhde, Dalit, Alpsankhyak) family will defeat them," says Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav

07/03/2024 18:23:06

Rahul Gandhi-Led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra Reaches Gujarat

Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra entered Gujarat from neighbouring Rajasthan on Thursday and the Congress leader was given a welcome by local leaders and workers of his party as well as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

The yatra reached Jhalod town of Dahod district in Gujarat from Rajasthan around 4.45 pm.

07/03/2024 17:31:51

Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra To Enter Maharashtra On March 12, Says Nana Patole

Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole says, "On March 12, the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra will enter Maharashtra under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi...On March 17 a mega rally will be organised & in that, we will tell the central government that they haven't been brought to power to end democracy..."

07/03/2024 17:07:26

Rahul Gandhi Promises Legal Guarantee On MSP To Farmers, Social Security For Gig Workers

Addressing a rally in Rajasthan's Banswara as part of his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, Gandhi also promised a legal guarantee on minimum support price for crops to farmers, social security for gig workers, and a Rs 5,000 crore fund for startups. 

"In our manifesto, we have done revolutionary work for farmers. For the first time in India, we have made a law to provide a legal guarantee of MSP for them. Farmers who are going to Delhi and being stopped, we have fulfilled their demands in our manifesto," Gandhi said at the Banswara rally.

07/03/2024 17:04:55

'30 Lakh Vacant Govt Posts To Be Filled If Congress Voted To Power': Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said 30 lakh vacant government posts will be filled and youths provided apprenticeships if his party is voted to power in the elections.

07/03/2024 14:55:51

BJP's Bijoy Mohapatra's Joins Biju Janata Dal In Presence Of Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik

Arabinda Mohapatra, son of senior BJP leader Bijoy Mohapatra, joins the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in the presence of Odisha Chief Minister and party supremo Naveen Patnaik and Kartik Pandian at Naveen Niwas in Bhubaneswar.

07/03/2024 12:46:31

NCP Leader Chhagan Bhujbal Questions Seat Sharing In Mahayuti Alliance

Chhagan Bhujbal, NCP leader, raised concerns over seat sharing in the Mahayuti alliance, advocating for an equal distribution of seats based on the nearly equal representation of legislators from both our party and Shiv Sena. (Input from ABP News reporter Rajash Tripathi)

07/03/2024 10:31:29

BJP, BJD On Brink Of Forging Alliance Ahead Of Lok Sabha Polls In Odisha: Report

Lok Sabha election 2024: The BJP and BJD have almost finalised on forging an alliance in Odisha ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, leaders of both parties have hinted.

Read the full report here. 

07/03/2024 09:06:57

Animesh Debbarma Reaches Tripura Assembly To Tender Resignation As LoP, All Set To Join BJP

07/03/2024 08:32:42

If One Takes Different Stand, It Doesn't Mean Family Has Split: Supriya Sule

leader Supriya Sule has said if one member of a large family takes a different stand, it does not mean there is a split within the family.

She also noted that BJP leaders these days do not talk about alleged corruption of her party.

Sule, however, did not name Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who parted ways with his uncle and Sule's father Sharad Pawar last year to join the Shiv Sena-BJP government.

"Our family has around 120 to 125 members, including small kids, and in such a big family, if one person puts forth a different opinion, it does not signify a split," Sule told reporters in Pune on Wednesday.

"Our family is united and it will remain united forever," the Lok Sabha member from Baramati said.

Asked about Union minister Amit Shah's statement that Sharad Pawar wanted to make her chief minister, Sule said she was thankful to Shah for "freeing the NCP of corruption". (PTI Input)

07/03/2024 08:30:19

Residents, Traders, Motorists To Boycott Lok Sabha Elections In TN's Tirumangalam

Amid allegations of regulatory violations, locals and stakeholders in Tirumangalam refuse to participate in the upcoming elections, citing grievances against the Kappalur Toll Plaza.

07/03/2024 07:31:52

Congress To Woo Youths With 'Right To Employment' Promise

For the first time, the Congress will promise the youths "right to employment" as part of its poll manifesto for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and is mulling stringent punishment for those responsible for paper leaks in examinations.

The Congress' manifesto committee on Wednesday handed over a copy of the draft manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls to party chief Mallikarjun Kharge at his residence here.

The draft manifesto was finalised by the panel members after lengthy deliberations. The panel, headed by former Union minister P Chidambaram, handed over the draft to Kharge in the presence of committee members Shashi Tharoor, K Raju, Gurdeep Sappal and Imran Pratapgarhi.

In a post on X, Kharge said, "From Green Revolution and White Revolution to building PSUs, from telecom and IT revolution to liberalisation, from inclusive governance to rights-based paradigm -- the Indian National Congress has always been committed to the welfare and development of India." "Our draft manifesto based on 'NYAY' for the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections is ready and was presented to me today by the Congress Manifesto Committee," he added.

The focus on youths comes as part of Congress' bid to woo them ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. (PTI Inputs)