Lok Sabha Elections 2024 HIGHLIGHTS: Stampede-Like Situation At Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav's Rally In UP's Phulpur
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The fifth phase polling on Monday will be a reaffirmation of the lotus "blooming" in West Bengal as the BJP is set to wrest the highest number of seats in the state, Union Minister Jitendra Singh has said.
Singh, who on Saturday returned to Delhi after campaigning in West Bengal, also asked voters to ensure they exercise their franchise.
Voting in seven Lok Sabha constituencies of West Bengal -- Bangaon, Barrackpur, Howrah, Uluberia, Sreerampur, Hooghly and Arambag -- will be held on May 20.
"The fifth phase of polling on Monday will reaffirm the lotus blooming in West Bengal as the BJP is set to wrest the most number of seats in the eastern state," he told PTI here on Sunday.
The lotus is the BJP's election symbol.
Singh, the Union Minister of State for Personnel, said, in the ongoing election process, in each of the four phases so far, among all the states and Union Territories, West Bengal has consistently recorded a comparatively higher voter turnout. (PTI Input)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday arrived here on a two-day visit to Odisha to campaign for BJP candidates in simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly elections in the state.
After his arrival at the Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar, Modi went to Odisha BJP's headquarters where he was scheduled to hold a meeting with the party's state leaders and would stay the night at the Raj Bhavan.
As his cavalcade moved towards the party office, people, gathered on both sides of the road, cheered for the prime minister and waved cutouts of the BJP’s election symbol ‘lotus’.
As soon as Modi arrived at the party's state headquarters for the first time, he was given a ceremonial welcome by Odisha BJP leaders. (PTI Input)
Tight security arrangements have been made, with the deployment of over 33,000 personnel, for elections to five Lok Sabha and 35 assembly constituencies in Odisha on Monday, officials said.
Over 70.69 lakh voters, including 40.33 lakh men, 39.35 lakh women and 851 transgender persons, are eligible to cast their votes at 9,162 polling stations in Aska, Kandhamal, Bargarh, Bolangir and Sundargarh Lok Sabha constituencies, and 35 assembly seats falling under these parliamentary constituencies, in the second phase of polls in the state.
A total of 40 candidates are in the fray for the five Lok Sabha seats, while 265 nominees, including Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, will try their luck in the 35 assembly segments.
Patnaik is contesting from two assembly segments -- Hinjili under Aska Lok Sabha seat in Ganjam district and Kantabanji under Bolangir parliamentary constituency – around 400 km apart. (PTI Input)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will start his poll campaign in Punjab with his first rally in Patiala on Thursday, according to state BJP secretary.
Punjab BJP general secretary Rakesh Rathour on Sunday said the prime minister will address three public rallies in the state on May 23 and May 24.
Modi will hold his first rally in Patiala on May 23, followed by rallies in Gurdaspur and Jalandhar the next day, Rathour said.
The BJP has fielded four-time MP Preneet Kaur from the Patiala parliamentary constituency.
Sushil Rinku is the saffron party's candidate from Jalandhar while former MLA Dinesh Babbu has been fielded from the Gurdaspur seat.
Polling for 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab will be held on June 1 in the last plhase of Lok Sabha elections. (PTI Input)
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Live: A stampede-like situation occurred at Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav's joint rally In Uttar Pradesh's Phulpur, forcing leaders to leave without addressing the crowd.
Defence Minister and BJP Leader Rajnath Singh in an election rally in Sambalpur, Odisha said, "Congress ruled here for 50 years but Odisha has not developed well. Many things related Odia culture has vanished. I have also been told that keys of Ratna Bhandar of Jagannath Temple has been lost . As soon as our government will assume power, we will look into it. I can say with confidence that after Narendra Modi became PM, India is now taken seriously."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a roadshow in Purulia, West Bengal.
While addressing a public rally, in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath said, "Only one voice is resonating in the whole country... 'Phir ek baar Modi Sarkar, Ab ki baar 400 Paar'.. Whenever we talk about crossing 400 seats, Congress and the Samajwadi Party get tensed. They think that how can someone cross the mark of 400 seats? A voice comes from people which says that we will bring those who brought Lord Ram. This whole election is between 'Ram Bhakt' and 'Ram Drohi'..."
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami to address in Delhi a public meeting in favour of BJP's New Delhi Lok Sabha candidate Bansuri Swaraj. Delhi will vote on May 25.
Lok Sabha Elections: 5th phase of Lok Sabha election and state Assembly election to take place simultaneously in Odisha tomorrow.
Rourkela: Polling officials leave for their respective polling stations ahead of elections in Odisha tomorrow. 5th phase of Lok Sabha election and state Assembly election to take place simultaneously in Odisha tomorrow.
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Saturday claimed that the INDIA bloc will come to power in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and BJP will "not cross the 200 mark" in the polls. She accused Congress and CPI(M) of having entered into a nexus with BJP in the state to discredit the state government and asked the electorate not to vote for any non-TMC parties which will benefit the saffron camp.
Addressing an election rally at Goghat under the Arambagh Lok Sabha constituency, Banerjee claimed: "Some monks are working under the influence of BJP leaders in Delhi. Those who are looking after temples are doing great spiritual jobs, but everyone is not doing so. This is not done. We respect the monks," as quoted by news agency PTI.
One monk of a particular monastic order had forbidden the TMC agent to sit in a polling booth in the state, she alleged. The chief minister also said that one such monk, whom she earlier held in high esteem, has lost her respect for speaking against the TMC in Baharampur.
On May 21, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will hold a roadshow in Sambalpur before addressing poll rallies at Keonjhar, Parjang and Nayagarh.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh are scheduled to address election meetings in Odisha in the next three days, a senior BJP leader said on Saturday. The defence minister will address three meetings on Sunday at Rairakhol, Patna and Khurda, Odisha BJP vice-president Golak Mohapatra said.
Modi will reach Bhubaneswar at 7 pm on Sunday and hold an hour-long review meeting with the party workers at the state BJP office. The prime minister is scheduled to hold a road show in Puri at 8 am after having a 'darshan' of Lord Jagannath at the 12th-century shrine on Monday. Then he will address two public meetings - one in Angul at 9.30 am and the other in Cuttack at 11.30 am.
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PM Modi To Visit Odisha On May 19
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Odisha again on May 19 to further intensify the election campaigning of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state.
"PM Modi will reach Bhubaneswar at around 7 p.m. on May 19. He is likely to have an hour-long meeting with senior leaders over election-related and other issues at the state headquarters here in the evening.
"On May 20, he will first perform darshan of Lord Jagannath and later hold a roadshow at the Badadanda (Grand Street) of Puri. PM Modi will later leave for Angul where he is scheduled to address a public gathering. He will then address another election meeting at Cuttack before returning to Bhubaneswar," said Odisha unit BJP president Manmohan Samal on Friday.
Meanwhile, the SPG officials held discussions with the commissionerate police and other police personnel regarding security arrangements.
This is the third visit of PM Modi to Odisha for the election campaigning in the last 15 days.
Modi, Shah, Rajnath Singh To Campaign In Odisha Today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh are scheduled to address election meetings in Odisha in the next three days, news agency PTI reported citing a senior BJP leader on Saturday. The defence minister will address three meetings on Sunday at Rairakhol, Patna and Khurda, Odisha BJP vice-president Golak Mohapatra told PTI.
According to the report, Modi will reach Bhubaneswar at 7 pm on Sunday and hold an hour-long review meeting with the party workers at the state BJP office.
The PM is scheduled to hold a road show in Puri at 8 am after having a 'darshan' of Lord Jagannath at the 12th-century shrine on Monday. Then he will address two public meetings - one in Angul at 9.30 am and the other in Cuttack at 11.30 am.
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