Lok Sabha Elections HIGHLIGHTS: PM Modi To Address Bihar BJP Unit Tomorrow
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Taking exception to AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi visiting the home of Mukhtar Ansari and expressing condolences over the death of the gangster-politician, BJP MLA in Telangana Raja Singh on Monday said the Hyderabad MP should also visit the family members of those who were allegedly killed by Ansari.
In a video release, Singh said Owaisi and other leaders who condoled the demise of Ansari should understand the pain of the family members of those who were allegedly killed by the gangster-politician. Is it correct for the leaders to stand in support of such a person, he asked.
"Asaduddin Owaisi going to his residence and expressing condolence, is it correct? People should think about it," Singh, MLA from Goshamahal here, said. Owaisi visited the Ghazipur home of gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari to offer condolences to his family.
A five-member team of the Election Commission (EC) on Monday held a meeting with the administration and police officials in Punjab to review the preparedness for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, according to an official release. The EC team was led by Deputy Chief Election Commissioner Hirdesh Kumar. Deputy Election Commissioner Ajay Bhadoo, Principal Secretary S B Joshi, Secretary Soumyajit Ghosh and Under Secretary K P Joshi were part of the team.
The meeting was chaired by Punjab Chief Secretary Anurag Verma, the release said. During the meeting, Verma and Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Sibin C said no stone will be left unturned to conduct free and fair elections in Punjab.
The Samajwadi Party on Monday replaced its Khajuraho Lok Sabha candidate Manoj Yadav rpt Manoj Yadav with former MLA Meera Deep Narayan Yadav.
Meera Yadav will take on Madhya Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party chief and sitting MP VD Sharma. Polls on the seat, which is the only one allotted in the state to the Akhilesh Yadav-led SP by the Congress under an agreement between the two parties, will take place on April 26. "The change was made to pit a powerful and local candidate against the BJP," SP national spokesperson Yash Bhartiya told PTI over phone. VD Sharma had won from Khajuraho in 2019 with a margin of more than 4.5 lakh votes.
Meera Yadav had won from Niwari assembly seat, which is part of Khajurahao Lok Sabha constituency, on an SP ticket in 2008. Her husband Deep Narayan Yadav was SP MLA in 2007 and 2012 from Garautha in Jhansi in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh. It shares a border with MP's Niwari district. Deep Yadav has also been MP SP chief.
Lok Sabha elections in Rajasthan will be held in two phases on April 19 and 26. In the first phase, voting will be held on April 19 for 12 seats - Ganganagar, Bikaner, Churu, Jhunjhunu, Sikar, Jaipur Rural, Jaipur, Alwar Bharatpur, Karauli-Dholpur, Dausa and Nagaur.
In the second phase, voting will be held on April 26 for 13 seats - Tonk-Sawai Madhopur, Ajmer, Pali, Jodhpur, Barmer, Jalore, Udaipur, Banswara, Chittorgarh, Rajsamand, Bhilwara, Kota and Jhalawar-Baran.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address an election rally in Rajasthan's Kotputli on Tuesday. A BJP spokesperson said that PM Modi will address a public meeting in Kotputli in support of the party's candidate from Jaipur Rural Lok Sabha seat, Rao Rajendra Singh.
According to programme coordinator Arun Chaturvedi, PM Modi will reach the meeting venue in the Molahera village in front of the Eklavya Dental Medical College, in Kotputli at 1.50 pm on Tuesday. This will be the prime ministeri's first meeting for the Lok Sabha elections in Rajasthan since the announcement of polls.
Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi today.
Lok Sabha Polls 2024: "PM Modi will address Bihar booth presidents, booth committees, MLAs, MPs, Lok Sabha candidates, and party workers at 6 pm tomorrow. Therefore, I urge all of you to participate in this dialogue," says Bihar Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary.
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He says, "There is no doubt that this is an important seat...This state was made a Union Territory and you can see the issues that it led to...I was not waiting for my candidature but there are a few things you are destined for and they do happen...I pray to the Almighty for my victory."
CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury will release the party manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections on 4th April, at the party office in Delhi.
Lok Sabha elections 2024: Baijayant Jay Panda, BJP candidate from Odisha's Kendrapara seat, holds a roadshow in Kasoti.
Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu: Congress MP P. Chidambaram says, "We have no problem with Mr Modi combating corruption, just as every Prime Minister says they are opposed to corruption and are combating it. There are 383 MPs in the Parliament representing BJP. There are 1481 MLAs in all the states belonging to the BJP... Are all of these leaders, including those who have defected from other parties to the BJP, absolutely pure? Nobody has got any charge against them? What about Ajit Pawar, Himanta Biswa Sarma, and Chhagan Bhujbal?... Are they saying all BJP leaders are pure as snow and every opposition leader is corrupt?..."
Kendrapara Lok Sabha MP Anubhav Mohanty, who resigned from BJD recently, joins the BJP.
The Congress party held the meeting of uts Central Election Committee on Monday to discuss the candidate for Lok Sabha polls in Andhra Pradesh as well as state assembly polls.
Party president Mallikarjun Kharge, parliamentary party chief Sonia Gandhi and Congress leader KC Venugopal were present in the meeting.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Congress party chief DK Shivakumar campaigns for Sowmya Reddy, the party's candidate from Bangalore South Lok Sabha seat
Bharatiya Janata Party's Tamil Nadu unit chief K Annamalai held a roadshow in Coimbatore today.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on another mega tour to three states for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. On April 2, he will address public rallies Uttarakhand's Rudrapur and Rajasthan's Kotputli.
On April 6, Modi will address a rally in UP's Saharanpur and will hold a road show in Ghaziabad, the same day.
On April 9, he will be in Pilibhit while he will address a public meeting in Moradabad on April 16.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and former Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan arrive in Delhi to participate in the Bharatiya Janata Party's Election Manifesto Committee meeting.
The Congress party will hold a meeting of its Central Election Committee today to discuss the candidates for Andhra Pradesh Lok Sabha and Assembly elections.
Former BJD leader who recently joined BJP, Sidhant Mohapatra says, "First and foremost thing, it is about the 'Asmita' (Dignity) of Odisha and all the 4.5 crore people of Odisha. The BJD used to think that everybody is a slave of them... We don't want to be a slave. We have our own freedom... This time we will see the resentment amongst the people..."
"The BJP will undoubtedly form the government over here as well in the centre," he said, adding, "Whatever the PM has spoken about 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas' and double engine, will happen in Odisha this time..."
Rashtriya Lok Dal National Vice President Shahid Siddiqui has resigned from the party, said the party leader in a social media post on X.
Union minister and BJP candidate from Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur, Jitendra Singh says, "We are not competing with anyone. There is no one in our opposition. But it is people's enthusiasm that such a crowd gathers for PM Narendra Modi and the development... Every developmental work is done after 2014..."
Overseas supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party took out a car rally in support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Atlanta on Sunday. About 150 cars participated in the rally, all decked up with BJP and Indian flags and displayed placards reading 'Abki baar 400 par', 'Main hoon Modi Parivaar'.
The Congress party launched a "one note, one vote" campaign in Madhya Pradesh seeking donations from people to contest the Lok Sabha polls claiming the party has run out of money since its bank accounts have been frozen by the BJP-led Central government.
The Bharatiya Janata Party will hold its inaugural meeting today at the party headquarters at 10:45 am. The 27-member manifesto committee will be headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal as convener and co-convener respectively. The committee includes several Union ministers, chief ministers, and former deputy chief ministers.
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BJP Manifesto Committee to Hold First Meeting Today
The BJP's 27-member manifesto committee, formed for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, is set to hold its inaugural meeting today at the party headquarters at 10:45 am. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh chairs the committee, with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as the convener and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal as the co-convener. The committee includes several Union ministers, chief ministers, and former deputy chief ministers.
Former AAP MP Dharamvir Gandhi Likely to Join Congress
Former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Member of Parliament, Dharamvir Gandhi, is expected to join the Congress party today in Delhi. He is likely to be nominated as a Congress candidate from Patiala.
Congress Central Election Committee to Meet Today
The Congress Central Election Committee is scheduled to convene at the party headquarters today at 11 am. Following Sunday's meeting, sources indicate that Mohammad Javed may be fielded as the candidate from Kishanganj, Bihar, while Tarique Anwar could be nominated from Katihar. The decision for Bhagalpur is still pending.
NCP to Announce Candidates for Lok Sabha Elections
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), led by Ajit Pawar, will release the list of candidates for the Lok Sabha elections today. Sunil Tatkare will share details during a press conference in Mumbai. The announcement will include candidates for constituencies previously undecided, including Nashik and Dhule.
BJP's Amit Shah to Continue Rajasthan Visit
Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah will continue his visit to Rajasthan today. He is scheduled to address a 'Shakti Kendra Pramukh Sammelan' at Chamu Polo Ground in Jodhpur.
Yogi Adityanath to Address 'Prabuddhjan Sammelan'
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will address the 'Prabuddhjan Sammelan' in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr, Hathras, and Gautam Buddha Nagar (Noida) today.
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