Lok Sabha Elections HIGHLIGHTS: Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi Releases List Of Candidates For Polls In Maharashtra
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday will address a digital NaMo rally through the NaMo app at all 22,648 booths of 10 Lok Sabha seats going to the polls in the third phase in Uttar Pradesh. According to a BJP release issued here on Tuesday, the prime minister will also interact with some booth presidents on this occasion.
Prime Minister Modi will connect through the NaMo app with the workers of 22,648 booths of Sambhal, Badaun, Bareilly, Aonla, Etah, Hathras, Agra, Fatehpur Sikri, Firozabad and Mainpuri Lok Sabha seats on Wednesday at 1 pm, BJP state general secretary Sanjay Rai said in the release. The prime minister will address the booth committee members and 'panna pramukhs', it added.
With the filing of nominations for seats going to polls in the second phase of the general elections to begin on Thursday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is expected to file his papers from Kerala's Wayanad on April 3, as reported by news agency IANS. Kerala goes to the polls on April 26, in the second of the seven-phase elections, to elect all its 20 Lok Sabha members. Rahul Gandhi, the sitting MP from Wayanad, is yet to arrive in his constituency.
Madhya Pradesh Minister and BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya says, "This time we will cross 400, Chhindwara will also be included in it."
Gandhinagar, Gujarat: On his candidature from Navsari constituency seat for Lok Sabha elections, BJP Gujarat president CR Paatil says "Today, BJP has released another list of candidates for Lok Sabha elections. In the list, the names of 15 candidates have been declared and the names of the remaining 11 candidates will be announced soon. We are working to win all 26 seats in Gujarat again and make Narendra Modi the Prime Minister of the country."
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) releases another list of 2 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections in Punjab. Raj Kumar Chabbewal to contest from Hoshiarpur, Malvinder Singh Kang from Anandpur Sahib.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) transfers 8 District Magistrate (DM) and 12 Superintendent of Police (SP) in five states, namely Assam, Bihar, Odisha, Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh.
Rajasthan: Prime Minister Narendra Modi felicitated ahead of his public rally in Kotputli.
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma campaigns for Kamakhya Prasad Tasa, BJP candidate in Kaziranga Lok Sabha constituency.
Congress releases a list of 17 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections. YS Sharmila Reddy fielded from Andhra Pradesh's Kadapa, Tariq Anwar fielded from Bihar's Katihar.
On not getting a ticket from the BJP and whether he will get a ticket from Congress, Ajay Nishad said, "...I always worked as per the party. They (BJP) said that the survey was not good about me...The party leaders (of Congress Party) will decide this and I am ready (to contest elections)."
The sitting MP from Bihar's Muzaffarpur quit BJP to join Congress earlier in the day.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a roadshow in Uttarakhand's Rudrapur after addressing a public meeting. Huge crowds gathered to greet Modi during the roadshow.
Famed Ramayana actor, Arun Govil filed his nomination for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls from Uttar Pradesh's Meerut today. After filing his nomination, Govil said, "With kind of enthusiasm that is prevailing here and whatever I saw in 'jansampark', I have received a love and respect which is greater than that I have received till date. I thank the BJP...He (PM Modi) has fulfilled whatever he has said till date..."
Union home minister Amit Shah addressed the party workers in Bengaluru saying, "I have come here to tell you that BJP-JDS alliance in Karnataka will win all 28 (Lok Sabha) seats in the State and not let Congress open its account here."
The NCP (SCP) issued a list of 40 star campaigners for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls which includes party chief Shard Pawar, Supriya Sule, Jayant Patil, Anil Deshmukh, Jitendra Awhad, Rohit Pawar among the campaigners.
Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and Congress candidate from Rajnandgaon, Bhupesh Baghel filed his nomination for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2024 today.
"I have filed my nomination today," Baghel said.
"We fight the elections seriously...Rahul Gandhi has said the right thing that match-fixing has been done. Rahul Gandhi has rightly said that match-fixing has been done," Baghel said.
"The way the Election Commission members were appointed, two Chief Ministers were arrested and the way the Congress Party was given a notice by the IT, hence an attempt has been made to fix the match...," he added.
The Bharatiya Janata Party released its list of candidates for the upcoming Odisha assembly polls.
Reacting to the visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Rajasthan's Kotputli, former Chief Minister and Congress leader Ashok Gehlot said, "In the last (Assembly) election, they (BJP) made false allegations on us in the Kanhaiya Lal case. The public will believe in what they say only when they give an answer to all the false allegations they levelled against us. Else people will think that to win elections they can lie as much as possible."
BJP candidate from South Chennai began campaigning from Ekkatuthangal in Chennai, Tamil Nadu "People are assuring me that they will vote for us. They (DMK) have not concentrated on building infrastructure, but only on words. When rains hit the city, it suffers a flood situation. After we come to power, we will build good infra to make Chennai free of waterlogging and floods."
Ahead of filing nomination from Meerut Lok Sabha, BJP candidate and famed actor from 'Ramayana', Arun Govil said, "It feels great. This is the beginning of a new inning for me...I am thrilled. But I am at peace, I see no problems anywhere...I also feel good that it is like homecoming, as I have been made the candidate from here...I will be able to do something for the people...Ram ji theek karenge sab."
The Eknath Shinde faction of the Shiv Sena is likely to release its second list of candidates today for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Candidates for Kalyan-Dombivli, Yavatmal-Washim, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar seats are likely to be announced by the party, as per ABP News sources.
Raipur District Collector Gaurav Kumar Singh organised a bike rally and street play to raise awareness regarding voting ahead of the Lok Sabha elections 2024.
The participants also took an oath to vote in the elections.
"Election Commission of India wants cent per cent voting in Lok Sabha elections. So, efforts are being made to create awareness among voters through different methods...," Singh said.
The Samajwadi Party on Monday changed its Lok Sabha candidate for Meerut and announced the name of the candidate for the Agra (SC) seat.
In Meerut, the party has now fielded Atul Pradhan while Suresh Chand Kadam has been given a ticket from Agra (SC) seat. Earlier the party had nominated Bhanu Pratap Singh from Meerut.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sagolsem Achouba Singh, former Yaiskul MLA Elangbam Chand Singh, Advocate Oinam Hemanta Singh, and Thoudam Debadatta Singh joined the Congress party on Monday ahead of Lok Sabha polls.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address an election rally in Rajasthan's Kotputli today in support of BJP candidate from Jaipur Rural Lok Sabha seat, Rao Rajendra Singh.
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PM Modi To Address Election Rally In Rajasthan's Kotputli
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.
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.
LS Polls: PM Modi To Kick Off Uttarakhand Election Campaign From Rudrapur
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to begin the BJP's Lok Sabha poll campaign in Uttarakhand on Tuesday by addressing a rally in Rudrapur, which is part of the Nainital-Udham Singh Nagar constituency. More than one lakh people are likely to attend the rally, state BJP president Mahendra Bhatt said.
"Uttarakhand lives in the heart of the prime minister. The people of Uttarakhand also look forward to his visits eagerly," Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said, as quoted by news agency PTI. During the last ten years the Centre has sanctioned many big projects for Uttarakhand and projects worth more than Rs 1.5 lakh crore are already in progress in the state, he said.
"We are lucky that he has chosen the primarily agricultural and industrial town of Rudrapur to begin his campaign from. We hope the BJP will win all the five seats in Uttarakhand again with an even bigger margin than in 2019," Dhami said, as quoted by PTI.
Cabinet Minister Saurabh Bahuguna and Pradesh BJP general secretary Khilendra Chaudhry are the conveners for the PM's poll rally, state BJP media in-charge Manveer Chauhan said. Dhami, who is among the party's 40 star campaigners for the Lok Sabha polls has been holding roadshows and addressing public meetings in support of the party candidates for over a week now but campaigning is likely to gather momentum with the PM's Rudrapur rally.
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