Lok Sabha Elections HIGHLIGHTS: Congress Releases List Of 40-Star Campaigners For Uttarakhand For LS Polls

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Lok Sabha Elections HIGHLIGHTS: Please follow this space and keep refreshing the page for all the latest updates pertaining to the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.Top Congress leaders will release the party's manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections on Friday with its focus on the five 'pillars of justice'. The manifesto would be released by party chief Mallikarjun Kharge and former party presidents Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. A day after the launch of the manifesto, Kharge and the Gandhis will address public rallies in Jaipur and Hyderabad where they will also highlight the key elements of the manifesto.In its manifesto, the Congress will lay emphasis on 'Paanch Nyay' or five pillars of justice, including 'Yuva Nyay', 'Naari Nyay', 'Kisaan Nyay', 'Shramik Nyay' and 'Hissedari Nyay' as well as the guarantees made by it to the people as part of its poll promises for 2024 Lok Sabha elections, as reported by news agency PTI.For the first time, the Congress will also promise the youths the 'right to employment' as part of its poll manifesto for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and is mulling to propose stringent punishment for those responsible for paper leaks in examinations. The focus on youths comes as part of Congress' bid to woo them ahead of the elections.In the manifesto, the party will also propose a stringent law and punishment against those responsible for paper leaks in the country and will suggest measures to bring transparency in government recruitment, sources said.Meanwhile, the BJP manifesto committee for the Lok Sabha polls held its second meeting on Thursday, with its members, including panel head and Union Minister Rajnath Singh, deliberating on a host of suggestions that the party has received from various quarters. BJP leaders and Union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman, Piyush Goyal, Smriti Irani, Dharmendra Pradhan, Ashwani Vaishnaw, Kiren Rijiju and Arjun Ram Meghwal were among those who attended the meeting at the party's headquarters here.Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya and former Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad were also present. The manifesto is expected to focus on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "Viksit Bharat" agenda. With Modi constantly highlighting his government's priority for the poor, the youth, women and farmers, the ruling BJP is likely to give prominence to the issues related to them.

05/04/2024 21:52:45

Out Of 35 Candidates, 15 Remain In Fight In UP's Gautam Buddh Nagar After Scrutiny Of Nominations

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Of the total 35 candidates who filed nominations from UP's Gautam Buddh Nagar, only 15 remain in fight after scrutiny of nominations on Friday. Among those in fray are BJP's Mahesh Sharma, BSP's Rajendra Singh Solanki and Samajwadi Party's Mahendra Singh Nagar: Local election office.

05/04/2024 21:37:25

If BJP Comes To Power, It Will Bury Social Justice: MK Stalin

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin says, "BJP is totally against reservation and social justice. If the BJP comes to power again then reservation will be taken away and they will bury social justice. We have been struggling to implement reservation for decades... 69 per cent reservation has been implemented in our state by our leader Karunanidhi. Today our voice is being reflected at the national level. Today in the Congress party manifesto, Rahul Gandhi said a country-wide cast census will be taken, and educational funds for SC, and ST education will be doubled. Congress manifesto released today will stop BJP schemes which try to take India 100 years back. They are trying to separate our country in the name of religion, caste etc."

05/04/2024 21:09:28

Congress Releases List Of 40-Star Campaigners For Uttarakhand For LS Polls

Congress releases a list of 40-star campaigners for Uttarakhand, for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Leaders including Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi among the campaigners.

05/04/2024 20:41:02

I.N.D.I.A Bloc Partner CPI To Contest 1 Lok Sabha, 8 Assembly Seats In Andhra Pradesh

I.N.D.I.A. bloc partners Congress and CPI in Andhra Pradesh have struck a seat sharing deal for the ensuing simultaneous polls, entailing the CPI to contest one Lok Sabha and eight Assembly seats. As per the agreement reached on Thursday, CPI will contest the Guntur Lok Sabha constituency, while the Assembly segments include Vijayawada West, Visakhapatnam West, Anantapur and Pattikonda.

Other Assembly constituencies allocated to the CPI are Tirupati, Rajampet, Eluru and Kamalapuram. “Congress party will leave one Parliament constituency, namely Guntur to the CPI to contest. Congress party will leave the following eight Assembly constituencies to CPI to contest,” the Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) said in a press release on Thursday night, as quoted by PTI.

 

 

05/04/2024 20:39:04

Lok Sabha Elections LIVE: BJP's LS Polls Manifesto Committee Holds Second Meeting

The BJP manifesto committee for the Lok Sabha polls held its second meeting on Thursday, with its members, including panel head and Union Minister Rajnath Singh, deliberating on a host of suggestions that the party has received from various quarters, as reported by news agency PTI.

BJP leaders and Union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman, Piyush Goyal, Smriti Irani, Dharmendra Pradhan, Ashwani Vaishnaw, Kiren Rijiju and Arjun Ram Meghwal were among those who attended the meeting at the party's headquarters here. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya and former Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad were also present.

05/04/2024 19:28:14

Odisha MLA Ramesh Chandra Sai Joins BJP Ahead Of Polls

Angul, Odisha: MLA Ramesh Chandra Sai along with supporters joined the BJP, in the presence of Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan at Athamallik after resigning from BJD, yesterday.

05/04/2024 17:26:22

Congress To Bring Law To Recognise Civil Unions Between Couples Belonging To LGBTQIA+ Community

After wide consultation, Congress will bring a law to recognise civil unions between couples belonging to the LGBTQIA+ community: Congress Nyay Patra

05/04/2024 16:39:23

RJD Will Give 3 Seats To Vikassheel Insaan Party's Mukesh Sahni In Bihar: Tejashwi Yadav

Former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav says, "...RJD will be contesting from 26 seats and our party has decided that from our quota we will be giving 3 seats to Mukesh Sahni. The three seats- Gopalganj, Jhanjharpur & Motihari."

05/04/2024 16:32:17

Lok Sabha Elections LIVE: Vikassheel Insaan Party's Mukesh Sahni Joins I.N.D.I.A Bloc In Bihar

Former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav says, "...We welcome Mukesh Sahni in the grand alliance.

05/04/2024 14:28:35

Lok Sabha Elections LIVE: Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav Reacts To Congress's 'Nyay Patra'

Reacting to the manifesto released by the grand old party, Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav told ANI, "Congress has given the name of its manifesto 'Nyay Patra'. A party that is sitting on the mountain of injustice has always done injustice to farmers, the poor, youth, and laborers, hence the word 'justice' does not suit them...They cannot get out of their family; from senior Congress leaders to everyone in the INDI alliance, they cannot tolerate the participation of those who do not belong to their families. The Congress party is fighting a 'lost battle'..."

05/04/2024 14:25:19

Here's What Karnataka MP Sumalatha Ambareesh Said After Joining BJP. VIDEO

05/04/2024 13:05:20

Lok Sabha Elections LIVE: Lok Sabha Independent MP Sumalatha Ambareesh Joins BJP In Bengaluru

05/04/2024 12:03:34

Lok Sabha Elections LIVE: CPI To Release Party Manifesto On April 6

Communist Party of India (CPI) will release the Party manifesto for the Lok Sabha Election, on 6th April in Delhi at the Party office: D Raja CPI General Secretary told news agency ANI.

05/04/2024 11:28:10

Lok Sabha Elections LIVE: Here's What Haryana CM Nayab Singh Has To Say Ahead Of Congress's Manifesto Release

Ahead of Congress's release of its manifesto, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini told reporters, "Every party comes up with their manifesto, however, a party who was in power for years and despite being in power, today are putting up hoarding seeking votes...Today, they are giving guarantees just for votes; the state does not trust Congress' guarantees."

05/04/2024 11:24:40

Here's How RJD's Chief Lalu Yadav Defines 'Modi Sarkar'

05/04/2024 11:16:43

Lok Sabha Elections LIVE: Here's What Union Minister Giriraj Singh Has To Say On I.N.D.I.A Bloc

05/04/2024 10:07:04

Lok Sabha Elections LIVE: Tamil Nadu BJP Chief K Annamalai Holds Roadshow In Coimbatore. VIDEO

Tamil Nadu BJP president and candidate from Coimbatore, K Annamalai, held a roadshow in his constituency on Friday.

05/04/2024 09:13:08

Lok Sabha Elections LIVE: DMDK's B Parthasarathy Holds Roadshow In Arumbakkam. VIDEO

DMDK Candidate from the Central Chennai constituency, B Parthasarathy holds a roadshow at Pillaiyar Koil Street area, in Arumbakkam.

05/04/2024 09:11:21

Lok Sabha Elections LIVE: EC's Flying Squad Checks Ex-Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K Palaniswami's Vehicle. VIDEO

05/04/2024 09:09:40

Lok Sabha Elections LIVE — If Congress People Are Upset Over Sangli...: Sanjay Raut On MVA Seat Sharing

On the seat distribution in Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) ahead of Lok Sabha Polls 2024, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut told reporters that all the 48 seats in Maharashtra belong to MVA and not particularly to Shiv Sena (UBT) or Congress.

"Shiv Sena (UBT) has a clear vision of winning all the seats (of MVA). Some people could be furious about Shiv Sena having Sangli seat... Amravati and Kolhapur were our seats, but we explained to our workers... If some Congress people are furious in Sangli, then it is the responsibility of top leadership to explain them...We will try our best to win Sangli's seat," Raut said. 

05/04/2024 09:05:25

Lok Sabha Elections LIVE — Union Minister Arjun Singh Meghwal Lists Agendas For Polls: Development, Good Governance

Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal listed two of the main agendas of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for this election. Meghwal told ANI, "Development and good governance are the two agendas of ours. PM Modi's work has reached the ground based on what we are going into this election... We see everything with positivity, we are not the party which do negative politics. We correct things that have been done wrong and we forget the things of the past...The party is united and will win all 25 seats in Rajasthan."

05/04/2024 09:01:23

Lok Sabha Elections LIVE: Tripura CM Manik Saha Holds 'Padayatra' In Rajnagar, South Tripura. VIDEO

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha held a 'Padayatra' in support of the party's candidate in Rajnagar, South Tripura. It is to be noted that the elections are scheduled to be held in two phases in the state. The West Tripura seat will go to the polls on April 19, while the East Tripura seat will witness voting on April 26.

05/04/2024 08:28:15

Lok Sabha Elections LIVE: I.N.D.I.A Bloc Partner CPI To Contest 1 LS, 8 Assembly Seats In Andhra Pradesh

INDIA alliance partners Congress and CPI in Andhra Pradesh have struck a seat sharing deal for the ensuing simultaneous polls, entailing the CPI to contest one Lok Sabha and eight Assembly seats.

As per the agreement reached on Thursday, CPI will contest the Guntur Lok Sabha constituency, while the Assembly segments include Vijayawada West, Visakhapatnam West, Anantapur and Pattikonda.

Other Assembly constituencies allocated to the CPI are Tirupati, Rajampet, Eluru and Kamalapuram.

“Congress party will leave one Parliament constituency, namely Guntur to the CPI to contest. Congress party will leave the following eight Assembly constituencies to CPI to contest,” the Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) said in a press release on Thursday night.

YS Sharmila Reddy, president, APCC, held a series of consultations with Ramakrishna, secretary, CPI, on sharing of seats between Indian National Congress and CPI for the upcoming elections to Parliament and Assembly in Andhra Pradesh, it said.

However, the names of the CPI candidates were not revealed in the press release. (PTI Input)

05/04/2024 07:36:41

PM Modi To Hold Rally In Churu, BJP Chief Nadda To Campaign In Haridwar Today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a rally in Rajasthan's Churu for BJP candidate Devendra Jhajharia on Friday at around 12:30 p.m.

The rally will be attended by senior leaders, including Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, state BJP president C.P. Joshi, former state president Satish Poonia, and former Opposition leader Rajendra Rathore. Jhajharia is contesting against BJP turncoat and Congress candidate Rahul Kaswan.

Major political events that will unfold across the country today:

* BJP President J.P. Nadda will address a public meeting in Haridwar on Friday for party candidate Trivendra Singh Rawat. The BJP chief will hold a roadshow from Aryanagar Chowk in Haridwar to Rishikul Maidan, where he will address the public meeting.

Before addressing the rally, he will offer prayers at Maya Devi Temple in Haridwar at 10:50 a.m. After that, the BJP President will interact with sages and saints there and seek their blessings. (PTI Input)