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  • UP Lok Sabha Chunav 2024: CM Yogi Appeals For Ramesh Awasthi`s Victory In Kanpur Rally

    Addressing a rally in Kidwai Nagar, CM Yogi appealed to people to make BJP candidate from Kanpur Ramesh Awasthi victorious. 

  • Lok Sabha Elections 2024: PM Modi To Campaign For Four BJP Candidates Including Arjun Singh In West Bengal Today |

    New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Kolkata on Saturday night to campaign for the Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal. Modi arrived here from Jharkhand, and after landing at the airport, he went by road to the Raj Bhavan amid tight security.The PM was welcomed at the Raj Bhavan by Governor CV Ananda Bose.

    On Sunday, he will address election rallies in Barrackpore in North 24 Parganas district, Panchla in Howrah, and Chinsurah and Pursura in Hooghly district. 

    BJP In West Bengal 

    PM Modi will hold a public meeting in support of BJP candidate Arjun Singh in Barrackpore in the North 24 Parganas district at 11:30 am. After that, the Prime Minister will address people in Hooghly in support of BJP candidate Locket Chatterjee at 1 pm. In Arambagh, PM Modi will campaign for BJP candidate Arup Kumar at 2:30 pm. The Prime Minister will hold a meeting in Howrah at 4 pm also.

    This is Modi’s second visit to the city this month. He reached Kolkata on May 2 and after spending the night in Raj Bhavan, he addressed rallies in Krishnanagar, Purba Bardhaman and Bolpur Lok Sabha constituencies the next day. 
    PM Modi’s Last Visit  Earlier on May 3, PM Modi addressed rallies in West Bengal’s Krishnanagar, Purba Bardhaman and Bolpur Lok Sabha constituencies.

    “TMC isn’t even winning 15 seats in the country. Now tell me, can TMC form the government with just 15 seats?” PM Modi said while speaking at a rally at West Bengal’s Krishnanagar on May 3. The Prime Minister said that it is also difficult for the Congress party to win more than 50 seats in the Lok Sabha polls. “…No matter how hard it tries, it is very difficult for the Congress to go past half-century, 50 seats. Can they form the government if they do not even win 50 seats?” PM Modi said.

    Lok Sabha Elections 2024

    Voting will take place for eight Lok Sabha seats of West Bengal in the fourth phase of voting to be held on May 13. The constituencies are Baharampur, Krishnanagar, Ranaghat, Bardhaman Purba, Burdwan-Durgapur, Asansol, Bolpur and Birbhum.

    Lok Sabha Elections 2014, 2019

    In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the TMC won 34 seats in the state, while the BJP had to settle for 2 seats. The CPI (M) won 2 seats, while the Congress bagged 4.
    However, the BJP came up with a much-improved showing in the 2019 polls, winning 18 seats against the TMC’s 22. The Congress’s tally dropped to just 2 seats, while the Left scored a blank.

  • ‘Surprising…’: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge Questions ECI’s Priority In Voter Turnout Row |

    New Delhi: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday asserted that it is surprising to see the Election Commission responding to a letter written by him to the leaders of the INDIA-bloc but choosing to ignore several complaints Kharge raised directly to the ECI. 

    Earlier, in a letter addressed to the CEC and several election commissioners, Kharge pointed out the electoral committee’s lack of prompt action in addressing the overtly communal and caste-driven remarks made by leaders of the governing party. 

    Reacting to the letter by the Congress president expressing concerns regarding the delay in disclosing the voter turnout for the two phases of Lok Sabha polls, the Commission said that it is an attempt to promote a prejudiced narrative under the pretext of seeking clarifications. 

    Kharge responded to the EC’s remark and said that the letter was clearly addressed to the alliance leaders and not the commission. 

    “It is surprising that the Election Commission of India wanted to respond to this letter while ignoring several other complaints given directly to it. I have certain misgivings about the language of the letter, but I will not press on that issue as I understand the pressures they are working under,” reported PTI, citing Kharge’s letter sent to the EC on Saturday. 

    He said that while the EC letter says that it respects citizens’ right to inquire, on the other hand, it “threatens citizens in the form of an advice to exercise caution.” 

    Kharge said, “I am happy that the Commission understands that it has the mandate to conduct smooth, free, and fair elections under the constitution. However, the lack of urgency shown by the Commission in acting against blatantly communal and casteist statements being made by the leaders of the ruling party that vitiate the electoral process seems puzzling,” reported PTI. 

    In a five-page reply containing several annexures, the election commission dismissed accusations of mismanagement and tardiness in disclosing voter turnout statistics for the initial two phases of the Lok Sabha elections. It labelled Kharge’s allegations as unwarranted,” ” “without facts,” and “reflective of a biased and deliberate attempt to spread confusion”.  

    In the letter, the Congress leader mentioned that, besides delaying voter turnout, the ECI did not mention several crucial data points, such as votes cast in each parliamentary constituency and their corresponding assembly constituencies. 

    Opposition leaders on Friday met with senior officials of the Election Commission to address concerns over voter turnout statistics and complaints about the violations of the model code by leaders of the ruling party. 

  • Lok Sabha Elections Phase 3: High-Profile Seats Baramati, Gulbarga, Mainpuri Up for Grabs | 7 Points |

    New Delhi: As people from 93 seats across 10 states cast their vote today, the fate of some of the key constituencies will be decided. Over 1300 candidates, including 120 women, are in the fray for a majority in the Lok Sabha.  

    1. The future of Union minister Amit Shah, Jyotiraditya Scindia, former Madhya Pradesh chief ministers Shivraj Singh Chouhan, and Digvijaya Singh will be locked in the electronic voting machines (EVMs). Phase III of the election is particularly crucial as it marks the halfway point in terms of seats voted for.  

    2. A total of 17.24 crore eligible voters are set to cast their franchise in this phase. As per ANI, the election commission has made adequate arrangements for 1.85 lakh polling stations considering the weather conditions and the comfort of voters. 75 delegates from 23 countries will see the poll process, the poll panel said.  

    3. Phase III of the elections will include 4 seats from Assam and West Bengal, 5 in Bihar, 7 in Chhattisgarh, 2 seats in both Goa and Daman and Diu, all 26 seats in Gujarat, 14 in Karnataka, 8 in Madhya Pradesh, and 10 in Uttar Pradesh.  

    4. Among some of the high-profile seats are Baramati in Maharashtra, Gulbarga in Karnataka, and Mainpuri in Uttar Pradesh.  

    5. The polling for Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat, earlier scheduled to happen on May 7, has been postponed by the Election Commission of India (ECI) to the sixth phase, which will take place on May 25. 

    6. Due to the demise of the BSP candidate in the Betul Lok Sabha seat of Madhya Pradesh, the BJP candidate was declared the winner unopposed in Surat. Hence, 93 seats are going to the polls today.  

    7. In the first phase of Lok Sabha polls, voting took place in 102 seats, followed by 88 seats in the second phase. The Lok Sabha elections will span seven phases until June 1, with counting and result declaration scheduled for June 4. 

  • Phase-3 Campaigning Ends; Fate Of Over 1300 Candidates From 93 Lok Sabha Seats To Be Sealed On May 7; Check Key Candidates |

    Lok Sabha Chunav 2024: In the third and another crucial phase for the Lok Sabha elections 2024, a total of 93 seats are going to the polls. While a total of 94 seats was to go to the polls in the phase 3, voting was not needed for Surat as the BJP candidate got elected unopposed. However, the Betul seat of Madhya Pradesh is going to polls in the third phase after polling was earlier postponed due to death of a candidate. Also, the voting for the Anantnag-Rajouri seat was also postponed to May 26, thus, 93 seats are up for grab in this phase. The 93 seats are spread across 10 states and 1 union territory.

    Key Poll Planks

    In the third phase the BJP-led NDA and the INDIA bloc of Congress fiercely attacked each other making muslim reservations, constitution and sexual harassment charges against JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna issues to woo the voters. While the Congress accused the BJP of favouring a sexual abuse offender and trying to change the constituion, the saffron party has slammed the Congress for providing religion-based reservation to Muslims from the quota of SC/ST/OBCs. 

    High-Stakes For BJP

    The stakes are significantly high for the BJP in this phase because the party had in 2019 won majority of these seats including clean sweep in Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh. On the other hand, Congress is looking to make a big dent in these seats by promising several freebies and financial aids.

    A total of 25 (out of 26) seats in Gujarat, 11 seats in Maharashtra, 10 seats in Uttar Pradesh, remaining 14 of the 28 in Karnataka, seven in Chhattisgarh, eight in Madhya Pradesh, five in Bihar, four each in Assam and West Bengal, and all two in Goa are going to the polls in Phase 3 on May 7. The Union Territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (2 seats) will also go to polls in the third phase.

    Phase-3 Key Candidates And Constituencies

    Of the over 1300 candidates, the bigwigs include Union ministers Amit Shah from Gandhinagar, Jyotiraditya Scindia from Guna, Mansukh Mandaviya from Porbandar, Parshottam Rupala from Rajkot, Pralhad Joshi from Dharwad, SP Singh Baghel from Agra, Shivraj Singh Chouhan from Vidisha, Digvijaya Singh from Rajgarh, Basavaraj Bommai from Haveri, Badruddin Ajmal from Dhubri, Akhilesh Yadav from Kannauj, Dimple Yadav from Mainpuri, Ram Gopal Yadav’s son Akshaya Yadav from Firozabad, Aditya Yadav from Budaun, as well as Supriya Sule and Sunetra Pawar from Baramati.

  • Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Voting Timings, Key Candidates And Phase 4 Polling Constituencies |

    New Delhi: As Lok Sabha Elections are going across the nations, 9 states are all set to contest in Phase-4 on May 13 and counting for all will take place on June 4. Uttar Pradesh has a total of 80 parliamentary constituencies, and the state is all set to contest polls for the 13 seats named Shahjahanpur, Kheri, Dhaurahra, Sitapur, Hardoi, Misrikh, Unnao, Farrukhabad, Etawah, Kannauj, Kanpur, Akbarpur, Bahraich in Phase-4. The state has already polled for its 16 seats in Phase-1 and Phase-2, While for the other 10 seats are scheduled to be polled in Phase-3 on May 7.

    The voting in these seats will be held between 7 AM to 6 PM and the counting for all the votes will take place on June 4.

    The other states going to vote in Phase 4 are Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Maharashtra, Telangana, West Bengal, and Andhra Pradesh. 

    Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Key Candidates And Constituencies Phase-3

    Shahjahanpur: Arun Kumar Sagar (BJP-NDA) vs Rajesh Kashyap (SP-INDIA) vs Daudram Verma (BSP)

    Kheri: Ajay Mishra (BJP-NDA) vs Utkarsh Verma (SP-INDIA) vs Anshay Kalra Rockyji (BSP)

    Dhaurahra: Rekha Verma (BJP-NDA) vs Anand Bhadoria (SP-INDIA)

    Sitapur: Rajesh Verma (BJP-NDA) vs Nakul Dubey (INC-INDIA)

    Hardoi: Ja Prakash Rawat (BJP-NDA) vs Usha Verma (SP-INDIA)

    Misrikh: Ashok Kumar Rawat (BJP-NDA) vs Manoj Kumar Rajvanshi (SP-INDIA)

    Unnao: Sakshi Maharaj (BJP-NDA) vs Annu Tandon (SP-IDNIA) vs Ashok Kumar Pandey (BSP)

    Farrukhabad: Mukesh Rajput (BJP-NDA) vs Dr Naval Kishore Shakya (SP-INDIA)

    Etawah: Ram Shankar Katheria (BJP-NDA) vs Jitendra Dohare (SP-INDIA) vs Sarika Singh Baghel (BSP)

    Kannauj: Subrat Pathak (BJP-NDA) vs Imran Bin Zafar (BSP)

    Kanpur: Ramesh Awasthi (BJP-NDA) vs Alok Mishra (INC-INDIA) vs Kuldeep Bhadauriya (BSP)

    Akbarpur: Devendra Singh (BJP-NDA) vs Raja Ram Pal (SP-INDIA) vs Rajesh Kumar Dwivedi (BSP)

    Bahraich: Dr. Arvind Gond (BJP-NDA) vs Ramesh Gautam (SP-INDIA)

  • ‘Takes Pride In Ghus Ke Marna…’: Former Pakistan Minister Fawad Chaudhary Attacks PM Narendra Modi After Praise For Rahul Gandhi |

    The statement of Pakistan’s former Information and Broadcasting Minister, Fawad Chaudhary, has sparked a controversy in India. Chaudhary shared a post on social media praising Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, prompting the BJP to attack Congress and even Prime Minister Modi to accuse Congress of siding with Pakistan. Without naming Rahul Gandhi, PM Modi stated that Pakistan wants to see him as Prime Minister. Fawad Chaudhry has now launched a new attack on PM Modi via X (formerly Twitter).

    “A friend advised me to balance and say something positive about #Modi since hours I am thinking what can be a positive in an Extremist, dogmatist and hater? Someone who take pride in “ghus k Marna” someone who justify killing people only because of faith? Who is demolishing mosques to change history and taking pride in extremist ideology?,” Chaudhary said in a X post.

    Earlier on Wednesday, Fawad shared a video clip of Rahul Gandhi’s speech and praised the Congress leader.  He captioned the post, “Rahul on fire.” 

    Rahul on fire …. https://t.co/6pi1mL0bQN
    — Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) May 1, 2024

    During his election rally in Gujarat’s Anand, PM Modi also mentioned Fawad Chaudhry’s post and accused the Congress and Pakistan of collaboration. While PM Modi accused the Congress of directly colluding with Pakistan under the guise of Fawad’s post, Rahul Gandhi demanded an explanation from PM Modi regarding Prajwal Ravanna’s sex scandal.

    Rahul Gandhi did not respond to Fawad Chaudhry’s question, but BJP leaders are questioning why a Pakistani leader who spews venom against India would support Rahul Gandhi. Meanwhile, the Congress has criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and accused him of diverting attention away from the election issues by dragging Pakistan.

    With just five days left for the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections, it is clear that, after issues like mangalsutra, wealth redistribution, and Muslim reservation, the mention of Pakistan will dominate BJP and PM Modi’s election campaign.

  • It’s Laloo Prasad Yadav Vs Rohini Acharya In Bihar’s Saran LS Seat |

    PATNA: RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav’s daughter Rohini Acharya’s bid to reclaim the Saran Lok Sabha seat, once represented by the socialist leader, for the party is being challenged by a namesake of her father. Contestant Laloo Prasad Yadav, a local farmer from Bihar’s Saran district, the ‘karmabhoomi’ of his famous namesake, has a penchant for contesting elections.

    This time, he filed his nomination papers as a candidate of the Rashtriya Jansambhavna Party (RJP) for Saran Lok Sabha seat on April 26. Earlier, Laloo Prasad Yadav had filed his nominations for 2022 Presidential polls as well. He had also filed his nomination papers for the 2017 Presidential polls, which was a contest between the then Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind, who went on to win, and former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, who was a native of the soil.

    However, his papers got rejected in the 2017 Presidential polls since those were not endorsed by an adequate number of proposers. “I have been contesting Lok Sabha polls from Saran constituency for the last several terms. I had contested against former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi as well. This time, I am contesting against her daughter Rohini Acharya,” Laloo Prasad Yadav told PTI over the phone.

    He also exuded of “winning the election by a comfortable margin”. “I engage in agriculture for a living and also do social work. I keep trying my luck, from panchayat to Presidential polls. I am leaving no stone unturned to win this election… People of Saran are with me,” Yadav said.

    When asked about his opponents calling him ‘dharti pakad’ (one who clings on to the earth), a term associated with those who like to contest polls for the sake of thrill and publicity, and ‘vote katwa’ (one who divides votes), Yadav said, “I don’t care about all these labels. They are my opponents and they will say such things. I contest polls only for the sake of my electorate in Saran.” According to the affidavit filed by the RJP candidate, Yadav has Rs 5 lakh cash in hand whereas his wife has 2 lakh cash. He owns movable assets worth Rs 17.60 lakh and his wife owns movable assets worth Rs 5.20 lakh.

  • Gujarat Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Voting Timing, Key Candidates And Phase-3 Polling Constituencies |

    New Delhi: Gujarat is all set to polls for its 25 Lok Sabha seats in phase 3 on May 7 and counting for all will take place on June 4. The third phase of Lok Sabha Polls is going to take place on May 7 in 10 states and 2 Union territories including a total of 94 constituencies. The counting for all the seats will take place on June 4. The states going to polls in phase 3 are Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Goa and Gujarat.

    Gujarat consist total of 26 Lok Sabha seats where the Surat Lok Sabha seat is already secured by the BJP after the disqualification of a Congress candidate and the withdrawal of an independent candidate from Surat COnstituency.

    The voting for all these seats will be held between 7 AM to 6 PM. The counting for all the votes will take place on June 4.

    Gujarat Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Key candidates and constituencies phase -3

    Kachchh: Vinodbhai Lakhmashi Chavda (BJP-NDA) vs Nitishbhai Lalan (INC-INDIA)

    Banaskantha: Rekhaben Hiteshbhai Chaudhary (BJP-NDA)- Geniben Thakor (INC-INDIA)

    Patan: Bharatsinhji Dabhi (BJP-NDA) vs Chandanji Thakor (INC-INDIA)

    Mahesana: Haribhai Patel (BJP-NDA) vs Ramji Thakor (INC-INDIA)

    Sabarkantha: Shobhnaben Mahendrasinh Baraiya (BJP-NDA) vs Tushar Chaudhary (INC-INDIA)

    Gandhinagar: Amit Shah (BJP-NDA) vs Sonal Patel (INC-INDIA)

    Ahmedabad East: Hasmukhbhai Somabhai Patel (BJP-NDA) vs Rohan Gupta (INC-INDIA)

    Ahmedabad West: Dineshbhai Kodarbhai (BJP-NDA) vs Bharat Makwana (INC-INDIA)

    Surendranagar: Chandubhai Chhaganbhai Shihora (BJP-NDA) vs Rutvikbhai Makwana (INC-INDIA)

    Rajkot: Parshottam Rupala (BJP-NDA) vs Paresh Kumar Dhiraj Lal Dhanani (INC-INDIA)

    Porbandar: Mansukhbhai Mandaviya (BJP-NDA) vs Lalitbhai Vasoya (INC-INDIA)

    Jamnagar: Poonamben Maadam (BJP-NDA) vs Jp Marvia (INC-INDIA)

    Junagadh: Rajeshbhai Chudasama (BJP-NDA) vs Hirabhai Jotva (INC-INDIA)

    Amreli: Bharatbhai Manubhai Sutariya (BJP-NDA) vs Jennyben Thummar (INC-INDIA)

    Bhavnagar: Nimuben Bambhania (BJP-NDA) vs Umesh Makwana (AAP-INDIA)

    Anand: Miteshbhai Rameshbhai Patel (BJP-NDA) vs 

    Kheda: Devusinh Chauhan (BJP-NDA) vs Kalusinh Dabhi (INC-INDIA)

    Panchmahal: Rajpalsinh Mahendrasinh Jadhav (BJP-NDA) vs Gulabsinh Chauhan (INC-INDIA)

    Dahod: Jasvantsinh Bhabhor (BJP-NDA) vs Prabha Kishor Taviad (INC-INDIA)

    Vadodara: Hemang Yogeshchandra Joshi (BJP-NDA) vs Jashpalsinh Padhiyar (INC-INDIA)

    Chhota Udaipur: Jashubhai Rathwa (BJP-NDA) vs Sukhram Rathva (INC-INDIA)

    Bharuch: Mansukhbhai Vasava (BJP-NDA) vs Chaitarbhai Damjibhai Vasava (AAP-INDIA)

    Bardoli: Prabhubhai Nagarbhai Vasava (BJP-NDA) vs Siddharth Chaudhary (INC-INDIA)

    Navsari: C.r. Patil (BJP-NDA) vs Naishadh Desai (INC-INDIA)

    Valsad: Ananthbhai Patel (INC-INDIA) 

  • Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Voting Timing, Key Candidates And Phase-3 Polling Constituencies |

    New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh is all set to conduct polls in phase 3 on May 7 for its 10 Lok Sabha seats. The polls for 16 parliamentary constituencies are already done in Phase 1 and Phase 2. On May 7, polls for Lok Sabha Elections phase 3 will be conducted in 10 states and 2 Union territories including a total of 94 constituencies. The counting for all the seats will take place on June 4. The states that are also going to polls in phase 3 are Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Assam, Bihar, Goa and Gujarat.

    The voting for these seats will be held between 7 AM to 6 PM and the counting of votes will take place on June 4.

    Uttar Pradesh has a total of 80 Lok sabha seats, where 8 have polled in phase 1 and 8 have polled in phase 2 on April 19 and April 26. This time the state is all set to hold polling for other 10 constituencies including Mainpuri, Sambhal, Hathras, Agra and others.

    Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Key candidates and constituencies phase -3

    Sambhal: Parameshvar Lal Saini (BJP-NDA) vs Shafiqur Rahman Barq (SP-INDIA)

    Hathras: Anoop Valmiki (BJP-NDA) vs Jasvir Valmiki (SP-INDIA)

    Agra: S.P Singh Baghel (BJP-NDA) vs Suresh Chand Kardam (SP-INDIA)

    Fatehpur Sikri: Rajkumar Chahar (BJP-NDA) vs Ramnath Sikarwar (INC-INDIA)

    Firozabad: Thakur Vishwadeep Singh (BJP-NDA) vs Akshay Yadav (SP-INDIA)

    Mainpuri: Jaiveer Singh Thakur (BJP-NDA) vs Dimple Yadav (SP-INDIA)

    Etah: Rajveer Singh (BJP-NDA) vs Devesh Shakya (SP-INDIA)

    Badaun: Durvijay Singh Shakya (BJP-NDA) vs Aaditya Yadav (SP-INDIA)

    Aonla: Dharmendra Kashyap (BJP-NDA) vs Neeraj Maurya (SP-INDIA)

    Bareilly: Chhatrapal Singh Gangwar (BJP-NDA) vs Praveen Singh Aron (SP-INDIA)