2024 Lok Sabha Elections Live: The seventh and final phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections is scheduled to take place on Saturday, June 1. Today marks the last day of political parties’ campaigning before the conclusion of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the results of which will be declared on June 4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is currently on a two-day visit to West Bengal and is scheduled to address a poll rally in Diamond Harbour, a Trinamool Congress stronghold. Incumbent Member of Parliament and TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee is running from this constituency. PM Modi is also scheduled to hold a roadshow in Kolkata on Wednesday, two days before the constituency votes in the general elections.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address three rallies in Odisha today after concluding his visit to West Bengal. He is scheduled to address rallies in Balasore, Mayurbhanj and Kendrapada. It is to be noted that along with the final phase of the general elections, the Odisha Assembly elections will also conclude on June 1.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi held a joint rally with Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav on May 28 in Varanasi, which goes to polls on Saturday. Modi is running from the Varanasi constituency, and the Congress is fielding Ajay Rai as his candidate.
“I categorically state that Narendra Modi will not be the prime minister of the country after June 4,” Prime Minister Rahul Gandhi said in Varanasi on Tuesday. “The contest between the two is fierce and Ajay Rai may win this contest,” he said.
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Wednesday, May 29, 2024 10:59 AM
2024 Lok Sabha Elections Live: Jairam Ramesh speaks out on Aiyar’s China remarks
Following Indian National Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar’s controversial “alleged aggression” remarks about the 1962 India-China war, party president Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday said Aiyar had apologised and the party was distancing itself from his original remarks.
Jairam also criticised PM Modi’s remarks on the India-China showdown at Galwan Valley in Ladakh in 2020, saying he had given China a complete victory and weakened India’s negotiating position.
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Wednesday, May 29, 2024 10:42 AM
2024 Lok Sabha Elections Live: PM Yogi interacts with children at Gorakhnath Temple
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Wednesday, May 29, 2024 10:15 AM
2024 Lok Sabha Elections Live: Serious allegations made by Digvijay Singh against Manoj Tiwari
In a post on X, Digvijay Singh shared a video alleging that a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP and candidate from Northeast Delhi was engaging in vote rigging and questioned the reason for closing the doors of polling booths during voting.
“The video is from Northeast Delhi and Manoj Tiwari is inside the polling booth with his team under police protection while voting is going on. It looks like they are rigging votes. The main door was closed while the BJP is killing democracy. I want the Election Commission to investigate and get a report from the Election Commission observers and the polling booth presiding officer. What was the reason for closing the gate of the polling booth when voting was going on,” he said.
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Wednesday, May 29, 2024 9:55 AM
2024 Lok Sabha Elections Live: Major blow to SP ahead of elections
It comes as a major blow to the Samajwadi Party in the middle of the election season, but SP Bhumihar, a leading member of the party, said he plans to join the BJP. “The Samajwadi Party was raised with my blood and sweat. I worked on Dr Ramanohar Lohia’s philosophy of standing with the poor. When Netaji was insulted, I stood by him like a son. I kept saying that insulting Netaji would be costly for the Samajwadi Party. Netaji shed tears when he was removed from his post as party president,” Bhumihar said.
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Wednesday, May 29, 2024 9:12 AM
2024 Lok Sabha Elections Live: PM Modi to meditate in Kanniyakumari after elections
After campaigning for the Lok Sabha elections ends, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Kanniyakumari in Tamil Nadu and meditate for two days. He is due to return to Delhi by June 4.
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Wednesday, May 29, 2024 9:04 AM
2024 Lok Sabha Elections Live: BJP strongmen set for Kashi
According to people familiar with the matter, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in Varanasi, the BJP has urged its key leaders to reach out to specific segments of the population in Varanasi, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah leading the overall campaign, party chief JP Nadda visiting Varanasi and Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani visiting the holy city on Wednesday to woo women voters in the constituency.
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Wednesday, May 29, 2024 8:49 AM
2024 Lok Sabha Election Live: Today is the last day of campaigning
Today, May 29, marks the last day of campaigning for the final phase of the Indian Lok Sabha elections in 2024. The final phase will take place on June 1 and as per Election Commission regulations, political parties are not allowed to campaign after 12 noon tonight.
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Wednesday, May 29, 2024 8:36 AM
2024 House of Representatives Elections Live: Final Election on June 1
The seventh and final phase of elections will be held in 58 constituencies across eight states and union territories on June 1. The results will be announced on June 4.
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Wednesday, May 29, 2024 8:20 AM
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Wednesday, May 29, 2024 8:13 AM
2024 Lok Sabha Elections Live: Shehzad Poonawalla slams AAP and Kejriwal
Slamming the AAP and Arvind Kejriwal, BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said, “Corruption and misconduct, this has become their behaviour. They always adopt a women-degrading stance and this has become the standard operating procedure of the AAP, be it in Delhi or Punjab.”
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Wednesday, May 29, 2024 7:48 AM
2024 Lok Sabha Elections Live: Bansuri Swaraj speaks out about AAP’s statements against BJP
“The AAP cannot remain unaware of its responsibility while repeatedly making derogatory remarks against the BJP. Atishi will now have to approach court and state his stand,” BJP’s New Delhi candidate Bansuri Swaraj said.
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Wednesday, May 29, 2024 7:38 AM
2024 Lok Sabha Elections Live: Ex-Congressman attacks Rahul Gandhi
“Rahul Gandhi’s only aim is to unnecessarily troll PM Modi. He wakes up in the morning and starts criticising the PM as soon as he wakes up,” said Acharya Pramod Krishnam, a former Indian National Congress leader. “The fact is, he knows nothing about Indian culture and traditions. He has been brought up in a foreign culture. Rahul has to know India first and then talk about PM Modi.”
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Wednesday, May 29, 2024 7:23 AM
2024 Lok Sabha Elections Live: PM Modi visits Odisha today
In the final stretch of his election campaign, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Odisha today and address three rallies. He will address rallies in Balasore, Mayurbhanj and Kendrapada.
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Wednesday, May 29, 2024 7:17 AM
2024 Lok Sabha Elections Live: ‘Modi will not become PM’, says Rahul Gandhi
“I categorically state that after June 4, Narendra Modi will not be the prime minister of the country,” Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday while addressing an election rally in Modi’s stronghold Varanasi.
