Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Live Updates: Friday is the penultimate day of campaigning for the fourth leg of the ongoing seven-phase Sabah state election. The fourth round of voting will take place on May 13th, with campaigning ending two days before election day.
In the next phase, voting will be held in as many as 96 constituencies across 10 states and union territories: Andhra Pradesh (25 seats in total), Telangana (17 seats in total), Uttar Pradesh ( 13/80 seats), Maharashtra (11/48 seats), West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh (8/42, 8/29), Bihar (5/40), Orissa and Jharkhand (4/21, 4/14), Jammu and Kashmir (1/5). A total of 1,717 candidates will be in the fray for these states and UTs.
Also on Friday, leaders of the Congress-led opposition India Bloc criticized the “unprecedented delay” in polling bodies releasing final turnout data for each of the first two rounds of voting. He is scheduled to meet with the Election Commission. Both parties are also likely to demand that turnout data for the remaining districts be released “immediately.”
Phase 1: April 19th
Phase 2: April 26th
Phase 3: May 7th
Phase 4: May 13th
Phase 5: May 20th
Phase 6: May 25th
Phase 7: June 1
Vote tally: June 4th
Follow all updates here.
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Friday, May 10, 2024, 3:15 p.m.
SC grants interim bail to Arvind Kejriwal
The Supreme Court has granted interim bail to Delhi CM and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy case. Mr. Kejriwal has been granted bail for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, but he has to surrender on June 2, a day after the seventh and final round of voting.
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Friday, May 10, 2024 02:26 PM
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra targets Center over Agnipath project
What plans does the Modi government have for you? They brought in plans like Agniveer. When I was in the military, I would have thought that even if I was prepared to sacrifice myself for the sake of my country, it would be okay because my family would be protected.What now, join the army, retire after 5 years and be unemployed again: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in Amethi, UP
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Friday, 10 May 2024 02:13 PM
Here’s why Yogi Adityanath thinks the opposition has already lost the election
Congress, SP and BSP have all admitted defeat and that is why they are commenting on Lord Ram.Those who defend terrorists will definitely feel uncomfortable about Ram Temple
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Friday, May 10, 2024 1:53 p.m.
Congress leader says he plans to cleanse Ram Mandir after taking over power
After the Indian Union comes to power, we will cleanse Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. Shankaracharya was against ‘Pran Pratishtha’. All four Shankaracharyas purify the Ram temple. A Ram Durbar will be established at that location. It is not the idol of Lord Ram that is there, but the child of Ram Lalla. Prime Minister Narendra Modi acted against the protocol for the construction of the Ram temple.We do it through correction and religion: Nana Patole
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Friday, May 10, 2024 1:18 p.m.
Rahul brings up ‘Adani Ambani’ in speech at Kannauj rally
“For the last 10 years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has never mentioned the names of Mr. Adani and Mr. Ambani. He has given thousands of speeches but never brought up their names. Somebody is scared. So, Narendra Modi took the names of two of his friends: “Help me, the Indian Alliance has cornered me.” , I’m losing.” Adani Ambani, please help me,” says Rahul Gandhi.
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Friday, May 10, 2024, 12:56 p.m.
Prime Minister reacts to Sanjay Raut’s ‘bury Mr Modi’ comment
On one side we have the Congress which says ‘Modi Teri Kabul Kudegi’ and on the other side we have this ‘fake’ Shiv Sena who talks about burying me alive. Even as they abuse me, they do their best to appease me.Are you going to abuse me as your “vote bank” likes?: PM Modi
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Friday, May 10, 2024, 12:38 p.m.
Nadda holds roadshow in Panchkula
National BJP leader JP Nadda holds a roadshow in Panchkula, Haryana. The state’s 10 Lok Sabha seats will go to polls on May 25.
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Friday, May 10, 2024, 12:19 p.m.
PM Modi vows not to let Kong scrap quotas for Dalits, Adivasis and OBCs
Providing quota benefits based on religion is contrary to the very values and principles enshrined in the Constitution.As long as I live, I will not give reservations to Muslims for Dalits, Adivasi and OBCs on the grounds of religion: PM Modi
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Friday, May 10, 2024, 12:05 p.m.
Congress will now distance itself from Aiyar’s statements – Bharatiya Janata Party
The Nationalist Congress Party became the apologist for Pakistan and Pakistan-based terrorism.There will be an attempt by Congress to distance itself from Mani Shankar Aiyar today too: Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Union Minister
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Friday, May 10, 2024, 11:42 a.m.
Prime Minister Modi speaks at a rally in Nandurbar, Maharashtra
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at a public rally venue in Nandurbar, Maharashtra ahead of the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections on Monday.
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Friday, May 10, 2024 11:28 AM
Prime Minister Modi is ‘outgoing Prime Minister’: Jairam Ramesh
He is the outgoing Prime Minister. After the first round of voting on April 19, it was very clear that “Dakshin Mein BJP Sahu, Uttar Mein Half BJP”. After the second round on the 27th, it was further revealed that the Bharatiya Janata Party would be completely annihilated across southern India, and that the party’s numbers in northern and central India would be halved in 2019. So at the end of the three rounds, I would say that what we saw in 2004 will be repeated in 2024.Congress-India alliance will have clear and convincing majority: Jairam Ramesh, Congress
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Friday, May 10, 2024 11:16 a.m.
Anurag Thakur fails to get voting ticket for Robert Vadra
“Until Rahul Gandhi came along, neither Priyanka Gandhi nor Robert Vadra got tickets. This is a matter for their families and the party, but now it has become public. In the party (Congress) Is everything okay in your family?” asks Anurag Thakur.
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Friday, May 10, 2024 10:59 a.m.
Anurag Thakur claims Congress and allies ‘habitually’ insult people
It has become a habit for Congress and its allies to insult the people. Sometimes they crush Sanatan and say their allies call Sanatan “HIV” or “malaria”. What do they gain by saying this? It clearly shows that the British divide-and-conquer mentality is firmly entrenched in Parliament. It shows that they see people by their skin color. I want to ask DMK. Will the relationship with Congress continue after this? Anurag Thakur, BJP
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Friday, May 10, 2024 10:46
About UP Minister Akhilesh Rahul’s joint rally
“People have rejected both Congress and Samajwadi Party. They have never formed a government in the state based on their popularity. No one notices their roadshow. We will win all 80 seats,” Swatantra Dev Singh said at the Kannauj rally.
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Friday, May 10, 2024 10:32
Constitution in jeopardy because of PM Modi: Tejashwi
Reservations, democracy and the Constitution are at risk because of PM Modi.This is the truth,” says RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav.
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Friday, May 10, 2024 10:22 AM
Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Chandigarh to file nomination today
Before filing his nomination, Sanjay Tandon held a roadshow with Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini in Chandigarh.
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Friday, May 10, 2024 09:56 AM
Mani Shankar’s statements on Pakistan are his personal views: Parliament
Mani Shankar Aiyar holds no official position in the party. Therefore, everything he says is his personal opinion.Congress has no such position: Udit Raj
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Friday, May 10, 2024 09:42 AM
Congress leaders speak ‘the language of Pakistan’, says federal minister
Rahul Gandhi, Congress and Mani Shankar Aiyar speak the language of Pakistan. I would like to say that Congress should stop this dual policy.India is so powerful that if India turned to us, Pakistan would no longer exist: Giriraj Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party
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Friday, May 10, 2024 09:28 AM
Dharmendra Pradhan talks about BJD manifesto
“There is nothing new in their manifesto, there is no innovation. When an organization faces a crisis of ideas, piles of paper like this appear. These are empty promises and things that are meant to tempt and mislead people,” said Dharmendra Pradhan of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
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Friday, May 10, 2024 09:08 AM
Ajay Rai to apply for nomination today from Varanasi
Uttar Pradesh Congress leader Ajay Rai is offering prayers ahead of filing nomination from Varanasi constituency where he will face Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in his second term in Congress.
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Friday, May 10, 2024 08:49 AM
Prime Minister Modi addresses a rally in Telangana today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address rallies in Narayanpet and Hyderabad ahead of polls for all 17 Sabha seats in Telangana scheduled for Monday.
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Friday, May 10, 2024 08:35 AM
BJP’s Dilip Ghosh faces ‘Go Home’ slogans
Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Dilip Ghosh from West Bengal’s Bardhaman-Durgapur seat has faced “Go Home” slogans during his election campaign.
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Friday, May 10, 2024 08:15 AM
Re-poll held in Betul, Madhya Pradesh
The exercise is being carried out at four polling stations in Lok Sabha constituencies after a bus carrying voting machines caught fire on Tuesday, damaging EVMs at polling stations.
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Friday, May 10, 2024 07:58 AM
Eknath Shinde reacts to Shiv Sena (UBT) leader’s ‘traitor’ abuse
The words used against me apply to them. In 2019, they abandoned Balasaheb Thackeray’s ideology. When we fought elections together, Shiv Sena and BJP had the same ideology. People voted because they believed there would be a coalition government.But in their greed for the CM post, they went ahead with Congress and Sharad Pawar’s proposal: Eknath Shinde
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Friday, May 10, 2024 07:37 AM
Shinde slams Sam Pitroda for ‘racist’ remarks
“He has lowered the level of politics. These personal and caste-based accusations, discrimination… the people will answer to this in the elections,” he said on recent “racist” remarks by Congress leader Sam Pitroda. says Maharashtra CM Shinde.
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Friday, May 10, 2024 07:28 AM
Rahul Gandhi and Revanth Reddy travel by bus ahead of voting in Telangana
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy travel in an RTC bus ahead of voting in all 17 Assembly seats in Telangana.
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Friday, May 10, 2024 07:13 AM
Maharashtra plays a key role in ‘400 pearls’: Eknath Shinde
The Mahayuti (BJP+Shiv Sena+NCP) has a majority in all three phases in Maharashtra and will perform well in all five phases. Mr Mahayuti will win the maximum number of seats in the state. Maharashtra will play a key role in Prime Minister Modi’s dream of crossing Highway 400: Eknath Shinde, Maharashtra CM
