Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live Updates: Union Home Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Amit Shah said at an election rally in Telangana’s Bhongir on Thursday, “This time, vote for Jihad or vote for Vikas.” It’s a vote.” Two days ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised the issue of ‘vote jihad’ at a rally in Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone. This comes after Congress leader Salman Khurshid and his niece, SP leader Maria Alam Khan, accused Khan of “voting jihad” to support Indian Bloc candidates. This happened after he was arrested for. In her speech, Maria reportedly urged attendees to practice the “jihadi vote” carefully and wisely, and only then, she said, could the ruling party be removed from government. .
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Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi will hold rallies for party candidates in Medak and Margajgiri. In Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Akhilesh Yadav will address election rallies in support of Indian bloc candidates in Baraichi and Lakhimpur Kheri districts. Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati will address a rally in Kannauj.
See our analysis. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said Rahul Gandhi had “suddenly” remained silent on Adani and Ambani. However, our reporter Asad Rehman writes that this is inconsistent with the Congress leader’s election speech. Over the past week, references to ‘Adani and Ambani’ have been seen in almost all of Rahul’s speeches.
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