Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE Updates: The Election Commission of India (ECI) released final voter turnout data for the first two legs of the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday, indicating a turnout of over 66% in both phases. In the initial phase on April 19, 66.14% of electors exercised their right to vote, while in the second phase on April 26, the turnout was 66.71%.
With two phases of voting already completed, political parties have heightened their poll campaigns for the remaining constituencies. Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a mega rally in Maharashtra’s Pune on Monday, supporting Mahayuti candidates in Pune, Baramati, Shriur, and Maval. Additionally, Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Smriti Irani filed nominations from Lucknow and Amethi, respectively, where they are incumbent MPs.
The second phase of voting for 88 parliamentary constituencies across 13 states and Union Territories recorded a voter turnout of around 63.50%, according to the ECI. The first phase of polling took place on April 19 in 102 seats across 21 states and Union territories. Out of the total 543 Lok Sabha constituencies, 102 went to polls on April 19, and 88 on April 26. Further voting is scheduled for May 7, 13, 20, 25, and June 1, with the counting of votes and result declaration set for June 4.
All eyes are on two major political alliances: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP-led ruling NDA, and the Congress-led opposition INDIA bloc. The NDA is aiming for its third consecutive term, with slogans like ‘abki baar 400 paar’, while INDIA is focusing on economic promises such as MSP for farmers and cash handouts to women in their manifesto.
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Wed, 01 May 2024 12:14 PM
TV actress Rupali Ganguly joins BJP
Actress Rupali Ganguly officially joins the BJP at the party’s headquarters on DDU Marg in New Delhi, alongside senior BJP leaders Vinod Tawde and Anil Baluni.
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Wed, 01 May 2024 11:45 AM
Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE Updates: Yogi Adityanath attack opposition
“Unfortunately, country’s oldest political party (Congress) went directionless after Independence and today it has become leaderless too. The Congress leaders have constantly tried to abuse the Indian culture and humiliate the ‘sanatan dharma’. During the UPA government, a senior leader of the Congress and the then Union Home Minister had tried to insult India’s ‘sanatan’ culture in the name of saffron terror,” says UP CM Yogi Adityanath
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Wed, 01 May 2024 10:52 AM
Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE Updates: What Union minister and BJP’s candidate from Gujarat’s Porbandar Lok Sabha seat Mansukh Mandaviya said?
Union minister and BJP’s candidate from Gujarat’s Porbandar Lok Sabha seat Mansukh Mandaviya said, “I have been campaigning across Porbandar Lok Sabha constituency for the last one month and meeting people and beneficiaries of several government schemes. I can see people’s satisfaction and on the basis of it I can say that we will win Porbandar Lok Sabha seat with good margin. In Gujarat, we have already won one seat (Surat) unopposed, and will win all remaining 25 seats. The BJP will win over 370 seats and NDA over 400 seats.”
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Wed, 01 May 2024 10:26 AM
In SP bastion Mainpuri, it’s ‘Modi ki guarantee’ vs Mulayam’s legacy
In the midst of a BJP surge across Uttar Pradesh during the previous general elections, Mainpuri stood by Samajwadi Party stalwart Mulayam Singh Yadav. Now, as the saffron party aims to capture the SP stronghold, the battleground is set between ‘Modi ki guarantee’ and Mulayam’s enduring legacy. Situated approximately 220 km from the state capital Lucknow, Mainpuri has long been a bastion of the SP, with the party maintaining its grip on the constituency for nearly three decades. It was one of the five seats secured by the SP in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, contested in alliance with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).
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Wed, 01 May 2024 09:53 AM
Two Congress MLAs resign over alliance with AAP
Former Congress MLAs Neeraj Basoya and Nasseb Singh have tendered their resignations from the primary membership of the party.
“Our continued alliance, with AAP is extremely humiliating given that the AAP has been associated with numerous scams in the past 7 years. The top 3 Leaders of the AAP-Arvind Kejriwal, Satyendra Jain and Manish Sisodia are already in jail. AAP has been accused of serious corruption charges on various issues such as the Delhi Liquor Scam and Delhi Jal Board Scam…” reads the resignation letter
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Wed, 01 May 2024 09:34 AM
In respite for people amid LS polls, prices of commercial LPG cylinders slashed by ₹19
During the ongoing 18th Lok Sabha polling, oil marketing companies have provided relief by reducing the prices of commercial LPG gas cylinders by ₹19 per unit immediately. In Delhi, the retail sales price of a 19 kg commercial LPG cylinder now stands at ₹1745.50, down from the previous ₹1764.50 last month.
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Wed, 01 May 2024 07:48 AM
YSRCP names 12 ‘commoners’ among star campaigners for polls
Breaking away from traditional political norms, the YSRCP has chosen ordinary citizens of Andhra Pradesh as its star campaigners for the forthcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly elections. Submitting a list of 12 individuals to the Election Commission, the YSRCP has officially designated them as the party’s star campaigners for the upcoming polls.
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Wed, 01 May 2024 07:21 AM
LS polls: Shiv Sena fields Yamini Jadhav from Mumbai South
On Tuesday, the Shiv Sena, led by Eknath Shinde, announced Yamini Jadhav as its candidate for the Mumbai South Lok Sabha seat, challenging incumbent Sena UBT MP Arvind Sawant. Yamini Jadhav was one of the 39 MLAs who supported Shinde during his rebellion against Uddhav Thackeray in June 2022. A first-time MLA and former corporator, she is the wife of former Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) standing committee chairman, Yashwant Jadhav. Currently representing Byculla, Jadhav will contest against Arvind Sawant, a former Union minister and incumbent MP of Mumbai South, known for his allegiance to Thackeray.
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Wed, 01 May 2024 06:16 AM
Guwahati’s first-time voters prioritise education in ongoing LS polls
The first time voters in Guwahati Lok Sabha constituency are gearing up to exercise their constitutional right with zeal and enthusiasm in the third phase of polls which are scheduled to be held on May 7. The primary concern for the young voters is an all-round development works for a better India, which according to them, can be done only a stable government.
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