News India Lok Sabha Elections 2024 HIGHLIGHTS: BJP to release its manifesto on April 14, say sources

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 HIGHLIGHTS: BJP to release its manifesto on April 14, say sources

With Lok Sabha polls around the corner, election activity across the country and among political parties have intensified. Ahead of the 7-phase elections, parties are announcing candidates, while leaders continue to switch between different political camps to strengthen their chances.

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Lok Sabha Elections 2024 LIVE UPDATES: Lok Sabha elections are scheduled to be held in seven phases beginning April 19. The counting of votes is set for June 4. With just a few days left for the polls to commence, star campaigners of different political parties are holding election rallies to connect with the voters and strengthen their individual parties' chances in the upcoming polls. On Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a rally in Jammu and Kashmir and Rajasthan's Barmar. Stay tuned for election coverage.

 

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  • 11:18 PM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    Modi will be PM again due to his work, ED experiments must stop: Shiv Sena MP Kirtikar

    Shiv Sena Lok Sabha MP Gajanan Kirtikar on Friday said Narendra Modi was certain to become prime minister for a third consecutive time by the virtue of his performance and, therefore, "experiments" with the Enforcement Directorate must halt.

     

  • 11:09 PM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    Rashtriya Shoshit Samaj Party announces support for Chandrashekhar Azad in Nagina

    Rashtriya Shoshit Samaj Party extended support to Chandrashekhar Azad, candidate of Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) from Lok Sabha constituency no. 05, Nagina (Reserved).

  • 10:31 PM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    Rahul Gandhi alleges Modi govt actually is "Adani govt"

    Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged the Narendra Modi government actually is "Adani government" and expressed confidence the BJP regime at the Centre will be dislodged with I.N.D.I.A bloc's win in the LS polls.

  • 10:26 PM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    Ex-MLA Kulesika joins BJP after quitting BJD in Odisha

    A day after being denied a party ticket, former MLA Kailash Kulesika Friday resigned from the BJD and joined the BJP.

  • 10:22 PM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    DMK leader Udhyanidhi Stalin holds election campaigning for party's candidate from Thoothukudi seat

    DMK leader Udhyanidhi Stalin held election campaigning for the party's sitting MP and candidate from Thoothukudi seat, Kanimozhi today.

  • 9:53 PM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    BJP to release its manifesto on April 14, say sources

    BJP will release its manifesto on April 14, sources said.

    (With inputs from Devendra Parashar)

  • 9:35 PM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    LS polls: Rs 1.74 lakh seized near Noida, total cash seizure Rs 66.66 lakh

    Around Rs 1.75 lakh cash was seized from a man in Greater Noida on Friday amid enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct for the Lok Sabha elections, police said.

  • 9:34 PM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    NDA won't get enough seats to form government at Centre, says Siddaramaiah

    Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said that while the INDIA bloc may not get an absolute majority in the elections, the NDA won’t get enough seats either to form the government at the Centre.

  • 9:34 PM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    Rahul Gandhi not swayed from decisions by any adversity: A K Antony

    Rahul Gandhi is a determined and courageous leader who is not swayed from his decisions by any adversity that comes his way, veteran Congress leader A K Antony said on Friday.

  • 7:26 PM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    Bihar: Pappu Yadav booked for model code of conduct violation

    Former MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav, who is contesting the Lok Sabha polls as an independent candidate despite joining the Congress, was on Friday booked for violating the model code of conduct. Yadav, who is trying his luck from the Purnea seat in Bihar, has been named in the FIR lodged at Khajanchi Haat police station of the eponymous district.

  • 7:11 PM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    Amit Shah holds roadshow in Madurai, Tamil Nadu

    Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a roadshow in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.

  • 6:20 PM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    LS polls: BSP releases fresh list of candidates, fields Javed Simnani from Gorakhpur

    The Bahujan Samaj Party on Friday released its fourth list of candidates for the Lok Sabha elections, fielding former state president of the party Bhim Rajbhar from Azamgarh and ex-MP Balkrishna Chauhan from Ghosi. The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has given ticket to Javed Simnani from Gorakhpur --- the stronghold of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

     

  • 6:19 PM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    No impact of Kejriwal's arrest on LS polls; lotus will bloom in assembly elections also: Bansuri

    Bansuri Swaraj, BJP candidate from the New Delhi Lok Sabha seat, Friday claimed there will be no impact of Chief Minister Kejriwal's arrest on the elections as the "Vastu shastra" of the city is in favour of her party and the lotus will also bloom in the 2025 assembly polls.

     

  • 6:18 PM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    Rahul Gandhi assures filling 30 lakh vacant Central govt jobs

    Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday assured a legislation to provide apprenticeship to young people and filling 30 lakh vacant government jobs.

  • 5:14 PM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    PM Modi holds roadshow in Rajasthan's Dausa

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducted a roadshow in Dausa, Rajasthan. BJP candidate from Dausa, Kanhaiya Lal Meena and state minister Kirodi Lal Meena were also with him.

     

     

  • 5:07 PM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    Will give farmers of India farm loan waiver, says Rahul Gandhi in Tamil Nadu

    "We have decided that we will give guaranteed legal MSP to farmers," he said.

  • 4:10 PM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    Samajwadi Party declares candidates on Kaushambi and Kushinagar seats

    Samajwadi Party declared candidates on Kaushambi and Kushinagar seats. Pushpendra Saroj and Ajay Pratap Singh will be contesting from Kaushambi and Kushinagar respectively.

  • 3:58 PM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    Pilibhit has decide to defeat BJP: Akhilesh Yadav

    Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday said the BJP government at the Centre scrapped the three "black" farm laws after realising the strength of farmers.

  • 3:56 PM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    Thiruvananthapuram is BJP's strongest seat in Kerala: Tharoor

    "The BJP has emerged as the second party to me in the last two elections. In 2009, I took the seat from the Communist, and thereafter the BJP has come second," Tharoor said.

  • 3:55 PM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    Nitish Kumar addresses rally in Nawada, slams RJD

    "They (RJD) got the opportunity from 1990 to 2005. How much development they did?," Nitish Kumar said.

  • 3:45 PM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    Priyanka Gandhi to join road show in Tripura on April 16

    Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will take part in a roadshow in Agartala on April 16, a senior Congress leader said on Friday.

  • 3:43 PM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    Annamalai's promises for Coimbatore -- IIM, NIA and NCB units

    BJP state president K Annamalai on Friday promised a slew of assurances for Coimbatore, from where he is contesting for the April 19 Lok Sabha polls, including striving for the establishment of an IIM and units of NIA and the NCB. The party will work for a "100 assurances in 500 days," he said addressing a press conference after releasing the party's manifesto for the Parliamentary constituency.

  • 3:43 PM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    We are very transparent: Annamalai on electoral bond issue

    "We are very transparent. What's wrong with it? Whichever party willfully they donated it's all in the public eye now, so what is that to hype? Why will it be a setback,." he said.

  • 3:37 PM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    Those messages are not going to work very well: Tharoor on PM Modi's comment 'Muslim League's stamp in Congress manifesto'

    "Frankly, those messages are not going to work very well here. Maybe they will have to try something different here...You come here and talk about Muslim League and Ram Mandir, but people will say that the government's job is to look after our employment, double farmers' income -all the promises they made, have they delivered?" he said.

  • 3:16 PM (IST) Posted by Ashesh Mallick

    PM Modi hits out at Opposition over manifesto

    PM Modi in Rajasthan's Barmer said, "...In the Congress manifesto, there is the stamp of Muslim League, which was the culprit of partition. Now another party, which is a part of the INDI alliance, in its manifesto has made a dangerous declaration against the country that they will destroy India's nuclear weapons. When two of our neighbours are armed with nuclear weapons, should our nuclear weapons be destroyed? What kind of an alliance is this which wants to make India powerless?"

     

  • 3:02 PM (IST) Posted by Hritika Mitra

    'Need to be cautious of lies of Congress, INDIA bloc', says PM in Rajasthan's Barmer

    Addressing a rally in Rajasthan's Barmer, he said, "While Modi is busy making India a powerful nation, people of INDI alliance are trying to make India weak."

  • 2:19 PM (IST) Posted by Vaidehi Jahagirdar

    Chirag Paswan slams RJD leader Misa Bharati for her jail remark against PM Modi

    LJP Chief Chirag Paswan slammed RJD leader Misa Bharati for her jail remark against PM Modi. In a statement to the media, the LJP chief said, "What kind of language is this? What message do you want to give to the country and the world by using such language? Such language is being used by those who themselves are accused of corruption. Many members of whose family have been accused of corruption. Such language only reflects the feeling of revenge."

  • 2:14 PM (IST) Posted by Vaidehi Jahagirdar

    Union Minister Pralhad Joshi hits out at Congress

    Union Minister Pralhad Joshi hits out at Congress on Friday. He said, "...People know that Congress is a bogus party. Congress is a party which gives false promise."

  • 2:09 PM (IST) Posted by Vaidehi Jahagirdar

    Congress candidate from Kalaburagi Radhakrishna Doddamani files his nomination papers

    Congress candidate from Kalaburagi  Radhakrishna Doddamani files his nomination papers on Friday, April 12. Doddamani is also a son-in-law of Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge

  • 1:55 PM (IST) Posted by Vaidehi Jahagirdar

    Rajasthan Congress leader Manvendra Singh returns to BJP

    Former External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh's son Manvendra Singh Jasol returns to BJP ahead of Lok Sabha Polls. 

  • 12:18 PM (IST) Posted by Vaidehi Jahagirdar

    Omar Abdullah to contest from Baramulla seat in Lok Sabha polls

    National Conference leader and former J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to contest from Baramulla seat in Lok Sabha polls.

  • 11:37 AM (IST) Posted by Vaidehi Jahagirdar

    BJP MP Hema Malini seen working in field during a poll campaign in Mathura

    BJP Member of Parliament (MP) from Mathura parliamentary constituency, Hema Malini who has been busy campaigning for Lok Sabha polls was seen lending a hand to women working in wheat fields.

  • 10:20 AM (IST) Posted by Vaidehi Jahagirdar

    PM Modi will not have a big impact in Karnataka: Karnataka Home Minister

    Ahead of Lok Sabha polls, Karnataka Home Minister and Congress leader Dr G Parameshwara held a scathing attack on the BJP and PM Narendra Modi.  

    PM Modi will not have a big impact in Karnataka and all over India. We have done our homework and out of 28 seats (in Karnataka) we will win over 20 seats, he said. 

  • 10:15 AM (IST) Posted by Vaidehi Jahagirdar

    Rebel BJP leader from Karnataka K S Eshwarappa to file his nomination as independent candidate from Shivamogga today

    Karnataka's former Dy CM and rebel BJP leader K S Eshwarappa said he will file his nomination papers as an independent candidate from Shivamogga Lok Sabha constituency today.

    "I will contest the elections as an independent candidate and will win. The public and workers are with me and after winning I will go to PM Modi," he said.

  • 9:44 AM (IST) Posted by Vaidehi Jahagirdar

    Setback for BJP in Madha: Dhairyasheel Mohite Patil resigns

    In a major setback to BJP Maharashtra in Madha Lok Sabha constituency, party leader Dhairyasheel Mohite-Patil resigned.

  • 9:34 AM (IST) Posted by Vaidehi Jahagirdar

    BSP releases list of candidates for upcoming Lok Sabha Polls in UP

    The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) declared nine candidates in Uttar Pradesh for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

  • 9:02 AM (IST) Posted by Vaidehi Jahagirdar

    NDPP leader, former BJP member join Congress in Nagaland

    Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, in Nagaland, two former leaders from BJP and the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) joined the Congress Party. 

  • 8:49 AM (IST) Posted by Vaidehi Jahagirdar

    Nomination process for phase three Lok Sabha polls begins

    The nomination process for the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections began on Friday. Significantly, the third phase of the elections will be held in 94 constituencies across 12 states on May 7.

  • 8:21 AM (IST) Posted by Vaidehi Jahagirdar

    Election commission is partial: TMC leader Shantanu Sen

    TMC leader Shantanu Sen levelled a series of allegations on the Election Commission of India. 

    "The election commission is partial. For the first time, after independence, the Prime Minister along with his Minister selected the election commissioners... The entire country knows which party breaks law & order and follows the way of hooliganism. In West Bengal, TMC has been in power for three terms because of support from the common people," he said. 

  • 7:40 AM (IST) Posted by Hritika Mitra

    Scuba divers enact voting process sixty feet underwater near Chennai's Neelankarai

    Scuba divers in Chennai enacted the voting process sixty feet underwater near Chennai's Neelankarai in a bid to create voter awareness initiative, tweeted the Election Commission of India (ECI).

  • 7:32 AM (IST) Posted by Vaidehi Jahagirdar

    Congress leader Karti Chidambaram's wife holds election campaign on behalf of her husban

    Congress leader Karti Chidambaram's wife Srinidhi held an election campaign on behalf of her husband. Chidambaram, who is currently an MP from the same constituency, has been fielded by the party for the second time in Sivaganga.

  • 6:49 AM (IST) Posted by Vaidehi Jahagirdar

    Udhampur declared ‘No Fly Zone’ ahead of PM Modi's rally in J&K today.

    Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally in J-K today (April 12) a 'No Fly Zone’ has been declared in Udhampur.