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Lok Sabha Elections 2024: BJP issues notice to Dilip Ghosh on his remark against Mamata Banerjee

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 HIGHLIGHTS: The elections for the 18th Lok Sabha will begin on April 19 (Friday) followed by subsequent phases on April 26, May 7, May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1. The entire election process, from the announcement of polls to the declaration of results, lasts 82 days.

Lok Sabha elections 2024 LIVE UPDATES, pm modi poll rallies, Rahul Gandhi, BJP, Congress shiv sena K Image Source : INDIA TVLok Sabha elections 2024: Kamal Nath's son Nakul to file nomination in MP's Chhindwara today.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 HIGHLIGHTS: The Lok Sabha polls will be held in seven phases spread over 44 days starting April 19 in the world’s largest election, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi eyeing a third consecutive term in office. Congress leader Kamal Nath's son Nakul to file his nomination papers in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara today (March 26). Counting of votes will be taken up on June 4. According to the notification issued by the Election Commission on behalf of the President, the last date for filing nomination papers is March 27. Announcing the poll schedule to elect the 543-member Lok Sabha, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said that over 97 crore voters- 49.7 crore male and 47.1 crore female- are eligible to cast their votes across 10.5 lakh polling booths. Assembly elections in Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim will be held on April 19, and in Andhra Pradesh on May 13. Elections to the Odisha assembly will be held in four phases on May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1.

 

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  • 11:44 PM (IST) Posted by Hritika Mitra

    BJP issues notice to Dilip Ghosh on his remark against Mamata Banerjee

    The BJP issued a notice to Bengal party leader Dilip Ghosh, seeking his reply over his controversial remark on CM Mamata Banerjee.

  • 10:04 PM (IST) Posted by Hritika Mitra

    TMC releases a list of 40 star campaigners

    TMC releases a list of 40 star campaigners that included West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, MP and party's national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, former cricketer and candidate Yusuf Pathan among others to campaign.

  • 6:37 PM (IST) Posted by Hritika Mitra

    Mayawati's BSP announces 5 candidates from Uttarakhand

    Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Tuesday announced 5 candidates from Uttarakhand.

  • 5:35 PM (IST) Posted by Hritika Mitra

    Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu joins BJP ahead of Lok Sabha polls

    Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu joins BJP ahead of Lok Sabha polls. Bittu is a Congress MP from Punjab's Ludhiana. 

  • 4:13 PM (IST) Posted by Hritika Mitra

    PM Modi to hold rally with Jayant Chaudhary in Meerut on March 30

    Prime Minister Modi will hold a rally with Jayant Chaudhary in Meerut on Saturday (March 30).

  • 3:52 PM (IST) Posted by Hritika Mitra

    NCP state President Sunil Tatkare will contest on Raigad Lok Sabha seat: Ajit Pawar

    "NCP state President Sunil Tatkare will contest the Raigad Lok Sabha seat," informed Maharashtra Deputy CM and NCP chief Ajit Pawar

  • 3:45 PM (IST) Posted by Nivedita Dash

    There is no confusion among Mahayuti: Ajit Pawar

    Maharashtra Deputy CM and NCP chief Ajit Pawar said, "There is no confusion among Mahayuti. We sat together and decided on seat sharing. BJP and Shiv Sena cooperated with us to decide the seats. 90 per cent of the decisions have been made. On 28th March, all announcements will done at a joint press conference with BJP and Shiv Sena."

  • 3:44 PM (IST) Posted by Hritika Mitra

    TMC files complaint against BJP MP Dilip Ghosh for derogatory comments on Mamata Banerjee

    TMC files a complaint with the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer against BJP MP Dilip Ghosh for 'passing derogatory and offensive comment personally attacking Mamata Banerjee, thereby violating Model Code of Conduct (MCC)'.

  • 2:52 PM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    Mahayuti press conference to be held in Mumbai on March 28

    The press conference of Mahayuti will be held on March 28 (Thursday). The press conference will be held in Mumbai where CM Eknath Shinde, Deputy CMs Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar will be present.

  • 2:46 PM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    JJP's Abhay Chautala heads meet of party's political affairs committee in Delhi

  • 2:18 PM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    Prakash Ambedkar-led VBA still part of MVA: Sanjay Raut

    The Prakash Amebdkar-led Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) is still a part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi and discussions with the former are still on, said Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday. The Rajya Sabha member told reporters that the MVA’s proposal of leaving aside four seats for VBA in Maharashtra for the Lok Sabha polls is still open. Seat-sharing talks among MVA partners Congress, Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) and Sena (UBT) are more or less over, said Raut, adding that the first list of his party’s candidates is expected to be released on Tuesday.

     

  • 2:13 PM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi files nomination for Jorhat constituency

    Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi on Tuesday filed nomination papers as a party candidate for the Jorhat Lok Sabha constituency in Assam. Accompanied by the party's state unit president Bhupen Kumar Borah, leader of opposition in the assembly Debabrata Saikia, Gogoi, the deputy leader of the Congress in the outgoing Lok Sabha, submitted his nomination papers to Returning Officer Pulak Kumar Mahanta. Raijor Dal president Akhil Gogoi, deputy leader of the opposition in the assembly and Congress' Dhubri candidate Rakibul Hussain, MLAs Rekibuddin Ahmed, Nandita Das and Sibamoni Bora and several other leaders were present there. The Congress candidate, clad in a white kurta with 'gamosa' (traditional hand towels) draped around his neck, led a procession from Jorhat Stadium to the office of the returning officer to file the nomination papers.

  • 2:11 PM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    BJP candidate from Uttarakhand's Pauri Garhwal seat reaches Pauri district headquarters to file nomination today

  • 2:10 PM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    CEC to meet in Delhi on Mar 27 to finalise candidates for LS elections

    Central Election Committee (CEC) of Congress to meet tomorrow (March 27) in Delhi to finalise candidates for Lok Sabha elections 2024.

  • 2:07 PM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    Uttarakhand: Congress candidate from Tehri seat files nomination papers

    Congress candidate from Uttarakhand's Tehri Lok Sabha seat Jot Singh Gunsola filed his nomination papers today (March 26).

  • 2:06 PM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    Assam: Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal files nomination from Dibrugarh seat

    Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday filed his nomination as the BJP candidate for the Dibrugarh parliamentary constituency in Assam, an official said. Sonowal, accompanied by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, filed his nomination papers before Returning Officer Bikram Kairi. Polling for the Dibrugarh constituency will be held on April 19 in the first phase of the general elections. Assam has 14 Lok Sabha seats. Besides Sarma, Sonowal was accompanied by Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) president Atul Bora, United People's Party Liberal (UPPL) leader Promode Bodo, sitting BJP MLA and Union minister Rameswar Teli and state party president Bhabesh Kalita.

  • 2:04 PM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    Maharashtra: Balasaheb Thorat reaches Sharad Pawar's residence, to hold talks over seat sharing

  • 1:57 PM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    EC asks Karnataka poll officer to take action on complaint by Deve Gowda on freebies

    The Election Commission has directed the chief electoral officer of Karnataka to take "immediate appropriate action" on a complaint filed by JD (S) president H D Deve Gowda that Congress MP D K Suresh was allegedly planning distribution of freebies and the state poll machinery failed to take swift action. ]In a letter to the state CEO, the EC asked him to take action keeping in mind the provisions of the model code of conduct and relevant laws, and sought a compliance report at the earliest. The EC letter was sent out on March 21 based on a complaint of former prime minister Gowda to the poll panel.

     

  • 1:52 PM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    Parliamentary Board meet of Sharad Pawar faction to be held tomorrow

    NCP-SCP leader and spokesperson Mahesh Tapase today said, "Parliamentary Board meeting of Sharad Pawar faction will be held on March 27 (Wednesday) at 11:00 am in Mumbai. Party chief Sharad Pawar will head the meeting."

  • 1:23 PM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    BJP leader Pradan Baruah files nomination from Lakhimpur Lok Sabha seat

  • 1:10 PM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    West Bengal: Daily reports on CAPF deployment to be sent to ECI

    Daily reports of the activities of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) already deployed in West Bengal will have to be sent to the national headquarters of the Election Commission from the end of the current month. Starting from March 29, the report of activities of the deployed personnel for the previous day will reach the office of ECI daily at 10 a.m., said insiders from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal. The EC observers for different areas will send their reports to the office of CEO and the latter in turn will compile and send them to ECI. Sources in the CEO office said that the daily reports were being sought to ensure that CAPF personnel already deployed remain at the optimum level of efficiency so that they can be utilized to the best as per requirement evolving any time.

  • 12:55 PM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    BJP releases list of candidates for upcoming by-elections in Gujarat, HP, Karnataka and WB

  • 12:54 PM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    IUML unfazed as Left, BJP plan to give it a fight in Malappuram LS constituency

    The Malappuram Lok Sabha constituency is often considered a bastion of the second-biggest partner in the Congress-led UDF, the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), but this time the CPI(M)-led Left and the BJP-led NDA is trying to put up a keen fight. The Malappuram constituency in Malappuram District came into existence in 2009 by carving out areas from the erstwhile Manjeri Lok Sabha constituency and the IUML lost this seat just once in 2004 to the CPI(M). This time the IUML has decided to swap its sitting MPs and hence ET Mohammed Basheer who represented the Ponnani Lok Sabha seat has been fielded from Malappuram, after moving Abdussamad Samadani to the Ponnani seat. Veteran Basheer, a soft-spoken leader is also a former State Education Minister and a popular face in the constituency. Taking him on is the young Turk V Vaseef, a schoolteacher-turned-state President of the DYFI the youth wing of the CPI(M).

  • 12:40 PM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    Bengaluru: Core committee meet of JDS started at Kumaraswamy's residence

    Bengaluru, Karnataka: Core committee meeting of JDS started at state President HD Kumaraswamy's residence.

  • 12:30 PM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    Kanimozhi Karunanidhi files nomination for Thoothukudi Parliamentary constituency

  • 11:52 AM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    LS polls: BJP candidate from Rajasthan's Nagaur files nomination

    BJP candidate from Nagaur Lok Sabha seat Jyoti Mirdha on Tuesday filed her nomination papers for the elections. Minister Gajendra Singh Khinvsar was present at the time of nomination filing in the collectorate. Mirdha, a former Congress MP from Nagaur who joined the BJP ahead of the 2023 assembly elections, is pitted against RLP convener Hanuman Beniwal who is contesting the elections in alliance with the Congress. Lok Sabha elections in Rajasthan will be held in two phases on April 19 and 26. Nagaur is among 12 Lok Sabha seats where elections will be held in the first phase on April 19. The last date of filing nomination papers for the first phase is March 27. Scrutiny will be held on March 28 and the last date of withdrawal of nomination papers is March 30. In the first phase, voting will be held in 12 Lok Sabha constituencies of Ganganagar, Bikaner, Churu, Jhunjhunu, Sikar, Jaipur Rural, Jaipur, Alwar, Bharatpur, Karauli-Dholpur, Dausa and Nagaur on April 19. The remaining 13 seats of Tonk-Sawai Madhopur, Ajmer, Pali, Jodhpur, Barmer, Jalore, Udaipur, Banswara, Chittorgarh, Rajsamand, Bhilwara, Kota and Jhalawar-Baran will go to polls in the second phase on April 26.

  • 11:36 AM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    Congress leader Nakul Nath files nomination from Chhindwara seat

  • 11:01 AM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    BJP to go it alone in Punjab for LS polls

    BJP to go it alone in Punjab for Lok Sabha polls, says state chief, no alliance with Akali Dal.

  • 10:50 AM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    Shiv Sena (UBT)'s first list to publish today

    Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut said, "Shiv Sena's first list is ready, we will publish the list today. Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) is with us. They are important members of Maha Vikas Aghadi. The proposal of 4 seats remains."

  • 10:48 AM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    Sanjay Raut reiterates that Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate to fight from Sangli seat

    There is a dispute going on between Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT) on the Sangli seat. Despite the Opposition of Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) is not ready to back down.

    Sanjay Raut today reiterated that our candidate will be there on Sangli seat. Only Shiv Sena will contest on this seat.

    Discussion is going on between NCP (SP) and Congress on Bhiwandi seat.

    (With inputs from Dinesh Mourya) 

  • 10:48 AM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    Sanjay Raut reiterates that Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate to fight from Sangli seat

    There is a dispute going on between Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT) on the Sangli seat. Despite the Opposition of Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) is not ready to back down.

    Sanjay Raut today reiterated that our candidate will be there on Sangli seat. Only Shiv Sena will contest on this seat.

    Discussion is going on between NCP (SP) and Congress on Bhiwandi seat.

    (With inputs from Dinesh Mourya) 

  • 10:44 AM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    Mahagathabandhan supported candidate to be LS candidate from Khagadia

    Mahagathabandhan supported candidate Sanjay Kumar to be Lok Sabha candidate from Khagadia, Bihar: CPI(M)

  • 10:03 AM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    Clash erupts between JDS, BJP workers during joint coordination meet in Tumakuru

  • 9:58 AM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    Ajit Pawar to review preparations for Lok Sabha elections

    Important meeting of all MLAs, ministers and party officials of Nationalist Congress (Ajit Pawar) to be held in Pune today. The meeting is at 12 noon. Ajit Pawar will review the preparations for the Lok Sabha elections.

  • 9:55 AM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    Election Officer shuts down Twenty20 medical shop in Kerala for violating MCC

    The District Election Officer (DEO) here on Monday directed the Twenty20 Association, linked with the Twenty20 political party run by business group Kitex, to shut down a recently opened medical shop offering substantial discounts, for violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC). The district collector, who is also the returning officer, pointed out that the private company, the registered association and the political party all share the same logo and the same set of executives. The order came on a complaint filed by two residents, that the medical shop opened next to the Bhakshya Suraksha Market, run by the Kizhakkambalam Grama Panchayat ruled by the Twenty20 party, was in violation of the MCC. "Prima facie, it is revealed that there is a violation of section 4.4.2B(i) of the manual on MCC, and there is a case here which may influence the voters in freely exercising their right to vote by inducement through gratification," the order read.
     
  • 9:53 AM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    Dadra Nagar Haveli Daman Diu Shiv Sena (UBT) Chief expelled by Uddhav Group Shwetal Bhat appoints as in-charge chief

    Dadra Nagar Haveli Daman Diu Shiv Sena (UBT) Chief Abhinav Delkar Expelled by Uddhav Group. Shwetal Bhat has been appointed as the in-charge chief. Abhinav Delkar, son of late former MP Mohan Delkar and sitting MP Kalaben Delkar, has been ousted from the post of state chief of Dadra Nagar Haveli by the Shiv Sena Thackeray faction. Kalaben Delkar, who was a sitting MP in the Shiv Sena Thackeray group was nominated by the BJP from the Dadra Nagar Haveli Lok Sabha constituency in the list announced by the BJP On the other hand, his son Abhinav Delkar has been suspended from the post of state chief of the Shiv Sena Thackeray group for doing anti-party activities.

    (With inputs from Atul Singh) 

  • 9:41 AM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    Kerala enrols over 3 lakh young voters to the Electoral Roll

    The voters' list in Kerala has witnessed a big jump in the enrolment of young voters ever since the draft list was published last October, shows data. In the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections, over 3.11 lakh youths in the age group of 18-19 years have been enrolled in the state's electoral roll during the past five months. Chief Electoral Officer, Kerala, Sanjay Kaul, said that the extensive awareness programmes and activities conducted under the auspices of the Chief Electoral Office and the campaigns conducted in the districts under the leadership of District Electoral Officers have collectively contributed to the increase in the number of young voters. As many as 3,11,805 new voters have registered since the release of the draft Electoral Roll on October 23, 2023. The draft list, which previously had 77,176 voters, increased to 2,88,533 in the final list published on January 22.

  • 9:35 AM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    Shiv Sena likely to replace sitting Ramtek MP Tumane with former Congress MLA Parwe

    The Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena is likely to drop Krupal Tumane, its sitting MP from Ramtek Lok Sabha seat in Maharashtra's Vidarbha, and field Congress MLA Raju Purwe, who joined the party on Sunday, instead. The change stems from opposition from ally BJP to Tumane’s renomination, as well as an internal survey, which also cites his bleak prospects due to a lack of connection with the voters and among the allies. The announcement is expected soon as the last date for filing the nomination is March 27 and the polling is on April 19 in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections. Incidentally, the Congress has already fielded Rashmi Barve from Ramtek. Parwe, who quit as the Congress legislator from the Umred (SC) constituency and joined the Sena in the presence of CM Shinde, is likely to get the ticket. The party believes that Parwe will be in a position to woo the traditional voters of the Congress. Of the six Assembly segments in Ramtek, which include Umred, Karol is held by the NCP's Sharad Pawar faction, Savner by the Congress, Hingana and Kamthi are with the BJP, and Ramtek is held by an independent.

  • 9:28 AM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    Kamal Nath's son Nakul to file nomination in MP's Chhindwara today

  • 9:21 AM (IST) Posted by Sheenu Sharma

    Tamil Nadu: Officials seize over Rs 69,000 cash from tourists due to poll code, return it

    Election officials recovered Rs 69,400 in cash from a Punjab-based family in Tamil Nadu's Nilgiris district where they had come for a vacation. A video of the incident went viral on social media, showing a woman, carrying her child, breaking down and pleading with the officials to return the money. The election officials recovered the cash from the family during a vehicle check on Sunday as part of the Model Code of Conduct rules. The Model Code of Conduct came into effect when the Election Commission announced the Lok Sabha polls' dates on March 16.