Lok Sabha Elections 2024 | BJP is losing everywhere, says Akhilesh Yadav

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and BJP candidate from Lucknow Rajnath Singh ended hectic political campaign on Thursday. For the campaigning for Lok Sabha Elections 2024, the leader addressed '94 rallies, 7 roadshows'.

"The campaign for the Lok Sabha elections ended today. I want to thank the people of India for their support; I would also like to thank the Congress and INDIA alliance workers for their hard work. This is an election to save the Constitution and the government institutions. We controlled the narrative in this election and put forward a new vision in front of the people. INDIA alliance is going to form the government. The last phase of polling is coming in a few days; I would request the INDIA alliance and Congress workers to keep an eye on polling booths and EVMs till the last minute of polling,” says Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a video posted from his official X handle.

Ahead of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said, “Public knows that one vote can change their lives. So, they are not going to be intimidated or stopped. BJP is losing everywhere.” 

Amid the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday accused PM Modi, of lowering the dignity of public discourse and the gravity of the office of the PM by giving "hateful speeches" during the poll campaign.

Ahead of the seventh phase of polling,  BJP national president JP Nadda holds a roadshow in Anandpur Sahib, Punjab. Prior to this  the BJP national president addressed public meeting in Faridkot. 

Ahead of the polling in Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a video message speaks his heart out to the voters of his contituency. He said, "This time's election for Kashi is an election for the creation of not only 'Navkashi' but also a developed India. The people of Kashi have to make a new record on 1st June."

Samajwadi Party National President and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav will address public meetings in support of the Congress-INDIA bloc and the Samajwadi Party-INDIA bloc candidates from the Maharajganj and Ghosi Lok Sabha constituencies.

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee will conduct a 10-km roadshow from Garia to Alipur jail. This roadshow will start at 2 p.m. and cover two Lok Sabha constituencies – Jadavpur and Kolkata South.

The Congress on Thursday accused the Modi government of repeatedly blocking India's farmers from making any profits in the last 10 years and claimed that the pattern of policy making has been to not allow farmers to earn well when prices rise and leave them to fend for themselves when prices crash. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh posed questions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a day he held a rally in Hoshiarpur on the last day of campaigning. "After peddling lies about the Father of the Nation yesterday, the outgoing PM is in Hoshiarpur for his final campaign event. Our last set of questions to him before the people of India, that is Bharat, bid him a long-awaited farewell," Ramesh said in his post on X.

Time has come for a full majority government at the Centre after decades, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Thursday and invoked Guru Ravidas to say that he was the inspiration for working towards the welfare of the poor. Addressing a rally here on the last day of campaigning for the seven-phase Lok Sabha poll, Modi said the country witnessed unprecedented development during the last ten years. "Welfare of poor is my government's top priority. And in this big inspiration is of Guru Ravidas," he said. The prime minister also said that his wish is for Adampur airport, which serves Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur, to be named after Guru Ravidas.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and BJP leader Yogi Adityanath will address two public meetings each in Himachal Pradesh and Punjab.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi would have got a tough fight in Varanasi had Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra contested against him as INDIA bloc's candidate, feel party workers from the temple town. The prime minister is likely to have a cakewalk in the third consecutive election he is contesting from the holy city of Varanasi, with INDIA bloc's Ajay Rai apparently not in a position to spring any surprise even this time, they feel. While Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has given the ticket to a local, Athar Jamal Lari, three Independents are also in the fray.

"India's development in 10 years unprecedented", said PM Modi at a rally in Punjab's Hoshiarpur today. 

"Every Indian aligned with Viksit Bharat dream, giving us blessings", said PM Modi.

Bharatiya Janata Party President JP Nadda will address public meetings in Punjab- one in Amritsar at 11:25 a.m., another in Faridkot at 1:35 p.m. Later, at 3:55 p.m., he will hold a roadshow from Railway Road to Adda Bazaar, Anandpur Sahib, Rupnagar.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will address public meetings in Odisha and Punjab. At 11 am, he will address a public meeting in Odisha's Balasore. Later at 4 pm, he will interact with the people through a village meeting in Punjab's Nawanshahr.

At 12 p.m., Akhilesh Yadav will speak at a joint public rally in support of Congress-INDIA bloc candidate Veerendra Chaudhary from the Maharajganj Lok Sabha constituency. Later, at 1:45 p.m., he will address another public rally in support of Samajwadi Party-INDIA bloc candidate Rajiv Rai from the Ghosi Lok Sabha constituency.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Madurai in Tamil Nadu along with his family and have a darshan at the Meenakshi Amman temple. Later, he will leave for Thirumayam in Pudukkottai district and have darshan at the Kottai Bhairavar temple.

Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) National President Chirag Paswan will address a public meeting at Nauhatta in Bihar's Saharsa district at 9 a.m.

The Congress on Wednesday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks that the "world did not know of Mahatma Gandhi till the film 'Gandhi' was made" and said those whose "ideological ancestors" were involved in Gandhi's assassination can never follow the path of truth shown by him. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said, "I don't know in which world the outgoing prime minister lives where Mahatma Gandhi was not recognised across the world before 1982. If anyone has destroyed the legacy of the Mahatma, it is the outgoing prime minister himself. "His own government has destroyed Gandhian institutions in Varanasi, Delhi and Ahmedabad," the Congress leader alleged Former party president Rahul Gandhi said that those who follow Nathuram Godse's path of violence cannot understand Gandhi.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik led a mega roadshow in Jagatsinghpur on Wednesday. A large number of people gathered on both sides of the road in Nimapara as Patnaik greeted them from a specially-designed bus. On the 2-km route, he was greeted by supporters holding cutouts of 'conch', the party's election symbol, and waving the BJD flag.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the famous Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Tamil Nadu's Kanyakumari on May 30 to June 1 and meditate after the culmination of his Lok Sabha election campaign.The Prime Minister will visit the Rock Memorial and will meditate day and night at the same place where Swami Vivekananda did meditation, at the Dhyan Mandapam from May 30 evening to June 1, evening.