Lok Sabha Elections 2024
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Yearender 2024: PM Modi's comeback to escalating Israel-Hamas war, events that defined past year
Originals | Dec 23, 2024, 01:13 PM ISTYearender 2024: A transformative year in global politics, marked by Trump's comeback and the fall of Assad's government in Syria. Geopolitical tensions, economic upheavals, and climate challenges reshaped the global landscape. Let's look back at 5 key events that defined 2024.
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Delhi HC seeks Bansuri Swaraj's reply on Somnath Bharti's plea challenging her victory in elections
Delhi | Aug 14, 2024, 06:39 PM ISTJustice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora asked BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj to file her reply within 30 days.
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Digvijaya Singh moves Madhya Pradesh High Court over EVM after Lok Sabha poll defeat from Rajgarh
Madhya Pradesh | Aug 01, 2024, 04:14 PM ISTAccording to the petition, the SOP stated that a technical SOP would be issued separately for necessary compliance, but it has not been done so far, raising doubts over the suitability of the testing and verification process of EVMs.
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Somnath Bharti challenges Bansuri Swaraj's Lok Sabha victory in Delhi High Court, hearing on Monday
Delhi | Jul 20, 2024, 10:29 PM ISTBansuri Swaraj who contested on a BJP ticket in New Delhi Lok Sabha constituency defeated Aam Aadmi Party leader Somnath Bharti.
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Why BJP lost Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh? State party chief submits 15-page report to PM Modi
Uttar Pradesh | Jul 18, 2024, 12:22 PM ISTIn the recently held Lok Sabha elections, the Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance secured 43 out of the state's 80 Lok Sabha seats compared to the NDA's 36, down from 64 in the 2019 polls. The BJP also lost the much-talked Faizabad seat under which Ayodha falls.
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FACT CHECK: Did Pushkar Singh Dhami distribute money during Lok Sabha elections? Here’s the truth
Fact Check | Jul 10, 2024, 11:58 PM ISTFACT CHECK: A video claiming that Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami distributed money during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections is going viral on social media. India TV's fact-check reveals that the claim is false and the video is from 2022.
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Nobel laureate Amartya Sen says 'idea of turning India into Hindu Rashtra is inappropriate'
India | Jun 27, 2024, 09:22 AM ISTNobel laureate Amartya Sen criticized the Indian government upon his arrival in Kolkata, emphasizing the need for political open-mindedness and secularism. Sen highlighted issues such as wrongful imprisonments, economic disparities, among others.
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Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury clears air about his resignation as West Bengal state Congress president
West Bengal | Jun 21, 2024, 04:49 PM ISTCongress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury lost to TMC candidate Yusuf Pathan in Baharampur constituency by around 85,022 votes, according to the Election Commission of India data. Adhir Chowdhury secured 4,39,494 votes while Yusuf Pathan secured 5,24,516 votes.
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Election Commission receives applications for EVM verification on 8 Lok Sabha seats in six states
India | Jun 20, 2024, 06:17 PM ISTLok Sabha Elections 2024: According to the EC's Standard Operating Procedure, the cost submitted by manufacturers BEL and ECIL to carry out EVM "check and verification" is Rs 40,000 (plus 18 per cent GST) per set of EVM.
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PM Modi visits ruins of Nalanda University in Bihar's Rajgir | VIDEO
Bihar | Jun 19, 2024, 11:52 AM ISTPM Modi visited ancient Nalanda University ruins in Bihar ahead of inaugurating the new Nalanda University campus in Rajgir. This was his first visit to state since Lok Sabha polls. Established around 1,600 years ago, the original Nalanda University is among world's first residential residential.
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Priyanka Gandhi should be in Parliament before me, says husband Robert Vadra on her poll debut
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Coffee Par Kurukshetra: Who will give 'command' to BJP cadre?
Kurukshetra | Jun 15, 2024, 07:28 PM ISTCoffee Par Kurukshetra: Who will give 'command' to BJP cadre?
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BJP forms task force to analyse party's huge loss in UP, holds meet with defeated candidates
Uttar Pradesh | Jun 14, 2024, 03:20 PM ISTIn the Lok Sabha elections, the BJP had won only 33 out of 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh and pushed the Samajwadi Party to the second position in the state by winning 37 seats from it.
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Fact Check: Old video of man alleging vote mismatch in Varanasi falsely linked to LS polls 2024
Fact Check | Jun 13, 2024, 06:53 PM ISTIt was alleged that the number of votes counted in Varanasi was more than the number of votes polled. In the fact check, it was found that the claim was false.
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Fact Check: Did 110 Muslim MPs get elected in Lok Sabha elections? Here's the truth
Fact Check | Jun 12, 2024, 09:48 PM ISTA post is going viral on social media with a claim that 110 Muslim Members of Parliament (MPs) were elected in the Parliament in the Lok Sabha elections. However, the truth is something else.
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Why did BJP put up poor show in Uttar Pradesh? Reasons summed up in party’s report: Sources | READ
Uttar Pradesh | Jun 12, 2024, 08:22 PM ISTThe BJP failed to replicate its 2019 show and was restricted to 33 seats in Uttar Pradesh. The regional BJP headquarters has received a report listing out the reasons behind the party's drubbing in the state.
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Will Rahul Gandhi give up Wayanad Lok Sabha seat? Kerala Congress chief drops major hint
India | Jun 12, 2024, 04:17 PM ISTRahul Gandhi won both Rae Bareli and Wayanad by a margin of 3,90,030 and 3,64,422 votes respectively. The Congress leader is yet to decide which seat he will represent as MP.
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First Parliament session after Lok Sabha elections to be held from June 24 to July 3, says Rijiju
India | Jun 12, 2024, 11:31 AM ISTFirst session of Parliament Session: President Droupadi Murmu will address a joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha on June 27 and is likely to outline the new government's roadmap for the next five years.
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Who will be Lok Sabha Speaker as Modi 3.0 takes charge? Suspense continues
India | Jun 11, 2024, 03:38 PM ISTThe BJP -- which emerged as the single largest party in the Lok Sabha elections 2024 with 240 seats -- fell short of achieving the full majority on its own. In such a scenario, it will be interesting to see who will be the Lok Sabha Speaker. Will it be from the saffron party or its allies?
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Akhilesh Yadav to retain Kannauj Lok Sabha seat, resign as MLA from UP's Karhal
Uttar Pradesh | Jun 11, 2024, 02:21 PM ISTSpeaking on the recently concluded Lok Sabha election results, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said that negative politics has ended and the people's issues and concerns have triumphed.