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Karnataka High Court on Monday adjourned JDS MLA HD Revanna's plea on quashing the first information report (FIR) filed against him in a case of alleged abduction of a sexual assault survivor from her home in Mysuru district. The high court will hear the case on Friday. Revanna, a former minister and son of former prime minister HD Deve Gowda, was booked last month on accusations of kidnapping one of the alleged survivors of sexual abuse by his son Prajwal Revanna, who is BJP-led NDA's candidate from Hassan in this Lok Sabha election.

candidates from the three political parties — Congress, BJP and JD(S) — who filed their nominations on Monday for the Karnataka Legislative Council polls are likely to get elected unopposed, official sources said. The biennial elections to the 11 seats of Karnataka Legislative Council to be elected by Members of Legislative Assembly is scheduled to be held on June 13. Today was the last day for filing of nominations. As per the existing strength of parties in the assembly, the Congress can win seven seats, BJP can win three and JD(S) one seat.

Lok Sabha elections result day on Tuesday, all senior leaders of the INDIA alliance have been called by Congress to stay in Delhi till tomorrow night or the day after tomorrow morning, as per the party's sources, reported ANI.

names of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Telangana BJP chief G Kishan Reddy have been dropped from an FIR, filed on a complaint relating to the alleged use of minors in a poll campaign of the saffron party here last month, police said on Monday. In the complaint to the Telangana Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), TPCC vice-president G Niranjan alleged that on May 1 during a BJP rally from Laldawaza to Sudha Talkies, a few minor children were on the dais with Shah. The CEO forwarded it to the city police for a factual report, resulting in the registration of an FIR against Shah, Reddy, BJP candidate for the Hyderabad Lok Sabha seat K Madhavi Latha, Legislator T Raja Singh and BJP leader T Yaman Singh. However, after due inquiry, it was found that Amit Shah and Kishan Reddy had no role in the incident, a police official said.

Delhi Police has issued an advisory regarding the traffic arrangements which are being made in the national capital on Tuesday in view of counting of votes of general elections, officials said. The 2024 general elections were held in seven phases between April 19 to June 1. Counting of votes will be taken up on June 4. The counting of votes will take place at seven locations in the city. In northeast Delhi, it will take place at ITI Nand Nagri. The movement of traffic on the stretch from Gagan Cinema T-Point to Nand Nagri Flyover on Wazirabad road (Mangal Pandey Road) will be restricted from 5 am onwards, the advisory said.

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Monday said the opposition INDI alliance will announce its prime ministerial candidate within 24 hours of the Lok Sabha poll results being declared. Counting of votes nationwide for the seven-phase polls, which ended on June 1, will take place from 8am on Tuesday. Asked about the PM candidate of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), which comprises the Shiv Sena (UBT) and several opposition parties led by the Congress, Raut said, «We have many candidates for the post of PM but what about the BJP? The INDI alliance will announce its prime ministerial candidate within 24 hours of the results being declared.» All the leaders of the opposition bloc will meet in Delhi and the announcement will be made there, the Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP asserted.

exit polls have predicted that the Narendra Modi government is coming to power for the third time, a number of them even predicting the BJP-led NDA reaching the 400-seat mark. The victory of the NDA will be devastating for the INDIA bloc as the opposition parties had come together despite their differences and rivalries for the sole aim of defeating Modi. While the INDIA bloc did not declare any leader, Rahul Gandhi is seen as the most prominent politician in the bloc and has played a decisive role in bringing together different parties and reaching seat-sharing arrangements. If the exit polls come true, it will be a big setback for Rahul who has been the chief opponent of Modi for more than a decade. Below are the three scenarios he can find himself in:

Lok Sabha election results on Tuesday, there are 2,572 candidates who are crorepatis while 1,643 candidates have criminal cases registered against themselves, according to poll rights body ADR. An analysis by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch has shed light on the profiles of the candidates. Out of the 8,360 candidates contesting, 8,337 have been analysed, revealing significant insights into their backgrounds, including criminal records, financial status, education, and gender representation. The analysis revealed that 20 per cent of the candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves, marking an increase from 19 per cent in 2019, 17 per cent in 2014, and 15 per cent in 2009.

Varanasi constituency in Uttar Pradesh is set to play a crucial role in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The BJP has held Varanasi as a stronghold since 1991, winning seven times and losing only once, in 2004, to Congress's Rajesh Kumar Mishra. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is up against six candidates, including Congress's state president Ajay Rai. In 2014, Modi contested the Varanasi seat for the first time, winning by 3.72 lakh votes (56.37% of the vote share), defeating AAP's Arvind Kejriwal. In the 2019 elections, he won again, increasing his margin to over 4.5 lakh votes (63.6% of the vote share) against Samajwadi Party's Shalini Yadav, while the NDA returned to power.

Exit polls suggest that the BJP may not achieve a clean sweep in Rajasthan's parliamentary elections, unlike in 2014 and 2019. This time, predictions indicate that five to seven seats might be won by the opposition INDIA bloc. The final results will be known on Tuesday, following the vote counting process.

Election Commission of India on Monday rejected Congress leader Jairam Ramesh's request for a one week extension of time to back his accusations against Amit Shah.

Lok Sabha constituency in western Tamil Nadu is witnessing an intense electoral battle in 2024. Key contenders include K. Annamalai from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Ganapathi P. Rajkumar from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), Singai G. Ramachandran from the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), and Kalamani Jeganathan from the Naam Tamilar Katchi (NTK).

Gurgaon Lok Sabha constituency in Haryana as the Congress nominated actor-turned-politician Raj Babbar from the seat against sitting MP Rao Inderjit Singh of the ruling BJP.

Rahul Gandhi's vote share in Wayanad is set for a big erosion, the VMR-Manorama News exit poll showed. According to the poll, if the Congress leader had garnered 64% vote share in the last elections in 2019, his vote share will this time come down to 50%.

Behrampur Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal's Murshidabad District is a key battleground this election. TMC's Yusuf Pathan, a former cricketer, faces veteran MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, who has held the seat since 1999. For Pathan, this marks his political debut, and he is confident the people of Behrampur will embrace him as their new hope.

exit polls, it appears that BJP's war cry may transform from «Aayega Toh Modi Hi» to «Todega Toh Modi Hi.» If these predictions hold true, the Modi-led BJP is poised to extend its influence from the north to the southern tip of India, marking a new era of BJP dominance across India's political landscape.

Mamata Banerjee, Jadavpur, represents a prestige battle for the TMC, as West Bengal stepped into public life as a giant killer from here after defeating CPI(M) veteran Somnath Chatterjee in 1984.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders rejoiced at the exit poll results predicted a landslide victory for the National Democratic Alliance, the opposition INDIA bloc leaders rubbished the outcomes saying that they will be forming the government at the Centre winning at least 295 seats.

National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the Lok Sabha elections, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikait took a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government saying that these exit polls are not going to counter the «king» who is an «astrologer» as well as a «dictator.»

Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that India's governance model of the last decade has become an example for several countries in the world as the nation managed to lift 25 crore people from poverty, saw adoption of innovative practices of good governance, and worked for the welfare of the poorest people without any discrimination.

Congress and BJP on Sunday announced names of their candidates for the biennial elections to the Legislative Council from the Legislative Assembly with predictable outcomes. The June 13 polls will be held for 11 vacancies in the Council for which MLAs are the electors.