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Lok Sabha Elections 2024 at a polling booth in the national capital today.“My father, wife, children and I have voted. My mother could not come today because she is not well.

BJP) will pull off another general election triumph, dashing the Congress party's hope for an electoral revival, as per The Hindustan Times.However, according to Yadav, the Congress party will have a silver lining in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections—its seat tally may cross 100, the report added.Kishor, receiving flak on social media for his prediction in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party, backed Yadav's seat forecast. He said according to Yadav, the BJP will win between 240-260 seats and its allies 34-45 seats – which means the NDA's total may hover between 275 and 305 seats, as per the report.“A trusted face among those who understand elections and socio-political issues in the country, Yogendra Yadav has shared his 'final assessment' of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

opposition parties are hailing their alliance in India’s capital Delhi, and hoping they can deny Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s and his party a third consecutive clean sweep of the region in the ongoing elections.

Amitabh Kant has lauded the significant changes witnessed in Jammu and Kashmir after the scrapping of Article 370 in 2019. Kant, the former CEO of NITI Aayog, has said that Kashmir has the potential of becoming the 'Valley of hope' for startups, especially after recent ‘radical’ transformation on the ground.“I have been coming here for a long time, and I have seen the period of stone pelting, hartals, and violence.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged eligible voters to come forward in large numbers and participate in the election process.In his post, PM Modi emphasised the importance of a single vote and its importance for a vibrant and flourishing democracy. He also mentioned women and young voters urging them to participate in large numbers in Lok Sabha elections 2024 phase 6 voting.“I request all the voters of the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections to come forward to vote in maximum numbers.

elections got underway at 7 am on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged voters to come out in large numbers and exercise their franchise.

Ministry of External Affairs has served a show-cause notice to suspended JDS MP Prajwal Revanna asking why his diplomatic passport should not be cancelled in view of allegations of sexual abuse against him. The MEA is awaiting his response before deciding on the next course of action, sources told ET. The show-cause notice, served through email, is part of the process initiated to cancel Prajwal's passport. The case is being dealt under the provisions of the Passports Act of 1967. The MP from Hassan left India on April 27, a day after voting for the Lok Sabha elections took place in his constituency. If his passport is cancelled, then Prajwal's stay abroad will be illegal and he may face legal action in the country of stay, sources said.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had "betrayed" the youth dreaming of serving the country by «forcibly» imposing the Agnipath scheme and asserted that an INDIA bloc government will ensure justice for them. Gandhi shared a video of his recent interaction on a tempo with some youth, who wanted to join the armed forces but could not do so because of the Agnipath scheme being introduced. In a post on X in Hindi along with the video, the former Congress chief said that while travelling on a 'Deshbhakti Ka Tempo', he got to know closely about the sufferings of the youth. «Narendra Modi has betrayed the youth who dream of serving the country in the army and has forcibly imposed the Agnipath scheme on them,» he said.

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi «owed an explanation to the country's women» for having campaigned in favour of sex scandal accused Prajjwal Revanna. Speaking to PTI-Video during his visit to Patna, Tharoor alleged that accusations against Revanna had been known to the BJP which chose to ignore these because of «political cynicism». «It is now well known that videotapes of Revanna were made available to a BJP leader in Karnataka where the party displayed political cynicism by keeping mum and having a truck with the Janata Dal (Secular),» he said. Referring to a rally of Modi in the Hassan constituency for Revanna who has been on the run since the matter came to light, Tharoor said, «The prime minister of the country clearly owes an answer to the country's women for canvassing in favour of such a candidate».

1. Bansuri Swaraj (BJP): Bansuri Swaraj is the daughter of the late Union Minister Sushma Swaraj. She is a New Delhi Lok Sabha candidate and is contesting against AAP's Somnath Bharti.

fiscal deficit quicker, both of which will be cheered by investors. On Wednesday, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced a record 2.11 trillion rupees dividend transfer to the government, more than double New Delhi's and street estimates, leading to a decline in bond yields and a rise in equity markets. The surplus fund can help the new government, which will take charge after the current elections, bring down its fiscal deficit by 0.3% of gross domestic product (GDP) or increase spending on infrastructure or «populist» stimulus, Citi Research's Samiran Chakraborty said.

India is nearing the end of weeks-long election battle in the world's largest democracy, job talks are taking center stage with the Prime Minister and Opposition making opposite claims. BJP, the ruling party, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is talking up good signs in employment, but the opposition, especially Congress leader P. Chidambaram, isn't buying it, asking tough questions and stirring up the conversation. In a recent chat with The Economic Times, PM Modi, who is seeking to return to power for a third term, boasted about job growth in India. “Look at the indicators which prove the job generation. The returns filed by individual taxpayers more than doubled from 3.36 crore in 2013-14 to 8.18 crore in 2023-24,” Modi said. Also Read: Is India suffering from an unemployment issue? PM Modi says the country is generating jobs

bananas to a food market from a few hundred kilometers away. With no refrigeration in his storeroom, a single-day delay in selling the bananas can reduce the value of his stockpile by at least 10%. When they arrive, he will sort through bushels and inspect the skins for signs of decay. “There’s a huge loss during summer months if the sales lag,” he said.

BJP candidate from Chandauli Lok Sabha seat, Mahendra Nath Pandey, came out in praise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi while taking a swipe at the Congress' alleged poll promise of a nationwide wealth survey and redistribution, saying that the poor, farmers, women and youth should have first right on the country's resources. Pandey's response came on the heels of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's defiant statement after the Calcutta High Court rendered all OBC certificates issued by her government since 2010 void. Hours after the high court scrapped OBC (Other Backward Classes) certificates issued in West Bengal after 2010, Mamata came out in opposition to the order saying that OBC reservation will continue and that she is prepared to move to higher courts if needed.

Top Events on May 24: India is all set to witness various political, legal, sports, and entertainment events including PM Modi's elections rallies in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh, Mayawati's poll campaign in Punjab, voter numbers case hearing in Supreme Court, Pune Porsche crash case, cyclone Remal alert, and others today, Friday. Take a look at the top events of the day below, - Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address Lok Sabha election rallies in Punjab's Gurdaspur and Jalandhar constituencies today.

Election Commission of India issued a notice to BJP chief JP Nadda directing him to restrain the party's star campaigners from making communal statements, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday alleged that for Congress and its allies, their vote bank is more important than the nation. «For Congress and Indi Alliance, more important than the country is their vote bank. They divided the nation for their vote bank… Created Bharat and two Muslim nations. Now, the Indi Alliance is saying the first right to the remaining resources of Bharat is of Muslims,» he alleged at an election rally in Bhiwani, Haryana. Modi also addressed a rally in Patiala where Preneet Kaur is the BJP candidate.

Congress did the partition of the country in such a way that for 70 years, we had to look at Kartarpur Sahib through binoculars", PM Modi said at Patiala. "When the Bangladesh war was fought, more than 90,000 Pakistani soldiers had surrendered.

Sunita Kejriwal will join active politics, the Delhi chief minister said, “When I was arrested, she worked like a bridge between me and the people of Delhi... that was a temporary thing. She has no interest in participating in active politics.

Odisha. With no alliance between the state's incumbent Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) yet, both parties are confident of a favouring outcome from their respective election campaigns. Click here to participate in our Lok Sabha Elections Survey to gauge the mood of the nation. BJP leader and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said with great credence that a big transformation in the electoral landscape of Odisha is underway and people are showing faith in the BJP.

Opposition parties have been critical, of course, about the Bharatiya Janata Party and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the recent electoral discourse, which they say is 'communal and polarising'. Yet, India’s top leader remains unfettered. The BJP stalwart believes he is merely showing the INDIA bloc a mirror. In an interview with The Economic Times, PM Modi spurned the allegations of the 2024 Lok Sabha campaign turning communal, polarising. «Perhaps, you find it polarising because you have not examined the crux of the matter. What is truly communal and polarising is the Congress party’s manifesto, their issues and their intent. It is my duty to expose them. Just because I am exposing them, you think it is polarising,» Modi said.

Siddaramaiah writes to PM Modi to cancel Hassan MP's diplomatic passportA Special Court for Elected Representatives issued an arrest warrant on Saturday against Prajwal following an application moved by the SIT.Concurrently, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has also written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to cancel Hassan MP Revanna's passport.The Karnataka CXM said that it is shameful that Revanna fled the country on April 27, 2024, to Germany using his diplomatic passport shortly after news of his heinous actions emerged and just a few hours before the first FIR was filed against him.Prajwal Revanna case: No objection to action against grandson, says Deve Gowda"I write to you once again to draw attention to the grave series of incidents that Prajwal Revanna has been accused of committing. These incidents have not only shocked the conscience of the people of the State of Karnataka but have also caused a nationwide concern," he said.Prajwal Revanna and his father HD Revanna are facing a probe by an SIT constituted by the Karnataka government over allegations of sexual harassment and criminal intimidation following a complaint by a woman who worked in their household.HD Revanna leaves jail today on conditional bail | WatchRecently Bengaluru court granted interim bail to HD Revanna after he secured a conditional bail in the kidnapping case linked to the 'obscene video' case.The main plea bail will be heard on Friday at 3 pm.Prjawal is the grandson of former India's Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda.Prajwal, who contested as the NDA candidate in the polls from Hassan, reportedly left the country on April 27, a day after the polls.