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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of inciting people and dividing society through his election speeches. Kharge was addressing a press conference of the INDIA bloc, where NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar, Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray and other leaders were present. The opposition alliance held an election rally in the city on Friday. «No prime minister before Modi has ever indulged in inciting people like he has been doing. He speaks about democracy repeatedly but doesn't adhere to the tenets of democracy,» Kharge said. Responding to a question on PM Modi' statement that the Congress will bulldoze the Ram mandir in Ayodhya and also restore Article 370 if the INDIA bloc is voted to power, Kharge said, «We have never used a bulldozer on anyone. Modi has the habit of lying and inciting people about things which Congress will never do or the things that are impossible to be implemented.»

100 Lok Sabha seats in North and West India, and not gain any in the East and the South. ALSO READ: Will BJP cross 370-mark in Lok Sabha elections? Prashant Kishor hints at PM Modi's 'psychological warfare' Prime Minister Narendra Modi has exuded confidence that his party, the BJP, will win over 370 seats of the total 543 Lok Sabha seats, and the NDA will win over 400 seats. Kishor told RTV Andhra Pradesh that it's all “guesswork and no one knows who will win how many seats".

Also Read: 'I am handing over my son to you, Rahul won't disappoint you': Sonia Gandhi makes emotional pitch in Raebareli On May 16, Prime Minister Narendra Modi remarked that after the announcement of Lok Sabha results on June 4, opposition's INDIA bloc will get scattered "Khatakhat, Khatakhat, Khatakhat". "Somebody make them understand that the people of Raebareli will send them home--khata khat, khata khat.

Indian stocks are set for the biggest monthly outflow in nearly a year as election uncertainties and high valuations prompt some funds to shift to cheaper alternatives like Chinese equities. Global investors have pulled a net $3.5 billion from India’s stock markets so far in May, on course for the biggest withdrawal since June 2023, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

India's weather bureau has warned the country was facing its second heatwave in three weeks, including in areas where millions of people are set to vote in the six-week election. Analysts have blamed a dip in turnout compared to the last national poll in 2019 on widespread expectations that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will easily win a third term, as well as hotter-than-average temperatures heading into the summer. The latest round of voting in the seven-phase election will take place on Monday, including in parts of India expected to see temperatures 2-3 degrees Celsius above normal.

Ayodhya getting ready for the Ram temple consecration ceremony. Almost four months later, the excitement has settled down and some voters are crediting the BJP for fulfilling its promise while others feel that development should reach every corner of the district. Prajjwal Singh, a resident of Arhgarha Chauraha, told PTI that Ayodhya's transformation began on January 22, when the Ram temple consecration ceremony was held. «On January 22, 2024, the promise that was made to us by various BJP leaders was fulfilled in a grand manner. From that day, Ayodhya set out on the path of development,» he said. «The hospitality sector has seen visible growth. A number of eateries and food joints have come up. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath deserve a round of applause for such a positive transformation of Ayodhya,» Prajjwal Singh told PTI.

Hindustan Times' R Sukumar and Shishir Gupta, Jaishankar emphasised the Modi government’s leadership in navigating complex international scenarios and underscored India’s clear and confident positions on global issues, with a specific focus on China. Addressing the situation with China, Jaishankar explained that both nations remain forward deployed along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), with increased troops and weaponry since 2020. He attributed the escalation to China’s initial actions, which India responded to in kind.

Indian Express, Minister Hardeep Puri revealed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP's claim that the NDA would win over 400 seats was based on arithmetic the minister has adhered to since the 2019 Lok Sabha poll win. When Puri was asked why the BJP is seeking "400 par" this time, the Union minister said that ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Union Home Minister Amit Shah had asked him to "undertake a granular analysis of central schemes and the beneficiaries". Upon doing the same, Hardeep Puri concluded that there were "22 crore" beneficiaries.

The Returning Officer (RO) for the Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency rejected the nomination of Comedian Shyam Rangeela, who had announced that he would contest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the seat, on grounds that it was “incomplete”.

Nitish Kumar had also promised the same when he was part of the Opposition INDIA bloc. At an election rally in Bihar, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, while reiterating the 'vote bank' jibe, said, "PM Modi has built the temple of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya. Now, the work that is left is to build a great memorial at the birthplace of Ma Sita." "Those who kept themselves away from Ram temple can't do this, but if someone can build a temple as ideal as the life of Ma Sita, it's Narendra Modi, it's BJP," the minister was quoted by ANI as saying at a rally in Bihar's Sitamarhi.

JAUNPUR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asserted that in the coming five years, Modi and Yogi are going to change the «picture» and «fate» of Purvanchal, adding that he aims to make India a 'Viksit Bharat'. Addressing a rally in Jaunpur, PM Modi asserted that winning even a single seat in UP is difficult for the INDIA bloc. «I pledge to build a developed India and the growth engine of developed India will be Purvanchal, Eastern India. This entire region is becoming a strong hub of health and education. In the coming five years, Modi-Yogi is going to change both the image and the fate of Purvanchal,» PM Modi said.

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar questioned why the Prime Minister has not suspended the Lok Sabha MP who claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party will change the Constitution if it wins more than 400 seats in the Lok Sabha elections. «We have a Constitution. Honourable MP Anantkumar Hegde said that they (BJP) will change the Constitution if they win 400 seats. I do not understand. PM Modi has said that, at any cost, he will not change the Constitution. I welcome it. But why has he (PM Modi) not expelled that Parliament member or whoever the party functionary is who announced that they are going to change the Constitution?» Shivakumar said speaking at a press conference on Thursday in Bengaluru. Responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's claim of Congress snatching away 'mangalsutra', Shivakumar said that gold prices increased from Rs 26000 to Rs 75000 during the BJP government.

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Congress questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement that he has «never done Hindu-Muslim» politics in elections and that the day he would do so he would be unworthy of public life. Spokesman Jairam Ramesh said Modi had «brazenly used communal language» during his campaign speeches and that Congress had complained to the Election Commission about it. «Even by his own pathetic standards, Mr Modi's latest claim that he does not do Hindu-Muslim politics shows the new depths he reaches daily in lying. Since April 19, 2024, it is a matter of public record that cannot be erased from our collective memory — even if Mr Modi erases it from his own — that the outgoing PM has blatantly and brazenly used communal language, symbols and allusions. We have brought this to the attention of the Election Commission of India as well. Action should have been taken, but sadly it has not,» he said.

Odisha facing simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly polls, top leaders of all major political parties are making a beeline for the state. In the fourth phase, polling for four LS and 28 assembly seats of the state was completed. The remaining 17 seats and 119 assembly seats are scheduled to vote over the next three phases. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already held five election rallies and a roadshow in Bhubaneswar. He has taken Navin Patnaik's challenge head-on during his speeches. Modi will visit the state on May 20. During the trip, he would address two public meetings in Angul and Cuttack. He will also hold a roadshow in Puri, supporting BJP candidate Sambit Patra. Before Modi's trip, Union home minister Amit Shah and BJP national president JP Nadda will campaign in Odisha. Taking a cue from the PM's speech, Shah has been launching a direct attack on Navin Patnaik. Addressing a rally in Aska LS constituency on Wednesday, Shah accused Patnaik of pasting his own pictures on rice bags sent by the Centre and distributing it in his own name. Shah addressed this rally in Hinjili, the assembly constituency from where CM Patnaik is contesting.

etween Jagruti Nagar and Ghatkopar stations amid Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Maximum City. Due to PM Modi's road show, the metro services were shut from 6 pm, which is usually when office-goers start returning home. However, the services were resumed at 7:46 pm.

The Wire, Parakala Prabhakar predicted that the BJP would win between 200 and 220 Lok Sabha seats while the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) would fall below the majority mark. The Wire's Karan Thapar asked Prabhakar, "If the BJP performs as poorly as you're expecting, what future do you see for Narendra Modi?" To this, the economist replied, "You know this is a complex question, but if you look around the world history, almost all dictators have ended their reigns either in handcuffs or in coffins." Parakala Prabhakar also stated that he expected to see a non-BJP government formed on 5 June, the day after the Lok Sabha Election Results will be counted.

Piyush Goyal, contesting a Lok Sabha election for the first time, asserted on Wednesday that he will surely win — but almost entirely because of the work done by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, adding that this election will determine the fate of India. «I recognise that we are all subsumed under Mr Modi's performance… It is gradually dawning on people that this is Modi's election,» Goyal told PTI during a road show — a slow crawling journey atop a decked up pickup truck that wound its way through a ward of Borivali in the Mumbai North constituency. Goyal, a Rajya Sabha member and a veteran manager of many an election campaign, including that of Lal Krishna Advani in 1989, replaced incumbent Gopal Shetty as BJP's candidate for the constituency. The elections are due on May 20. With four days left for campaigning, which ends on the evening of May 18, Goyal is crisscrossing all the assembly segments of the constituency every day in his truck in a set pattern: every morning, a few hundred party workers wearing orange caps, BJP scarves hanging down their shoulders and lotus sticker on their clothing, gather at the starting point of the road show.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has declared personal assets totalling Rs 3.02 crore in his election affidavit. Notably, the declaration includes Rs 2.86 crore invested in fixed deposits.

Modi claimed that Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena would merge with Congress, along with "all the small parties in Maharashtra." “It is certain that ‘fake Shiv Sena’ and ‘fake Nationalist Party’, will merge with Congress. When this ‘fake Shiv Sena’ will merge with Congress, I will remember Bala Saheb Thackeray the most, because Bala Saheb also used to say that the day he felt that Shiv Sena has become Congress, that day he will end Shiv Sena, meaning that now there will be no trace of fake Shiv Sena," PM Modi said.