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BJP leaders can also be heard calling for doctors. As Nitin Gadkari suffered a fainting fit, the security personnel accompanying him carried him off-stage.

Bikaner BJP Minority Morcha district president Usman Ghani, who expressed displeasure with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent remarks in Rajasthan, was on Wednesday expelled from the party for «tarnishing» its image. Ghani, while talking to a news channel, said that the party was going to lose three-four Lok Sabha seats out of 25 seats. He also condemned Modi's remarks made regarding Muslims during election rallies in the state. BJP state disciplinary committee chairman Onkar Singh Lakhawat said here that an attempt was made by Usman Ghani to «tarnish» the image of BJP in the media.

Kharge on Wednesday charged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah with selling state-owned factories established decades ago to Ambani and Adani. He also challenged Modi to recover the looted money from the Gandhi family instead of blaming them though none of its members has been Prime Minister, Chief Minister or any Minister since 1989. «Modi says the Gandhi family looted the country. You are the Prime Minister, recover the looted money». «Modi says he has done big things. What have you done? You are selling and eating the big factories former PM Jawaharlal Nehru had established,» Kharge said addressing a public meeting at Afzalpur in his home district of Kalaburagi. The Congress has fielded Kharge's son-in-law Radhakrishna Doddamani from Kalaburagi, which will go for polls on May 7.

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said Congress manifesto aims to give back 90 per cent Indians a part of Rs 16 lakh crore given to big businessmen as loan waivers. Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of waiving off loans worth Rs 16 lakh crore of his billionaire friends, and said the country will never forgive him for this «crime». In a post in Hindi on X, he said this money could have been used to cure the pain of Indians but was spent on creating hype for the ilk of those like 'Adanis'. Gandhi said, «Injustice is being done to 90 percent Indians and the moment I called for checking this injustice, PM, BJP started attacking me.»

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said those who call themselves 'deshbakt' are scared of the 'X-ray' of caste census and asserted that no force can stop it. Addressing the 'Samajik Nyay Sammelan' here, Gandhi said it is his life's mission to ensure justice for the 90 percent of the population against whom injustice has been done.

polling held on April 19 saw a voter turnout of about 64 per cent. The ongoing Lok Sabha Election is being held in seven phases. The last phase is scheduled on June 1 and the counting of votes will be held on June 4.

Top Events of the Day: India is all set to witness various political, legal, scientific, and financial events including PM Modi's Lok Sabha election campaign in Bhopal, Amit Shah's poll rally in Goa, ISRO's second test flight of Gaganyaan mission, and ED's reply to Arvind Kejriwal's plea today, April 24. Take a look at top events of the day in detail below, - Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address two public rallies in Sagar and Betul Lok Sabha constituencies along with a roadshow in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal today. - Union Home Minister Amit Shah will hold a public meeting in Chikkamagaluru and participate in Hubballi roadshow.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said there is no Modi wave in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections but there is one in favour of the Congress party's guarantee schemes in the state. Addressing a poll rally here, he said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had failed to fulfill any of his promises such as bringing back black money from abroad, creating two crore jobs every year and doubling farm income. «There is no Modi wave in the state because of his lies. People have realised his lies. Hence in the entire country, the Modi wave is not there. If there is any wave it's only our Guarantee wave,» Siddaramaiah said, as he referred to the five guarantee schemes launched by his government. He claimed that during his previous stint as chief minister from 2013 to 2018, he managed to fulfill 158 out of 165 promises, and also started 130 new programmes during the period. The BJP, which governed the state from 2019 to 2023, could not keep up any of its promises, the chief minister alleged at the public meeting, which was also addressed by Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's promise of wealth redistribution has kicked up a huge controversy. While the idea itself has been controversial — right from the bloody revolutions of the past century that promised the poor the wealth amassed by the rich to contemporary debates in economics on how to address inequality and poverty — a comment on Rahul's plan by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has brought the issue to the headlines. PM Modi alleged on Sunday that «Congress wanted to confiscate people's wealth and redistribute it to Muslims». Yesterday, adding that opposition parties had done nothing for Muslims, he reiterated his allegations, saying that the Congress was «looking to survey earnings and wealth of people, including their vehicles, property, and houses to redistribute it in line with a communist ideology that INDIA wanted to implement in the country». What did Rahul Gandhi say

Jharkhand chief minister Arjun Munda on Tuesday filed his nomination as the BJP candidate for the Khunti Lok Sabha constituency in the state. Jharkhand Mukti Morcha MLA Joba Manjhi also filed her nomination during the day as the INDIA bloc candidate for the Singhbhum (ST) Lok Sabha seat. Jharkhand BJP president Babulal Marandi, AJSU Party chief Sudesh Mahto and other senior leaders accompanied Munda when he submitted his nomination papers to the returning officer at the Khunti district collectorate. Before filing his nomination, Munda offered prayers at a temple in Khunti.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday made serious allegations against the Congress and said the grand old party has in its election manifesto expressed its intention to implement the 'Sharia law' in the country and redistribute people's property. Addressing an election rally in Amroha, Adityanath said, «The Congress and its allies have betrayed the country and have once again come to you with their false manifesto. If you look at the Congress' manifesto, they say that if they form a government, we will implement the Sharia law.» «You tell me, will this country be run by the Constitution made by Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar or by Shariat?» he asked.

Digvijaya Singh and Kamal Nath saying if he had not changed the government in MP then the money of Ladli Bahnas would have been in latter's pockets. Scindia made the remark while addressing a public gathering in Madhya Pradesh's Guna district on Sunday. Scindia is contesting from Guna parliamentary seat in the Lok Sabha elections 2024. «Ladli Behena are getting Rs 1250 a month in their bank accounts. Had I not changed the government, then that money would have been in Digvijaya Singh and Kamal Nath's pockets. The farmers would not have got Rs 6000 under the Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme of the Madhya Pradesh government. This is the time to strengthen PM Modi,» the union minister said.

BENGALURU : Referring to the first consignment of India's BrahMos missile to the Phillippines, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked whether all this could have been imagined during Congress rule. "Yesterday, the first consignment of India's BrahMos missile has been dispatched to the Philippines. This has generated employment opportunities in large numbers on the ground level.

Congress on Sunday said its previous government in Rajasthan passed a series of visionary laws to meaningfully improve the quality of life of thousands in the state and asked why the current BJP dispensation is «rolling back» pro-people schemes. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh posed the questions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of his rallies in Jalore and Banswara. «Why is the BJP Government rolling back the INC's pro-people schemes? Does the PM prioritise his businessmen friends over Rajasthan's rural communities? Why has ERCP not been designated a national project yet,» Ramesh asked in a post on X. Elaborating on what he said were «jumla details», Ramesh said when the Congress was in power in Rajasthan, it passed a series of visionary laws that would meaningfully improve the quality of life of thousands in the state.

Preparing A Post-June 4 Plan Even as model code has slowed down the government’s usual pace, bureaucracy is on its toes. Sectoral groups of secretaries are holding a series of meetings to firm up 100-day plans and long-term agenda for the new government. In addition, review meetings are being called by the Cabinet Secretary. The latter are learnt to be quite demanding. Word has it that quite a few proposals have been sent back to the drawing board as well. Choubey giving his best shot Union minister Ashwini Choubey, who has been denied a ticket from Bihar’s Buxar, hasn’t lost hope. He has been telling his supporters that things can change before nomination. During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally in Gaya, Choubey sat beside him and presented his case. He has also visited RSS office in Nagpur.

Hanuman Jayanti, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that listening to Hanuman Chalisa also becomes crime under Congress rule. Addressing a rally in Rajasthan's Tonk, Modi trailed guns on the Congress party and its governance in the state. «In the rule of Congress, even listening to Hanuman Chalisa becomes a crime. Rajasthan has been its sufferer and for the first time on Ram Navami this time, Shobha Yatra procession was taken out in Rajasthan. In a state like Rajasthan where people chant Ram-Ram, Congress banned Ram Navami,» Modi said.

PM Modi to address poll rally: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing a mega poll rally in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh today. Home Minister Amit Shah will be addressing a public meeting in Kanker Lok Sabha constituency in the Chhattisgarh's Bastar region today. Speaking on PM Modi's tomorrow schedule, BJP state media co-incharge Anurag Agrawal added that the Prime Minister will address campaign rallies on April 23 and 24 in Sarguja, Mahasamund, and Janjgir-Champa Lok Sabha constituencies of Chhattisgarh.

Bharatiya Janata Party MP Hema Malini urged the people to convert their support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi into votes and come out in huge numbers to exercise their right to franchise. She also said that the people are showering their support to the party and the lotus will definitely bloom in this election. Speaking to ANI, Hema Malini said, «It was a huge gathering at Home Minister Amit Shah's rally. It shows the support of people. I urge the people to go out and exercise their voting rights. People do tell me that you'll be winning with a margin of 5-7 lakhs, it feels good. But, to make this happen, people should go out and vote.»

mangalsutra, gold’ remark that sparked “hate speech" row, PM Modi has doubled down on his anti-Muslim statements at a campaign rally for Lok Sabha elections 2024. Addressing a speech in Rajasthan's Tonk-Sawai Madhopur, PM Modi attacked the Congress, saying it will wants to reduce the “SC-ST reservation and distribute it among the Muslims." Continuing his scathing attack on Congress, PM Modi also said that the grand-old party was hatching a conspiracy to “snatch your property" and “distribute it among selected people".

Arcelormittal Nippon Steel India Ltd., a joint venture between two of the world’s leading steel makers, is in talks with banks to raise about 85 billion rupees ($1 billion), according to people familiar with the matter, in what could be the biggest local-currency loan this year to fund the firm’s expansion. At least three lenders including State Bank of India, ICICI Bank Ltd. and Axis Bank Ltd. would be participating in the syndicated deal, with proceeds to be used for capital expenditure, said the people who asked not to be identified for discussing private information. SBI, India’s top bank, could lend more than half of the loan, which may carry a tenor longer than five years and be priced against a local interest rate benchmark, they said, adding that details of the lending facility are not finalized and may change.

Tesla has announced significant price cuts for its electric vehicles (EVs) in key markets, including China and Germany, as it grapples with declining sales and heightened competition. This move follows price reductions in the United States and comes on the heels of the company reporting a drop in global vehicle deliveries for the first time in almost four years. Price Adjustments to Boost Sales The price cuts aim to stimulate demand and regain market share in the face of increasing competition, particularly from more affordable Chinese EV manufacturers. Tesla has been facing challenges in maintaining sales momentum, and these price reductions are seen as a strategic response to current market dynamics.