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Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has once again stated that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will win the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections with more than 400 seats. Speaking at a public campaign rally in Assam's Nalbari, Modi termed it as a "guarantee". "I congratulate people on Bihu.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi for diverting attention from the real issues in the run up to Lok Sabha Elections 2024, and said he will follow the Congress decision on whether he should contest in Amethi. Gandhi, who addressed a joint press conference with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav in Ghaziabad, termed the Prime Minister “champion of corruption." “The Prime Minister gave a scripted interview recently. He said Electoral Bonds were brought in to ensure transparency in poll funding.

Lok Sabha Polls 2024 Live Updates He later said in another post, "I stand corrected. This Ambassador is actually a career diplomat which makes his comments even more shameful, disgraceful, and completely unacceptable.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a joint press conference with INDIA bloc partner, Samajwadi Party, launched an attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi by calling the BJP's leader's recent interview 'scripted and flop show.' «A few days ago, the Prime Minister gave a very long interview to ANI. It was scripted, but it was a flop show. The Prime Minister tried to explain electoral bonds in it. The Prime Minister says that the system of electoral bonds was brought for transparency, to clean politics,» said Rahul Gandhi. Continuing his comments on PM Modi, the Congress leader remaked that if this is true then why was that system cancelled by the Supreme Court. «And secondly, if you wanted to bring transparency then why did you hide the names of those who gave money to BJP. And why did you hide the dates on which they gave you the money?.. This is the biggest extortion scheme in the world. All the businessmen of India understand and know this and no matter how much clarification the Prime Minister wants to give, it will not make any difference. Because the entire country knows that the Prime Minister is the champion of corruption,» said Rahul Gandhi.

Ram Navami celebrations on Wednesday after the 'Pran Pratistha' ceremony at the Ram temple, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that after waiting for five centuries, the people have gotten the privilege of celebrating the festival in this manner. «This is the first Ram Navami when our Ram Lalla has been enthroned in the grand Ram temple of Ayodhya. Today, Ayodhya is in unparalleled joy in this celebration of Rama Navami. After waiting for 5 centuries, today we have the privilege of celebrating this Rama Navami in Ayodhya in this manner. This is the reward of so many years of hard penance and sacrifice by the countrymen,» PM Modi posted on X. Extending his wishes to the countrymen on the occasion of Ram Navami, the Prime Minister said that the memories of the Pran Pratistha ceremony in Ayodhya still pulsate in his mind with the same energy.

LiveMint to track live updates on Lok Sabha elections. Lok Sabha Polls 2024: The Trinamool Congress will hold a Shobha Yatra in West Bengal’s Howrah to mark Ram Navami.

BJP government in Rajasthan, the Congress is trying to turn the parliamentary election into a local fight on state-specific issues while the BJP is pushing the «double engine ki sarkar» model (entailing the same party in power at the Centre and the state) and keeping the focus on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. As 12 Lok Sabha constituencies of northern and eastern Rajasthan go to the polls on Friday, the Congress is talking about the first 100 days of governance under the BJP chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma. Law and order in the state tops the Congress agenda during its election campaign. The party is raking up the murder of a businessman by the son of an inspector posted in chief minister's office in Jaipur. At the same time, the way the BJP chose Sharma to lead the new government is being used by the Congress to paint him as an ineffective administrator inflicted on the state. BJP veteran and former chief minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia's reaction of surprise to a chit passed to her declaring Sharma's name as CM has given the Congress a new phrase — «parchi ka CM» (CM of a chit) — to beat the BJP with.

Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said on Tuesday that if Prime Minister Narendra Modi comes to power at the Centre, there will be «no Constitution, no election in future and the federal structure will cease to exist». Banerjee was speaking at a public rally in Jalpaiguri Lok Sabha constituency's Moynaguri. «If Modi comes to power, there will be no election in future in the name of One Nation-One poll. Federal structure will not exist — there will be one nation, one poll, one man, one code and one food,» Banerjee lashed out. Banerjee also claimed that BJP will not cross the 200-seat mark in the country as opposed to what the BJP leadership claims that it will cross 400 seats. «In Bengal, we will win while Stalin will win in Tamil Nadu and Akhilesh will win in Uttar Pradesh.

Elon Musk's satellite venture Starlink is under process, and the government is examining the security aspects, according to sources. The FDI and financial aspects are in sync with the requirements and conditions, sources said, adding that the ownership 'declaration' has also been received from Starlink.

MoneyControl report citing a senior government official said on Tuesday. The official, who spoke to MoneyControl on the condition of anonymity, said the speculated announcement won't be "sit-specific" because for that, Tesla would require a board approval. "It is more of a signaling." “Expect a general announcement that the US-based EV (electric vehicle) maker is coming into India not a site-specific one.

Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday questioned the absence of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar from the BJP's election rallies in the state. The former deputy chief minister made the remark while referring to the absence of Kumar, the JD(U) president, from rallies addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Gaya and Purnea earlier in the day. «Where is Nitish Kumar ji? Why is the BJP not inviting him to its rallies? He could not be seen at either rally of the PM on Tuesday. I still have respect for the CM… BJP, which is his current ally, needs to come clean on the matter,» Yadav, whose RJD lost power after Kumar's return to the NDA in January, told reporters here in the evening. Retorting sharply to the PM's charge that the RJD was against development and his question whether the party's election symbol lantern could charge a smartphone, Yadav said, «What does it mean? Can the mud in which lotus (BJP poll symbol) grows be used for charging mobile phones?»

Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday used the analogy of a train to take a dig at the opposition INDIA bloc, saying that in Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's train, every ally considers itself to be the engine. He also hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling him the «powerful engine of development» followed by the coaches of allies, including the Shiv Sena, NCP, RPI (Athawale) and other regional parties. Fadnavis, who was campaigning for BJP candidates Ram Satpute and Ranjit Naik-Nimbalkar, said persons from all castes and religions have seats in the Mahayuti's train.

BJP believes in winning the hearts of people which will ultimately lead to the 'lotus', his party's poll symbol, blooming across the Valley, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday, rejecting rival parties' charge the BJP was more interested in the land of Kashmir than the welfare of its people. While reaching out to the youths of Kashmiri, he slammed the Congress, the National Conference and the PDP, alleging these parties were responsible for fake encounters and incidents of firing on the youth in the Valley. But the BJP, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, restored peace and ensured development after the abrogation of Article 370 by putting an end to terrorism, stone-pelting and Pakistan-sponsored strikes, he said. The BJP's rival parties have asked people not to vote for the BJP and its «proxies», claiming the ruling party was more interested in the land of Kashmir than the welfare of its people.

Congress on Tuesday took strong objection to the criticism directed at it by the Indian envoy to Ireland while responding to an Irish daily's editorial, saying that attacking opposition parties openly in a manner like a «party apparatchik» was «disgraceful behaviour» and the ambassador should be sacked. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh hit out at Indian Ambassador Akhilesh Mishra over his remarks in his «rejoinder» to The Irish Times over what the embassy said was a «highly biased and prejudiced editorial, casting aspersion on Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, Indian democracy, law enforcement institutions & 'Hindu-majority' people of India». In the rejoinder, Mishra said, «Further to 'The Irish Times' view on the Indian election: Modi tightens his grip» (April 11th), Indian prime minister Narendra Modi enjoys unprecedented popularity and profile not only in India but globally because of his impeccable personal character and integrity and thought-leadership on innovative, inclusive governance and sustainable development."

West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that PM Narendra Modi who accuses her TMC of corruption should look in the mirror first. Addressing an election rally at Moinaguri in Jalpaiguri district, Banerjee said it was the TMC which is fighting the BJP in the state, while the CPI(M) and Congress were working with it. «BJP had sent 300 central teams to Bengal to investigate the allegations of corruption but they didn't find anything. Now, PM Modi needs to answer the people of Bengal, what happened to the MGNREGA funds? Poor people worked under the scheme but were not paid,» she said, demanding a white paper into the investigations. «The PM says TMC is a corrupt party. He should look in the mirror first. His party is filled with dacoits,» she added.

Athar Jamal Lari against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Varanasi parliamentary constituency, which goes to polls in the last phase of Lok Sabha elections on June 1. PM Modi has won the seat twice in 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The Mayawati-led political party released a list of candidates for 11 parliamentary constituencies, including Varanasi, on Tuesday, April 16.

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has on April 16 released its newest list of candidates for the upcoming general elections in India. The 12th list comprises BJP candidates for seven Lok Sabha constituencies across Maharashtra, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.

Cold War II: The world needs to minimize hot eruptions in West Asia Sullivan was to travel to India earlier this year in February but because of the global crisis in Ukraine and West Asia, the annual review meeting on iCET was rescheduled. "Due to ongoing events in the Middle East, NSA Sullivan has postponed his trip to India this week," a US embassy spokesperson said.

LiveMint to track live updates on Lok Sabha elections. Lok Sabha Polls 2024 LIVE: Ahead of Lok Sabha Elections, polling teams leave by helicopter to Naxal-hit areas, in Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh. Eleven Lok Sabha seats in Chhattisgarh will go to polls in three phases on April 19, April 26 and May 7.

Kharge on Monday said that the guarantees given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi are «false» as none of them have been fulfilled, leaving the people in «utter disarray». Addressing an election rally organized by the INDIA bloc here to seek votes for the Congress nominee V Vaithilingam in the April 19 Lok Sabha polls, Kharge invoked the promises given by the PM regarding two crore jobs per year to the youth, which were not implemented. «Similarly, the farmers are not getting a hike in prices for their produce or minimum support price for their crops. The promise of every person getting Rs 15 lakh from retrieval of black money stacked abroad is also yet to be realised,» Kharge said. The Congress president said that such guarantees or promises were «false» and people «were taken for a ride». He said that the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls would be an opportunity for the people to support the INDIA bloc and «ensure protection of their fundamental rights and democracy».

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Monday questioned the source of income of the charity organisation controlled by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's son and MP Shrikant Shinde, saying the funds could have been misused for political gains. The Shiv Sena led by Shinde dismissed the allegations, saying the Foundation has undertaken numerous developmental works and provided financial assistance to the needy. Raut said he had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and state Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis about the foundation. «We will try to file a case through ED or CBI,» he added. He also claimed the information on the source of funds and expenses of the organisation sought under the RTI query was not disclosed by the Maharashtra Charity Commissioner's office, apparently due to political pressure.