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Odisha recorded a voter turnout of 73.97 per cent in the four Lok Sabha constituencies and 28 Assembly segments which went to the polls on May 13, an official said on Tuesday. A voter turnout of over 64.81 per cent was recorded till 6 pm on May 13. A revised figure of 73.97 per cent was released on Tuesday. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections the voter turnout in the four Lok Sabha and 28 Assembly segments was 74.18 per cent. Lok Sabha and Assembly elections are being held simultaneously in Odisha.

Narendra Modi will file his nomination from Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency later today. As per reports, PM Modi will visit Kaal Bhairav Temple at 10:15 AM. Later he will meet with NDA leaders at 10:45 AM. Notably, Modi will file his nomination at sharp 11:40 AM today. Now many are saying that PM Modi has decided to file nomination at 11.40 am because as it is the 'Abhijit Mahurat' and 'Anand Yog’ as per Hindu Panchang. Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be present for Modi's nomination filing.

Varanasi (UP): A day before filing his nomination papers from the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a six-kilometre-long roadshow on Monday evening and said the warmth and affection of people is «unbelievable». People lined the barricaded roads, some of them holding saffron flags, balloons and small «trishuls». Small stages were set up along the route where cultural performances were held. Cutouts of famous people from Kashi were installed in many places.

Rashtriya Janata Dal candidate from Patliputra Lok Sabha constituency, Misa Bharti, filed her nomination for Lok Sabha Elections on Monday.

Odisha this time as there was a buzz before polls that former allies and top parties of the state — Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and the BJP — may come together but now they are ghting to outscore each other. Elections for 21 Lok Sabha and 147 assembly seats of Odisha will be held simultaneously over four phases starting from May 13. ET takes a look at factors playing out in the state: In 2019, BJP emerged as the main challenger to BJD and won eight Lok Sabha seats. However, in the assembly polls, it was Naveen Patnaik all the way, showing that Odiyas have different preferences for different polls. In between these two players, Congress is trying hard to make space for itself.

Mumbai: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said the country need not have to wait till September 2025 as Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not remain at the helm after June 4, when results of Lok Sabha polls will be declared. Tharoor's comments come a day after AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal claimed Modi is asking for votes for Home Minister Amit Shah, who will be his successor after Modi «retires» on turning 75 in September 2025. «A new government will come to power at the Centre in June. There is no need to wait till September 2025,» Tharoor said while responding to a query on Kejriwal's remarks. Addressing a press conference in Mumbai, the Thiruvananthapuram MP alleged Modi has lowered the standard of public discourse and the language being used by him is not good for the country.

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Odisha's Kandhamal. Four Lok Sabha constituencies and 28 Assembly constituencies are set to go to polls in Odisha on May 13. This will be the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 and the first phase of the Odisha Assembly Elections 2024.

G Devaraje Gowda was arrested Friday night for molestation and sexual harassment. Police said, Gowda was arrested at Gulihal toll gate by the Hiriyur Police in Chitradurga district. In her complaint, the victim alleged that she was physically harassed and threatened by Devaraje Gowda and others.

asked to surrender on June 2, two days ahead of the results of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. The release, scheduled later on Friday, assumes significance as it comes right in the middle of Lok Sabha elections. While three phases of polling are over, four more phases are scheduled to take place on May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1.

Congress on Friday submitted a memorandum addressed to Haryana Governor demanding that the «minority» BJP government in Haryana be dismissed. Senior Congress leader B B Batra, chief whip CLP, accompanied by Deputy CLP leader Aftab Ahmed, submitted a memorandum addressed to Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya on the political situation in the state. Earlier this week, three Independents had withdrawn their support to the Nayab Singh Saini government in Haryana. The Congress said that the ruling BJP was reduced to a minority in the assembly.

Chirag Paswan had gotten a major blow as 22 leaders of Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) tendered their resignations. The aggrieved leaders said they resigned because they did not get tickets for the Lok Sabha polls. Some of the notable names who resigned from Paswan's LJP are Renu Kushwaha, former MLA and national general secretary of LJP, Satish Kumar, state organization minister Ravindra Singh, Ajay Kushwaha, Sanjay Singh, and State General Secretary Rajesh Dangi.

Also Read: Haryana political crisis: ‘BJP will win all ten Lok Sabha seats,’ says former CM Manohar Lal Khattar The Haryana government on May 7, suffered a jolt when three independent MLAs – Randhir Golan from Pundri, Dharmpal Gonder from Nilokheri and Sombir Singh Sangwan from Charkhi Dadri – withdrew support from the Nayab Saini government, pushing the government into a minority. "Considering the gravity of the current circumstances and the urgent need to reinstate stability and uphold democratic norms in Haryana.

₹27.4, while non-vegetarian thali became pricier by 3% to ₹56.3 a plate, rating agency Crisil said in its latest monthly report on Wednesday. Year-on-year, though, the cost of a vegetarian meal increased 8%, while that of non-vegetarian thali declined 4%. “Since November 2023, the prices of vegetarian and non-vegetarian thalis have been diverging.

when, on Tuesday, three Independent MLAs – Sombir Sangwan (Dadri), Randhir Singh Gollen (Pundri) and Dharampal Gonder (Nilokheri) – who have supported the saffron party since 2019, withdrew their support, bringing the BJP's majority to a minority in the 90-member (two seats are vacant) Assembly. The halfway mark is 45, and the NDA currently has 43 MLAs. The government needs the support of two more members to continue holding the reins of the government.

have now extended their support to the Congress amid the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. The development came amid the Lok Sabha polls and within two months of Nayab Singh Saini taking over as Chief Minister of Haryana after replacing Manohar Lal Khattar. Is the Haryana government under threat now? Will the Congress be able to topple the BJP government in Haryana? What happens next? Here's a deep dive into Haryana's political situation: There are 90 MLAs in the Haryana assembly.

Bhubaneswar on Sunday night for the election campaign. He will hold public rallies in Brahmapur and Nowrangpur on Monday. Odisha Police have tightened security arrangements for the PM's visit.

JP Nadda has also made his way to the state. On Sunday, Nadda unveiled the BJP's manifesto for the 2024 Odisha Assembly elections, making bold commitments to tackle corruption within the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the report added. "Our goal is 'from resolution to accomplishment'...we will fulfill our commitments...it (Manifesto) is not a document, it is our implementation programme for the next 5 years.

Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, where he offered prayers. Ayodhya will be voting in the fifth phase on May 20. Lok Sabha elections are being held in seven phases till June 1 and the counting of votes in all seats is scheduled for June 4. The polling in Uttar Pradesh, which sends the most members to the Lower House, at 80, is being held in all seven phases of the parliamentary elections. Voting in 16 seats was completed in the first two phases.

India has extended the timeline for duty-free imports of yellow peas by four more months until October 2024, according to an official notification. In early December, the central government allowed duty-free imports of yellow peas until March 2024, later to be extended till April and then June. It was part of New Delhi's intervention to cool the prices of the overall pulse basket. Reportedly, the duty on yellow peas was first implemented in November 2017 at 50 per cent. India largely imports yellow peas from Canada and Russia.

Rajgarh constituency in Madhya Pradesh, which is being touted as a hot seat this Lok Sabha elections with Congress veteran Digvijaya Singh contesting against two-time BJP MP Rodmal Nagar, is all set to vote on May 7, in the third phase of the ensuing general polls. So far in the general elections, Congress won 9 elections from this seat, the Jansangh-BJP 6 times, the Janta Party twice and an independent candidate also won the seat only once. This time, Congress has pitted Digvijaya Singh against two-time BJP's Rodmal Nagar, who has been winning the elections since 2014.