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BJP secured 24 seats, while the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party won one. The upcoming election sees many heavyweight candidates competing across the state's constituencies. The exit polls will be announced once the voting of the last phase ends at 6:30. Rajasthan has traditionally seen a contest between the BJP and the Congress, and this election is expected to continue this trend with a mix of seasoned politicians and new faces competing for seats.

exit polls for the Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim assembly elections today.

Elections 2024, with voters in Punjab casting their votes to decide the future of candidates across the state’s 13 parliamentary constituencies. This year's election in Punjab sees a fierce four-way contest between the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Congress, and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD).

Haryana, strategically located between Delhi and Punjab, is a crucial player in North India's political scenario. In 2024 Lok Sabha Elections, the state's political environment is being closely watched.

Lok Sabha elections in India is set to conclude on June 1, 2024, with Madhya Pradesh playing a pivotal role in this phase. The 2024 Indian general election in Madhya Pradesh was held in four phases between April 19 and May 13, 2024, to elect 29 members of the 18th Lok Sabha. The Election Commission reported an average voter turnout of 65% across the state. Phase-4, dominated by Neemuch Malwa, recorded the highest turnout at 71%, while Phase-2, covering Baghelkhand and Bundelkhand, saw the lowest at 58.59%.

Follow Exit Polls Live Updates hereFormer Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav SP, his party colleague, Ram Gopal Yadav, NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) chief Sharad Pawar, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, AAP leaders Sanjay Singh and Raghav Chadha.RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, Jharkhand Chief Minister, Champai Soren, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah, Sitaram Yechury of CPIM and Dipankar Bhattacharya of CPI(ML). These other than Congress leaders including Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are also present in the meeting.Also Read: On Congress' exit poll boycott, Pawan Khera counterattacks Amit ShahTop opposition leaders including West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti are not attending the meeting.

Also Read: India set to record bumper IPO deals as 2024 Lok Sabha election uncertainty endsThree IPOs are slated to open for subscription in the first week of June, The issue of Kronox Lab Sciences' offer of ₹130 crore will open in the mainboard segment, while Sattrix Information Security and Magenta Lifecare IPO will open in the SME section next week.Along with the three new IPOs, six SME IPO companies will list at the bourses the following week."Amidst general elections, the primary market continues to remain vibrant, with amazing responses to certain IPOs such as Awfis Space Solutions. Confidence can be gauged by these offerings that have been launched amidst general elections, defying the earlier trend. As we speak, Kronox Lab Sciences' IPO will be launched from June 3rd to 5th.Looking ahead, get ready for a wave of IPOs from both new-age businesses and traditional sectors.

Also Read: Lok Sabha Election Phase 7 Voting Live Updates: 49.68% voter turnout till 3 pm; sporadic violence in West BengalIn an attempt to take into account the expected outcomes of the results of the national election, market analysts believe that the equities market remained volatile and biased downward throughout the week. As the voting process gets underway early next week, the market can remain jittery until the final results are revealed and the market takes a clear course.

What are exit polls? Exit polls are opinion polls which are released after the voting for an election ends. Several pollsters release exit poll predictions to guess who may win when the final results are declared.

(This story originally appeared in on Jun 01, 2024)

Kolkata: Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of turning his meditation session in Kanyakumari into a media spectacle funded by taxpayers' money. Banerjee said meditation is a personal practice beneficial for body, mind, and soul but cautioned against making it a public show.

Family members of an eighty-year-old Bihar woman, who died on Saturday, preferred to first cast their vote and then perform her last rites. The incident occurred during the last phase of polling at Devkuli village in Jehanabad Lok Sabha constituency.

Arvind Kejriwal appealed to the voters to exercise their franchise in large numbers “to protect democracy and the Constitution."Also Read: Lok Sabha Election Phase 7 Voting Live Updates: 11% voter turnout recorded in 57 seats till 9 am"In this great festival of democracy, the country will vote in the last phase today. All of you are requested to exercise your right to vote in large numbers to protect democracy and the Constitution," Kejriwal posted on X.“Go to vote yourself and take your neighbours along with you.

MSI) on June 1 announced a price reduction for various models in its Auto Gear Shift (AGS) lineup in a filing with the exchanges. The price cut applies to several models, including the Alto K10, S-Presso, Celerio, Wagon-R, Swift, Dzire, Baleno, Fronx, and Ignis, it said.The company revealed the price reduction in an official statement, but did not disclose an exact reason behind this decision.

Buy or sell stocks: As investors shifted their bets ahead of next week's national elections, the domestic benchmark indices, the Nifty 50 and the Sensex, wavered between gains and losses on Friday, closing marginally higher but recording their first weekly decrease in three.The S&P BSE Sensex rose by 0.1% to 73,961 points, while the NSE Nifty 50 finished the day up 0.2% at 22,531 points.Prior to giving up the gains, both benchmarks went up as much as 0.7% in early trading.Today, June 1, marks the end of India's weeks-long election campaign. On June 4, votes will be tallied.

Lok Sabha elections 2024 approach, market volatility is likely to continue, leaving investors anxious about their portfolios. The political landscape significantly impacts market movements, with benchmark indices witnessing substantial fluctuations around election periods. Knowing how to navigate this volatility can help investors safeguard their investments and potentially capitalise on opportunities.

France's credit score on Friday citing a deterioration in the country's budgetary position, a blow to Emmanuel Macron's government days before EU parliamentary elections.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday appealed to people to cast their franchise in «unprecedented numbers» to elect a strong government again to ensure the internal security of the country and to maintain the pace of development.

OpenAI said STOIC, a political campaign management firm in Israel, generated anti-BJP and pro-Congress content in Indian elections alongside about the Gaza conflict. This operation was nicknamed 'Zero Zeno', after the founder of the stoic school of philosophy.

Uttar Pradesh draws to a close, political speculations are hitting a fever pitch, ToI reported on June 1.

PSU banks has delivered multibagger returns going up to 472% to investors in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's second term. Ten out of 12 PSU bank stocks have more than doubled investor wealth during the period. According to data from Ace Equity, Indian Overseas Bank was the top performer among PSU banks, delivering 472% returns during the Modi 2.0 tenure. Bank of Maharashtra and UCO Bank followed, with returns of 325% and 226%, respectively. Additionally, Central Bank of India, State Bank of India (SBI), Indian Bank, Canara Bank, Punjab & Sind Bank, Union Bank of India, and Bank of Baroda provided returns ranging from 106% to 150% over the last five years.