Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: The seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha election 2024 is set to take place on June 1, Saturday. Today is the last day of campaigning for political parties before the Lok Sabha election 2024 come to an end, and the results are declared on June 4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is currently on a two-day visit to West Bengal, and will address a poll rally in Diamond Harbour, which is a stronghold for the Trinamool Congress. TMC General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee, who is the sitting member of Parliament, is contesting from that seat. PM Modi is also expected to hold a roadshow in Kolkata on Wednesday, two days before the seat goes to polls in the general elections.
After concluding his visit to West Bengal, PM Narendra Modi is scheduled to hold three rallies in Odisha today. He will address public meetings in Balasore, Mayurbhanj and Kendrapada. It must be noted that along with the final phase of the general elections, Odisha’s assembly election will also conclude on June 1.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi conducted a joint rally with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav in Varanasi on May 28, which is set to go to polls on Saturday. PM Modi is contesting the elections from Varanasi seat, with Congress fielding Ajay Rai against him.
Rahul Gandhi said in Varanasi on Tuesday, “I am telling you with a guarantee that after June 4, Narendra Modi ji will not be the prime minister of this country.” “The contest between the two is intense and in this contest, Ajay Rai may win,” he said.
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Wed, 29 May 2024 10:15 AM
Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: Digvijay Singh’s big allegation on Manoj Tiwari
In a post on X, Digvijay Singh posted a video claiming that the BJP MP and North East Delhi candidate was indulging in bogus voting and questioned the reason behind closing the doors of the booth when polling is going on.
“This video is of North East Delhi where Manoj Tiwari is inside with his team under police protection in a Polling Booth when the polling is going on. Apparently doing bogus voting. Main doors were closed while the BJP was murdering democracy. Would the Election Commission please look into it and get a report from the Election Commission Observer and Presiding Officer of this Booth? What was the reason for closing of Polling Booth gates when the polling was going on?” he said.
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Wed, 29 May 2024 09:55 AM
Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: Big blow to SP ahead of election
In a major blow to the Samajwadi Party amid election season, party’s prominent face SP Bhumihar said he is planning on joining BJP. Bhumihar said, “Samajwadi Party was nurtured by my blood and sweat. I worked on the principles of Dr Rammanohar Lohia, to stand with the poor. I stood beside Netaji like his own son when he was insulted. I kept saying that insulting Netaji would prove costly for the Samajwadi Party. Netaji cried when he was removed from the post of party chief.”
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Wed, 29 May 2024 09:12 AM
Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: PM Modi to meditate in Kanniyakumari after election
After the campaign for Lok Sabha election ends, PM Narendra Modi is set to visit Tamil Nadu’s Kanniyakumari to medidate for two days. He will be back in Delhi before June 4.
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Wed, 29 May 2024 09:04 AM
Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: BJP bigwigs camp out in Kashi
Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls in Varanasi, BJP pushed key leaders to tackle particular segments in Varanasi with Union home minister Amit Shah conducting the entire electoral exercise, party president JP Nadda moving in and out of Varanasi and cabinet minister for women and child development Smriti Irani coming to the holy city on Wednesday to woo the women voters in the constituency, people familiar with the matter said.
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Wed, 29 May 2024 08:49 AM
Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: Last day of campaigning today
Today, May 29, is the last day of campaigning for the final phase of the Lok Sabha election 2024. The last phase will take place on June 1, and parties won’t be allowed to campaign after 12 am tonight, as per the Election Commission.
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Wed, 29 May 2024 08:36 AM
Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: Last election phase on June 1
Elections will take place for 58 constituencies across 8 states and union territories on June 1, in the last and seventh phase. Results will be announced on June 4.
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Wed, 29 May 2024 08:20 AM
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Wed, 29 May 2024 08:13 AM
Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: Shehzad Poonawalla slams AAP and Kejriwal
Attacking AAP and Arvind Kejriwal, BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla said, “Corruption and misconduct, this has become their behaviour. They always have an approach of humiliation towards women and this has become the standard operating procedure of AAP, be it in Delhi or Punjab.”
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Wed, 29 May 2024 07:48 AM
Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: Bansuri Swaraj on AAP’s statement against BJP
BJP’s New Delhi candidate Bansuri Swaraj said, “AAP cannot make defamatory statements against BJP repeatedly and not be accountable. Atishi ji will now have to appear before the court to present her side.”
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Wed, 29 May 2024 07:38 AM
Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: Ex-Congress leader attacks Rahul Gandhi
Former Congress leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam said, “It is Rahul Gandhi’s one-point agenda to unnecessarily curse PM Modi. He starts criticising PM as soon as he wakes up in the morning.” He added, “The truth is, he does not know anything about India’s culture and traditions. He has been raised in a foreign culture. Rahul must first know about India and then speak on PM Modi.”
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Wed, 29 May 2024 07:23 AM
Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: PM Modi to visit Odisha today
On the final leg of campaigning, PM Narendra Modi will visit Odisha today and hold three rallies. He will address public meetings in Balasore, Mayurbhanj and Kendrapada.
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Wed, 29 May 2024 07:17 AM
Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: ‘PM Modi will not be prime minister,’ says Rahul Gandhi
While addressing a poll rally in PM Modi’s stronghold Varanasi, Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday, “I am telling you with a guarantee that after June 4, Narendra Modi ji will not be the prime minister of this country.”
