As the mammoth exercise to count votes polled for the Lok Sabha seats in the 2024 elections started at 8:00 am on Tuesday, Lucknow Joint Commissioner of Police (C.P.) Law and Order Upendra Kumar Agarwal informed about the deployment of 1500 police personnel as well as PAC and paramilitary in
Earlier Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar had said that a "very robust system" has been put in place. "There are around 10.5 lakh booths. Each booth will have 14 tables. There are observers and micro-observers. Nearly, 70-80 lakh people are involved in the process," he said.
Former Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has expressed confidence that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would form the next government in Odisha.
With the counting of votes for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 just hours away, JDU leader Arvind Singh alias Chhotu Singh made Laddu with party workers, saying that party workers are preparing for the enthusiasm of Lok Sabha election results.
"It is the demand of the time and situation that Nishant Kumar, the son of CM Nitish Kumar, should come ahead for the benefit of the party and the state," Pram Hans Kumar said.
BJP national president JP Nadda paid tribute to late party veteran Sushil Kumar Modi at 'Smriti Sabha' organised in memory of the latter in Delhi on Monday.
The counting of votes in UP will commence at 8 am on Tuesday at 81 locations across 7 police commissionerates and 68 districts of the state. The Election Commission of India has implemented a three-tier security system at the counting centres.
The National Level Coordination Committee (NLCC) for the world's largest grain storage plan held its maiden meeting in the Ministry of Cooperation in the national capital on Monday.
National Commission for Women Chairperson Rekha Sharma wrote a letter to Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, highlighting the recent reports of post-poll violence in Sandeshkahli and other parts of West Bengal and sought permission to visit the tense regions.