"Congress party despite being power in the state, they aren't able to find candidates in any Lok Sabha constituencies. They're trying hard to convince their minister to contest the elections but fortunately, the mood across the state is in the favour of the BJP and PM Modi..." said Karnat
The INDIA bloc, a coalition of opposition parties formed to take on the Modi-led BJP in the Lok Sabha elections, will hold a rally today at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Park in Mumbai.
Meanwhile, the general election for 543 Lok Sabha seats will be held in seven phases from April 19, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar announced on Saturday. The counting will be held on June 4.
Chief Electoral Officer of Odisha Nikunja Bihari Dhal said that the sensitive and vulnerable booths' primary assessment has been done but the final assessment will be done after the candidates are finalised.
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Saturday exuded confidence in BJP's victory in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections stating that the party will secure both the seats from Tripura.
After the Election Commission announced the dates for the Lok Sabha elections, people in Udhampur constituency expressed their confidence in Union Minister Jitendra Singh who will contest from here for the third time.
In a turn of events, ahead of the crucial Lok Sabha elections, Independent MLA Chandrabhan Singh held a late night meeting with Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma at his residence in Jaipur.
The Assembly polls in Odisha will be held in four phases which are May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1. The results for all four states will be announced on June 4.
As the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) comes into effect with the announcement of the Lok Sabha schedule, Shiv Sena (UBT) spokesperson Anand Dubey asked why the Election Commission decided to conduct elections in the Prime Minister's constituency Varanasi in the last phase.