Patil quit the BJP on Friday after a meeting with his supporters and announced that he would join the NCP (SP) on Monday. He joined the party at a programme, in presence of Sharad Pawar and other leaders, including Supriya Sule and Jayant Patil on Monday.
According to the Election Commission of India, "Voting began at 7.00 am and voters from all sections of society were seen queuing up at polling stations. With a significant population of elderly voters, many above the age of 100 years were seen participating in the electoral festivities with
Tanwar, who joined the BJP before the Lok Sabha elections 2024, joined the Congress in the presence of Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi at Mahendargarh.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, alleging that he spread lies during the Lok Sabha elections as part of the "international conspiracy" to oust Narendra Modi as Prime Minister of the country.
"Jaise Lok Sabha elections mein Maa-Bete ka Dukaan nahi chala, mera vishwas hai Haryana elections mein Baap-Bete ka Dukaan bhi band ho jaega," said Assam CM Sarma at a rally in Sonipat.
An ECI delegation led by CEC Rajiv Kumar, along with Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and SS Sandhu, is in Mumbai to review preparations for the upcoming Assembly elections in Maharashtra over the next two days.
He underlined that after running a government dedicated to India's development, security and welfare of the poor for 10 consecutive years, the people of the country have given us the mandate to form the government for the third time in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Sunday said that winning 15 seats in Telangana in the next Lok Sabha election is a real victory for the Congress' state unit. Telangana Chief Minister termed the 2023 Assembly election victory of the party as the semifinals.
Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Nitin Gadkari said that he turned down an offer for the Prime Minister's position from a political leader, stating that becoming PM was not the aim of his life.
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Friday questioned the credibility of Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's recent explanation about the alliance break-up in 2019 and challenged his explanation about the differences between their parties.
SP and BSP fought the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections together and secured only 15 seats, with Mayawati winning 10 seats and Akhilesh securing five seats in Uttar Pradesh.