Notably, the Congress has fielded KLSharma, replacing Rahul Gandhi, on the last day of filing nominations in Amethi on May 3. Gandhi who has been wining from Amethi since 2004, lost to Irani in 2019 parliamentary polls. The Congress has fielded the former Amethi MP from Raebareli.
Stressing the guarantee of development and security under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, the Tripura CM urged voters to consider the broader implications of their vote beyond mere party lines.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami received a grand welcome from workers and people during a roadshow organized in support of the BJP candidate in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich on Saturday. Workers were seen showering flowers while chanting "Jai Shree Ram" and "Bharatiya Janata Party
Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) supremo Naveen Patnaik on Saturday confidently claimed that the BJP won't secure a victory in Odisha for the next decade.
The Mahbubnagar Constituency in Telangana will see a replay of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections as the three major parties--Bharatiya Janata Party, Congress and Bharat Rashtra Samiti have fielded the same candidates in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
Cabinet Minister Rohit Thakur held a meeting on Saturday in Shimla and declared that the Congress party will win all 10 seats, including six Assembly by-elections and four parliamentary seats, as the party prepares for polls in Himachal Pradesh.
Munger, one of Bihar's 40 Lok Sabha constituencies, is considered to be the stronghold of Janata Dal (United) sitting MP Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh, who could face the anti-incumbency factor but this has been dampened by the RJD's controversial choice of candidate.
After the Supreme Court granted interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, BJP's North East Delhi candidate Manoj Tiwari on Saturday said Kejriwal's campaigning efforts would be futile as the public won't listen to a "corrupt politician".
Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Misa Bharti on Saturday said that Bharatiya Janata Party did not fulfilled any of the poll promises it made in the past 10 years adding that it also fooled the people of Bihar by making false promises.
The campaigning for Phase 4 of Lok Sabha elections which will see voting on 96 constituencies, ended on Saturday. A total of 1,717 candidates from 10 States/UTs will contest the elections in this phase.
Hitting back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's comments relating to the Naveen Patnaik government in Odisha, BJD on Saturday said he comes to give booster dose to state BJP leaders as they as they do not have hope of coming to power but "even booster dose will not help
Drawing a stark comparison between the political ideologies of the BJP and the opposition, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath asserted on Saturday that while the politics of Ram Bhakts are rooted in national interests, the politics of Ramdrohis revolve around familial concerns.