Ahead of the polling in the Puri, Sambit Patra triggered a political row with his controversial remarks, saying, "Lord Jagannath is a devotee (bhakt) of Prime Minister Narendra Modi". Later, he described the comments as a "slip of the tongue".
Patra, the BJP candidate from Puri Lok Sabha seat, landed in a row in Odisha on Monday after he told a local news channel that "Lord Jagannath is a devotee (bhakt) of Prime Minister Narendra Modi." He later described it as a "slip of the tongue."
Independent candidate from Rampur Lok Sabha seat, Mehmood Pracha has urged the SC to pass direction to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to immediately publish voter turnout data after the election.
To boost its preparations for Lok Sabha polls in Punjab where it is fighting all 13 seats on its own, Congress on Monday named special observers for some of the constituencies in the state for better coordination and management of elections
Samajwadi Party chief and candidate from Kannauj Lok Sabha seat, Akhilesh Yadav on Monday asserted that the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections are to protect the Constitution adding that the BJP will yearn for even 140 seats in this polls.
BJP MP and candidate from Barrackpore Lok Sabha seat, Arjun Singh, on Monday accused the TMC of preventing people from voting at a booth in the constituency.
After the Congress workers showed black flags to the BJP candidate from Mandi Lok Sabha seat Kangana Ranaut, Himachal Pradesh Leader of Opposition Jairam Thakur on Monday condemned the incident and said that this shows the "level of frustration" of the Congress.
Himachal Pradesh Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu today addressed a large gathering in Churah assembly constituency, campaigning for Congress candidate Anand Sharma from the Kangra Lok Sabha seat.
Six Lok Sabha seats in Mumbai are voting in the national election on Monday -- Mumbai North, Mumbai North West, Mumbai North East, Mumbai North Central, Mumbai South and Mumbai South Central.
Hockey India president and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidate from Sundargarh Lok Sabha seat Dilip Tirkey asked the people from his constituency to come out and cast their vote in the fifth phase of the ongoing polls.
Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief and candidate from Hajipur Lok Sabha seat Chirag Paswan and his mother Reena Paswan offered prayers at Baba Yogeshwar Nath Dham Temple in Bihar's Danapur amid the fifth phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections on Monday.