After the announcement of the dates for the Lok Sabha elections on Saturday, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said it has set the ball rolling on the "largest and grandest democratic festival of the world".
Speaking about the announcement of Lok Sabha election dates, BJP MP Hema Malini said, "Everyone is very excited (for the elections) in Mathura. This is the third time that the BJP has given a ticket to me and for that, I am utterly grateful to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and all the Brajwas
"We have two months; we will do very well. We will go to each house and speak to every person and request that they vote for us. We will also make them understand how important it is to vote," Latha said while speaking to the media.
On the BJP-led NDA setting the target of securing over 400 seats in Lok Sabha polls, Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai said on Saturday that the Election Commission should scrutinize whether the BJP is presenting factual data or engaging in manipulation."
With Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar's announcement that Lok Sabha elections for 543 seats will be held in seven phases, from April 19 till June 1 and the counting of votes will be held on June 4, the Bharatiya Janata Party said that the party is fully prepared for the Lok Sabha elec
Along with announcing Lok Sabha elections that will be held in seven phases beginning from April 19, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar also announced the schedule of Assembly polls in four states - Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, and Odisha.
Odisha Minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader Pratap Keshari Deb said on Saturday that a high-level meeting of the BJD party was held yesterday under the chairmanship of party president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
After the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the dates for election to Lok Sabha and four state assemblies, BJP leader Bansuri Swaraj urged every voter to cast their ballot and make the slogan abki baar '400 paar' determination a success.
Rajasthan Congress president Govind Singh Dotasra on Saturday alleged misuse of electoral bonds and the exploitation of constitutional bodies by the BJP at the Centre and said that farmers were prompted to protests due to mistreatment meted out to them.
Congress MP Abdul Khaleque from Assam's Barpeta, who tendered his resignation from the primary membership of the party on Friday, has made big allegations against his former party, claiming that the majority of workers of Congress in the state were working for the BJP.