"We want to defeat the BJP, so we are directly contesting in 3 constituencies and indirectly participating in three other constituencies by supporting someone else," AIUDF General Secretary Aminul Islam told ANI.
Of the six seats that went to polls on the day, Chhindwara topped the charts in terms of voter turnout with 79.18 percent, followed by Balaghat at 73.18 percent, Mandla at 72.49 percent, Shahdol at 63.73 percent, Jabalpur at 60.52 percent, and Sidhi at 55.19 percent in the first phase, as
More than 71.64 percent of voters in five parliamentary constituencies of Assam - Sonitpur, Lakhimpur, Kaziranga, Dibrugarh and Jorhat, came out to exercise their franchise in the first phase of polls on Friday.
"The upcoming 18th Lok Sabha elections carry paramount importance," stated Chief Minister Saha, urging all attendees to approach the electoral process with utmost seriousness.
A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justice JB Pardiwala remarked that if starts entertaining petitions against rejection of nomination papers, there will be "chaos".
Uttarakhand, which saw polling for all five Lok Sabha seats in the first phase of the general elections on Friday, recorded a voter turnout of 53.56 per cent till 5 pm, according to data shared by the Election Commission (EC).
The Nationalist Congress Party- (Sharadchandra Pawar) on Friday filed a complaint with the Election Commission against Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Ajit Pawar and two BJP leaders for allegedly violating the Representation of the People's Act and poll code by promising disbursement
Facing a formidable challenger in his bid to secure a fifth term in the Lok Sabha in the form of firebrand BJP leader Madhavi Latha, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday filed his nomination from the prestigious Hyderabad constituency, which is considered a bastion of the Owaisi family.
Appealing every voter in Jaipur to exercise their right to vote, Acharya said, "I would like to congratulate everyone on this festival of democracy. I would like to appeal people of Rajasthan and India that this is the festival of democracy and to strengthen demcracy and for the development
Madhya Pradesh recorded a robust 53.40 per cent voter turnout till 3 am in the first phase of polling for six parliamentary seats in the state, according to data released by the Election Commission on Friday.
CM Yadav also said that he was happy that over 1.09 crore voters would be voting in six Lok Sabha seats in the state which include Sidhi, Shahdol, Jabalpur, Mandla, Balaghat and Chhindwara in the first phase of LS polls.
The Kerala Police have reported the registration of 42 cases in the state concerning cyber attacks, dissemination of fake news, derogatory remarks against women, and the spreading of false information regarding electronic voting machines.