An FIR has been lodged against Janata Dal (Secular) leader and NDA candidate from Mandya on Saturday on grounds of "false statements" in connection with elections.
While the country is eyeing a change of guard at the Centre, with the first phase of polling already done to elect the 18th Lok Sabha, the optimism surrounding the incumbent government's performance has set the stage for high expectations, but a closer look at ground realities suggests that
Congress leader Manish Tewari on Saturday asserted that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is set to face defeat in the Lok Sabha polls as voters have shown their anger against them in phase 1 of General Elections which concluded yesterday.
"First phase, great response! Thank you to all those who have voted today. Getting EXCELLENT feedback from today's voting. It's clear that people across India are voting for the NDA in record numbers," posted the Prime Minister on X.
In the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections, Karnataka Chief Minister and Congress leader Siddaramaiah took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Prajadhwani-2 Yatra in Hassan district on Friday.
Bharatiya Janata Party chief JP Nadda asserted that the people of Kerala have firmly committed to supporting the government led by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
West Bengal is leading the voter turnout charts after it recorded a 77.57 voting percentage in the state till 5 pm as per the data released by the Election Commission of India.
Along with Saharanpur, eight seats in western Uttar Pradesh, including Kairana, Muzaffarnagar, Bijnor, Nagina, Moradabad, and Rampur, are witnessing voting today in the first phase of the parliamentary elections.
Voting for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024 began on Friday across 102 parliamentary constituencies spread over 21 states and Union Territories as the mega seven-phase electoral exercise commenced at 7:00 am. Polling for assembly elections in the north-eastern states of Arunach
With the first phase of voting for the Lok Sabha elections set to take place on Friday, let us look at the big faces in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led NDA versus the opposition's INDIA bloc.