Union Minister and the BJP's Lok Sabha candidate from Odisha's Sambalpur urged people to demonstrate their electoral support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and vote him back for a third, straight term in office in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.
"Amid the apprehensions expressed in the past, we have proved the whole world wrong and India is the only vibrant, robust and successful democracy. I appeal to all Indians to come out in large numbers and participate in this voting and make democracy successful," said the BJP leader.
Displaced from their native soil, their homes, hearths and loved ones, many of whom perished in the face of militancy and cross-border terrorism; migrant Kashmiri Pandits residing in Jammu turned out in numbers outside polling booths on Monday, in the hope, perhaps, of a homecoming in the
Amid reports of violence in several parts of West Bengal during the fourth phase of elections, a rare display of bonhomie was witnessed between BJP MP and Bardhaman-Durgapur Lok Sabha seat candidate Dilip Ghosh and Trinamool Congress candidate from the same constituency Kirti Azad on Monday.
A case has been registered against BJP's candidate from Hyderabad Lok Sabha seat, Madhavi Latha after a video clip of her checking the voter ID cards during her visit to a polling booth went viral.
Dewas continued to lead the voter turnout charts with 52.11 per cent voting followed by Khargone 51.48 per cent, Ratlam 51.13 per cent, Mandsaur 50.39 per cent, Ujjain 49.71 per cent, Dhar 49.37 per cent, Khandwa 48.15 per cent, and Indore 38.60 per cent till 1 pm so far in the state.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Patiala Lok Sabha seat -- former Minister of State for External Affairs, Preneet Kaur filed her nomination from the Patiala constituency on Monday for the Lok Sabha elections.
As the Visakhapatnam Lok Sabha constituency is underway for the fourth phase of Lok Sabha polls on Monday, Commissioner of Police (CP) Ravi Shankar Ayyanar said that elaborate security arrangements have been made for peaceful polling.
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy alleged that the BJP is "attempting to polarise Mulsim votes" hours after its party candidate Madhavi Latha courted controversy during her visit to a polling booth.
Andhra Pradesh Governor S Abdul Nazeer cast his vote at a polling booth in Vijayawada during the fourth phase of polling for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections on Monday morning.