Arunachal Pradesh Chief Election Commissioner Pawan Kumar Sain spoke about the details of preparations for simultaneous Assembly and Lok Sabha elections in the state and said that they are looking forward to crossing 80 per cent voter turnout.
As the first phase of Lok Sabha elections will be held on April 19, the Election Commission is geared up to ensure a free and fair election. The Chief Electoral Officer of Assam, Anurag Goel said that all the vehicles carrying EVMs will be equipped with GPS tracking devices and satellite
The Jorhat constituency in Assam is set for a high-profile contest as Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi has taken the challenge to contest against Bharatiya Janata Party in its stronghold.
As the Bharatiya Janata Party is gearing up to contest the Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal with full might, aiming to further expand its footprint, the Cooch Behar constituency presents a strong contest, with BJP's sitting MP up against two major candidates.
The Nilgiris Lok Sabha constituency of Tamil Nadu has set the stage for a triangular battle with candidates of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Bharatiya Janata Party and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in the poll fray.
"We are not supporting anybody. We are neither in INDIA nor NDA...We want to take the final decision in our own hands. Nobody in Delhi should take the final decision for us," Lalduhawma, the Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) chief said speaking to ANI on Wednesday.
Launching a scathing attack at the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin said that the polling day of the state is "war for the second freedom struggle of country", while also affirming confidence that the INDIA bloc will win all 40 seats in Tamil Nadu and Pu
"PM Modi has said that reservation cannot be scrapped, Constitution cannot be amended. At times there might be a need for the welfare of the country like changing Article 370," Birla said speaking to ANI at Kota on Wednesday.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Wednesday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav over remarks at joint press conference in Ghaziabad and said their parties would lose in the Lok Sabha polls
"Narendra Modi is going to become the Prime Minister for the third time. People are waiting for 19th April (polling day). Party president JP Nadda is very happy with the public reaction," Ramalingam said speaking to ANI on Wednesday.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi invoked memories of his grandmother, the late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and asserted that he learned a lot about politics from her grandmother, adding that the "leader should search for unfairness and challenge it without fear".