The fifth phase of polling for Lok Sabha polls across 49 parliamentary constituencies spread over six states and two Union Territories (UTs) on Monday saw a voter turnout of 60.09 per cent till 11:30 pm, the Election Commission (ECI) said.
AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal, who has charged assault allegations against Delhi Chief Minister's aide Bibhav Kumar lashed out at Delhi ministers and AAP leaders for "spreading lies" about "corruption FIR" against her and threatened to file a lawsuit against them.
According to Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa, voting concluded peacefully in the Lucknow East Assembly constituency by-election along with 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state during the fifth phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha General Elections with no untoward incident rep
Patra, the BJP candidate from Puri Lok Sabha seat, landed in a row in Odisha on Monday after he told a local news channel that "Lord Jagannath is a devotee (bhakt) of Prime Minister Narendra Modi." He later described it as a "slip of the tongue."
Independent candidate from Rampur Lok Sabha seat, Mehmood Pracha has urged the SC to pass direction to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to immediately publish voter turnout data after the election.
To boost its preparations for Lok Sabha polls in Punjab where it is fighting all 13 seats on its own, Congress on Monday named special observers for some of the constituencies in the state for better coordination and management of elections
"Different results will appear in Madhya Pradesh as well as in the entire country. There is an undercurrent going on and shocking results will come on June 4," the Congress leader said.
The Commission will also, after the scrutiny and depending on the number and schedule of repolls, publish the updated voter turnout along with a gender-wise breakdown by May 24.
Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president Ashish Saha on Monday said that his party will oppose the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in the state.
"The first four phases of the Lok Sabha elections have been amazing. Seeing from the point of view of the BJP, we have already won more than 270 seats. In the fifth phase of the elections, I see one-sided support for the BJP, especially in the 14 seats of UP, including Raebareli where Rahul