The Chief Electoral Officer of Haryana Anurag Aggarwal has taken a unique initiative of sending invitation letters to voters urging them to cast their vote to ensure maximum voting in the state which is going to polls in the sixth phase on May 25, authorities said on Thursday.
Six parliamentary seats in the state - Tikamgarh (SC), Damoh, Khajuraho, Satna, Rewa and Hoshangabad- will go to the polls in the second phase of voting on April 26 from 7 am to 6pm.
With just a few hours left for the country to enter its second phase of Lok Sabha elections, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav took a jab at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the electoral bonds issue and said that the public is going to vote against the BJP in the elections this
India will go for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections tomorrow in a high-stakes battle across 13 states and union territories with the campaign marked by sharp jibes by the leaders of BJP as also by Congress and other opposition parties
Coming down heavily against the Congress party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the Congress starts "hue and cry" in the name of the Constitution whenever it has to commit a big "misdeed".
Ahead of the second phase of polling, an aircraft-shaped suspicious balloon, having the logo of PIA (Pakistan International Airlines) written on it, was recovered in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district on Thursday, police sources informed.
Director General of Assam Police (DGP) GP Singh visited Dhubri in lower Assam to assess the preparedness of the police ahead of polling in the third phase of Lok Sabha elections, informed a press release.
Addressing a rally at Aonla in Bareilly district, he claimed the Congress not only wanted to conduct an economic survey but also survey institutions and offices.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma exuded confidence that the Bharatiya Janata Party is going to win the majority of the Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan and everyone has faith in the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Ahead of the second phase of Lok Sabha elections, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi appealed to the voters to support the Congress and vote for the 'hand' symbol to form a 'government of the Indians'.
In this campaign, passengers who cast their votes will be eligible for a complimentary upgrade to the Premium Coach from the standard coach. They only have to purchase their standard coach ticket from the 'RRTS Connect app' and show their 'inked finger' to the station staff near the AFC gate