Responding to the BJP's claim that it was on course to win the Udhampur Lok Sabha seat, which it currently holds, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah claimed on Saturday that the ruling party at the Centre was in danger of losing the constituency.
In a blow to the BJP, a day after polling was held for eight Lok Sabha seats in western Uttar Pradesh, the party's Moradabad candidate, Kunwar Sarvesh Kumar Singh, passed away on Saturday.
In a blistering attack on the BJP a day after polling ended for three Lok Sabha seats in North Bengal, ruling TMC leader and sitting MP Abhishek Banerjee said on Saturday his party will never bow to the dictates of 'Delhi'.
"Bring the party to a state where people reminisce, 'Once upon a time, there was Congress," the UP Chief Minister said while addressing a huge public meeting in favour of BJP candidate from Rajsamand Lok Sabha seat, Mahima Kumari Mewar.
The incident occurred in Ruar village under the jurisdiction of Ambah police station in the district at around 12:30 pm on Saturday. During the attack, the accused fired three to four rounds but it did not hit anyone.
After the first phase of Lok Sabha elections concluded, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday said that Bharatiya Janata Party will register victory on all five seats with a good margin.
Earlier today, after the completion of the first phase of the Lok Sabha election, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday took a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party and said that the BJP's "400 paar" film has become a super flop on the first day itself.
The CPM candidate from Kannur Lok Sabha seat, MV Jayarajan, alleged that the Congress in Kerala is pro-BJP and claimed that the Kerala Congress chief is willing to join the BJP.