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    Lok Sabha Election 2024 highlights: Congress releases a list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections from Haryana

    26 Apr, 2024 | 01:04:44 AM IST
    Lok Sabha Election 2024 highlights: Congress releases a list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections from Haryana
    Lok Sabha Election 2024 highlights: Congress releases a list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections from Haryana.
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    01:04:42 AM IST, 26 April 2024

    Wrap up: Here is everything you need to know

    • Second Phase of 18th Lok Sabha to start on April 26
    • Akhilesh files nomination from Kannauj seat
    • Tripura CM Manik Saha, state BJP president issued notices for 'violating' silence period
    • Congress chief Kharge rips into PM Modi for "taking words out of context, create communal divide"
    • Congress releases a list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections from Haryana
    11:16:07 PM IST, 25 April 2024

    Congress releases a list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections from Haryana

    Deepender Singh Hooda to contest from Rohtak, Kumari Selja to contest from Sirsa, Mahendra Pratap to contest from Faridabad.
    Congress releases a list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections from Haryana
    10:42:23 PM IST, 25 April 2024

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Here’s what Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami said on BJP’s performance in Telangana

    “The BJP will win big in Telangana. People here will contribute in making Narendra Modi the Prime Minister again. Many BJP candidates will win here and the state’s development will progress at a faster pace with PM Modi. To fulfil the slogan of '400 paar', BJP will win all 5 seats of Uttarakhand with a huge majority. The people of Uttarakhand are cooperating with the slogan of '400 paar' to make PM Modi the Prime Minister for the third time... Rahul Gandhi is watching dreams. The alliances he has made are not to form the government but to hide their corruption, and save their family and their existence. Congress has given historic scams to the country. Congress party is the mother of scams... They say 'Modi hatao, Bhrashtachar ko bachao'."
    10:29:59 PM IST, 25 April 2024

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Congress members congratulate Varsha Eknath Gaikwad

    08:56:51 PM IST, 25 April 2024

    Congress releases a list of 40-star campaigners for Uttar Pradesh, for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections

    Leaders including Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra among the campaigners.
    Congress releases a list of 40-star campaigners for Uttar Pradesh, for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections
    08:42:57 PM IST, 25 April 2024

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Supreme Court to pass its order on petitions seeking 100 per cent verification of EVMs

    Supreme Court to pass its order on April 26 on petitions seeking 100 per cent verification of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) votes with their Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips.
    07:45:54 PM IST, 25 April 2024

    Cong approves candidature of Varsha Eknath Gaikwad

    Central Election Committee has approved the candidature of Varsha Eknath Gaikwad as Congress candidate to contest the Lok Sabha elections from 29-Mumbai North Central Parliamentary constituency of Maharashtra.
    Cong approves candidature of Varsha Eknath Gaikwad
    07:07:18 PM IST, 25 April 2024

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Shiv Sena (UBT) releases manifesto

    Uddhav Thackeray releases poll manifesto of Shiv Sena (UBT), focussing on farm loan waiver, jobs and stopping ‘loot’ of Maharashtra. The manifesto is named 'Vachan nama' for the Lok Sabha elections, in Mumbai.
    06:52:07 PM IST, 25 April 2024

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Former Maha CM Uddhav Thackeray attacks BJP

    BJP wants brute parliamentary majority to change the Constitution: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray.
    05:57:49 PM IST, 25 April 2024

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Amit Shah addresses rally

    Odisha is mineral-rich state and yet, maximum number of poor people live here: Amit Shah at poll rally
    05:48:21 PM IST, 25 April 2024

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: PM Modi addresses rally

    Congress plans to implement Karnataka model of reservation across country: PM Modi in Shahjahanpur
    05:22:50 PM IST, 25 April 2024

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Hemant Soren's wife Kalpana to contest bypolls

    Jailed ex-CM Hemant Soren's wife Kalpana to contest bypolls from Jharkhand's Gandey assembly seat: JMM.
    04:47:58 PM IST, 25 April 2024

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: NCP-SCP candidate from Baramati, Supriya Sule holds 'Padyatra' and conducts door-to-door campaign in Baramati

    04:24:51 PM IST, 25 April 2024

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: PM Modi calls Congress leader Rahul Gandhi 'Shehzada'

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live Updates: Addressing a public rally in Bareilly, PM Narendra Modi says, "...I went into the sea with great devotion, I went there to seek the blessings of Lord Shri Krishna but Congress 'Shehzada' made fun of it. I am surprised that in Uttar Pradesh, the contractors of SP (Samajwadi Party) who call themselves 'Yaduvanshi' are performing the aarti of those who made fun of our Shri Krishna..."
    04:10:11 PM IST, 25 April 2024

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Bhupesh Baghel urges EC to take action against PM Modi

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live Updates: Former Chhattisgarh CM and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel says, "There are just a few hours left for polls to begin. People in rural and urban areas are enthusiastic and the trends are favouring the Congress party...PM Modi was constantly talking about the things that are not in our (Congress) manifesto...The Election Commission should take immediate action on this..."
    03:37:41 PM IST, 25 April 2024

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: MCD Mayor Dr Shelly Oberoi on Delhi Mayoral polls

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live Updates: On Delhi Mayoral polls, MCD Mayor Dr Shelly Oberoi said, "... We are waiting for the appointment of the presiding officer (for mayoral elections) to be done by the Lieutenant Governor, the file is in his office. I hope the BJP will let the elections be held peacefully and will not create a ruckus like the last time... Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj has written a letter to LG asking that the file which was moved directly to him should have been moved by the elected govt and hence be returned. The file that has gone directly to the LG, shows that the intentions of the BJP are not good..."
    03:18:43 PM IST, 25 April 2024

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh slams Opposition

    03:09:55 PM IST, 25 April 2024

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Shehzad Poonawalla takes a dig at Congress over inheritance tax

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live Updates: BJP National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla says, "PM Modi has completely debunked the hypocrisy of Congress party...A party that said we removed inheritance tax (estate duty) in 1985, the main cause was and it is also in the newspaper that after the tragic death of Indira Gandhi in 1984, how her wealth of $ 175 lakh thousand should go to Rajiv Gandhi family and with that purpose, this inheritance tax law was abolished. Congress party removed a law for their benefit, today the same party talks about bringing back the same law through Rahul Gandhi's guru (Sam Pitroda)..."
    02:56:00 PM IST, 25 April 2024

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: YouTuber Manish Kashyap on joining BJP

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live Updates: YouTuber Manish Kashyap said, "Only BJP could have given this honour to the son of a poor family...There are a few parties in Bihar that don't let you even join if you don't approach with full (of cash) suitcases. BJP respects the poor, women, a YouTuber, a mother. So, BJP is a different party and that is why it has emerged as the biggest capable party of the world...I will keep working for nationalism as I have always done. When I used to do it earlier, a few parties used to frame me and jail me. A lot of BJP leaders supported me...If I am safely out of the jail today, it is due to the blessings of my mother and support of BJP leaders."
    02:41:23 PM IST, 25 April 2024

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami reaches Nizamabad to campaign for Arvind Dharmapuri

    02:33:29 PM IST, 25 April 2024

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavi on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's remark

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live Updates: On Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's remark, Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis says, "Rahul Gandhi must answer this first, for the last 70 years Congress was in power, why India's Consitution was not implemented in Kashmir? By imposing an emergency in 1975, who messed with the Consitution of India? Additionally, Rahul Gandhi must answer that his South Goa candidate says that India's Consitution should not be implemented in Goa. Narendra Modi is the name of the person who said due to Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar's Consitution, a tea-seller became the PM of the nation."
    02:30:04 PM IST, 25 April 2024

    Telangana can prosper only when the BJP Government is at the helm. Press the 'Lotus' button, choose Modi Ji, and see development coming

    - Amit Shah, Union Home Minister

    02:18:36 PM IST, 25 April 2024

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Jairam Ramesh on inheritance tax

    02:17:50 PM IST, 25 April 2024

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Union Home Minister Amit Shah addresses a public rally in Medak Lok Sabha seat

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live Updates: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday addressesed a public rally in Medak Lok Sabha seat. He said, "BJP has decided to end the Muslim reservation imposed by BRS and Congress. BJP will bring the reservation for SC, ST and OBC... The holistic development of Telangana can only happen when the BJP government will be formed in the centre."
    02:07:53 PM IST, 25 April 2024

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Congress manifesto has imprint of Muslim League, says PM Modi in UP rally

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live Updates: India's rising global stature not liked by some powers, said PM Modi at election rally in Uttar Pradesh's Agra. He also said, "We are ending 'tushtikaran' (appeasement) and working for 'santushtikaran' (satisfying people)."While taking a jibe at Congress, he said, "Policy of appeasement divided the country, Congress manifesto has imprint of Muslim League." "Congress is determined to steal from OBC quota to provide reservation based on religion," PM Modi added.
    02:02:23 PM IST, 25 April 2024

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: BJP's Arvind Dharmapuri files nomination from Nizamabad

    01:47:41 PM IST, 25 April 2024

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: AAP leader and Delhi minister Gopal Rai on CM Kejriwal's arrest

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live Updates: AAP leader and Delhi minister Gopal Rai said, “In Delhi, AAP’s campaign for elections was launched by CM Arvind Kejriwal but in mid-election season, this fascist BJP government put him in jail. They thought this move would stop our campaign. You can put him in jail, not his ideology. We are working on the ground strongly and today we launched our theme song ‘jail ka jawab vote se’. We are confident the song will help us gather people’s support.”
    01:44:00 PM IST, 25 April 2024

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Akhilesh Yadav on Rahul Gandhi's alleged Amethi nomination

    01:39:35 PM IST, 25 April 2024

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Manoj Tiwari on YouTuber Manish Kashyap joining BJP today

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live Updates: YouTuber Manish Kashyap joined the BJP today. Party MP Manoj Tiwari said, "I think a man like Manish Kashyap who raises public's issues - BJP is with him. I have known Manish from the beginning. He wants welfare of the poor. He has joined PM Modi for welfare of the poor."
    01:28:38 PM IST, 25 April 2024

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: BJP's Sanjay Bandi Kumar offers prayers at Sri Mahashakti Devalayam ahead of filing nomination

    01:22:42 PM IST, 25 April 2024

    I have filed my nomination papers. The sentiments of the party, leaders, workers, and everyone were that I should contest the election from here on behalf of the Samajwadi Party. I express my gratitude to everyone. I hope I will get blessings from here

    - Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav

    12:48:24 PM IST, 25 April 2024

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: AAP releases its campaign song

    12:43:53 PM IST, 25 April 2024

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav files his nomination from Kannauj

    12:36:59 PM IST, 25 April 2024

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: ECI seeks response from PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi by April 29

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: ECI takes cognizance of alleged MCC violations by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Both BJP and INC had raised allegations of causing hatred and divide based on religion, caste, community, or language.ECI seeks response by 11 am on 29th April.
    12:23:43 PM IST, 25 April 2024

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: PM Modi addresses rally in MP

    12:22:17 PM IST, 25 April 2024

    The people of Madhya Pradesh know that once you get rid of a problem, you should always stay away from that problem. The Congress party is one such big anti-development problem and people should stay away from it. Congress made the bad law-and-order a symbol of Chambal during their regime, but in BJP’s rule, the state and especially Chambal got a new glorious recognition everywhere

    - PM Modi

    11:41:43 AM IST, 25 April 2024

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Catching up for quick chat! Piyush Goyal meets N Chandrababu Naidu and BJP's Arun Singh

    11:22:44 AM IST, 25 April 2024

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: AAP leader Sanjay Singh reacts to BJP winning Surat seat unopposed

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live Updates: "The live example of how 'operation lotus' has been carried out in the last 10 years is in front of us. Surat is just the beginning. BJP will finish the election. I want to say to people that this is the last chance to vote. They have won a seat without the election. The same will happen in the country after 2024. Constitution, reservation and election will be finished," said Sanjay Singh.
    10:49:55 AM IST, 25 April 2024

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: BJP's candidate from UP's Kannauj Lok Sabha seat Subrat Pathak offers prayers at a local temple before filing nomination

    10:33:42 AM IST, 25 April 2024

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: UP CM Yogi Adityanath on Karnataka govt including all Muslims in OBC list

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live Updates: On Karnataka government including all castes and communities of Muslims in the state in the list of OBCs, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath says, "Congress' statement is very unfortunate. This is a part of despicable attempts at Islamisation of India and pushing it towards divisions. When the UPA Government came to power, it made such attempts at that time too...At that time too BJP had carried out a massive agitation. So, be it Justice Verma committee report or Sachar Committee Report - they were all attempts by Congress to loot the reservation of OBCs, SCs, STs. PM Modi has drawn the nation's attention towards these issues...You saw Congress Government in Karnataka's stand where they said that they will provide 32% reservation to Muslims in the state. What is this? Truth is coming out...These show that their intentions towards the country are not good...Country and the public will have to be alert..."
    10:27:10 AM IST, 25 April 2024

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Sharad Pawar responds to Amit Shah's statement on farmers' suicide

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live Updates: On Amit Shah's statement that "Sharad Pawar should apologise for the farmers' suicide when he was the Agriculture Minister", NCP-SCP chief Sharad Pawar says, "In the last ten years farmers suicides have increased...Amit Shah should first tell what he has done to stop suicides in the last ten years."
    10:18:29 AM IST, 25 April 2024

    We are meeting people for the last one month and people want Narendra Modi to be the PM once again

    - Murlidhar Mohol, BJP candidate from Pune Lok Sabha constituency seat

    10:17:15 AM IST, 25 April 2024

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: NCP-SCP chief Sharad Pawar releases party's manifesto

    10:10:40 AM IST, 25 April 2024

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: National Conference leader Aga Ruhullah ahead of filing his nomination from Srinagar Lok Sabha seat

    10:06:21 AM IST, 25 April 2024

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: AAP leader and Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on AAP protest

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live Updates: AAP leader and Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj says, "After one month, Lok Sabha election will take place in Delhi and AAP is carrying different ways into action to deliver its message to Delhiites. Today, we are standing near the metro station along with Somnath Bharti who is the candidate from the New Delhi Lok Sabha seat with a hoarding that reads 'Jail ka jawab vote se.' Our campaign song will be launched today which is going to be the AAP's campaign song for Parliamentary elections. The people of Delhi are highly upset about the fact that their favourable CM has been put behind bars and they want to give a befitting reply to the central government. AAP and Delhiites have decided to respond with the power of vote."
    09:49:09 AM IST, 25 April 2024

    Murder of any political worker is condemnable. I condemn it. The government must act immediately and ensure that those guilty should get strict punishment.

    - Bihar Congress president Akhilesh Singh

    09:48:22 AM IST, 25 April 2024

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Polling agents arrive at the Darjeeling to collect polling material and EVMs for phase two

    09:19:07 AM IST, 25 April 2024

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) holds a protest in Delhi's Hauz Khas against the arrest of CM Arvind Kejriwal

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live Updates: "There is a different kind of wave in the country after Arvind Kejriwal's arrest. They (BJP) have been taking anti-democratic, anti-Constitutional measures. PM Modi is not able to seek votes on the basis of any work done by him, and the person who proved that you can rule the hearts of people by working has been put in the jail," said AAP leader Somnath Bharti on the protests.
    08:31:07 AM IST, 25 April 2024

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: JD(U) leader Saurabh Kumar shot dead near Patna

    08:29:54 AM IST, 25 April 2024

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: TMC leader and party candidate from Balurghat Lok Sabha seat Biplab Mitra on polls

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live Updates: TMC leader and party candidate from Balurghat Lok Sabha seat Biplab Mitra said, "We are hopeful that we will win this time and Sukanta Majumdar is going to face the defeat. We did not expect that much, but spontaneously people accorded their support to us, hence we are optimistic that with the difference of more than 1 lakh, the decision will be made on this seat. There is no impact of Sandeshkhali here..." BJP's West Bengal president Dr Sukanta Majumdar is contesting against him.
    08:28:31 AM IST, 25 April 2024

    I am not a candidate right now. But BJP has no contest on Kaisarganj Lok Sabha seat...If God has decided this, what can I do? But I am a strong contender, so I will contest 99.9%, 0.1% would remain

    - Former WFI president and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh

    08:27:09 AM IST, 25 April 2024

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Polling teams set to depart for their respective polling stations ahead of the second phase

    08:26:02 AM IST, 25 April 2024

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee slammed by BJP

    08:24:51 AM IST, 25 April 2024

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: BJP leader Shishir Bajoria files complaint against TMC's Abhishek Banerjee for making 'misogynistic' remarks

    Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live Updates: In a recent development in the political landscape, BJP leader Shishir Bajoria has filed a formal complaint against Abhishek Banerjee, General Secretary of the Trinamool Congress (TMC). The complaint alleges that Banerjee made derogatory and misogynistic remarks targeting Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhury, MLA and BJP candidate from the 8 Maldaha Dakshin constituency.The incident has sparked controversy and drawn attention to the increasingly heated political climate in the region during the election season.
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