Lok Sabha Elections 2024: PM Modi holds roadshow in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur

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• 07 Apr 2024, 10:26 PM

  Lok Sabha elections 2024 LIVE: 

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• 07 Apr 2024, 09:05 PM

  Lok Sabha elections 2024 LIVE:

  Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari hold a roadshow in Nagpur.

  #WATCH | Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde & Union Minister Nitin Gadkari hold a roadshow in Nagpur. #LokSabhaElections2024 pic.twitter.com/fSKPpZdsK0

  — ANI (@ANI) April 7, 2024

  
• 07 Apr 2024, 06:52 PM

  Lok Sabha elections 2024 LIVE: PM Modi holds roadshow in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur

  Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hold a roadshow in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.

  #WATCH | PM Narendra Modi holds a roadshow in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh.
  
  CM Mohan Yadav is also present. #LokSabhaElections2024 pic.twitter.com/FBihJpJbEo

  — ANI (@ANI) April 7, 2024

  
• 07 Apr 2024, 05:22 PM

  Lok Sabha elections 2024 LIVE: Congress announces names of 3 candidates for West Bengal

  Ahead of the general elections, the Congress Party has announced the names of 3 candidates for West Bengal. Pradip Biswas to contest from Bangaon - SC. Whereas Azhahar Mollick to contest from Uluberia. Dr Papiya Chakraborty has been fielded from Ghatal.

  Congress announces names of 3 candidates for Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal#LokSabhaElections2024 pic.twitter.com/yKdtNKusUN

  — ANI (@ANI) April 7, 2024

  
• 07 Apr 2024, 05:22 PM

  Lok Sabha elections 2024 LIVE: Congress announces names of 3 candidates for West Bengal

  Ahead of the general elections, the Congress Party has announced the names of 3 candidates for West Bengal. Pradip Biswas to contest from Bangaon - SC. Whereas Azhahar Mollick to contest from Uluberia. Dr Papiya Chakraborty has been fielded from Ghatal.

  Congress announces names of 3 candidates for Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal#LokSabhaElections2024 pic.twitter.com/yKdtNKusUN

  — ANI (@ANI) April 7, 2024

  
• 07 Apr 2024, 04:06 PM

  Lok Sabha elections 2024 LIVE: EC issues notice to CM Jagan Mohan Reddy over derogatory remarks against TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu

  The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued a notice to the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy for allegedly making derogatory comments about Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief and former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, Nara Chandrababu Naidu, ANI reports. 

  The EC notified the Andhra Pradesh CM, asking him to submit his stand within two days. Failing to do so will result in a report sent to EC for further action against Jagan Mohan Reddy.

  
• 07 Apr 2024, 04:05 PM

  Lok Sabha elections 2024 LIVE: PDP announces candidates for 3 seats, Mehbooba Mufti to contest from Anantnag

  Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president and former CM of J&K Mehbooba Mufti is set to contest from the Anantnag constituency. Currently, the party has announced the candidates for the three seats in the Valley.

  
• 07 Apr 2024, 03:45 PM

  Lok Sabha elections 2024 LIVE: 'I am working 24/7 for 2047', says PM modi while addressing public rally in Jalpaiguri

  While addressing an election rally in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri, Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, "To fulfil our dream of Viksit Bharat, every moment of my life is dedicated to the country. I am working 24/7 for 2047."

  #WATCH | West Bengal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, "To fulfil our dream of Viksit Bharat, every moment of my life is dedicated to the country. I am working 24/7 for 2047..." pic.twitter.com/RZm7V4jFni

  — ANI (@ANI) April 7, 2024

  
• 07 Apr 2024, 03:13 PM

  Lok Sabha elections 2024 LIVE: PM Modi garlanded by party workers in Jalpaiguri - watch

  Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was garlanded by party workers in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri.

  #WATCH | West Bengal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi garlanded by party workers in Jalpaiguri. pic.twitter.com/7n2r5LigI0

  — ANI (@ANI) April 7, 2024

  
• 07 Apr 2024, 02:27 PM

  Addressing a public rally in Bihar's Nawada, the Prime Minister said that the government at the Centre is taking bold steps for the country."I am here to eradicate poverty from the country. I cannot forget the situation of the country before 2014. Most of the countrymen were compelled to live in kutcha houses or were homeless. There was no gas connection available for poor. Middlemen used to benefit from the ration provided to poor...I have survived poverty. This son of a poor, is 'sevak' of poor," the PM said, adding, "What we have achieved in 10 years could not be done in 60 years after Independence."PM Modi, in his second election meeting in the state since the announcement of the poll schedule, said that his government aims to make 3 crores 'lakhpati didis' in the villages of the state in its third term.Further, the PM said that in the last 10 years, the people of Bihar have seen many big decisions taken in the interest of the country. "...I said this from the ramparts of Red Fort that this is the right time. India's time has come. We should not lose this opportunity and hence this election of 2024 has become very important...In the last 10 years, the people of Bihar have seen many big decisions taken in the interest of the country. Today in India and in Bihar, modern infrastructure has been built. Today, modern expressways are being built in Bihar, railway stations are being modernized, trains like Vande Bharat are increasing," the PM said.

  
• 07 Apr 2024, 01:29 PM

  In view of the Lok Sabha elections in the parts of Uttar Pradesh connected to Delhi, the Excise Department of Delhi Government has issued orders that there will be a dry day in Delhi from 6 pm on April 24 to 6 pm on April 26, liquor shops will remain closed.

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• 07 Apr 2024, 01:18 PM

  Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, who landed from Telangana to New Delhi after attending the 'Jana Jatara Sabha' in Rangareddy district, sought comments and views from people on the party's manifesto through email or messages. "I have landed from Telangana. I had gone there to attend a function on manifesto release. Many say that the (Congress) manifesto is a revolutionary document. 

  
• 07 Apr 2024, 12:37 PM

  Development is happening at a fast pace in Bihar, says Bihar CM Nitish Kumar at a rally in Nawada

  Bihar CM Nitish Kumar said during a public rally in Nawada, "Development is happening at a fast pace in Bihar. What was the condition of Bihar before 2005? You could not step out of your house after the evening. Today you can move around freely...Husband and wife (Lalu Yadav and Rabri Devi) ruled for 15 years but no work was done."

  
• 07 Apr 2024, 10:44 AM

  The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will observe community fast today to protest against the arrest of party Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.

  
• 07 Apr 2024, 10:09 AM

  BJP workers caught with Rs 4 crores in cash at Chennai's Tambaram Railway station.

  April 7, 2024

  
• 07 Apr 2024, 09:05 AM

  Union Minister Smriti Irani has slammed Rahul Gandhi, stating that many like him have come and gone, but 'Hindustan is, was, and will remain.'

  "If my voice reaches Rahul Gandhi, then I want to tell him that many like you have come and many have gone; Hindustan is, was, and will remain," Irani said on Saturday.

  Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani holds an election campaign in support of central Chennai BJP candidate Vinoj P Selvam at the YMCA auditorium in the Veppery district of Chennai.Addressing a gathering, Irani emphasised the significance of the completion of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.

  "There are states in this country where INDI alliance partners killed people for saying 'Jai Shri Ram'. It happened in West Bengal and Kerala. Today, it is our greatest fortune that we are standing here with our heads bowed at the feet of Lord Ram. The date was told, the temple was built, and see the glory of Lord Ram that those people who denied his existence, Lord Ram called them also," Irani said.

  "Their arrogance was evident as they even rejected the leadership of Ram," she added.

  
• 07 Apr 2024, 09:05 AM

  PM Modi is all set to hold rallies and roadshows in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri, Bihar's Nawada, and Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur today as he kickstarted the BJP's Lok Sabha campaign.

  
• 07 Apr 2024, 07:12 AM

  After launching campaign for the Lok Sabha polls from Bihar's Jamui, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a rally in Nawada district on Sunday (April 7).

  Samrat Choudhary, deputy chief minister and state president of BJP's Bihar unit, confirmed the development on Saturday.

  "The Prime Minister will address a rally in Nawada at 10 a.m. This will be the second political rally of PM Modi in the state in the last three days," Samrat Choudhary said. (IANS)

  
• 07 Apr 2024, 07:07 AM

  Kharge's slip of tongue exposed Modi-Shah's gameplan on Article 371: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh

  Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has claimed that Home Minister Amit Shah got 'agitated' as Mallikarjun Kharge inadvertently 'exposed the Modi-Shah gameplan' to change Article 371 related to Nagaland.

  "Amit Shah got all excited and agitated because Khargeji inadvertently exposed the Modi-Shah gameplan on Article 371; now that they have gotten Article 370 out of the way," Ramesh said in a post on X.

  Earlier, addressing a gathering in Rajasthan's Jaipur on Saturday, the Congress chief mistakenly said that 'Modi claims credit for abolishing Article 371'. Later, Shah slammed him for his 'horrendous mistake.' Ramesh further clarified the statement made by the party president, Kharge.

  "Today, by a slip of the tongue in his speech in Jaipur, @INCIndia President Mallikarjun Kharge ji mistakenly said that Modi claims credit for abolishing Article 371. Kharge Ji clearly meant Article 370," Ramesh said in a post on X. (ANI)

  
• 07 Apr 2024, 06:49 AM

  Former Goa minister Alina Saldanha joins Congress

  A former minister for the environment and forests in Goa, Alina Saldanha, who left the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in February, became a member of the Congress on April 6.

  
• 07 Apr 2024, 06:47 AM

  Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) President and Assam Minister Atul Bora says, "The election is very close and we are campaigning through the state. We are contesting in two seats - Barpeta & Dhubri, while our partner party BJP is contesting in 11 seats and UPPL is contesting in one seat (Kokrajhar)... The overall situation is in favour of NDA... We are expecting to win all 14 seats in the state."

  
• 07 Apr 2024, 06:45 AM

  PM Narendra Modi will kick off the BJP's campaign for Lok Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday when he will lead a roadshow in Jabalpur constituency.