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Registered voters of Jammu and Kashmir and Rajasthan working in government establishments in Punjab are eligible for a special holiday on April 19 to exercise their franchise in their respective states for the Lok Sabha polls.

A Samajwadi Party (SP) workers' conference has proposed Aditya Yadav as a candidate for the Badaun Lok Sabha seat, his father and the party's current nominee from the constituency Shivpal Singh Yadav said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday will address a digital NaMo rally through the NaMo app at all 22,648 booths of 10 Lok Sabha seats going to the polls in the third phase in Uttar Pradesh.

Prakash Ambedkar's Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) has released a list of candidates for Lok Sabha Elections 2024 in Maharashtra.

The Bharatiya Janata Party today re-nominated 17 of its 22 sitting MLAs in Odisha while announcing the list of candidates for 112 out of the 147 Assembly constituencies in the state. The party dropped one legislator, Lalitendu Bidyadhar Mohapatra, from Brahmagiri constituency in Puri district and fielded his niece Upasana from there. The candidates of three other seats where the party has MLAs in the outgoing assembly were not announced during the day.

Rairangpur MLA Naba Charan Majhi has been fielded as an MP candidate from the Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha seat. The party has fielded eight women contestants including Sundergarh MLA Kusum Tete till now. Five BJD turncoats were also named as saffron party candidates.

Amid delay by the ruling Mahayuti alliance in finalising candidates for Kalyan and other seats for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Ambadas Danve today suggested Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was helpless before BJP leadership. The Shiv Sena led by Shinde has not yet declared candidates for Kalyan, Nashik, Aurangabad (Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar), Thane, Yavatmal-Washim and a few other constituencies which were won by Sena (undivided) in 2019 elections. The delay in finalising candidates is reportedly due to the internal strife within the ruling Shiv Sena, owing to many claimants and partly due to a tussle with the BJP, which has reportedly staked claim to Kalyan and Nashik seats.

Komal Hupendi, a former chief of the Aam Aadmi Party's Chhattisgarh unit, joined the ruling BJP along with his supporters today. The tribal leader, who resigned as state AAP chief and quit the party in January, joined the BJP in the presence of Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai at an event in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district.

His supporters also joined the saffron party in large numbers and vowed to ensure victory of Bhojraj Nag, the BJP candidate from Kanker Lok Sabha constituency, the BJP statement said.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said he has decided not to contest in elections anymore, as he won't have the health and enthusiasm needed to work after four years with advancing age. "People in Varuna want me to contest once again for Assembly polls from there, but I have decided not to contest in elections anymore. Now I'm 77 years old , still I have four years time (assembly tenure), I will be 81-82 year-old by then. I will not be able to work happily. Can I work with enthusiasm? Enough" Siddaramaiah reportedly said.

The CPIM today said it has extended unconditional support to Congress nominee Gaurav Gogoi and Assam Jatiya Parishad candidate Lurinjyoti Gogoi in the Lok Sabha elections despite absence of a seat-sharing pact among the parties. Though the Congress, CPIM and the AJP are part of the 16-party United Opposition Forum Assam (UOFA) in the state, they have put up candidates individually barring one seat. In a series of posts on ‘X’, CPIM's Assam unit said they are extending unconditional support to the opposition candidates, who are contesting in the first phase, in order to defeat the BJP-led alliance.

With the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 just around the corner, the Election Commission of India (ECI) today transferred eight DMs and 12 SPs in five states, news agency PTI reported.

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Anantnag-Rajouri constituency, news agency PTI reported.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing a rally today in Rajasthan's Kotputli said, “When I talk about development and take action against corruption, people from the Congress and INDI Alliance abuse me”.

JMM will soon take a call on whether arrested leader Hemant Soren will be fielded against BJP’s Sita Soren from the Dumka Lok Sabha seat, Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren said today, PTI reported.

The leaders of the Congress party are threatening that if the BJP wins, country will be on fire; Modi has been extinguishing such fires for 10 years, PM Modi said today while addressing a rally in Rajasthan's Kotputli.  

RJD chief Lalu Prasad's daughter Rohini Acharya began her campaign today for the Lok Sabha polls in Bihar and asserted that Saran constituency from where she is contesting would soon become her "karmbhoomi". Acharya, who arrived at Pahleza Ghat in Sonepur, was greeted by a large number of party supporters. "I am overwhelmed with love and blessings I am receiving from the people of Saran ... the way electors here are treating me is unbelievable. It’s like a daughter has come to her home. I feel blessed…. This (Saran) has been the ‘karmbhoomi’ of my father and now it is going to be mine," news agency PTI quoted Rohini as saying.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said the youth of the country and the state are setting up their own start-ups and are no longer resorting to exodus. He said this at the intellectuals' meeting in Pilibhit while seeking votes for the BJP's Lok Sabha candidate Jitin Prasada, news agency PTI reported, citing a party statement.

The BJP this time has fielded UP PWD Minister Prasada instead of giving ticket to the sitting Lok Sabha MP Varun Gandhi. "The daughters are not feeling unsafe. They are, in fact, becoming fighter pilots, and roaring like lionesses in the defence of India. At the same time, (each) resident of India is proudly gaining respect in the world under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi," PTI quoted the UP CM as saying.

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah today scoffed at suggestions that party candidate for Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat Mian Altaf Ahmad was an "outsider" to the constituency, saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi hails from Gujarat but contests elections from Uttar Pradesh. "How is Mian Sahib an outsider? He is as much from Rajouri-Poonch as much as he is from here (Anantnag) or elsewhere in Kashmir. If PM Modi can come from Gujarat and contest in Uttar Pradesh, your channels have no problems with that," news agency PTI quoted Abdullah as saying.

"Leaders from south India go to the Rajya Sabha from north India seats, you have no issues with that. Mian Sahib contests from within Kashmir valley and you start raising questions. Does he not have the right to contest from the Rajouri-Poonch Anantnag seat?" he asked.

Senior CPIM leader in Jammu and Kashmir MY Tarigami has accused the BJP of resorting to dictatorship and said his party would not contest in the Lok Sabha seats in the Union territory to consolidate votes and get rid of "tyrants". He sought to downplay the reported bickering within the Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) constituents over seat sharing for the Lok Sabha polls, saying it is not an electoral alliance and every constituent has their own political interests.

"We will not contest (the Lok Sabha polls in Jammu and Kashmir) directly. Our political approach in today's times would be to defeat the BJP, to stop them from forming government. They have already done a lot of damage to Jammu and Kashmir," Tarigami told PTI-Video in an exclusive interview. "We also appeal to other political parties to ensure that votes do not get divided. We hope we get rid of the tyrants soon," he said.

Congress released a list of 17 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections. YS Sharmila Reddy fielded from Andhra Pradesh's Kadapa, Tariq Anwar fielded from Bihar's Katihar. 

Prime MInister Narendra Modi held a mega roadshow in Rajasthan. The Prime Minister is scheduled to address a public rally later. 

BJP sitting MP and candidate from Gorakhpur, Ravi Kishan prepared tea at a shop in his constituency earlier today, as part of 'Jan Sampark Abhiyan'.

Congress candidate and former chief minister Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday filed his nomination from Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha seat in Chhattisgarh and expressed confidence that voters in the constituency will make him emerge victorious. The seat is currently held by Bharatiya Janata Party's Santosh Pandey, who defeated Congress' Bholaram Sahu by a margin of 1,11, 966 votes in 2019. The BJP has renominated Pandey from the seat.
 

Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah in Bengaluru said, "On one side, it is PM Modi. On the other side, it is Congress which has indulged in corruption of Rs 12 lakh crores."

"We say 'Bhrashtachaar hatao'. But they say 'Bhrashtachaari ko bachao', "says PM Modi as he targets the Opposition during his public rally in Rudrapur, Uttarakhand. "Only a few months are left for our third term to begin and in this third term there will be even bigger action against corruption," said PM Modi.

“After staying out of power for just 10 years, they (Congress) have started talking about igniting fire in India. Will you punish such people? This time don't let them be in the field. Congress doesn't have faith in democracy now. Congress wants to push India towards anarchy and instability. In Karnataka, a Congress leader spoke about dividing the country into two parts. Shouldn't those who talk about dividing the country be punished? Instead of punishing him, the Congress gave their leader an election ticket,” said PM Modi. 

PM Modi during his public rally in Uttarakhand's Rudrapur says, "We have started a scheme to empower women - the 'Namo Drone Didi'. Under this scheme, drones worth lakhs of rupees are being given to our sisters and daughters helping them become drone pilots This will also benefit our daughters and sisters in Uttarakhand."

"Niyat sahi toh nateeje bhi sahi," says PM Modi as he talks about the development of Uttarakhand and various government schemes which have benefitted the state, in Rudrapur.

Lok Sabha MP from Muzaffarpur (Bihar) Ajay Nishad resigned from the BJP after he was denied ticket for Lok Sabha elections 2024.

Former Karnataka Deputy CM and BJP leader KS Eshwarappa, miffed over ticket denial to son KE Kantesh, will travel to Delhi to meet BJP top leadership tomorrow.  

Miffed over ticket denial for the ensuing Lok Sabha elections, Bihar BJP leader and incumbent MP from Muzaffarpur constituency Ajay Nishad resigned from the primary membership of the party. 

The BJP leader on Tuesday changed his X bio and separated himself from being called ‘Modi Ka Pariwar.’ The disgruntled BJP MP will join the Congress today amid presence of top party leaders, revealed party sources. 

Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah, who is on a Karnataka visit to campaign for the party, held meeting with former CM BS Yediyurappa and discussed rebellion in the state unit over ticket distribution.  

The Election Commission on Tuesday issued a notice to Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah's son Yathindra over his ‘derogatory’ remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah. 

Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party chief Pashupati Kumar Paras met BJP national president JP Nadda in New Delhi. BJP national president JP Nadda tweeted, "As an NDA member, Pashupati Ji continuously did good work under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Our alliance will remain strong in the coming elections also and his party will fully support all the 40 NDA candidates in Bihar. It will also provide all possible support to ensure their victory."

Maharashtra: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari held a mega roadshow in South West Nagpur today morning. Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis was also present. Nitin Gadkari is BJP's Lok Sabha candidate from Nagpur Constituency. 

Ahead of filing his nomination, BJP candidate from Meerut and veteran actor Arun Govil says, "It feels great. This is the beginning of a new inning for me...I am thrilled. But I am at peace, I see no problems anywhere...I also feel good that it is like homecoming, as I have been made the candidate from here...I will be able to do something for the people...Ram ji theek karenge sab."

Boxer Vijendra Singh is likely to contest from the Mathura constituency in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on Congress ticket, claimed party sources. The BJP has fielded actor-turned-politician Hema Malini from the segment, which is represented by her. 

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will hold coordination meeting with the BJP-JDS leaders to chalk out strategy for the ensuing Lok Sabha elections today. Later in the day at 5:30 pm, the BJP leader will hold roadshow from Chikkamalur to Channapatna. 

Uttarakhand: Preparations underway in Rudrapur ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's public meeting today. Elections to the five Lok Sabha seats in Uttarakhand are scheduled to be held in the first phase on April 19.

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has removed 5,20,042 political advertisements from across its 12 zones in view of the Model Code of Conduct for the Lok Sabha elections, according to an official document. The advertisements were in the form of hoardings, posters, banners, wall paintings, signages and flags, it stated.

The Samajwadi Party on Monday changed its Lok Sabha poll candidate for Meerut and announced the name of its nominee for the Agra (Reserved) seat in Uttar Pradesh. In a list shared on X on Monday night, the Akhilesh Yadav-led party said Atul Pradhan and Suresh Chand Kadam will be its candidates from the Meerut and the Agra (Reserved) parliamentary seats, respectively.
 

BJP leader Bansuri Swaraj attacked the AAP on Monday asking if Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita Kejriwal was now "officially" holding the post. Swaraj, Delhi BJP secretary and party candidate from New Delhi Lok Sabha seat, also hit out at the opposition INDIA bloc saying its Ramlila ground rally on Sunday was a "flop show" to "mislead" people on corruption issues.