BJP President JP Nadda has issued a notice seeking clarification from BJP MP Dilip Ghosh regarding his remarks on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

Kangana Ranaut has posted about her meeting with BJP National President JP Nadda this evening in New Delhi. The actress-turned-politician tweeted in Hindi, “आज राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष माननीय श्री जगत प्रकाश नाड्डा जी से भेंट हुई। मैं उनके मार्गदर्शन और सहयोग कीलिये सदा आभारी रहूँगी, मैं अपने क्षेत्र मंडी की प्रगति और ख़ुशहाली कीलिये जी जान लगा दूँगी। जय हिन्द.” (Today met with National President Honorable Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda ji. I will always be grateful for his guidance and support, I will give my best for the progress and prosperity of my area Mandi. Jai Hind.)

Actress Kangana Ranaut met with BJP National President JP Nadda in New Delhi this evening. Ranaut is the candidate of the BJP from Mandi, Himachal Pradesh.

UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will be in Ghaziabad on March 27. The CM will reach Deen Dayal Auditorium in Nehru Nagar to address the conference of the intelligentsia here. About 1,500 people including doctors, engineers, advocates, litterateurs and entrepreneurs from all the metropolitan areas will participate in the BJP's enlightened class conference. CM Yogi will reach the police line by helicopter at around 2:30 pm.

Congress has released the seventh list of candidates for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. The names include the following five candidates:

The Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) has announced Andhra Pradesh Deputy CM Budi Mutyala Naidu as the candidate for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 from Anakapalle. Eerla Anuradha has been announced as the candidate for the Assembly Elections 2024 from Madugula.

Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) talks are underway for seat-sharing in the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, with the Congress demanding 10 seats and RJD letting go only 6 seats.

The BJP has written to Election Commission of India over the "violation of the Election Model Code of Conduct and offence committed by DMK and its leader Anitha R Radhakrishnan". A four-member delegation of the BJP visited the ECI office today to bring to light the same issue. The BJP has requested the EC to direct Anitha R Radhakrishnan to tender an unconditional apology to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and ban him from campaigning further in this election. The BJP requests the EC to order immediate filing of FIR and criminal investigation against Radhakrishnan.
 

The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has announced its candidates on five Lok Sabha seats of Uttarakhand on Tuesday.

Nirmalanandanatha, seer of Adichunchanagiri Mutt arrived to meet and congratulate HD Kumaraswamy on his nomination from JDS for the Lok Sabha polls 2024.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called Dr TN Sarasu, BJP candidate from Alathur in Kerala. Dr. TN Sarasu for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. Dr Sarasu is the former principal of Government Victoria College in Pallakad. PM Modi asked Dr Sarasu about her election campaign and promised to take strict action against the accused of the co-operative bank scam. The PM said he plans to ensure money goes back to the poor from the properties and money attached by ED.

Indian National Congress (INC) leader Ravneet Singh Bittu from Ludhiana, Punjab, has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today. Bittu is the grandson of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh.

The Janata Dal-Secular has announced candidates for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. Former Prime Minister and Rajya Sabha member HD Deve Gowda announced the names of the candidates as under:

• Kolar - Mallesh Babu
• Mandya - HD Kumaraswamy
• Hassan - Prajwal Revanna.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s four-member delegation paid a visit to the Election Commission of India (ECI) today. Vinod Tawde, general secretary, BJP, said, “We told ECI that in Karnataka, Congress leaders abused PM Modi but no action was taken. Sanjay Raut in Maharashtra compared PM Modi to Aurangzeb. A complaint has been filed but no action has been taken. We have given our complaint. The ECI has taken cognisance of our complaints.”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing a rally in Meerut on March 30. Rashtriya Lok Dal National Chairman Jayant Singh Chaudhary will join the PM in the Meerut rally.

Actor Arun Govil has expressed gratitude for getting a BJP ticket from his hometown Meerut for Lok Sabha Elections 2024. The actor also praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his dedicated work towards the nation.

"Shiromani Akali Dal is not an ordinary political party. It is a part of principles. For us, principles are more important than a number game. In 103 years, Shiromani Akali Dal has not formed the party to form the government. The protection of the community, of Punjab, of Punjabis is the responsibility of Shiromani Akali Dal...The Delhi-based national parties do only vote-based politics. We are not the ones to do that. We are a party of brotherhood, we fight for the farmers. For us, Punjab matters," said Sukhbir Singh Badal on the SAD-BJP Alliance.
 

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP chief Ajit Pawar said on Lok Sabha Elections 2024: "Mahayuti will contest on all 48 seats. Who will contest from where has already been decided. Almost 90% of the things have been decided. All the announcements will be done on March 28 in a joint press conference."

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released the sixth list of candidates for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024.

Traffic movement was affected at ITO here on Tuesday due to a protest by the BJP demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal following his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in an excise policy case. The Delhi Police said traffic would remain heavy in central Delhi due to the protest.

On Tuesday, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju filed his nomination for the Arunachal West Parliamentary constituency.

After Congress's ‘sexist’ remark, Bollowood actor and party's Mandi face Kangana Ranaut will meet JP Nadda in Delhi.

BRS leader K Kavitha has been sent to a 14-day judicial custody, till April 9, in the Delhi Excise Policy case. 

BJP candidate from Nagaur Lok Sabha seat Jyoti Mirdha on Tuesday filed her nomination papers for the elections. Minister Gajendra Singh Khinvsar was present at the time of nomination filing in the collectorate here. Mirdha, a former Congress MP from Nagaur who joined the BJP ahead of the 2023 assembly elections, is pitted against RLP convener Hanuman Beniwal who is contesting the elections in alliance with the Congress.

BJP will stage protest in Mandi in support of Kangana Ranaut.

The Delhi government on Tuesday appealed to citizens to not fall prey to misinformation being spread by notorious elements who are trying to "take advantage" of the situation arising from the arrest of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. A statement issued by the Planning Department said "speculations and rumours are being spread by notorious elements with vested interests in Delhi" that "welfare schemes and subsidies given by the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi will be stopped".

Former chief minister and Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) president Pawan Kumar Chamling will contest from two assembly seats, the party announced on Tuesday. Elections to the 32-member Sikkim Assembly and the lone Lok Sabha seat in the Himalayan state will be held simultaneously on April 19. After a Monday late-night deliberation by the SDF parliamentary board, it was decided that in addition to the Poklok-Kamrang seat, the five-year former CM will also contest from the Namcheybung seat. The other changes made by the party parliamentary board to the candidate list announced earlier were that former minister Somnath Paudyal will contest from Rhenock assembly seat in place of Sangita Bhandari, while Anup Thatal from West Pendam (SC) assembly seat.

Delhi BJP leaders and workers took out a protest march here on Tuesday demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who has been arrested in connection with an excise policy-linked money laundering case. They gathered near the Ferozshah Kotla stadium and marched towards the Delhi Secretariat, raising slogans against Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and alleging corruption in his government. Senior BJP leader and MP Harsh Vardhan said Kejriwal has been arrested, and therefore, he should resign on moral grounds and give his responsibility to someone else.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has claimed that state Congress president Bhupen Kumar Borah will join the saffron party by early next year. However, Borah on Tuesday dismissed the CM's claim and stated that Sarma was playing 'mind games' to divert attention from real issues. Sarma termed the grand old party as a 'fixed deposit' of the BJP, from which it draws members whenever needed.

BRS leader K Kavitha was produced before Delhi Court in connection with Delhi Excise policy scam. Kavitha was brought to Rouse Avenue court at the end of her ED custody in Delhi excise policy money laundering case. She said, "This is not a money laundering case but a political laundering case. It is a fabricated and false case. We will come out clean." Meanwhile, the ED has demanded a 14-Day judicial custody of K Kavitha.

Given the AAP protest, Punjab Minister and AAP leader Harjot Singh Bains were detained by Delhi Police from outside of the Patel Nagar Metro station.

Given the Lok Sabha polls, the Shiv Sena is all set to release its first list of candidates, said MP Sanjay Raut. He said, "Shiv Sena's first list is ready, we will publish the list today. Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) is with us. They are important members of Maha Vikas Aghadi. The proposal of 4 seats remains."

The CPI(M) has fielded Su. Venkatesan and R Sachidhanandham to contest from Madurai and Dindigul seats, respectively. Meanwhile Md. Jahangir will be contesting from the Bhuvanagiri seat for the Lok Sabha elections.

Mahagathabandhan supported candidate Sanjay Kumar to be Lok Sabha candidate from Khagadia, Bihar: CPI(M)

At least two persons were killed and three others injured when two motorcycles collided head-on in Jharkhand's Palamu district on Tuesday morning, police said. The incident happened at Kokarsa village, around 195 km from Jharkhand's capital Ranch

The Delhi Police have imposed Section 144 near PM Modi's residence in Delhi. The Delhi Police has denied permission for protests and said that the area should be cleared within 5 minutes. AAP had planned to gherao PM's house on Tuesday. 

The national capital recorded a minimum temperature of 17.7 degrees Celsius on Tuesday morning, with the weather office predicting light rain. The humidity recorded at 8.30 am was 70 per cent. The maximum temperature is likely to settle around 34 degrees Celsius. The Air Quality Index (AQI) of the national capital was recorded in the moderate category with a reading of 120 at 9 am, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).

DMK President and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday visited a local vegetable market here and canvassed votes ahead of the April 16 Lok Sabha polls in the state. He was accompanied by his sister and local MP Kanimozhi, also the party's candidate for the LS election from here, and state ministers Anitha R Radhakrishnan and Geetha Jeevan. On Tuesday morning, he met people and vegetable vendors at the market here and also posed for selfies with many of them. He was seen shaking hands with some of them.

The Deputy Commissioner of Himachal Pradesh has announced financial assistance of Rs 25,000 each to the families of the deceased and Rs 10,000 each to the injured in the Mairi accident.

The incident happened during the holy bath in Charan Ganga at the Mairi fair.

A Delhi Court on March 23 had remanded Bharat Rashtriya Samithi (BRS) Legislator K Kavitha to the Enforcement Directorate's custody till March 26 in connection with the Delhi Liquor Policy Case.
 

Maharashtra Police have arrested four women in the kidnapping of a 5-year-old girl in Bhandup. The arrested accused have been remanded to police custody till March 28. The case was solved within 12 hours.
 

The Delhi Police has strengthened security at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence after the AAP called for a "gherao" to protest against the arrest of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, an officer said on Tuesday. The police have also beefed up security in several other parts of the national capital. A Delhi Traffic Police officer said movement is likely to be affected in parts of New Delhi and Central Delhi due to the protest.

The Hindu community will recite Hanuman Chalisa in Bhojshala in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar on Tuesday. Satyagraha will be held there at 9pm.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is all set to gherao Prime Minister's residence on Tuesday, March 26, to register a protest against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's arrest in a liquor policy case.