Lok Sabha Election LIVE: Traffic To Be Diverted In Central Mumbai For Modi’s Event; Amit Shah Arriving In Srinagar Today

Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: With only four days left until the 5th phase of the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections, campaigning is in full swing. Union Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to arrive on a two-day visit to Kashmir today, while Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will hold roadshows in Punjab. The upcoming phase will witness voting for 49 parliamentary constituencies spread across six states and two Union territories.

16 May 2024, 10:42:23 am IST

Lok Sabha Election LIVE: Traffic To Be Diverted In Central Mumbai For PM Modi’s Event At Shivaji Park

Mumbai police has issued a traffic advisory in Dadar’s Shivaji Park to avoid vehicular congestion during ‘Jahir Sabha’ event organised by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena on May 17.

Prime Minister Modi, Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde, Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis and others are expected to participate. Mumbai Police has declared ‘no parking zone’ in several areas for Jahir Sabha event.

The traffic restrictions will come into force from 10 pm on May 16 to midnight tomorrow.

 16 May 2024, 10:21:49 am IST

Lok Sabha Election LIVE: Kapil Sibal Slams Amit Shah On PoK Remark ‘Should Issue Any Statement Responsibly’

Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Thursday reacted to Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s ‘PoK is part of India, we will take it’ remark.

“He (Amit Shah) said that if we (NDA) get 400 seats then we will take back PoK. If you don’t get (400 seats), you won’t take PoK back? We want that you do (take back PoK). What kind of a statement is this? You are a Home Minister, this is a democracy, you should issue any statement responsibly.”

 16 May 2024, 09:58:35 am IST

Karnataka Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Raag Darbari In Dharwad

Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in Hubballi, religious polarisation is once again at the forefront with the politicisation of the recent murder of college student Neha Hiremath. Hiremath was stabbed by her former classmate Fayaz Khondunaik on April 18 after an alleged fallout. Her father, Niranajan Hiremath, a Congress collector, has alleged the murder is a case of “love-jihad”. In Fayaz’s village, the situation remains tense. His mother, Mumtaz Khandunaik, a school teacher, has publicly apologised to people at large for what her son did and has called for strict punishment for the accused. “It was not ‘love-jihad’ though. They were friends and had a fallout,” she says. “Fayaz should not have done what he did; Islam does not allow such acts.”

 16 May 2024, 09:38:08 am IST

Lok Sabha Election 2024: Chidambaram Slams PM’s ‘Cong Wanted To Allocate 15% Budget To Muslims’ Remark

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday said that the prime minister claimed on Tuesday that if he played the Hindu-Muslim divide, he would not be fit to be in public life but the very next day, “he played his usual game of dividing Hindus and Muslims”.

“Hon’ble Prime Minister’s statements are increasingly bizarre and show that his speech writers have lost their balance,” the Congress leader said in a post on ‘X’.

“The Hon’ble PM’s accusation that Dr Manmohan Singh had drawn up a plan to spend 15 per cent of the Union Budget exclusively on Muslims is totally false. His further allegation that Congress will present a Muslim budget and a Hindu budget is so outrageous that it can be only characterised as a hallucination,” the former finance minister said.

16 May 2024, 09:15:05 am IST

Kashmir Lok Sabha Election: Senior Jamaat Leader Tells Centre To Lift Ban, ‘Will Contest J&K Elections’

A senior leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), Ghulam Qadir Wani, has said that the outfit is ready to join electoral politics if the Centre lifts the ban on them and has called upon its supporters to cast their vote in the ongoing Lok Sabha polls.

The JeI, which last participated in elections in Kashmir before the start of militancy, has been banned since the Pulwama terror attack in 2019, with most of its leadership behind bars.

Reacting to Wani’s remarks, National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah said the Centre should follow through and revoke the ban on the JeI to enable it to participate in the Assembly elections when they happen in J&K, PTI reported.

16 May 2024, 08:53:11 am IST

India General Elections FAQ: Is Voting Slip Mandatory To Cast Vote

With the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 just around the corner, the Election Commission of India has started issuing voter slips and sending them to the houses of eligible voters. However, not all eligible voters have received their voter slips.

With several voters yet to receive their voter slips, a common question arises – can I still cast a vote in the elections without a slip?

The answer is YES. Eligible voters can vote without the slips if their name is mentioned on the electoral roll. Know More On This And Other Election FAQs Here

16 May 2024, 08:28:41 am IST

Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: Arvind Kejriwal To Hold Roadshows In Punjab Today

Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday said that his Delhi counterpart and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal will visit Punjab on May 16.

Kejriwal will hold roadshows in Punjab after paying his obeisance at the Golden Temple and Durgiana Mandir in Amritsar, Mann said.

16 May 2024, 08:08:24 am IST

Lok Sabha Election LIVE: Amit Shah Arriving In Srinagar Today

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to arrive on a two-day visit to Kashmir on Thursday, a local BJP leader said here. “The Home Minister will arrive here tomorrow evening and meet several delegations,” BJP spokesman Altaf Thakur told PTI.

 “Our local party leaders, delegations from the Pahari community, trade bodies and civil society are scheduled to meet the Home Minister,” Thakur added.

The BJP has not fielded its candidates for the three Lok Sabha seats in Kashmir but has unofficially extended support to some of the new political parties formed after the abrogation of Article 370.

 16 May 2024, 08:03:04 am IST

Lok Sabha Election: ‘Laugh Or Cry?’ Comedian After Nomination Rejected From PM Modi’s Seat

The affidavit of Comedian Shyam Rangeela, who had filed a nomination to contest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat was rejected by the Election Commission on Wednesday. In a video message, Rangeela has alleged a series of hurdles in the nomination process, claiming he was barred from submitting his papers on time.

“Today, the District Magistrate told me that there was some issue with my documents and that I did not take the oath. They did not let the lawyers go in with me and called me alone. My friend was beaten up. Modiji may act and cry, but I don’t want to cry here,” he said.

 16 May 2024, 07:30:24 am IST

Lok Sabha Election 2024: ‘There Has Been Spike In Country’s Crime Rate In Last 10 Years,’ Says Cong Leader

Congress leader Haroon Yusuf on Wednesday attacked the BJP government at the Centre, alleging that there has been a spike in the crime rate of the country in the last 10 years.

Exuding confidence that the INDIA bloc, of which the Congress is a part, will form government, he said the issue will addressed on a priority bases when the alliance comes to power.

Chairperson of the Congress’ media and strategic campaign committee for the Lok Sabha elections, Yusuf in a statement said his party’s poll manifesto has emphasised on controlling crime, particularly those against women and children.

 16 May 2024, 07:14:29 am IST

Quiet Roads, Shut Shops, And Long Queues: First Polling Day In Kashmir Since Abrogation Of Article 370

On May 13, shops in almost all five districts of the Srinagar constituency were closed, and the roads were unusually quiet. Traffic was off the road. No one knew exactly why, but it seemed as if people were treating the polling day as a holiday. Children turned the empty roads into cricket pitches.

Outside the polling booths, groups of youngsters and elderly had gathered in front of closed shops, engaged in deep conversation. The usual atmosphere of fear and heavy security, which often dominated elections in the Kashmir region, was absent this time. Instead, there was a peaceful air.

 16 May 2024, 06:50:29 am IST

Lok Sabha Election: ‘Ram Temple Was Built In Ayodhya Because Of BJP Govt’s Efforts’, Says MP CM Mohan Yadav

The Ram temple was built in Ayodhya because of the efforts of the BJP government and this time when the party returns to power, “even Lord Shri Krishna in Mathura will smile”, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on Wednesday. The BJP leader was in Delhi to campaign for his party for the Lok Sabha elections.

“If Lord Ram is smiling in his temple in Ayodhya, it is because of the efforts of the (Narendra) Modi government… So once again it will be the Modi government and this time, even Lord Shri Krishna in Mathura will smile. For this votes should go only to the BJP,” he said.

 16 May 2024, 06:41:35 am IST

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Important Dates

The schedule for the Lok Sabha elections 2024 was announced by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on March 16. The voting for Lok Sabha elections 2024 is taking place in seven phases and started on April 19. The counting of votes will take place on June 4.

Voting for Phase 1 took place on April 19, second phase on April 26 and third phase on May 7. Polling for Phase 4 to Phase 7 will take place on: May 13, May 20, May 25, and June 1.

Phase 1/April 19 – 21 states/UTs – 102 constituencies

Phase 2/April 26 – 13 states/UTs – 88 constituencies

Phase 3/May 7 – 12 states/UTs – 12 constituencies

Phase 4/May 13 – 10 states/UTs – 96 constituencies

Phase 5/May 20 – 8 states/UTs – 49 constituencies

Phase 6/May 25 – 7 states/UTs – 57 constituencies

Phase 7/June 1 –  8 states/UTs – 57 constituencies

Lok Sabha Elections Full Schedule Here

 16 May 2024, 06:40:33 am IST

Lok Sabha Election LIVE: ‘PM Modi’s Stand Can Increase Communal Disharmony,’ Says Sharad Pawar

NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar claimed that the stand taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in recent days can increase communal disharmony in the country instead of bringing communities closer.

“Narendra Modi is the first prime minister of the country who has taken positions that would increase the communal disharmony between various religions and castes. I heard his speech today in Nashik, and it was as per my expectations. He should have taken positions that will bring the communities and religious groups closer,” Pawar said.

 16 May 2024, 06:38:36 am IST

Lok Sabha Election: BJP Complains To Election Commission Over Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Two Types Of Soldiers’ Remark

The BJP on Wednesday urged the Election Commission of India (EC) to take strict action against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his remarks that the Narendra Modi government has created two categories of soldiers, one comprising those from poor families and reserved classes, and the other from rich families.

“This is a lie. This is an attack on our armed forces. They (Congress) want to make it a controversial topic and lower the morale of the armed forces. This is not a topic of elections. This is a matter of national security,” said External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar after meeting poll panel officials.

 16 May 2024, 06:38:02 am IST

India General Elections 2024: A BJP VS INDIA Bloc Fight

The main parties contesting in the Lok Sabha elections are, needless to say, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which leads the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) currently in power at the Centre.

Attempting to take on the BJP are several parties, a couple of which have united under a bloc they have named ‘INDIA’ – The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance.

‘INDIA’ bloc is a multi-party political alliance of 41 parties, led by India’s largest opposition party the Indian National Congress.

 16 May 2024, 06:33:44 am IST

Lok Sabha Election: Mamata Banerjee Says Will Provide ‘Outside Support’ To INDIA Bloc

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that her party Trinamool Congress will extend outside support to the opposition INDIA alliance to form the government at the Centre.

 “BJP is claiming that it will win 400 seats, but people are saying it will not happen. The entire country has understood that the BJP is a party full of thieves. We (TMC) will support the INDIA bloc from outside to form a government at the Centre,” the TMC chief said at a rally in Hooghly.

 16 May 2024, 06:33:13 am IST

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