May 05, 2024 06:10 am | Updated 08:23 pm ISTThe campaigning for the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections will end today.
Politicians across party lines are busy campaigning today.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is campaigning in Uttar Pradesh today.
West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee is conducting several rallies in Bardhaman, Durgapur, Birbhum and Bolpur.
The list also included the names of jailed AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain, as well as Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.
May 05, 2024 06:10 am | Updated 08:23 pm IST
The campaigning for the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections will end today. 94 constituencies from 12 States will go to the polls on May 7. The election for the remaining 14 constituencies of Karnataka and all 26 constituencies of Gujarat are scheduled to held in this round of elections. Polls will also be conducted in several seats in Assam, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh.
Politicians across party lines are busy campaigning today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is campaigning in Uttar Pradesh today. He addressed a public rally in Etawah and he will hold another rally in Sitapur before participating in roadshow in Ayodhya. Union Ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh are campaigning in Andhra Pradesh and the Congress‘ Rahul Gandhi is in Telangana today. His sister and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi is participating in election rallies in Rae Bareli and Amethi. West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee is conducting several rallies in Bardhaman, Durgapur, Birbhum and Bolpur. Veteran politician Sharad Pawar is in Baramati to support his daughter Supriya Sule.
Meanwhile, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is confident that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will cross 400 seats. He also said that the BJP government will never change the Constitution or end reservation, and accused the Congress of creating “fear psychosis” and resorting to spreading misinformation for “vote bank” politics.
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Meanwhile, the Congress party suffered a jolt on May 4, when its former Delhi party president Arvinder Singh Lovely joined the BJP.
The Aam Aadmi Party has released its list of star campaigners, which features party convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who is in judicial custody and his wife Sunita Kejriwal. The list also included the names of jailed AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain, as well as Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.
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