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  • Differences between Rahul and Priyanka? Robert Vadra clears the air – The Economic Times Video

    New Delhi: On being asked if there is everything all right between Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Businessman Robert Vadra said there are no issues between Congress’ top leadership. Robert Vadra said, “Never. I’ve not seen any kind of issues with them at all. If they have any kind of arguments, it’s healthy arguments about how we can do something better for the country. No positions and no power can change any kind of dynamic between them or even me. People supposed that I was very upset because I didn’t get to fight from Amethi. It has no meaning to me. I don’t see any kind of issues between any people in the family. We will work together for the whole country…”

  • Ex-Congress leaders Radhika Khera, Shekhar Suman join BJP amid Lok Sabha Elections – The Economic Times Video

    Amid the Lok Sabha Elections, former Congress spokesperson Radhika Khera joined the BJP on May 07. Famous actor Shekhar Suman also joined the BJP in New Delhi. They joined the BJP in the presence of General Secretary Vinod Tawde and Anil Baluni. Radhika Khera quit Congress alleging “abuse by top leadership”.

  • Lok Sabha Elections Phase 3: High-Profile Seats Baramati, Gulbarga, Mainpuri Up for Grabs | 7 Points |

    New Delhi: As people from 93 seats across 10 states cast their vote today, the fate of some of the key constituencies will be decided. Over 1300 candidates, including 120 women, are in the fray for a majority in the Lok Sabha.  

    1. The future of Union minister Amit Shah, Jyotiraditya Scindia, former Madhya Pradesh chief ministers Shivraj Singh Chouhan, and Digvijaya Singh will be locked in the electronic voting machines (EVMs). Phase III of the election is particularly crucial as it marks the halfway point in terms of seats voted for.  

    2. A total of 17.24 crore eligible voters are set to cast their franchise in this phase. As per ANI, the election commission has made adequate arrangements for 1.85 lakh polling stations considering the weather conditions and the comfort of voters. 75 delegates from 23 countries will see the poll process, the poll panel said.  

    3. Phase III of the elections will include 4 seats from Assam and West Bengal, 5 in Bihar, 7 in Chhattisgarh, 2 seats in both Goa and Daman and Diu, all 26 seats in Gujarat, 14 in Karnataka, 8 in Madhya Pradesh, and 10 in Uttar Pradesh.  

    4. Among some of the high-profile seats are Baramati in Maharashtra, Gulbarga in Karnataka, and Mainpuri in Uttar Pradesh.  

    5. The polling for Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat, earlier scheduled to happen on May 7, has been postponed by the Election Commission of India (ECI) to the sixth phase, which will take place on May 25. 

    6. Due to the demise of the BSP candidate in the Betul Lok Sabha seat of Madhya Pradesh, the BJP candidate was declared the winner unopposed in Surat. Hence, 93 seats are going to the polls today.  

    7. In the first phase of Lok Sabha polls, voting took place in 102 seats, followed by 88 seats in the second phase. The Lok Sabha elections will span seven phases until June 1, with counting and result declaration scheduled for June 4. 

  • West Bengal: Ahead of Phase 3 Lok Sabha polling, security raised in Murshidabad; angry Malda villagers refuse to cast vote – The Economic Times Video

    Murshidabad (WB): Security tightened in West Bengal’s Murshidabad on May 06 ahead of the third phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024. Police personnel checked every vehicle. Voting in Murshidabad Lok Sabha constituency will take place on May 07 in the third phase of elections. Meanwhile, people in Birnagar village near Malda have decided to boycott the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections. People alleged that the Government has not done any development work in the Birnagar village. Villagers are bearing the brunt of heavy floods and they are finding it difficult to meet their livelihood. Due to heavy rain and overflowing of the river, many lost their lives or were forced to relocate. Now, villagers said that they are not left with any other option but to boycott voting in Lok Sabha Elections. Villagers alleged that they have been living in distress for many years as leaders make only false promises.

  • Phase-3 Campaigning Ends; Fate Of Over 1300 Candidates From 93 Lok Sabha Seats To Be Sealed On May 7; Check Key Candidates |

    Lok Sabha Chunav 2024: In the third and another crucial phase for the Lok Sabha elections 2024, a total of 93 seats are going to the polls. While a total of 94 seats was to go to the polls in the phase 3, voting was not needed for Surat as the BJP candidate got elected unopposed. However, the Betul seat of Madhya Pradesh is going to polls in the third phase after polling was earlier postponed due to death of a candidate. Also, the voting for the Anantnag-Rajouri seat was also postponed to May 26, thus, 93 seats are up for grab in this phase. The 93 seats are spread across 10 states and 1 union territory.

    Key Poll Planks

    In the third phase the BJP-led NDA and the INDIA bloc of Congress fiercely attacked each other making muslim reservations, constitution and sexual harassment charges against JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna issues to woo the voters. While the Congress accused the BJP of favouring a sexual abuse offender and trying to change the constituion, the saffron party has slammed the Congress for providing religion-based reservation to Muslims from the quota of SC/ST/OBCs. 

    High-Stakes For BJP

    The stakes are significantly high for the BJP in this phase because the party had in 2019 won majority of these seats including clean sweep in Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh. On the other hand, Congress is looking to make a big dent in these seats by promising several freebies and financial aids.

    A total of 25 (out of 26) seats in Gujarat, 11 seats in Maharashtra, 10 seats in Uttar Pradesh, remaining 14 of the 28 in Karnataka, seven in Chhattisgarh, eight in Madhya Pradesh, five in Bihar, four each in Assam and West Bengal, and all two in Goa are going to the polls in Phase 3 on May 7. The Union Territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (2 seats) will also go to polls in the third phase.

    Phase-3 Key Candidates And Constituencies

    Of the over 1300 candidates, the bigwigs include Union ministers Amit Shah from Gandhinagar, Jyotiraditya Scindia from Guna, Mansukh Mandaviya from Porbandar, Parshottam Rupala from Rajkot, Pralhad Joshi from Dharwad, SP Singh Baghel from Agra, Shivraj Singh Chouhan from Vidisha, Digvijaya Singh from Rajgarh, Basavaraj Bommai from Haveri, Badruddin Ajmal from Dhubri, Akhilesh Yadav from Kannauj, Dimple Yadav from Mainpuri, Ram Gopal Yadav’s son Akshaya Yadav from Firozabad, Aditya Yadav from Budaun, as well as Supriya Sule and Sunetra Pawar from Baramati.

  • PM Modi has worked like a monk for India, country will bless him with larger mandate: K Annamalai – The Economic Times Video

    New Delhi: K Annamalai said, “The work PM Modi has done for our country, our mothers, sisters and youth are very clear, they want to bless PM Modi with a larger mandate this time. When Rahul Gandhi was contesting from Wayanad, people of that state asked him if will contest from somewhere else, he never answered, he told Wayanad people that they’re his family. In the last 5 years, Rahul Gandhi visited Wayanad only 7 times. Rahul Gandhi might be thinking Raebareli is a safe seat. We are confident even Raebareli.

  • Ram Mandir: PM Modi offers prayers at Ram Mandir in Ayodhya; first visit after ‘Pran-Pratishthan’ ceremony – The Economic Times Video

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday offered prayers at the Ayodhya’s Ram Temple. After offering the prayers, PM Modi’s roadshow on the ‘Ram Path’ will start from Sugriva Fort and continue till Lata Chowk. The route of the roadshow has been divided into 40 blocks. Prior to PM Modi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath offered prayers at Ram Temple in Ayodhya.

  • Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Voting Timings, Key Candidates And Phase 4 Polling Constituencies |

    New Delhi: As Lok Sabha Elections are going across the nations, 9 states are all set to contest in Phase-4 on May 13 and counting for all will take place on June 4. Uttar Pradesh has a total of 80 parliamentary constituencies, and the state is all set to contest polls for the 13 seats named Shahjahanpur, Kheri, Dhaurahra, Sitapur, Hardoi, Misrikh, Unnao, Farrukhabad, Etawah, Kannauj, Kanpur, Akbarpur, Bahraich in Phase-4. The state has already polled for its 16 seats in Phase-1 and Phase-2, While for the other 10 seats are scheduled to be polled in Phase-3 on May 7.

    The voting in these seats will be held between 7 AM to 6 PM and the counting for all the votes will take place on June 4.

    The other states going to vote in Phase 4 are Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Maharashtra, Telangana, West Bengal, and Andhra Pradesh. 

    Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Key Candidates And Constituencies Phase-3

    Shahjahanpur: Arun Kumar Sagar (BJP-NDA) vs Rajesh Kashyap (SP-INDIA) vs Daudram Verma (BSP)

    Kheri: Ajay Mishra (BJP-NDA) vs Utkarsh Verma (SP-INDIA) vs Anshay Kalra Rockyji (BSP)

    Dhaurahra: Rekha Verma (BJP-NDA) vs Anand Bhadoria (SP-INDIA)

    Sitapur: Rajesh Verma (BJP-NDA) vs Nakul Dubey (INC-INDIA)

    Hardoi: Ja Prakash Rawat (BJP-NDA) vs Usha Verma (SP-INDIA)

    Misrikh: Ashok Kumar Rawat (BJP-NDA) vs Manoj Kumar Rajvanshi (SP-INDIA)

    Unnao: Sakshi Maharaj (BJP-NDA) vs Annu Tandon (SP-IDNIA) vs Ashok Kumar Pandey (BSP)

    Farrukhabad: Mukesh Rajput (BJP-NDA) vs Dr Naval Kishore Shakya (SP-INDIA)

    Etawah: Ram Shankar Katheria (BJP-NDA) vs Jitendra Dohare (SP-INDIA) vs Sarika Singh Baghel (BSP)

    Kannauj: Subrat Pathak (BJP-NDA) vs Imran Bin Zafar (BSP)

    Kanpur: Ramesh Awasthi (BJP-NDA) vs Alok Mishra (INC-INDIA) vs Kuldeep Bhadauriya (BSP)

    Akbarpur: Devendra Singh (BJP-NDA) vs Raja Ram Pal (SP-INDIA) vs Rajesh Kumar Dwivedi (BSP)

    Bahraich: Dr. Arvind Gond (BJP-NDA) vs Ramesh Gautam (SP-INDIA)

  • Congress fields Rahul Gandhi from Rae Bareli, KL Sharma to contest from Amethi; drops Priyanka Gandhi Vadra – The Economic Times Video

    Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is set to contest the Lok Sabha elections from the Rae Bareli seat, announced the INC on May 3, the last day of filing nomination. Furthermore, the party has decided to drop Priyanka Gandhi Vadra this times around. Congress’ loyalist KL Sharma will be contesting the Lok Sabha elections from Amethi, the seat Rahul Gandhi lost in the 2019 general elections to BJP leader Smriti Irani.

  • lok sabha elections 2024: Daughter Rohini Acharya to contest polls against Lalu Prasad Yadav in Saran

    In a bid to reclaim the Saran Lok Sabha seat, once held by her father, Rohini Acharya, daughter of RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav, faces competition from a namesake of her father. Laloo Prasad Yadav, a local farmer from Bihar’s Saran district, known for his penchant for contesting elections, has thrown his hat into the ring as a candidate of the Rashtriya Jansambhavna Party (RJP) for the Saran Lok Sabha seat. He submitted his nomination papers on April 26.

    Laloo Prasad Yadav’s history includes previous bids for higher office, such as filing nominations for the 2022 Presidential polls and the 2017 Presidential polls, where his papers were rejected due to insufficient endorsement. Speaking to PTI over the phone, Laloo Prasad Yadav expressed confidence in his electoral prospects, citing his longstanding engagement in agriculture, social work, and his recurrent participation in electoral contests.

    “I have been contesting Lok Sabha polls from Saran constituency for the last several terms. I had contested against former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi as well. This time, I am contesting against her daughter Rohini Acharya,” Yadav stated, further expressing optimism about securing victory.In response to criticism labeling him as ‘dharti pakad’ (one who clings on to the earth) and ‘vote katwa’ (one who divides votes), Yadav remained unfazed, asserting his commitment to representing the people of Saran.AllUttar PradeshMaharashtraTamil NaduWest BengalBiharKarnatakaAndhra PradeshTelanganaKeralaMadhya PradeshRajasthanDelhiOther States”I don’t care about all these labels. They are my opponents and they will say such things. I contest polls only for the sake of my electorate in Saran,” Yadav remarked.According to the affidavit filed by the RJP candidate, Yadav’s financial assets include Rs 5 lakh cash in hand, with his wife possessing Rs 2 lakh cash. He also owns movable assets worth Rs 17.60 lakh, while his wife’s movable assets amount to Rs 5.20 lakh.The upcoming electoral contest in Saran Lok Sabha constituency promises to be an intriguing one, with the battle lines drawn between political legacies and grassroots activism.