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The third phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections will take place on May 7 across 94 Lok Sabha constituencies in 12 states and Union Territories (UTs).
Updated : Apr 30, 2024, 11:25 PM IST
The Election Commission on Tuesday postponed polls to the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat to May 25, citing logistical issues due to adverse weather conditions. Except for the poll date, there are no changes in any part of the schedule, officials said.
Meanwhile, the third phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections will take place on May 7 across 94 Lok Sabha constituencies in 12 states and Union Territories (UTs). States that are going to polls in this phase are Assam (4 seats), Bihar (5 seats), Chhattisgarh (7 seats), Goa (2 seats), Gujarat (26 seats), Karnataka (14 seats), Madhya Pradesh (8 seats), Maharashtra (11 seats), Uttar Pradesh (10 seats), West Bengal (4 seats), Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (2 seats) as well as Jammu and Kashmir (1 seat).
Here are the live updates:
Kalaburagi, Karnataka: On JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna's 'obscene video' case, Karnataka BJP president Vijayendra Yediyurappa says, "The stand of BJP is clear. No political party can support in this case and the state government (present Karnataka Congress govt) has already constituted an SIT, so the investigation will continue. Neither BJP nor JD(S) is supporting this case. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has categorically said that the BJP is with 'Matr shakti'; it's upto the sitting state government to take this investigation forward. I am even told that the JD(S) party is also taking a clear stand and they are going to expelled Prajwal Revanna..."
#WATCH | Kalaburagi, Karnataka: On JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna's 'obscene video' case, Karnataka BJP president Vijayendra Yediyurappa says, "The stand of BJP is clear. No political party can support in this case and the state government (present Karnataka Congress govt) has… pic.twitter.com/pm5Rq4XKKr
— ANI (@ANI) April 30, 2024
On 'obscene videos' case involving JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna, former Karnataka CM and JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy says, "...We are not going to protect him, we will take severe action but the government's responsibility is more. Not only as an uncle but as a common man of the country we have to move further. This is a shameful issue, I am not protecting any person. We have fought against these kinds of illegal things. This is a serious issue. Who is running the government, they have to expose the real picture and the ground reality has to be exposed by the govt and not me..."
#WATCH | On 'obscene videos' case involving JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna, former Karnataka CM and JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy says, "...We are not going to protect him, we will take severe action but the government's responsibility is more. Not only as an uncle but as a common man of… pic.twitter.com/Ejq6N1xsLM
— ANI (@ANI) April 30, 2024
#WATCH | Congress candidate from Chandigarh seat Manish Tewari goes for a morning walk and greets people as part of his election campaign.
— ANI (@ANI) April 30, 2024
BJP has fielded Sanjay Tandon from this seat. Chandigarh will vote on June 1. #LokSabhaElections2024 pic.twitter.com/RFpv1wQM7x
Ghosh, while speaking to the reporters here on Tuesday said that the BJP will be "forced" to go to court if permission is not given for the PM's rally."PM Modi will address a gathering on May 3 in Bardhaman. While searching for a suitable ground for their meeting, local BJP leaders have chosen two grounds. But permission is being deliberately not given for the meeting. We will be forced to go to court if permission is not given," Ghosh said. The date of voting for the Bardhaman-Durgapur Lok Sabha constituency is 13 May (Phase 4), as announced by the Election Commission of India.
Batting for a third straight term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during an exclusive interview with News18 said on Monday that the world will only trust a "stable government" with a mandate, adding that no one "trusts a coalition government."
In an interview with News18, the Prime Minister hit out at the INDIA bloc's "one-year-one-PM formula" by giving the example of the power-sharing formulas in states like Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. Giving an analogy of sports, he said, "Even for a cricket team, you have to have a captain, even for a Kabaddi team, a name is given. You are not telling who will handle such a big country. That is when they have come up with a 'One Year, One PM' formula.
Every year, one new leader will take the oath as PM, make a new government and new cabinet. For five years, they will stay busy with the swearing-in events, while, the country will be busy with difficult events. Now can any country run like this?"
He also also cited an example of Congress leaders striking a deal to become chief ministers in their respective states after a certain period within the five-year tenure that led to their debacle in Madhya Pradesh.