Lok Sabha Polls Live: SP Fields Rebel BJP MP Against Anupriya Patel

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Live: The stage is set for fourth phase voting with 96 seats up fro grab across 10 states.

Lok Sabha Election Live: The stage is set for the fourth phase of voting in which 96 seats will go to the polls across nine states and one Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. While all 25 seats of Andhra Pradesh and 17 of Telangana will go to the polls in this phase, five seats of Bihar, four of Jharkhand, eight of Madhya Pradesh, 11 of Maharashtra, four of Odisha, 13 of Uttar Pradesh, eight of West Bengal and one from Jammu and Kashmir are up for grab. Narendra Modi will file his nomination from Varanasi on May 14 around 11.40am. Prior to nomination, Modi will hold a roadshow and visit Kal Bhairav temple.

The BJP-led NDA and Congress-led INDIA bloc are locked in a tight contest. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is leading the NDA campaign while Rahul Gandhi is spearheading the INDIA-bloc's rallies across the country. Amid this, Rahul Gandhi has invited PM Modi for a debate on election issues to which the BJP has questioned his credential saying that he is just an MP of the Congress party.

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12 May 2024

14:54 PM IST

UP Lok Sabha Chunav Live: SP Fields Rebel BJP MP From Mirzapur Seat

Samajwadi Party fields outgoing BJP MP from Bhadohi seat, Ramesh Bind from the Mirzapur Lok Sabha seat. He was denied a ticket by the BJP from Bhadohi and thus shifted to the Samajwadi Party. He will now face Apna Dal (Sonelal) MP Anupriya Patel from the Mirzapur seat. Voting in the Mirzapur Lok Sabha seat will take place on June 1. The party also fielded Chhotelal Kharwar from the Robertsganj seat.

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— Samajwadi Party (@samajwadiparty) May 12, 2024

14:04 PM IST

Lok Sabha Live Updates: BJP Not Scared Of Pak's Atom Bombs, Says Shah

Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah today said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi can be scared of 'atom bomb' but the BJP is not, and that Pakistan-occupied Kashmir belongs to India and "we will take it". Shah was referring to Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar's remarks on Pakistan having an atom bomb and need for talks with them over Kashmir.

13:55 PM IST

Lok Sabha Polls Live: Arvind Kejriwal Can Lie As Much As He Wants Before Returning To Jail, Says Anurag Thakur

Anurag Thakur said, "The person who used to talk about the agitation against corruption is behind bars today, due to serious corruption charges. He is out on interim bail for few days. Then, he has to go to jail again. Right now, he can lie as much as he wants, but the truth is that his ministers are in jail... Arvind Kejriwal is currently out on bail. There is nothing to celebrate in this ..."

13:14 PM IST

Bengal Lok Sabha Live: Modi's Gives 5 Guarantees To People

Addressing a public rally in Barrackpore, PM Narendra Modi said, "Today I am giving 5 guarantees to Bengal. Till the time I am here, reservation will not be provided based on religion. Till the time I am here, no one can finish SC, ST, and OBC reservation. Till the time I am here, no one can stop you from worshipping Lord Ram and celebrating Ram Navami. Till the time I am here, no one can overturn the Supreme Court's judgement on the Ram Temple. Till the time I am here, no one will be able to abolish CAA..."

13:06 PM IST

Bengal Lok Sabha Live: Congress To Get Less Seat Than Shehzada's Age, Says Modi

While addressing a public meeting in Hooghly, PM Narendra Modi said, "Keep it in writing, Congress will get fewer seats than the age of Congress' 'Shehzada'."

#WATCH | West Bengal | While addressing a public meeting in Hooghly, PM Narendra Modi says, "...Keep it in writing, Congress will get fewer seats than the age of Congress' 'Shehzada'." pic.twitter.com/EgHJo9iR1I

— ANI (@ANI) May 12, 2024

12:16 PM IST

Lok Sabha Live: Rahul Gandhi Attacks Modi Over 'Tempo Full Of Currency Notes' Jibe

Rahul Gandhi today again slammed the BJP and Narendra Modi over the latter's alleged Adani-Ambani jibe. "He has been 'counting the notes' he got from 'tempo wala billionaires' for the last 10 years. We will do the X-ray of the country through 'caste census' and ensure equitable share for every section," said Rahul Gandhi. His remark came on Modi's jibe claiming that Congress received tempos full of currency notes from Adani-Ambani.

11:54 AM IST

Jalgaon Lok Sabha Polls Live: Strict Monitoring Through CCTV, Says Collector

Ahead of the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections, Jalgaon Collector Ayush Prasad said, "There are two parliamentary constituencies in Jalgaon... Strict monitoring is being done through CCTV... Polling parties will reach their booths in the entire district by 6 pm today... The mock polling process will start from 5:30 am tomorrow ..."

11:10 AM IST

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Live: Vote For Modi To Protect Our Borders, Says Uttarakhand CM

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami said that in the first 3 phases, people have given their support to make Narendra Modi the Prime Minister once again. "I request everyone to participate in this 'Maha Yagya' of democracy in the fourth phase also and to elect the Government of India, to make the country a developed India, to protect the borders of the country, for the welfare of the poor, for good governance, to make the country the third superpower make your contribution to make PM Modi the Prime Minister," he said.

10:09 AM IST

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Live: NDA To Take Back PoK If Voted To Power Again, Says Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has made it clear that the Narendra Modi government will take back Pakistan Occupied Kashmir if voted to power once again. Shah's remark came after Congress leaders said that Pakistan has nuclear bombs and India should thus hold talks with them.

10:08 AM IST

Lok Sabha Elections Live: Kejriwal Is Scared, Says Giriraj Singh

On Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's statement, Union Minister and BJP candidate from Begusarai, Giriraj Singh said, "Kejriwal is scared and has just come out on parole from jail...Arvind Kejriwal is the name of a person who doesn't stick to his words, when Ram Mandir was in dispute, he used to say that I won't go to the place that was built after demolishing a mosque, but then he became a Ram devotee, Hanuman devotee, but he is neither a Ram devotee nor a Hanuman devotee, he is a power greedy person... Kejriwal should not advise PM Modi, as long as the people of the country want PM Modi, he will give direction to the country, even after 2029, if the people of the country want, Narendra Modi will remain there."

09:24 AM IST

Delhi Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Gopal Rai Says Modi Made '75 Year Retirement Rule'

Delhi MInister & AAP leader Gopal Rai said, "What Arvind Kejriwal has said yesterday, publicly, every party worker and those who hold a position in BJP are talking about it in a hushed voice. PM Modi made the rule of retirement for the top leadership of the party that once they complete 75 years of age they need to be retired and now he is going to be 75 years old and he will retire after that. The reactions that have been coming out from the BJP show that Arvind Kejriwal has told the truth."

08:56 AM IST

Bengal Lok Sabha Chunav Live: Modi To Hold Four Rallies In State Amid Tough Challenge From TMC 

Prime Minister and senior BJP leader Narendra Modi will be in West Bengal today for the day where he will campaign for party candidates. Modi will hold four rallies starting with a public meeting in support of BJP candidate Arjun Singh in Barrackpore at 11:30 am. After that, the Prime Minister will address people in Hooghly in support of BJP candidate Locket Chatterjee at 1 pm. In Arambagh, PM Modi will campaign for BJP candidate Arup Kumar at 2:30 pm. The Prime Minister will hold a meeting in Howrah at 4 pm also. Read Detailed Story Here

08:38 AM IST

Lok Sabha Chunav Live: BJP Questions Rahul's Credential For Debate With Modi

Reacting to Rahul Gandhi's debate challenge, BJP leader Sudhanshu Trivedi said, "As far as the debate is concerned, Rahul Gandhi is neither the leader of the opposition nor the president of the Congress party nor the chairman of the Indy alliance, he is just an MP, so how is he comparing with the Prime Minister."

जहां तक डीबेट का सवाल है तो राहुल गांधी न तो नेता प्रतिपक्ष हैं न कांग्रेस पार्टी के अध्यक्ष हैं और न ही इंडी गठबंधन के चेयरमैन, वो मात्र एक सांसद है, तो वे प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी से तुलना कैसे कर रहे हैं।
ये कोई कांग्रेस पार्टी नहीं है जहां अध्यक्ष भले ही खड़गे जी… pic.twitter.com/cVP8XK9n6g

— Dr. Sudhanshu Trivedi (Modi Ka Parivar) (@SudhanshuTrived) May 11, 2024

08:36 AM IST

Lok Sabha Live: Rahul's Debate Poser To Narendra Modi

Inviting Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a debate, Rahul Gandhi said, "It would be a positive initiative for the major parties to present their vision to the country from one platform for a healthy democracy. Congress welcomes this initiative and accepts the invitation for discussion. The country also expects the Prime Minister to take part in this dialogue."

स्वस्थ लोकतंत्र के लिए प्रमुख दलों का एक मंच से अपना विज़न देश के समक्ष रखना एक सकारात्मक पहल होगी।

कांग्रेस इस पहल का स्वागत करती है और चर्चा का निमंत्रण स्वीकार करती है।

देश प्रधानमंत्री जी से भी इस संवाद में हिस्सा लेने की अपेक्षा करता है। pic.twitter.com/YMWWqzBRhE

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 11, 2024