Lok Sabha Election 2024: BJP Claimed Survey Not Good About Me, Says Miffed MP Ajay Nishad Who Joined Congress

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Updates: The political mercury in the country is continuously rising with the upcoming Lok Sabha Election 2024 set to be held in seven phases between April 19 and June 1. Both the BJP-led NDA and the Opposition INDIA bloc have started campaigning for the upcoming polls amid the rising temperature.

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PM Modi today kick-started his campaign for Uttarakhand from Rudrapur, Union Minister Amit Shah attended the Shakti Kendra Pramukh Sammelan in Bengaluru. PM Modi in Rudrapur slammed the Congress party over corruption and said while “we say ‘Bhrashtachaar hatao’, they say ‘Bhrashtachaari ko bachao'”.

Union Home Minister further escalated his attack on the Congress party and said, “On one side, it is PM Modi. On the other side, it is Congress which has indulged in corruption of Rs 12 lakh crores.”

Polling for the Lok Sabha elections will be conducted in seven phases, the first of which is on April 19. Voting will also be held on April 26, May 7, 13, 20, 25, and June 1. The counting of votes for all 543 Lok Sabha seats will take place on June 4.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 | Top Highlights

• MP Ajay Nishad Reveals Reason Behind Switching to Congress: “I always worked as per the party. They (BJP) said that the survey was not good about me. The party leaders (of Congress Party) will decide this and I am ready (to contest elections),” Nishad said.
• Amit Shah Addresses Shakti Kendra Pramukh Sammelan in Bengaluru: Addressing the programme, Ami Shah attacked Karnataka Congress and said, “The Congress government in the state is not working for the development of the people. The CM is trying to save his seat and the DyCM is trying to steal other’s seat.”
• Congress Wants to Push India Towards Anarchy & Instability, Says PM Modi: “After staying out of power for just 10 years, they (Congress) have started talking about igniting fire in India. Will you punish such people? This time don’t let them be in the field. Congress doesn’t have faith in democracy now. Congress wants to push India towards anarchy and instability. In Karnataka, a Congress leader spoke about dividing the country into two parts. Shouldn’t those who talk about dividing the country be punished? Instead of punishing him, the Congress gave their leader an election ticket,” said PM Modi.
• PM Modi Attacks Congress on Corruption: “We say ‘Bhrashtachaar hatao’. But they say ‘Bhrashtachaari ko bachao’,” said PM Modi as he targeted the Opposition during his public rally in Rudrapur, Uttarakhand.
• Karnataka Deputy CM Wishes Luck to Amit Shah: On Union Home Minister Amit Shah to hold roadshow in Karnataka’s Channapatna today, Deputy CM and Congress leader DK Shivakumar said, “We welcome all opponents in politics. It will be a flop. I wish them all the best.”
• PM Modi in Addresses Rally in Rudrapur: “I am unable to recognise, whether this is election rally or Vijay Rally. We have to develop Uttarakhand, central government is working towards it,” PM Modi said, adding, “You know Modi ki Guarantee means Guarantee will be fulfilled. In the third term, my target is that you get 24 hours electricity.”
• MP Ajay Nishad Joins Congress: Sitting Lok Sabha MP Ajay Nishad joined Congress, shortly after resigning from the BJP.
• NCP-SCP’s 40 Star Campaigners: NCP-SCP issued a list of 40 star campaigners of the party for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Party chief Shard Pawar, Supriya Sule, Jayant Patil, Anil Deshmukh, Jitendra Awhad, Rohit Pawar among the campaigners.
• Arun Govil Files Nomination: Veteran actor Arun Govil filed his nomination as the BJP candidate from Meerut.
• ECI Team Holds Meeting With Haryana Officials: A team of the Election Commission of India (ECI) held a meeting with the senior officials of the Haryana government to review the election arrangements for Lok Sabha polls in the state. The five-member team was led by Deputy Chief Election Commissioner Hirdesh Kumar.
• Tamilisai Soundararajan Begins Campaigning: South Chennai BJP candidate Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan began campaigning from Ekkatuthangal in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. “People are assuring me that they will vote for us. They (DMK) have not concentrated on building infrastructure, but only on words. When rains hit the city, it suffers a flood situation. After we come to power, we will build good infra to make Chennai free of waterlogging and floods,” she said.
• Manik Saha Campaigns in Khowai: Tripura CM and BJP leader Manik Saha campaigns in Khowai ahead of Lok Sabha elections.
• EC Serves Notice To Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah’s Son: The Election Commission has served notice to Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah’s son Yathindra over the statement against Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The notice was issued by Chamarajanagar Election Commission office. Yathindra Siddaramaiah has been asked to reply to the notice.
• ‘Y’ Security to BJP’s Sushil Kumar Rinku and Sheetal Angura in Punjab: Centre provides ‘Y’ category Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) security cover to recently joined Bharatiya Janata Party leaders from Punjab Sushil Kumar Rinku and Sheetal Angural. Both the leaders will be provided the security cover only in Punjab, ANI reported citing its sources.
• Kerala CM Calls Rahul Gandhi’s Wayanad Fight Inappropriate: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan slammed Rahul Gandhi for contesting the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat against his CPI candidate, a part of the INDIA bloc.
• ‘I am happy to be in BJP,’ Says Maneka Gandhi: Days after BJP MP Varun Gandhi was denied a ticket from his constituency, his mother and BJP MP Maneka Gandhi, on her 10-day visit to Uttar Pradesh’s Sultanpur, broke silence and expressed happiness to be a part of the party.
• PM Modi in Rudrapur Today: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to kick off the BJP’s Lok Sabha election campaign in Uttarakhand with a rally in Rudrapur, situated within the Nainital-Udham Singh Nagar constituency. According to state BJP president Mahendra Bhatt, the rally is expected to draw a crowd of over one lakh people.
• SC Notice To Election Commission on VVPAT Plea: The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Election Commission of India and the Centre on a plea seeking a comprehensive count of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips in elections. READ MORE
• Heatwave Advisory for EC: With just a few days left for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the government has sent advisories to the Election Commission of India against heatwave to reduce fatalities and illness.The country is expected to experience extreme weather difficulties in the form of increased number of heatwaves during the next three months, said Minister of Earth Sciences Kiren Rijiju, which operates IMD.
• Congress to Announce Poll Manifesto on April 5: The Congress will release its Lok Sabha election manifesto on April 5 at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) office in New Delhi, announced General Secretary KC Venugopal in a post on X.
• Former BJP leader Laxman Tiwari joins Congress in MP: Former Madhya Pradesh MLA and BJP leader Laxman Tiwari joined the Congress on Monday. Tiwari emphasised the need to bolster the Congress, which is witnessing a wave of defections in the BJP-ruled state, upon joining the party ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
• Congress Releases 10th List: The Congress on Monday announced two more candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Abhay Kashinath Patil to contest from Akola, Maharashtra and Kadiyam Kavya to contest from Warangal, Telangana.