Lok Sabha polls highlights: PM Modi holds road show in Coimbatore

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PM Modi holds road show in Coimbatore, his first in this western Tamil Nadu city.

"Before every election, Congress becomes expert in lies; doing the same in Karnataka," said PM Modi at Karnataka rally in Karnataka's Shivamogga. He added, "Your role bigger in achieving 'Chaar June ko Chaar Sau Paar'."

Without naming a former Congress leader who recently crossed over to the BJP, Congress leader Gandhi signaled  that he had crossed over to evade the Central investigation agencies.

While addressing a book launch in Mumbai on Sunday, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that he returned to power in the state in 2022 after "breaking two parties", adding that he also "brought two friends" along with him. Speaking about the "I will be back" remark which he had made during campaigning for the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly elections, Fadnavis said, "Firstly, my remark was not just a single statement. The reason I wanted to return was how I would change Maharashtra."

Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday termed the now-binned electoral bond scheme the "biggest scam of the year". Baghel said, "This is the biggest scam of the year. The BJP senses that it is losing the Lok Sabha elections and was, hence, resorting to newer tactics against the Opposition." Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, SP Singh Baghel, retorted that the Opposition was hurling unfounded allegations at the BJP over the electoral bonds scheme."The Opposition is spreading canards against the BJP for receiving funding worth Rs 20,000 crore under the electoral bond scheme," he said.

Earlier, the Election Commission made public new data on electoral bonds, which was previously submitted to the Supreme Court in sealed covers, after receiving instructions  from the Supreme Court to make it available to the public. "The Election Commission of India has today uploaded the data received in digitized form from the registry of the Supreme Court on electoral bonds on its website," the poll body said.

9:08 PM

Telangana Governor Tamilisai resigns

"I have submitted my resignation. It should be accepted by our honourable President. After acceptance, I will disclose my future plans to the media," says Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan.

9:07 PM

Former IPS officer RS Praveen Kumar joins the BRS Party in the presence of former Telangana CM KCR

6:19 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds a roadshow in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

State BJP chief K Annamalai and Union Minister L Murugan are also with him.

4:57 PM

BJP trying to 'grab' ECI for political purpose: Trinamool's jab at BJP over removal of WB DGP

Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh today slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the removal of West Bengal's Director General of Police, Rajeev Kumar and said that the BJP was trying to "grab" the ECI and other such organisations to fulfill their political purpose.

 Ghosh said, "The BJP is trying its best to grab organisations like ECI and others. They are trying their best to grab and monitor their jobs only to fulfil their political purpose. So, according to their program, their planning, and requests from different states, they have done this."

4:55 PM

Polls to decide if country will be run by 'Asuri Shakti' or 'Daivik Shakti': Cong slams PM Modi

The Congress today slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remark that the INDIA bloc's manifesto talks about finishing 'Shakti', saying the polls will decide whether the country would be run by 'Asuri Shakti' (demonic power) or 'Daivik Shakti' (divine power). A day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, at a rally in Mumbai, commented that the "fight against Modi is not on a personal level since Modi is a 'mask' who works for a 'Shakti' (power)", the prime minister asserted that the fight is between those who want to destroy 'Shakti' and those who worship it.

4:18 PM

Your role bigger in achieving 'Chaar June ko Chaar Sau Paar': PM

"Before every election, Congress becomes expert in lies; doing the same in Karnataka," said PM Modi at Karnataka rally in Karnataka's Shivamogga. He added, "Your role bigger in achieving 'Chaar June ko Chaar Sau Paar'."

3:13 PM

Congess leader Satheesan accuses CM Vijayan of 'creating space' for BJP in Kerala

Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Kerala Assembly, V D Satheesan, today accused Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of attempting to create "a space" for the BJP in the southern state. Satheesan stated that the saffron party would not secure a foothold in the state during the Lok Sabha polls.

3:12 PM

Supreme Court refuses to stay HP Assembly Speaker order disqualifying rebel Congress legislators

The top court today refused to stay the order of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker disqualifying six Congress rebels, who had cross-voted in the recent Rajya Sabha polls in the state. The bench said that pending adjudication of their plea, rebel HP Congress MLAs will not be allowed to vote or participate in the proceedings of the Assembly. "On the question of by-election on six vacant seats, we will have to examine whether the elections which have been notified by the ECI are to be stayed during the pendency of plea," the bench said.

2:59 PM

I didn't meet Sonia Gandhi, Rahul's claim 'baseless', says Ashok Chavan

BJP Rajya Sabha member Ashok Chavan, who last month quit the Congress, today said he did not meet Sonia Gandhi before leaving the party and labelled Rahul Gandhi's comments in this regard as "baseless".  Congress MP Rahul Gandhi claimed a leader from Maharashtra told Sonia Gandhi that he felt ashamed that he could not "fight this power any more and didn't want to go to jail."

1:21 PM

Those doing '420' are talking about '400 paar': Actor Prakash Raj's jibe at BJP

Without mentioning the any party by name, Actor Prakash Raj said on Sunday that those who have done '420' (fraud) are blowing the trumpet about winning 400 seats in the forthcoming lok sabha polls. He was speaking at the Chikkamangalur Press Club in Karnataka.

 

Prakash Raj said, "Only those who have done 420 will speak about getting 400 seats. Be it any party, the Congress or any other party, this reflects your arrogance."

1:10 PM

General Elections 2024 update: Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan resigns

Tamilisai Soundararajan resigned as Telangana governor and Puducherry lieutenant governor this morning. Tamilsai Soundararajan - the leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party's Tamil Nadu unit before her governorship - is expected to fight the 2024 Lok Sabha polls on a BJP ticket, NDTV reported today.

12:04 PM

He spoke to my mother, weeping, says Rahul on leader jumping to BJP

Without naming the former Congress leader, Mr Gandhi hinted that he had crossed over to escape the Central investigation agencies. "We are fighting with a power. Now the question is, what is that power. The soul of a king lies in the EVMs, ED (Enforcement Directorate), CBI, Income tax," Mr Gandhi said.

11:44 AM

Exceptional Fervour in NDA's favour, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that there is "exceptional fervour" in favour of the NDA in the south, where the BJP is making all efforts to make significant gains in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. PM Modi will address rallies in Shivamogga in Karnataka and Telangana's Jagtial today, alongside holding a roadshow in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. "I will be addressing rallies in Jagtial and Shivamogga today. Later in the evening, will join the roadshow in Coimbatore. Be it Telangana, Karnataka or Tamil Nadu, there is exceptional fervour in the NDA's favour," PM Modi said on X.

11:41 AM

'Pradhan Mantri Hafta Vasuli Yojana': Congress' jab at Centre over electoral bonds issue

The Congress today accused the Modi government of "hafta vasuli" (extortion) and claimed that 21 firms facing investigations from the CBI, ED, or IT have donated through electoral bonds. With each passing day, more examples emerge on the true depths of the "electoral bond scam," said Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh. "Today, we zoom in on the 'Pradhan Mantri Hafta Vasuli Yojana', the second of the four channels of corruption in the Electoral Bond Scam: 1.Chanda Do, Dhandha Lo 2.Hafta Vasuli," Ramesh said in a post on social media platform X.

10:45 AM

Electoral bonds "biggest scam of year": Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel

A day after polls body Election Commission (EC) notified the dates for the General Elections, former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday called the now-junked electoral bond scheme the "biggest scam of the year". Baghel said, "This is the biggest scam of the year. The BJP senses that it is losing the Lok Sabha elections and was, hence, resorting to newer tactics against the Opposition."