Highlights: Congress releases list of 17 candidates for Lok Sabha polls, YS Sharmila to contest from Kadapa

General Elections 2024 highlights: Catch all the latest updates on the announcements related to General Elections here

11:35 AM

Lok Sabha polls 2024 updates: What BJP leader Nalin Kohli said on Atishi's claims

"Atishi must be worried that the Aam Aadmi Party supreme leader Arvind Kejriwal seems to have taken her name and Saurabh Bharadwaj's name saying the middlemen used to meet them. If that is the case, their own leader is pointing a finger towards them," BJP leader and senior advocate Nalin Kohli said today.

 

11:32 AM

Bihar political news update: BJP leader Ajay Nishad to join Congress today

BJP leader Ajay Nishad is set to join the Congress Party on Tuesday ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. Ajay Nishad's office told news agency ANI that Ajay Nishad is upset after the party denied him a ticket from Muzaffarpur and that's the reason he will join the Congress Party today.

Ajay Nishad is a two-time MP from Muzaffarpur.

11:23 AM

Atishi, Saurabh's names figure in excise policy case to shut down party: AAP leader

The names of Delhi ministers Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj are being cited in connection with the alleged excise policy scam as the BJP thinks jailing only chief minister Arvind Kejriwal will not be enough to finish the party, AAP leader Jasmine Shah said. "There is no trial yet, let alone conviction. It's his (Kejriwal's) constitutional right and duty because the chief minister is under the constitutional oath to serve the people of Delhi. Kejriwal will keep on being the Delhi chief minister no matter how long they keep him in jail," he asserted.

11:20 AM

If this government continues, democracy will be completely destroyed: TN minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan

"A minister from Tamil Nadu has been in jail for a year without bail. Similarly, the Chief Minister and ministers of the Delhi government are in jail. If this government continues, democracy will be completely destroyed. That's why people should vote for the INDIA alliance," says Tamil Nadu Minister Dr Palanivel Thiaga Rajan said ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.

11:06 AM

Lok Sabha polls update 2024: Centre provides CRPF security for new Punjab BJP leaders

The BJP-led central government will provide '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, according to reports.

11:01 AM

Advised to join BJP or be prepared to be arrested in a month: AAP leader Atishi

AAP leader and Delhi minister Atishi today claimed a person close to her said that she should join the BJP or be prepared to be arrested by the Enforcement Directorate within a month. In a media interaction with reporters, Atishi claimed that besides herself, three Aam Aadmi Party leaders -- Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj, legislator Durgesh Pathak and Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha -- would also be arrested.

10:42 AM

Lok Sabha polls 2024: Delhi MCD removes 5,20,042 political advertisements from across 12 zones

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has peeled off 5,20,042 political advertisements from across its 12 zones in view of the Model Code of Conduct for the Lok Sabha elections, according to an official document. The Model Code of Conduct (MCC) came into force on March 16 with the Election Commission of India (ECI) declaring the schedule for the Lok Sabha polls. Delhi will vote on May 25 in the sixth phase of the seven-phase polls. 

10:16 AM

General Elections 2024 updates: RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's daughter Rohini to begin poll campaign today

RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's daughter Rohini Acharya, who is contesting the Lok Sabha polls  from Saran Lok Sabha constituency as an RJD candidate, will begin her election campaign today. "I am going among the public. I have got the blessings of my parents and in-laws. I will do a road show there," Acharya said.

9:57 AM

Lok Sabha polls 2024 update: Congress declares Kadiam Kavya as party's candidate from Warangal LS seat

The Indian National Congress (INC) has announced Kadiam Kavya, daughter of former Telangana Deputy CM Kadiam Srihari, as its nominee from Warangal for the General Elections. Kavya and Srihari, who is a sitting BRS legislator, joined the Congress on Sunday in the presence of Chief Minister and state Congress chief A Revanth Reddy.

9:07 AM

Congress hails SC notice seeking EC response on 'complete count' of VVPAT slips

The Congress has hailed the Supreme Court's notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the Central government on a petition seeking a complete count of VVPAT slips. The top court on Monday has asked for responses from the ECI and the central government on the petition seeking a complete count of VVPAT slips in po