LS polls highlights: 'Opportunistic INDI Alliance' failed to strike a chord with voters, says PM

Lok Sabha polls LIVE: The voting started at 7 AM and will continue until 6 PM. The results for the elections will be declared on June 4

4:05 PM

LS polls: INDIA bloc leaders meet to discuss strategy for counting of votes, TMC, PDP skip

Senior leaders of the INDIA bloc met here on Saturday to discuss their strategy for the counting of votes on June 4, even as the TMC and PDP skipped the meeting. Senior leaders of the Congress, Samajwadi Party, CPI-M, CPI, DMK, JMM, AAP, RJD, Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (Sharad Pawar) met at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's residence on Saturday afternoon and held discussions, even as the last phase of polling was underway. TMC chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had already said they would not attend the meeting as there were elections in the state, while PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti did not attend the meeting due to personal reasons.

3:57 PM

LS polls: Nearly 50% voting recorded till 3 pm in 57 constituencies in phase 7

A voter turnout of 49.68 per cent was recorded till 3 pm on Saturday in the seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission (EC) said. Polling is being held for 57 constituencies spread across seven states and the Union Territory of Chandigarh, including Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a third consecutive term in the Lok Sabha. The voting is being held in all 13 seats of Punjab and four of Himachal Pradesh, 13 constituencies in Uttar Pradesh, nine in West Bengal, eight in Bihar, six in Odisha and three in Jharkhand, besides Chandigarh. Polling for the remaining 42 Assembly constituencies in Odisha and bypolls to six Assembly seats in Himachal Pradesh are also taking place simultaneously.

2:43 PM

LS polls Live: Overall Phase 7 turnout at around 40% until 1 pm

 

State-wise turnout

Bihar: 35.65 per cent

Chandigarh: 40.14 per cent

Himachal Pradesh: 48.63 per cent

Jharkhand: 46.8 per cent

Odisha: 37.64 per cent

Punjab: 37.8 per cent

Uttar Pradesh: 39.31 per cent

West Bengal: 45.07 per cent

 

2:40 PM

LS polls: 37.64% turnout till 1 pm in 6 LS, 42 assembly seats in Odisha

Odisha recorded nearly 37.64 per cent voter turnout till 1 pm in six Lok Sabha constituencies and 42 assembly segments where polling is underway in the last phase of simultaneous elections in the state on Saturday, officials said.

 

2:36 PM

LS polls: Over 45% voter turnout recorded in 9 seats in Bengal until 1 pm

A voter turnout of 45.07 per cent was recorded till 1 pm on Saturday in nine Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal in the seventh and final phase of elections, an EC official said, PTI reported.

2:27 PM

LS polls 2024: 46.80% turnout recorded till 1 pm in Jharkhand's 3 seats

A voter turnout of 46.80 per cent was registered till 1 pm in three Lok Sabha constituencies in Jharkhand where voting is underway in the seventh and final phase on Saturday, officials said.

 

2:13 PM

LS polls: Over 40% voting till 1 pm in 57 constituencies of 8 states

A voter turnout of 40.09 per cent was registered till 1 pm on Saturday, June 1 in the seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission (EC) said. Polling is being held for 57 constituencies spread across seven states and the Union Territory of Chandigarh. Polling is also being conducted for the key seat of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a third consecutive term in the Lok Sabha.

1:59 PM

Future of country, INDIA bloc very bright: TMC leader Shatrughan Sinha after voting

"The future of our country is bright and I can say that the future of our INDIA bloc is also very bright. There is a lot of excitement among people," says actor and TMC candidate from West Bengal's Asansol Lok Sabha seat, Shatrughan Sinha.

1:59 PM

Opposition being over-optimistic, BJP to get 'good majority': Kirron Kher

"The opposition is being over-optimistic. I don't know about every seat but I know that we will get a good majority," says actor and BJP leader Kirron Kher as she casts her vote in Chandigarh, Punjab. 

1:44 PM

Here's what BJP candidate from Kendrapara had to say about last phase of voting

 "I appeal to all the voters that voting is not just a right but duty. I appeal to them to vote with their family and friends. In a few booths, there are some technical issues, I request the administration to take care of that...", says BJP National vice-president and party's candidate from Kendrapara constituency Baijayant Jay Panda

1:29 PM

INDIA bloc meeting: BJP gasping, Oppn alliance to form govt, says Tejashwi Yadav

"The BJP is gasping, and INDIA alliance is going to form the government this time. I have been saying this since beginning that the results would be shocking," says Tejashwi Yadav after he arrives in the national capital for INDIA bloc meeting

1:19 PM

BJP's Chandigarh MP Kirron Kher casts her vote, talks about her accessibility to common people

BJP MP from Chandigarh, Kirron Kher cast her vote and said "I told them 3 months ago that I do not want to contest elections this time. People will remember me for the next 10 years. I was living in Chandigarh and was completely accessible for everyone..."

1:01 PM

LS polls 2024: In first 4 hours of polling, Punjab records 23.91% turnout, Chandigarh 25.03%

A voter turnout of 23.91 per cent was recorded till 11 am in the polling for the 13 Lok Sabha constituencies of Punjab on Saturday, PTI reported.

 

12:56 PM

Actor Ayushmann Khurrana cast his vote in Chandigarh, urges voter to come out

Actor Ayushmann Khurrana cast his vote at a polling booth in Chandigarh. He said, "I came back to my city to cast my vote and exercise my right...Mumbai recorded a very low voter turnout this time but we should cast our vote...We don't have a right to complain if we don't vote..."

12:51 PM

LS polls phase 7: UP records more than 28% voter turnout till 11 am

Uttar Pradesh recorded a voter turnout of over 28.02 till 11 am as voting for the seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha election began at 7 am on Saturday, the Election Commission (EC) said.