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

12:44 PM

Odisha registers 22.64% turnout in 6 Lok Sabha seats, 42 assembly segments until 11 am

Odisha registers 22.64%  turnout in 6 Lok Sabha seats, 42 assembly segments until 11 am. Assembly and Lok Sabha elections are being held together in Odisha.

12:43 PM

BJP candidate from Azamgarh, Dinesh Lal Yadav casts his vote

BJP candidate from Azamgarh, Dinesh Lal Yadav also known as 'Nirahua' cast his vote at a polling station in Ghazipur for the seventh phase of general elections 2024.

 

12:36 PM

People being misguided, I will be always available with my team: BJP's Mandi candidate Kangana Ranaut

BJP candidate from Mandi, Kangana Ranaut said, "...The way people have been misguided is that I will not be available here. I want to say that my entire team will be here... Gone are the days when people used to win in the name of their families, the people of the country are more aware and they want able people..."

12:12 PM

LS polls: RJD leaders Tejashwi, Tej Pratap Yadav cast their votes at a polling booth in Bihar

 RJD leaders Tejashwi Yadav, Tej Pratap Yadav cast their votes at a polling booth in Patna, Bihar.

12:11 PM

LS polls: TMC MP Nusrat Jahan urges voter to poll in large numbers, casts her vote

11:42 AM

Bihar CM and JDU Supremo Nitish Kumar casts his vote in Bakhtiarpur

Bihar CM and JDU Supremo Nitish Kumar casts his vote at a polling booth in Bakhtiarpur.

11:41 AM

Film industry needs a lot of changes: BJP's Mandi candidate Kangana Ranaut

“A lot of changes are needed in the film industry. Medical and pension-related requirements for the artists. The biggest example is Saroj Khan, who said she didn’t have the money to pay the hospital bills. I empathise with these people,” said BJP candidate from Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi Lok Sabha seat Kangana Ranaut during a press conference.

11:39 AM

LS polls: 7.69% turnout in 6 LS, 42 assembly seats in Odisha until 9 AM

Odisha recorded around 7.69 per cent voter turnout till 9 am 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, PTI reported citing officials.

 

11:27 AM

LS elections: Punjab records 9.64% turnout, Chandigarh 11.64% until 9 AM

A voter turnout of 9.64 per cent was witnessed in the first two hours of polling in the 13 Lok Sabha constituencies of Punjab on Saturday.

 

In the lone seat of Chandigarh, the voter turnout was recorded at 11.64 per cent, PTI reported.

11:25 AM

LS polls 2024: 12.15% turnout recorded till 9 am in Jharkhand's 3 seats

Nearly 12.15 per cent voter turnout recorded till 9 am in Jharkhand's 3 constituencies.

11:20 AM

Lok Sabha polls 2024: 14.35% voter turnout in first two hours of polling in Himachal

Polling for four Lok Sabha seats and six assembly by-elections began across Himachal Pradesh on Saturday morning. As many as 62 candidates, including 37 for Lok Sabha and 25 for assembly by-elections, are in the fray.

 

10:47 AM

LS polls phase 7: Approximate voter turnout at 11.31% in 57 constituencies

Nearly voter turnout at 11.31 per cent in 57 constituencies. 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.

 

10:40 AM

LS polls 2024: 12.15% turnout recorded till 9 am in Jharkhand's 3 seats

Voter turnout in Jharkhand's three constituencies stood at nealy 12.15 per cent till 9 am, PTI reported.

10:23 AM

LS polls phase 7 LIVE: Deal final blow to BJP govt which has become symbol of tyranny, says Rahul

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi requested people on Saturday to vote in large numbers. He urged people to strike a "final blow" to "this government which has become a symbol of arrogance and tyranny".

Gandhi pointed out that the seventh phase of voting for the general election is being held on Saturday and claimed that according to the trends so far, the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) of opposition parties is going to form the next government in the country.

10:07 AM

Lok Sabha polls phase 7: RJD leader Tejashvi appeals voter to participate in large numbers

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: “It’s the day of the festival of democracy. I appeal to the people of Bihar to come out of their houses and vote. It’s the election to form the country; we want more people to take part in this in order to safeguard the Constitution,” says RJD