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EC asks Chief Electoral Officers to take measures to manage impact of hot weather in 6th phase LS polls

The poll panel has made adequate arrangements for the Phase 6 of the Lok Sabha polls to be held on Saturday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Bihar post-poll violence: Saran local dead in gunshots fired over ‘caste supremacy’

For long, the incidents of poll violence, booth capturing and influencing elections through muscle power had seemed like a thing of the past. But the post-poll violence in Saran Lok Sabha constituency on May 21 has revived memories of the bygone era of rampant caste violence and allegedly rigged elections…

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Door-to-door campaign, booth cadre, apps: BJP vs INDIA bloc in Chandni Chowk

In the lead up to the high stakes political battle across seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi on May 25, workers of both the INDIA alliance and the BJP are on the ground to mobilise support for their leaders through public meetings and campaigns. The BJP is contesting all seven…

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Know Your Turncoats, Part 18: Coalgate accused, ‘anti-national’ ex-activist, former couple turned rivals

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‘Difficult to carry on’: Heatwave in Delhi but party workers spend long hours in the sun

On May 20, five days before polling day in Delhi, the Congress party’s Chandni Chowk president, Rahul Dabla, was rushed to a hospital.

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Uttar Pradesh LS Polls: Voting for 14 seats in the state on May 25

The fate of several high-profile candidates will be decided on Saturday as 14 seats in Uttar Pradesh go to polls. Read further on Dynamite News:

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India Lok Sabha election 2024 Phase 6: Who votes and what’s at stake?

Voters from eight states and union territories will cast their ballots to elect 58 MPs in the sixth phase of polling.

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Lok Sabha 2024: Will wrestlers’ protest impact elections in Haryana?

Among the poll narratives in Haryana, ahead of voting across its 10 Lok Sabha seats on May 25, the protest by India’s top women wrestlers against alleged sexual assault by former wrestling federation chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has purportedly taken centre stage.

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2 FIRs filed after posters to boycott May 25 polling found on DU campus

Two FIRs were filed after posters will slogans to boycott the Lok Sabha elections in the national capital were found on the walls at multiple points of the sprawling Delhi University campus on Thursday, police said. Read further on Dynamite News:

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‘Fight is against Suvendu’: TMC’s ‘Khela Hobe’ fame Debangshu Bhattacharya on electoral debut, BJP

Debangshu Bhattacharya, 27, who gained popularity for writing the song Khela Hobe during the 2021 West Bengal assembly elections, is making his electoral debut as the Trinamool Congress’s Lok Sabha candidate from Tamluk. The young politician is in the fray against Abhijit Ganguly, the BJP candidate and controversial former Calcutta…

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LS Polls: "33,000 policemen, 51 paramilitary companies, 17,500 Home Guards to be deployed in Delhi": DCP Sanjay Sehrawat

DCP Election cell of Delhi Police, Sanjay Sehrawat on Thursday said that 33,000 policemen of Delhi Police, 51 paramilitary companies, and 17,500 Home Guards who have come from Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, and Madhya Pradesh will be deployed in the national capital in view of the Lok Sabha polls to be conducted…

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Lok Sabha polls: Delhi voters focus more on street crime, traffic woes, better infra

NEW DELHI: Law and order, traffic management and street crimes define a metropolis. They are among the prime indicators of a city’s ratings in terms of liveability. Usually, these would be electoral issues in assembly polls. But with the city’s police force controlled by central govt, law and order and…

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Braille ballot papers being prepared for polling day in Chandigarh

Braille ballot papers are being prepared following instructions from the Election Commission of India to enable visually impaired people to take part in the election process and cast their votes for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Punjab and Chandigarh. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Bihar: BJP suspends Bhojpuri actor Pawan Singh for contesting LS polls as independent candidate

The Bihar unit of BJP on Wednesday suspended Bhojpuri actor Pawan Singh from the party for contesting the Lok Sabha elections from the Karakat seat as an independent candidate. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Delhi: One arrested for throwing ink on Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar

One person has been arrested in connection with an alleged assault on Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar during a meeting at the AAP office in New Usmanpur, police said on Tuesday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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‘No one is serious about us’: In Jangal Mahal, the Kurmis may dent BJP’s chances

“We have done everything from blocking trains in Jangal Mahal to protesting in Delhi. Nothing has happened so far. Everyone is ignoring our demand for ST status.”

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‘ECI’s action selective’: Activist Anjali Bharadwaj on voter turnout controversy, hate speech

In the ongoing Lok Sabha polls, the election commission has been under fire on multiple fronts – from failing to curb hate speech to not putting out absolute numbers for voter turnout and delay even in the release of voter turnout percentage. Now, journalist associations are also questioning why the…

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Know Your Turncoats, Part 17: BJP MLA, ex-minister trying to ‘save Jharkhand’, an ‘outsider’ in UP

From incumbent MLAs under a central agency’s lens to a Bengal party hopper and Bihar’s turncoats hot seat – of the 15 turncoats in phase five of the Lok Sabha polls, eight are in the NDA and six in the INDIA bloc.

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Himachal: Congress workers show black flags to Kangana Ranaut in Lahaul Spiti

Congress workers showed black flags and raised slogans against BJP Mandi candidate Kangana Ranaut during her visit to Kaza of Lahaul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh on Monday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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BJP to score big in South, NDA will cross 400, says Modi in unwavering confidence for Lok Sabha results

Prime Minister Modi confident BJP will be largest party in South India, aiming for 400+ seats in Lok Sabha.

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What BJP and Congress manifestos say – and don’t say – on key environmental issues

While air pollution continues to occupy a prominent place in the manifestos of India’s two biggest political parties, one of the biggest causes of climate change- coal, and the need for a justful transition away from it-remains missing from the manifestos of these parties.

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Modi vs Rahul rally in Delhi: What’s on the minds of the supporters?

Ahead of the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha polls, the national capital witnessed high-profile rallies by PM Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. While PM Modi addressed a public meeting at Ghonda in North East Delhi, in favour of MP Manoj Tiwari, Rahul Gandhi held a rally with…

The Hindu

Lok Sabha elections | Rahul, Smriti, Rajnath among key candidates voting in fifth phase today

Polling for the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections began on May 20 across a total of 49 seats, including in high-profile constituencies of Amethi and Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh.

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General Elections 2024: Phase-5 polling for 49 LS seats, 1 Assembly seat underway; Vote count on June 4

This General Election 2024 is slated to take place in 7 phases (4 phases already done) and is spread over 40 days with the last phase on June 1. Must follow Dynamite News for full details:

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Congress to distribute over 40 lakh pamphlets to promote 'Mahalakshmi' scheme

Congress to distribute 40 lakh pamphlets on 'Mahalakshmi' scheme, promising ₹1 lakh annually to poor women, ahead of Lok Sabha polls.

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