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Punjab 2024: Is Amritpal Singh contesting just to get out of jail?

Four days before polling, only one face dominates political posters through Punjab’s Khadoor Sahib city. That face belongs to Amritpal Singh, whose visage is splashed across the Lok Sabha constituency of the same name. The separatist leader, currently lodged in Dibrugarh jail in Assam, is contesting as an independent candidate.

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Tracking campaign data on Modi and Rahul: The message in battlegrounds, and hints on low priorities

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has addressed more than twice the number of public meetings than that of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi since the beginning of the NDA and INDIA poll campaigns, shows a Newslaundry analysis.

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'INDIA bloc will form govt', claims Kharge slamming PM Modi of "divisive" LS campaign

Kharge expressed confidence of the INDIA bloc forming the government after the Lok Sabha polls and said they will take everyone along. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Know Your Turncoats, Part 20: 30 in last phase with ex-PM’s son, ex-minister, a Pulwama connection

A total of 30 turncoats are in fray in phase seven of the Lok Sabha polls – 11 in the BJP, seven in the Aam Aadmi Party, eight in the Congress, and two each in the Biju Janata Dal and the Shiromani Akali Dal.

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"Law must take its own course": Shashi Tharoor after Customs detains his former aide for smuggling gold

After Delhi Customs detained two people, one of whom claimed to be the personal assistant to Congress MP Shashi Tharoor in a case of alleged gold smuggling, the Congress leader distanced himself from any alleged wrongdoing on Thursday and said that the law must take its own course. Read further…

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Farm anger, temple cheer: Can Preneet Kaur hold Patiala fort for the BJP?

“The workers have no problem with whatever candidate is fielded by the BJP,” said Virendra Kumar Gupta. “But if the workers are being ignored, then that’s an issue.”

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AAP will win all 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab: Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has expressed confidence of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) winning all 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab and claimed that people are agitated with the BJP "due to rising prices and unemployment". Read further on Dynamite News:

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Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's son's convoy kills two kids, injures one in Gonda

At least two children died while one was injured after a car in the convoy of BJP Lok Sabha candidate from Kaiserganj, Karan Bhushan Singh, ran over them near Baikunth Degree College on Colonelganj-Huzoorpur road in Gonda. Read further on Dynamite New:

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SIT arrests two accused in connection with Prajwal Revanna's obscene video case

Special Investigation Team (SIT) officials have arrested two prime accused in connection with the JD(S) suspended MP Prajwal Revanna obscene video case, said police. Read further on Dynamite News:

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The Punjab test: How the stage is set for a quadrangular contest on June 1

With the completion of the sixth phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha polls, it’s Punjab’s turn. Voting in its 13 Lok Sabha constituencies is scheduled for June 1, in a contest whose contours seem considerably altered since the last polls of 2019. The relative strength, alignments and strategies of key…

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Lalu Yadav: Modi will go on June 4; INDIA bloc will form the government

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav has said that the Modi government will be voted out as results are declared on June 4. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Know Your Turncoats, Part 19: Rahul aide hopping parties, six-time MLA’s son among 5 Cong defectors

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Mandate 2024, Ep 6: Decoding the U-turn in Modi’s campaign rhetoric, from Vishwaguru to ‘Vote Jihad’

In the lead-up to the final stages of the Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s electoral rhetoric has taken a dramatic turn – from claiming “400 paar”, an easy win for the BJP, to now warning of dire consequences of the opposition coming to power. His recent speeches are…

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"After June 4, politics of negativity will be over...": SP chief Akhilesh Yadav

Calling the NDA "negative," Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of stealing the reservations of backward class, Dalits and tribes, adding that after June 4, politics of "negativity" will be over. Read further on Dynamite News:

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SC refuses to entertain BJP plea challenging Calcutta HC order barring derogatory ads against TMC

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) challenging the order by the Calcutta High Court restraining it from publishing any kind of derogatory advertisement against the All India Trinamool Congress which violated the model code of conduct during the ongoing Lok…

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The big picture of Modi’s welfare state: Same budget, new schemes, more coverage, but education hit

Rarely in post-1991 India has a Lok Sabha election felt so bereft of suspense. Most predict a third term for PM Narendra Modi, and an overwhelming number of forecasts revolve around the BJP’s victory margins. And yet, most of the explanations have been in a binary.

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Delhi CM Kejriwal seeks from Supreme Court extension of his interim bail by 7 days

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking an extension on medical grounds of his interim bail. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Rahul Gandhi visits Gurdwara Qila Baba Bedi Sahib in Himachal Pradesh's Una

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday reached Gurdwara Qila Baba Bedi Sahib. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Lok Sabha 2024: Amid extreme heat and hot seats, Delhi voted on which issues?

In Delhi’s high-stake battle, the BJP is up against the INDIA bloc, which has fielded three Congress candidates and four from the AAP across the seven Lok Sabha constituencies in the national capital.

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‘No difference between Nitish, Modi’: BJP’s Samrat Chaudhary on Chhapra violence, NDA, constitution

Bihar, which has 40 Lok Sabha seats, recorded polling across eight constituencies today. The state had witnessed post-poll violence in Saran on May 21, in which a youth died and three others were severely injured after clashes between the RJD and the BJP workers, divided along caste lines of Yadavs…

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Delhi CM Kejriwal slights ex-Pak minister for commenting on his election post

"The elections taking place in India are our internal matter. India will not tolerate interference from the biggest sponsors of terrorism," Kejirwal said. Must follow the story on Dynamite News:

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Lok Sabha elections: Former India cricketers MS Dhoni, Gautam Gambhir, Kapil Dev cast votes

NEW DELHI: On Saturday, during the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha Election 2024 in Ranchi, former captain of India MS Dhoni cast his ballot.

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LS Polls 2024: Sonia and Rahul Gandhi cast their votes in Delhi

Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and party MP Rahul Gandhi cast their votes. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar: "Voting is not only duty but a significant power also..."

Vice-President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar accompanied by his wife Sudesh Dhankhar cast his vote at a polling booth in Delhi. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Hafta letters: Election commission, legacy media and VVPAT

My question is related to Hafta #469. On the organised nature of Ram mandir decor in public spaces, Shardool brushed it off, claiming that I don’t “understand” India. I thought his answer had more to do with his own mandir-time-tribulations than the uniformity of the decor, and Raman sir did…

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