Lok Sabha elections 2024 Highlights: Cong names 2 more candidates from Odisha

The Lok Sabha election's votes will be counted, and the results will be declared on June 4.

Lok Sabha election 2024 Highlights: The political parties have intensified their poll campaigns for the remaining constituencies, for the second phase of India's general elections culminated on Friday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to make a whirlwind tour of Karnataka on April 28 and 29, where he will address public meetings in five districts and canvas for the BJP.

He reached Belagavi on April 28 morning and addressed a public meeting. He would then fly to Sirsi to attend a public meeting. The PM's next destination would be Davangere, where he is expected to take part in an election rally at 2 pm. Later, Modi would address a public meeting in Ballari at 4 pm. On April 29, the Prime Minister would travel to Bagalkote to attend a public meeting at 11 am.

On Saturday, PM Modi called on the people of Goa to defeat what he said were ‘anti-India forces’, that the Congress was seeking to strengthen and bring back his government for a third term in a row. On the other hand, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi said that while the top leadership of the ruling BJP may deny it now, but they would alter the Constitution if they returned to power, while addressing a poll-bound rally in Gujarat.

The second phase of voting for 88 parliamentary constituencies spread over 13 states and Union Territories (UTs) recorded a voter turnout of around 63.50% said the Election Commission of India (ECI). The first phase of polling took place on April 19 in 102 seats across 21 states and Union territories.

All eyes are on two major political alliances namely, the INDIA bloc and the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA- the major competitors in the Lok Sabha Election 2024. While the INDIA bloc comprises of political parties like the Congress, the AAP, the TMC etc. NDA has the BJP, the PMK, the JDU etc. as its member parties.

NDA is eyeing its third consecutive term this general election, with echoes of ‘abki baar 400 paar’, while the opposition INDIA bloc is taking an economical approach to their campaign, promising MSP for farmers and cash handouts to women in their manifesto.

Here's the phase-wise schedule for the Lok Sabha Election 2024:

Phase 1- April 19 (polling completed)

Phase 2- April 26 (polling completed)

Phase 3- May 7

Phase 4 - May 13

Phase 5 - May 20

Phase 6 - May 25

Phase 7 - June 1

The Lok Sabha election's votes will be counted, and the results will be declared on June 4.