Lok Sabha elections 2024 highlights: Priyanka Gandhi attacks Modi over ‘mangalsutra’ remark

"We have the INDI alliance, who are fighting among themselves. Two days back, they held a rally in Jharkhand where they openly ridiculed each other," said PM Modi.

"In Delhi, where the royal family of Congress lives, the vote of the royal family will not go to Congress and they ask you to vote for them. Because where the royal family lives, there is no Congress candidate..." he added.

Addressing a public rally in Mahasamund, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a jibe at Congress, "...Jis Congress se Delhi ka bharosa tak uth gaya ho, uspar Chhattisgarh bharosa kaise kar sakta hai?..."

Narendra Modi in Mahasamund LIVE: PM Modi is addressing a public rally in Chhattisgarh's Mahasamund at present.

On the alleged assassination attempt on TMC MP and national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee says "One of the Gaddars (traitors) in the BJP said that a bomb will be exploded. If you have a grudge against me you can kill me by a bomb. You even tried to kill Abhishek but we came to know in advance. They even conducted a recce at his house, called him on Facetime and asked for an appointment. Had Abhishek given him time, he would have shot and fled. These people want to kill everyone or put them behind bars who speak against them. If you were confident that you would win with peoples’ votes, then what was the need to terrorise people?"

Narendra Modi in Mahasamund LIVE: PM will address a public rally in Chhattisgarh's Mahasamund shortly.

"The unemployment rate in our country is the highest in the last 45 years. Around 70 crore of our brothers and sisters are unemployed. Big promises were made to you like 2 crore jobs will be provided. However, these promises remain unfulfilled," says Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, addressing a rally in Karnataka's Chitradurga.

“In Karnataka, we are seeing a very clear positive trend that this time it will be a clean sweep for NDA. We will get 28 out of 28 seats. The reason is very simple, the people of Karnataka love PM Modi. This will be the best-ever performance of NDA in the Southern part of our country…” BJP Tamil Nadu president K Annamalai said.

"...Congress says that they will implement Sharia law, which means they want to create a threat to the Constitution made by Babasaheb Ambedkar. They want to implement the Taliban rule..." Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath said.

On Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan's remark on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Congress candidate from Thiruvananthapuram Shashi Tharoor said, " The level of attacking a leader of your ally, I think is most deplorable, they (CPI(M)) are supposed to be attacking the BJP as we're supposed to be attacking the BJP...all they're doing is attacking Congress and its leaders like Rahul Gandhi. This is shocking. I would urge CM to cool down and rethink about what exactly is he trying to do in this campaign. We have a common target and we need to change the govt in Delhi and that's where all of us must be focused..."

"After the first round of polling, there is disappointment, disillusionment, and clearly the BJP is on a backfoot. They are baffled by the response people have shown," says Congress leader Sachin Pilot ( @SachinPilot ) in response to a media query on polling for first phase of general elections that was held on April 19.

Congress candidate from Thiruvananthapuram Shashi Tharoor and party leader Sachin Pilot were seen launching the 'Scan me' campaign today.

The Congress on Tuesday alleged the BJP government has "de facto reduced" ration under a scheme in Chhattisgarh and claimed the "Bharatiya Jumla Party" has once again "deceived" the people with its grand election promises. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh posed questions for Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of his poll rallies in Dhamtari and Janjgir-Champa in Chhattisgarh. "Was cutting rations a part of Modi ki Guarantee to Chhattisgarh's people? Why has the Modi Sarkar failed to support Janjgir's Kosa Silk industry? Why has the PM failed to deliver on Adivasi welfare?" Ramesh said.

On BJP's 'unopposed' Lok Sabha win in Surat, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi said, "One thing we have been saying repeatedly this is the work to finish off democracy; it is called Russian style of democracy...In Surat, the main candidate of the Congress party was rejected, then the substitute candidate was also rejected and all independent candidates withdrew the forms...This will be their democracy, without casting votes, BJP people get elected and PM Modi will keep the government.."

"Like previous govts, under present govt of BJP also, poverty, unemployment and inflation are increasing. Corruption is also still not finished. Our borders are not fully secure, this is a matter of great concern. In the Lok Sabha elections, we need to make sure Congress, BJP and their ally parties don't come to power at the centre..." Mayawati said speaking at a rally in Meerut.

"The war between Russia and Ukraine has been going on for more than two years. Both of them were firing bombs and missiles towards each other. Thousands of Indian children were there when the war started. Their parents here in India were worried about them... They met PM Modi and asked him to get the children back to India in whichever way possible. How was that possible amid the bombing?... PM Modi picked up the phone and dialled Russian President Putin and Ukraine President Zelenskky and spoke to them. The war was paused for four and a half hours and 22,500 of our children returned back to India..." he said.

BJP's candidate from Ujiarpur Lok Sabha seat, Nityanand Rai filed his nomination papers at the district collectorate office today.

“Nobody can change Constitution, it won’t happen even if Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar were to come and insist on it.”

"Congress people say that they will break Modi's head. As long as the mothers and sisters of my country are with me, no one can do anything to Modi. These mothers and sisters are my 'Raksha Kavach'..." PM said at Chhattisgarh rally.

A big part of the country has rejected Congress; tomorrow that party will reject Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar’s Constitution, said PM Modi.

Central Election Committee has approved the candidature of Former LS Speaker Meira Kumar's son Anshul Avijit as Congress candidate to contest the Lok Sabha elections from 30-Patna Sahib Parliamentary constituency of Bihar. He will contest against BJP's Ravishankar Prasad in Patna Sahib.

"Congress considered itself greater than Lord Ram... Appeasement and vote bank politics are in the DNA of Congress..." PM said.

At a rally in Chhattisgarh, PM Modi accused the Cong of engaging in appeasement politics.

PM Modi said at rally in Sakti, “People of Chhattisgarh have given their approval for each of Modi guarantees.”