India General Elections 2024 highlights: 61.45% approximate voter turnout recorded today till 8 pm

India General Elections 2024 Live: TMC leader Santanu Sen has claimed that the West Bengal Governor is working against the CM of the state.

"Governor is following the footsteps of Jagdeep Dhankhar to please BJP. Jagdeep Dhankhar became the Vice President of India by pleasing the BJP. He (Governor) is also trying to please the BJP... He is working against the CM of the state... He is talking about Didigiri, but the Governor himself has become a 'Poddo Pal' (Lotus)...," said Santanu Sen as quoted by news agency ANI.

India General Elections 2024 Live: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has casted his vote at a polling station in Barpeta Parliamentary Constituency.

India General Elections 2024 Live: RJD leader Lalu Prasad Yadav has claimed that PM Narendra Modi wants to finish reservation.

"We were behind Mandal Commission. The basis for reservation is social. Narendra Modi wants to finish reservation. Religion can not be a basis for reservation. I am senior to Narendra Modi. Third phase of election is going on well. It is in favour of Mahagathbandhan. We will be ahead on all the five seats," said Lalu Prasad Yadav as quoted by news agency PTI.

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India General Elections 2024 Live: "I know that people are celebrating this festival of democracy with great enthusiasm. I am hopeful that there will be record voting in Goa this time - it will be up to 75%. People are voting for Viksit Bharat and Viksit Goa. BJP will win both seats in Goa," Goa CM Pramod Sawant said.

India General Elections 2024 Live: " There should be full reservations for muslims", says Lalu Prasad Yadav: PM Narendra Modi says it reflects INDIA bloc intention to snatch reservation of OBCs,SC/STs

India General Elections 2024 Live: NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar shares video of NCP Ajit Pawar faction MLA Datta Bharne abusing and threatening some people in his constituency who were working for Supriya Sule. NCP (SP) said they will lodge a complaint with authorities. Caution: abusive language by the MLA

India General Elections 2024 Live: Congress has announced Ferozepur candidate. Party has given ticket to former MP Sher Singh Ghubaya

India General Elections 2024 Live: Voting percentage till 1 pm in Maharashtra's 11 LS constituencies: Average voting - 31.55% Madha- 26.61℅ Osmanabad- 30.54℅ Ratnagiri Sindhudurg- 33.91℅ Sangli- 29.65℅ Baramati- 27.54℅ Hatkanangle- 36.17℅ Latur- 32.71℅ Raigad- 31.34℅ Satara- 32.78℅ Solapur- 29.32℅ Kolhapur- 38.42%

India General Elections 2024 Live: The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on the evening of May 6 got an MRI done at Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS) Hospital, Patna due to increasing back pain amidst campaigning for Lok Sabha elections, reported ANI.

India General Elections 2024 Live: "PM Modi is also saying that the parties of the INDI Alliance will try to make a dent in the reservation of Dalits, SCs and OBCs. When the Congress-led UPA government was in power, these people formed the Ranganath Mishra Committee and the Sachar Committee. Ranganath Mishra Committee had mentioned that out of 27 per cent, 6 per cent should be given to Muslims, which the BJP had opposed at that time," CM Adityanath Yogi said.

India General Elections 2024 Live: At the Chaudhary Sarai booth station in Sambhal, BLOs alleged that the police confiscated their voter slips. SP candidate Ziaur Rehman Barq and former district president Feroj Khan were informed of the incident and intervened. However, a confrontation ensued, leading to the police attempting to detain them, escalating the situation.

India General Elections 2024 Live: "Modi used 400 seats... 

• To remove Art 370 

• To extend SC/ST reservation by 10 years 

• For making a tribal daughter the president of the country for the first time

 • For women reservation," said the prime minister in an election rally.

India General Elections 2024 Live: Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav accused BJP of attempting to provoke their workers but affirmed their commitment to maintaining calm, expressing confidence in their victory.

He alleged BJP's intentions to loot booths in Mainpuri later in the day, urging the Election Commission to take action.

Yadav criticised state cabinet ministers for adopting a "goon-like" attitude.

Reports of disturbances have emerged from Sambhal, Kisni and Karhal areas of Mainpuri.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: In a big jolt to the rulling Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) in Haryana, four independent MLAs, who are currently backing the Nayab Singh Saini government, have decided to campaign for the Congress candidates in the Lok Sabha polls. The final formal announcement will be done in the presence of former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Haryana Congress chief Udai Bhan. The four independent MLAs are Pundri MLA Randhir Golan, Nilokheri MLA Dharmpal Gonder, Dadri MLA Sombir Singh Sangwan and Badshahpur MLA Rakesh Daultabad. After independent MLA Ranjit Chautala resigned from the 90-member Haryana assembly, the BJP has 41 MLAs out of 89 and Saini had won the trust vote after becoming chief minister.

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav dismissed BJP leaders' statements as signs of frustration, suggesting they're aiming to deflect attention from real concerns. He added that despite BJP's attempts to provoke, Samajwadi Party workers remain composed as they are confident of victory.Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: 

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Approximately 24.48 per cent voter turnout was recorded by 11am during the second phase of Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka, covering 14 constituencies, on Tuesday.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath condemns Yadav's statement, reminding that “these are the same individuals who attacked Kar Sewaks”. Adityanath accuses Ram Gopal Yadav of “insulting Ram devotees”.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Samajwadi Party general secretary Ram Gopal Yadav makes controversial remarks about the Ram Mandir, calling it "useless." He further criticises the temple's design. However, Yadav clarifies that he worships Lord Ram daily after casting his vote in Safai.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders claim attack on their vehicle in Kisni area of Mainpuri. Conflict erupts between Samajwadi Party (SP) and BJP workers in Bewar area of Mainpuri. Overall, polling remains largely peaceful in the Braj area, except for a few isolated incidents of conflict in Mainpuri.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: SP chief Akhilesh Yadav in Uttar Pradesh's Saifai:" Youths are distressed due to unemployment, with many exams being cancelled. The skyrocketing inflation is a result of corruption in the BJP. We all know that the prices of goods that were low in 2014 are now out of reach for the common man. The reason behind this is excessive profit, which is going into BJP's pockets. Inflation is also a consequence of corruption."

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: According to Election Commission's poll date, 25.41% voter turnout was recorded till 11am.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Members of the Pawar family, including Supriya Sule, her mother Pratibha Pawar, daughter Revati, son Vijay, husband Sadanand, and others, were seen posing with inked fingers after casting their votes in Baramati. Shortly after voting, Supriya Sule visited the residence of Ajit Pawar in Baramati. It's notable that during the election campaign, there had been criticisms exchanged between the two factions within the Pawar clan.

"I came here to take blessings of Asha kaki," said Supriya Sule after meeting Ajit Pawar's mother.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: Politcal bigwigs including PM Narendra Modi, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, Amit Shah, Sharad Pawar, Akhilesh Yadav, Ajit Pawar, Pralhad Joshi were among early voters.

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Lok Sabha Election 2024 Live: The Morena district administration placed three prominent candidates for the Morena parliamentary seat under house arrest at the police lines on Tuesday to ensure peaceful voting. Shivmangal Singh Tomar from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Satyapal Singh Sikarwar from the Congress, and Ramesh Chandra Garg from the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) were put under house arrest to maintain peace during the voting process.