Lok Sabha elections: PM Modi's maiden roadshow in Patna, Nitish Kumar also present

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi on Monday ahead of his nomination filing on May 14. He will also hold a roadshow in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency later in the day, according to ANI.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday accused BJP leaders of "spreading lies and shedding crocodile tears" ahead of elections, PTI reported.

"BJP leaders are shedding crocodile tears and spreading lies ahead of the polls," he says.

Punjab Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Bhagwant Mann on Sunday took a swipe at the BJP's target to win more than 400 seats in the Lok Sabha elections, saying that there is no '400 paar' this time.

"Iss Baar 'No 400 Paar'...Iss Baar Toh Beda Paar Bhi Nai Ho Raha..Iss Baar Tadipaar (This time it's not just about crossing 400. This time, not even the shore or border is being crossed; this time BJP is going to be completely defeated, even sent into exile)," CM Mann told ANI.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will campaign across the country for the INDIA alliance party's candidates.

Kejriwal will kick start his campaign for the opposition alliance party's candidates from May 15, after completing his campaign in Delhi and Kurukshetra.

"I will go to Lucknow on May 15, Ranchi and Punjab on May 15 and Maharashtra on May 17," he said at a press conference, according to PTI.

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma tells ANI: "We are confident that we are going to get 400 (seats). Kejriwal ji was in jail for 52 days and dreaded criminals stay in Tihar...He forgot what he did to Prashant Bhushan, Yogendra Yadav, Kumar Vishwas. He forgot how he betrayed Anna Hazare. Memory loss is a common symptom after being in jail for 2 months..."

On the second day of his roadshow in New Delhi, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said he will not have to go back to jail after 20 days if there are maximum votes for his party. The people of Delhi missed him and he missed them too and God finally united them as he got 'bail', Kejriwal said. "These people are saying I will have to go back to jail after 20 days," Kejriwal said to 'nahi jayenge, nahi jayenge' shouts from the crowd. "If you press the jhaadu button the maximum, I will not have to go back to jail. You have the power," Kejriwal said. Read more.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is holding his first roadshow in Patna. Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar is also present. Watch video.

PM Modi has left from Patna airport for a scheduled roadshow in Bihar's capital.

Ahead of the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha election, the age of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi are in discussion after Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said Narendra Modi would retire next year after turning 75. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the other hand, said the Congress will get fewer seats than the age of its shahzada (prince) -- Rahul Gandhi. Read more.

Delhi CM and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal is holding a roadshow along with Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann in Delhi's Moti Nagar area.

" My fault is that I built schools for Delhi-NCR...I arranged facilities for free medicine for people but when I was in jail, for 15 days they did not give me diabetes medicine...I was not given insulin for 15 days inside jail..." he alleges, according to ANI

In the land of Mithila in Bihar, the erstwhile birthplace of Sita, Lord Ram, is echoing in the election campaign. On May 4, Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his public address at Darbhanga with the ‘Jai Shree Ram’ slogan and described Mithila land of ‘King Janak and Goddess Sita’ with the hope that the construction of Lord Ram temple in Ayodhya would get the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) electoral dividends. Read on.

Alleging that corruption was the common character of INDIA bloc parties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday accused the TMC of having made it a "full-time business".

"Whether the Congress, Left or any other party of the INDIA bloc, all of them have made corruption their common character," Modi alleged, according to PTI.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra tells ANI: "I want to ask Home Minister Amit Shah, what has BJP done for Raebareli? Congress gave Rail Coach Factory, AIIMS, NIFT, ring road, 5 national highways...We started AIIMS but they closed it...What did they do for Rae Bareli?"

On Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bihar visit, RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav tells ANI: "PM Modi is coming to create a rift between Hindu-Muslims, he has only one motive to divide the country into two...This dream will never get fulfilled...Roadshow in Bihar will have no effect... Bihar belongs to Lalu Yadav and INDIA alliance... There will be no '400 paar', I am predicting that the INDIA alliance will form the government in the centre"

Prime Minister Narendra Modi received special Mother's Day presents during his election rally in West Bengal's Hooghly on Sunday. Modi was presented with a picture of him and his mother, Late Heeraben Modi, on the occasion of Mother's Day. The PM expressed gratitude to the people who presented him with the picture. "The people in the rally have made the picture of my mother... The people in the West celebrate this day as Mother's Day, but in India, we worship our Mother, Ma Durga, Ma Kaali and Bharat Mata, 365 days a year," PM Modi said. Read more.

"The way TMC is looting Bengal is a great sin. Teacher recruitment scam, coal scam, chit fund scam, ration scam... what a long list it is. TMC has not even spared our farmers. TMC loots paddy farmers in the markets," PM Modi says while addressing a public meeting in Howrah, West Bengal, according to ANI.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday reiterated his criticism of Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar's 'respect Pakistan' remarks.

Addressing an election rally in Uttar Pradesh's Raebareli, Shah asserted that India is not scared of nuclear bombs and that Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir remains an integrated part of India. Read more.

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has targeted PM Modi while addressing a public rally in Raebareli.

"... He has handed over the nation's wealth to 4-5 people... He even implemented demonetisation, which caused a lot of trouble for small businesses and women. Your condition hasn't improved in these 10 years, but you are shown all the good things on news channels," she says, according to ANI.

Restrictions have been announced ahead of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 Phase 4. Some states/UTs are also observing a dry day in view of the phase 4 elections. Take a look at the list of states/UTs where a dry day is being observed.

Addressing a public rally in West Bengal's Arambagh, PM Modi says: "There is not even a single glimpse of West Bengal's culture in TMC's behaviour and work. To make the vote bank happy they can go to any extent. TMC is extremely anti-ST and anti-women...when Modi govt brought CAA...they (TMC) indulged in threatening and scaring people and spreading rumours"

Voting in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha election 2024 will take place on Monday, May 13, across 10 states from 7 am. The fate of a total of 1,717 candidates from 10 states and union territories will be sealed tomorrow. People from 96 constituencies will cast their votes on Monday.

If you are set to cast your vote in Phase 4 of your Lok Sabha election, you must carry your Voter ID card and a form of identification to your designated polling centre between 7 am and 6 pm. Here is all you need to know about how to find your polling booth and your name on the voters' list.

The ex-Haryana CM, BJP's Karnal seat candidate, holds door-to-door campaigning in the constituency.

If the INDI alliance wins, who will be their PM candidate? One of their leaders said that their leaders will become PM one-by-one: Amit Shah, Union home minister, in UP's Pratapgarh

Amid BJP's efforts of development, TMC is busy in its 'own work'. What work have TMC and its leaders done? 'Yaha mafia raj chal rha hai. Modi kahta hai har ghar jal, TMC kahti hai, har ghar bomb: PM Modi in Hooghly

I have not seen any excitement. People are asking about two crore jobs, special status to Bihar, no talks on basic issues, no Central University status to Patna University. I am saying that for the first time a Prime Minister had to come on road: Manoj Jha