"The present election petition is being filed by the petitioner (Bharti) under Section 80 and 81 of the Representation of the People Act challenging the election of the respondent no.1 (Swaraj) as a Member of House of the people from the New Delhi Parliamentary Constituency on the grounds of 'corrupt practices' indulged into by the respondent no.1 , her election agent and other persons with the consent of the respondent during the course of the Lok Sabha election 2024 held on May 25, 2024," the plea said.
This helped Lucknow-based publishers, the Eastern Book Company (EBC) to boost sales in the last quarter, according to a report.
For the first time after the MVA's spectacular performance in parliamentary polls, where it won 30 out of 48 Lok Sabha seats in the state, Thackeray held a joint press conference here with his MVA allies NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar and senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan.
Market participants have been tracking companies in Bihar and Andhra Pradesh, after the return of coalition politics under the new administration
In the recently concluded Lok Sabha election, BJP won all the three seats of Bangalore city and also won the Bangalore Rural seat for the first time. The Congress has again failed to win any seat in the city. The last time it did so was in 1999.
Maharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister and senior BJP leader, Devendra Fadnavis, addressed a press conference following a review meeting on the Lok Sabha results. Fadnavis has offered to resign after taking responsibility for the BJP's poor performance in the state's Lok Sabha elections
Maharashtra Lok Sabha 2024 is the second-largest state in terms of Lok Sabha constituencies with 48 seats. Elections here were conducted across five phases on April 19, 26, May 7, 13, and 20.
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Congress has won in Punjab's Gurdaspur constituency, which was held by the BJP. Actors Vinod Khanna and Sunny Deol have represented Gurdaspur as BJP MPs in the past. Despite criticism over its sitting MP Deol’s absenteeism, the saffron party had hoped to retain the seat once again.
Punjab’s former chief minister and Congress’ candidate Charanjit Singh Channi contested the Jalandhar seat against Pawan Kumar Tinu of AAP, BJP’s Sushil Kumar Rinku and Mohinder Singh Kaypee of SAD party.
Contrary to exit poll predictions, BJP has not been able to sweep the state with Congress winning 9 seats in Karnataka. BJP is leading in 16 seats while Janata Dal (Secular) is leading in two seats.
The Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), allies within the INDIA bloc, ran individual campaigns, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) each contested the Lok Sabha elections independently for the first time since 1996.
The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Kirron Kher is the incumbent MP, having won the seat in 2014 and 2019, while Congress leader Manish Tewari currently represents Punjab’s Anandapur Sahib constituency. The INDIA Bloc has fielded Tewari as the joint candidate from Chandigarh.
Contrary to expectations, BJP did not win all 26 seats in Gujarat, with the Indian National Congress (INC) registering a rare Lok Sabha victory in Banaskantha. However, Union Home Minister Amit Shah bettered his margin of victory, winning the Gandhinagar seat by over 7.45 lakh votes.
The report predicts, based on the trends so far, an overall voter turnout of around 67.5 percent for this Lok Sabha elections under a base case scenario, almost equivalent to 67.7 percent in 2019. "This is based on around 96 crore registered electors, of which 65.3 crore are expected to vote cumulatively in this election," it added.
The contest in the 2024 Lok Sabha election is all set to be a direct fight between BJP’s Harsh Malhotra and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Kuldeep Kumar who is supported by the Congress
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The voting in this round of election is for 96 seats across 10 states and UTs but all eyes are on the crucial battle of the Deccan. Here's what to expect
Lok sabha polls 2024: Despite being disabled, Ankit Soni said he has been using his toe to vote for years. He also urged people to visit the polling booths and cast their 'precious' votes. Gujarat recorded a 37.83 percent voter turnout recorded till 1 pm on Tuesday.
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Voting has concluded in 14 out of the 28 Karnataka constituencies on April 26. According to EC records, the voting percentage in Bengaluru is around 53%, which is almost close to the 2019 Lok Sabha polls (54.1%) but lower than the 56% recorded in 2014 election.
Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has decided to extend services on polling day (April 26). Rapido will also offer free cab and auto rickshaw rides to senior citizens and differently-abled voters.
The CEO said different enforcement agencies have seized cash, liquor, drugs and other items worth Rs 118. 65 crore in the state during the pre-election period from March 1 till date.
The model code of conduct came into force on March 16.