Kangana Ranaut is currently campaigning for the Lok Sabha elections. She will be contesting in the Mandi constituency in Himachal Pradesh for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The actress who makes her political debut this election season has also been making controversial and viral remarks during her speeches. She recently claimed that she has received the same amount of love and respect as senior actor Amitabh Bachchan has in the film industry.
07 May,2024 06:18 PM IST | Mumbai
Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D’Souza were seen at a polling booth on Monday, accompanied by Riteish's mother and brother, as part of the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections 2024. The Deshmukh family cast their votes at a polling booth in Latur, Maharashtra. After voting, the actors spoke outside the booth, encouraging citizens to practice their right to vote. Genelia shared, "This is an important day. Voting is crucial. Every citizen must go out and vote. I think this is very important." Riteish stated, “I came to Latur from Mumbai to cast my vote. Everyone should step out of their homes and cast their votes. Today is an important day. Everyone should definitely vote.”
07 May,2024 06:14 PM IST | Mumbai
RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on May 07 backtracked from his Muslim reservation remark and said that the reservation should be on a social basis, not on religious grounds. "I implemented the 'Mandal Commission'. Reservation is social-based and not religion-based. Atal Bihari Vajpayee constituted the Constitution Review Commission... We are getting reports in our favor after the third phase. They are saying 400-plus to induce psychological pressure, they won't even cross 200,” he added. Earlier, RJD Chief said, “The votes are on our side... They are saying that there will be 'Jungle Raj' because they are scared, they are trying to instigate... They want to finish the Constitution and democracy... 'Are toh reservation toh milna chahiye Musalmano ko, pura'.”
07 May,2024 05:52 PM IST
Amid the Lok Sabha Elections, former Congress spokesperson Radhika Khera joined the BJP on May 07. Famous actor Shekhar Suman also joined the BJP in New Delhi. They joined the BJP in the presence of General Secretary Vinod Tawde and Anil Baluni. Radhika Khera quit Congress alleging “abuse by top leadership”. Radhika Khera resigned from the party's primary membership on Sunday, days after her altercation with another leader at the party's Chhattisgarh office. On the other hand, Shekhar Suman was spotted being welcomed and greeted by Vinod Tawde for his decision to join the party. Watch video for more
07 May,2024 04:06 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 07 arrived in Ahmedabad to cast his vote. A huge gathering gathered outside the polling booth and cheered from the roadside and raised slogans for him. Home Minister Amit Shah welcomed him outside the polling station and two leaders walked to the booth. Prime Minister Narendra Modi cast his vote at Nishan Higher Secondary School in Ahmedabad. Voting is underway for the 25 Lok Sabha Constituencies of Gujarat. After casting vote Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a candid interaction with the media.
07 May,2024 10:52 AM IST
Home Minister Amit Shah predicted NDA's clean sweep in Andhra Pradesh in LS Polls. The public gathering in Andhra’s Dharmavaram and said that over 50, 000 people gathered to support the BJP and that it shows that the state of Andhra Pradesh is with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chandrababu Naidu. Expanding on his remarks, he exuded confidence in NDA is going to sweep (elections) in Andhra Pradesh and that the INDIA bloc will not get a single seat in the state.“Over 50,000 people have gathered here. This shows that the entire Andhra Pradesh is with PM Modi and Chandrababu Naidu. NDA alliance is going to sweep (elections) here. INDI alliance will not even get a single seat in Andhra Pradesh”, said Amit Shah.
05 May,2024 05:28 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 04 held a mega roadshow in UP’ Kanpur days ahead of the 3rd phase polling of Lok Sabha Polls 2024. UP CM Yogi Adityanath and BJP’s Kanpur Constituency candidate Ramesh Awasthi also accompanied him during the rally. The roadshow witnessed a massive crowd of BJP supporters carrying BJP flags. People were seen screaming with joy as the saw there beloved Prime Minister. Notably, 80 Lok Sabha constituencies in UP are undergoing LS Polls 2024 in all seven phases. Watch video for more.
05 May,2024 11:38 AM IST
While campaigning for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke at a public event in Palamu, Jharkhand, on May 4, where he accused Rahul Gandhi of seeking happiness in his tears. He emphasized the government's efforts in eradicating poverty and expressed his satisfaction when meeting beneficiaries of various government schemes. “I have lived in poverty. I know how troublesome the life of a poor is. All the schemes launched in the last 10 years are inspired by my life experiences. When I meet the beneficiaries, I get tears of joy. These tears can only be understood by those who have seen poverty and struggle. The one who never saw his mother coughing due to smoke, cannot understand these tears... The Shehzade of Congress is searching for his happiness in Modi's tears... These people are disappointed and hopeless,” said PM Modi.
04 May,2024 04:46 PM IST
Amid the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, former Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam along with his wife and daughter joined Shiv Sena on May 03. Shiv Sena President and Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde welcomed the leader at the party office in Thane. Sanjay Nirupam was expelled from Congress on April 03 for indiscipline and anti-party statements. After the expulsion, Nirupam claimed that the disciplinary action against him came following his resignation from the party’s primary membership. The former MP had left the undivided Shiv Sena nearly two decades ago in order to join Congress.
04 May,2024 01:50 PM IST
Amid the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections 2024, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on May 03 reacted to the questions from the ruling party BJP over his candidature. He claimed that no national media talked about his questions regarding Prajwal Revanna's obscene video case but only talked about his contesting from Amethi/Raebareli. Now that he is contesting from Raebareli, they are silent, he claimed. “No national media talked about this (question on Prajwal Revanna's obscene video case) but only talked about me contesting from Amethi/Raebareli. Now that I am contesting from Raebareli, they are all silent,” said Rahul Gandhi.
04 May,2024 12:26 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
