Lok Sabha Election 2024 Highlights: PM Modi holds roadshow in Coimbatore

Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address a rally in Jagtial, within the Nizamabad Lok Sabha constituency in Telangana today. The event is anticipated to influence the neighbouring Karimnagar LS constituency as well.

Both Nizamabad and Karimnagar are currently held by the BJP in the outgoing Lok Sabha.

The BJP secured victory in four out of the 17 Lok Sabha seats in Telangana during the 2019 general elections and aims to enhance its performance in 2024, contesting independently.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale on Monday took to X to share a complaint that has been filed against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for “violating the code of conduct”. He claimed that an Indian Air Force helicopter was used by the Prime Minister to attend an election rally in AC 96-Chilakaluripet in Palnadu, Andhra Pradesh on Sunday, after the Model Code of Conduct came into effect on Saturday.

“Complaint against PM Modi with ECI for violating code of conduct. Filed a complaint with the Election Commission against Modi for using an Indian Air Force helicopter to attend an election rally in AC 96-Chilakaluripet in Palnadu, Andhra Pradesh yesterday. EC rules prohibit use of state machinery for campaigning. Indira Gandhi was disqualified in 1975 specifically for this reason. If BJP paid for renting the IAF chopper, then EC should let us all know along with the grounds for why an IAF chopper was essential (CMs & other Z+ protectees use normal VVIP choppers which have all required security features). EC had said while announcing the elections that code of conduct violations will be dealt with strictly. Let's see if EC initiates a probe or any action against PM Modi for using an IAF chopper for election campaigning,” Gokhale wrote.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to conduct a roadshow in Coimbatore. The Madras High Court granted permission for the roadshow on March 18, after the state government initially denied it, citing reasons such as security risks.

Additionally, BJP Karnataka unit announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a public gathering in Shivamogga as part of the Lok Sabha 2024 elections. This event follows his inaugural election meeting in Karnataka, which took place in Kalaburagi, the home constituency of Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, just two days earlier.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Varanasi for the third consecutive time.

• Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will seek a second term from Wayanad in Kerala, where he will be challenged by CPI leader and women’s rights activist Annie Raja.

• BJP's Smriti Irani, who won the seat from Rahul Gandhi in 2019, is vying for re-election from the constituency, while the Congress has yet to announce its candidate for Amethi.

• Sitting MP and former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor is running for re-election from Thiruvananthpuram for a fourth term. He will face BJP leader and Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar, who is making his Lok Sabha debut and aims to secure the BJP's first win in Kerala.

• Trinamool Congress (TMC) has nominated former cricketer Yusuf Pathan for the Baharampur constituency in West Bengal, a stronghold of the Congress currently held by its Lok Sabha leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.

• BJP has replaced two-time MP and Union Minister of State Meenakshi Lekhi with Bansuri Swaraj, daughter of late Union Minister Sushma Swaraj, for this seat.

• Congress has selected its former chief minister Bhupesh Baghel as its candidate for the Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha seat in Chhattisgarh.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: Following the release of this year's general election dates and schedule on Saturday, the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) became effective from that evening. What is it?

• The Election Commission of India's (ECI) Model Code of Conduct (MCC) comprises a set of guidelines issued to oversee the activities of political parties and candidates before elections.

• The MCC takes effect from the announcement of the election schedule until the declaration of results.

• The code encompasses eight provisions addressing general conduct, gatherings, processions, polling day, polling stations, observers, the ruling party, and election manifestos.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: The Congress levelled allegations against LDF Convenor E P Jayarajan on Sunday, claiming he has business ties with BJP's Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha candidate Rajeev Chandrasekhar. Both leaders strongly denied the accusation.

Leader of the Opposition V D Satheesan asserted yesterday that Jayarajan, a senior CPI(M) figure, maintains business links with Union Minister Chandrasekhar. Jayarajan, addressing the media in Kozhikode on Sunday, refuted the claims and challenged Satheesan to substantiate them.

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar will contest against sitting MP and former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor, seeking re-election from Thiruvananthapuram for a fourth term. Chandrasekhar, making his Lok Sabha debut, aims to secure the BJP's first victory in Kerala. Another notable contender is CPI's Pannyan Raveendran, who previously won elections in the constituency in 2005.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: National Conference Chief and former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Farooq Abdullah criticised the BJP-led centre on Sunday, saying that the Election Commission would regain its independence once the opposition bloc, INDIA, assumes power.

Addressing the crowd at Rahul Gandhi's 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' in Mumbai on Sunday, the NC leader urged people to “check the paper and verify their vote” referring to the electronic voting machine as a ‘thief’.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin remarked on Sunday that Rahul Gandhi's 63-day-long Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra “symbolised a quest to rebuild India,” which, according to him, had been dismantled by the Bharatiya Janata Party.

In criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Tamil Nadu CM pointed out that the latter focused solely on two aspects, one of which involved spreading false propaganda.

The INDIA bloc, a coalition of opposition parties aiming to challenge the Modi-led BJP in the Lok Sabha elections, convened a rally today at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Park in Mumbai. This rally marked the largest display of strength by the INDIA bloc yet, with the entire Gandhi family in attendance, launching their campaign for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

This event follows the conclusion of Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra on Saturday in Mumbai.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: Former Chhattisgarh chief minister and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel launched a scathing attack on the BJP regarding the Centre's now-abandoned Electoral Bond Scheme. This came a day after the Election Commission (EC) announced the dates for the Lok Sabha elections. Baghel labelled it as the “biggest scam of the year”.

Defending the scheme, Union minister of state for health and family welfare, SP Singh Baghel, said the Opposition was hurling unfounded allegations at the BJP over the electoral bond scheme.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to hold an election rally in Karnataka's Shivamogga on Monday, marking his first rally in the southern state since the Election Commission of India (ECI) unveiled the schedule for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls on Saturday.

Karnataka holds 28 seats in the 543-member Lok Sabha. In the 2019 national polls, the BJP and an independent candidate secured victory in 26 constituencies, while the Congress-JD(S) alliance clinched the remaining two seats.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde expressed dissatisfaction with the chosen venue for the event, as it coincided with the gathering of the Opposition bloc partners, known as INDIA, at Mumbai's Shivaji Park to conclude Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra.

The Shiv Sena leader said that it was the very place his party's founder, Balasaheb Thackeray, used to address the public.

Accusing the Congress of being anti-Hindu, Shinde said, "How can we say that we are proud Hindus when some people even fear saying the words Hindu Hriday Samrat these days?"

Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: Prasun Banerjee, a former police officer turned politician representing the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in the Malda North Lok Sabha constituency, sparked controversy in his campaign speech in West Bengal's Malda.

• He pledged to stand by the people if they faced intimidation from paramilitary forces.

• Encouraging voters to show respect to all, Banerjee confidently asserted his readiness to handle any disruptions himself.

• Furthermore, Banerjee talked about the importance of treating the central armed forces stationed at the polling booths with respect, as long as they uphold the voters' democratic rights.

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Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: The Opposition bloc, known as INDIA, launched its election campaign from Mumbai's historic Shivaji Park on Sunday, with its leaders criticising the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Centre.

National Congress Party (NCP) (SP) chief Sharad Pawar delivered a speech at the concluding event of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Nyay Yatra, urging the Opposition to pledge to “vow to oust BJP from power”.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 date LIVE: One day after the Election Commission (EC) announced the schedule for the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections, West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose introduced ‘Log Sabha’, a specialized platform for engaging with the public during the Lower House polling in the state.

The portal includes an email address, logsabha.rajbhavankolkata@gmail.com, enabling citizens to contact the Governor and address any polling-related concerns.