Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: PM Modi will address two public meetings in Gujarat, in Banaskantha and Sabarkantha
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 LIVE: The suspense over the Congress’ candidate in Amethi and Rae Barelli Lok Sabha seats continued to simmer as the party released a list of four candidates on Tuesday. Sources told CNN-News18 that party leader Rahul Gandhi is not keen to give up on Wayanad, even if he wins in one of the two Uttar Pradesh constituencies. The Congress MP is likely to visit Amethi on Wednesday.
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Meanwhile, the special investigation team (SIT) intensified its investigation into alleged sex scandal involving Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna. The grandson of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda was suspended from his party, Janata Dal (Secular) over the scandal.
With a week left to the third phase polling of the general elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address two rallies in Gujarat — Banaskantha and Sabarkantha — on Wednesday. Union Home Minister Amit Shah will also address a public meeting at Mela Ground in Chhattisgarh’s Korba.
LATEST UPDATES ON 2024 LOK SABHA ELECTIONS
- The Election Commission of India on Tuesday released the voter turnout of the first and second phase of Lok Sabha polling. Phase 1 recorded a voter turnout of 66.14 per cent, while phase 2 stood at 66.71 per cent. The poll governing body, however, made it clear that final turnout will only be available post-counting with that of postal ballots and its addition to the total vote count.
- The Lok Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag-Rajouri seat, earlier slated for May 7, has now been postponed to May 25 by the Election Commission. The poll body cited logistical issues caused by adverse conditions as reason behind the postponement.
- Trouble continued to mount for Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, who on Tuesday was suspended from his party, JD(S), over the alleged sex scandal. The SIT also intensified its investigation into the allegations levelled against Prajwal.
Notably, his driver said that he gave the ‘obscene video’ clips to Karnataka BJP leader and lawyer Deveraje Gowda.
Gowda, on the other hand, said that he had warned the saffron camp of the sexual abuse allegations against Prajwal before the alliance with JD(S) was finalised.
- Amid the suspense for its candidate from Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi and Rae Barelli, the Congress on Tuesday released a list of four candidates. The grand old party fielded Raj Babbar from Haryana’s Gurugram, Bhushan Patil from Mumbai North, Anand Sharma from Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra and Satpal Raizada from Hamirpur.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing a rally in Telangana, asserted that he would not let the quotas of Dalits, Adivasis and OBCs be given to Muslims on the basis of religion. His statement comes amid the Congress’ attack at the BJP saying that the latter would change the Constitution and scrap reservations.
(With agency inputs)
