PHAGWARA: Former Punjab Minister and Four Times Congress MLA, Veteran Congress Leader Amarjit Singh Samra has strongly opposed the decision of the congress high command to allot Congress ticket to Former Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi from Jalandhar Lok Sabha Seat.

CHANDIGARH: In a unique initiative, Punjab Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Sibin C will go live on social media platform Facebook from 11:00 am to 11:30 am on Friday, April 19 to to respond to queries raised by voters related to Lok Sabha Elections 2024. The live event has been named 'Talk to Your CEO Punjab'.

NEW DELHI: Over 16.63 crore voters in 1.87 lakh polling stations across the country will decide the fate of 1,625 candidates in the first phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections on Friday.

ZAGREB: The ruling centre-right Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ), led by Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, won most seats in the parliamentary elections a day before, but failed to obtain enough seats to form a government independently.

HYDERABAD: The Election Commission on Thursday issued notification for elections to 17 Lok Sabha seats in Telangana along with by-election to Secunderabad Cantonment Assembly constituency on May 13, setting the stage for a three-cornered contest among the ruling Congress, opposition BRS and the BJP.

JAIPUR: Around 2.54 crore people are eligible to vote for the 12 parliamentary constituencies in Rajasthan which will go to polls in the first phase of the Lok Sabha election on April 19, officials have said.

CHANDIGARH: In order to curb unfair activities and ensure fair and transparent elections in Punjab, enforcement agencies have seized drugs, liquor, unaccounted-for cash, and freebies worth Rs 243.95 crore in the past month since the model code of conduct for the Lok Sabha elections came into force on March 16.

AMRITSAR: During the election meeting, influenced by the policies of the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, dozens of families affiliated with the Congress and other parties announced to join the Bharatiya Janata Party and Taranjit Singh Sandhu welcomed the the new workers in the party.

GUWAHATI: The campaigning for the first phase of Lok Sabha polls in 15 out of the total 25 Parliamentary constituencies in the eight northeastern states ended on Wednesday, an official said.

KAITHAL: BJP candidate from Kurukshetra Lok Sabha constituency Naveen Jindal said that the blessings, cooperation and support of the people of Kurukshetra Lok Sabha constituency is my real strength. He will go to every assembly segment of the Lok Sabha constituency and appeal to the people for votes. With the blessings of the public, he will once again serve them and live up to their expectations.

AMRITSAR: Congress Lok Sabha candidate from Amritsar Gurjit Singh Aujla was warmly welcomed on his arrival in Amritsar today. Senior Congress leaders, Thousands of supporters reached the railway station and welcomed him with flowers, firecrackers and slogans.

LUCKNOW: Campaigning on eight seats that are going to polls in the first phase of elections in Uttar Pradesh on April 19, will end today at 5 p.m.

ZAGREB: Croatia is set to hold parliamentary elections on Wednesday in a contest overshadowed by a bitter rivalry between President Zoran Milanovic, a Social Democrat friendly towards Moscow, and conservative Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic.

CHENNAI: Chennai district has 3,726 polling stations, the highest in Tamil Nadu, for the Lok Sabha elections scheduled on April 19, according to the Election Commission of India (ECI).

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission imposed a 48-hour campaigning ban on Congress MP Randeep Singh Surjewala, effective from 6 p.m. on Tuesday, over his derogatory remarks against Bharatiya Janata Party MP Hema Malini.

HAMIRPUR: The Hamirpur Parliamentary Constituency is one of four Lok Sabha (national legislature) seats in Himachal Pradesh, India. This constituency encompasses the entirety of Hamirpur district along with segments of neighboring districts, making it a significant political hub in the region.

BENGALURU: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Monday said that there was no need to bother about the election manifesto of the Congress as it will become just a piece of paper with no relevance after the BJP registers victory in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

GANDHINAGAR: Punjab Chief Minister, Bhagwant Mann, is scheduled to visit Gujarat for a two-day campaign blitz on April 16 and 17, throwing his support behind the AAP candidates in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.

AMRITSAR: The candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party from Amritsar Lok Sabha Constituency and former Ambassador of India to America. Taranjit Singh Sandhu said that if the people of Amritsar elect me and send me to the Parliament, then I promise that no stone will be left unturned in the progress of the historic city of Amritsar by taking a special package from Narendra Modi.

LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party leaders and workers from all over Uttar Pradesh will reach Mainpuri for a mega show on Tuesday when the party's candidate Dimple Yadav files her nomination papers for the Lok Sabha elections.

LUCKNOW: Police personnel on poll duty this year, will find the going comparatively easier.

CHANDIGARH: The Congress party today released list of six candidates of Lok Sabha in Punjab. Fire brand politician and strong critic of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has been fielded from Sangrur, the native constituency of Mann. Khaira was formerly with AAP.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab's ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) got a boost in the Doaba region as a Dalit leader of Jalandhar and former Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) legislator Pawan Kumar Tinu joined it on Sunday.

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday slammed the BJP "for not focusing on inflation and unemployment in its manifesto".

NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday released its manifesto, named 'Sankalp Patra', for the Lok Sabha polls.

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his letter to the nation said that farmers have been the backbone of the country's progress, whether it is historic MSP hikes, massive rise in procurement or making fertilisers available to them inexpensively despite globally high prices.

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the BJP was focused on its four pillars -- youth, women, poor and the farmers, and 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas' is the ‘soul’ of BJP’s Sankalp Patra. He also reiterated the government's commitment to "fight against corruption as it snatches the rights of poor and middle-class".

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Even before the poll dates were announced one thing was certain in Kerala, that the winner would be the INDIA bloc.

PATIALA: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal today appealed to Punjabis to seal the borders of Punjab with their votes to prevent Delhi based parties from making inroads in the State, even as he asserted that all Delhi based party units obeyed their high command as had been done by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders of Punjab who had arraigned themselves against the Kisan Andolan.

CHANDIGARH: Spearheading the charge for efficient electoral processes, Punjab's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Sibin C, launched the Poll Activity Management System (PAMS) for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2024 in his office today.

CHANDIGARH: Eighteen incumbent Assistant Returning Officers (AROs) designated by the Election Commission of India (ECI) under Section 22(1) of Representation of the People Act, 1951 with regard to respective Parliamentary Constituencies (PCs) in the State of Haryana  don't fulfill the  requirement of minimum five years of service in Haryana Civil Service (Executive Branch)- HCS-EB so as to become eligible for posting as Sub-Divisional Officer (Civil)- SDO(C) SDM ( Sub Divisional Magistrate). 

SRINAGAR: Former J&K Chief Minister and vice president of National Conference (NC), Omar Abdullah will fight the Lok Sabha election from the Srinagar constituency.

AMRITSAR: A special meeting of BJP's Amritsar Central Vidhan Sabha Constituency Jallianwala Bagh Mandal was held at the district office under the leadership of BJP District President Harvinder Singh Sandhu and Central Assembly In-charge Dr. Ram Chawla. In which BJP's Lok Sabha candidate Taranjit Singh Sandhu was specially present Mandal president Sudhir Arora along with office bearers of his mandal honored Taranjit Singh Samani and BJP district president Harwinder Singh Sandhu by giving bouquet and syrup.

BENGALURU: NDA candidates in Bengaluru met Vokkaliga seer, Dr. Nirmalanandanatha Swamiji, at his mutt in Vijayanagar locality of Bengaluru on Wednesday and sought his blessings ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

KOLKATA: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on Wednesday, accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of shielding the accused in the 2022 Bhupatinagar blast case with her attempts to implicate the National Investigation Agency (NIA) sleuths investigating the case.