After living on sufferance for years, the villagers’ pent-up anger may find an outlet this election as they are determined to boycott polls.
The BJP, in a ‘big brother’ role in Bihar, will contest on the highest number of seats, i.e., 17 while the other allies JD (U), LJP, HAM and RLSP will field candidates on 16, 5 and 1 seats respectively.
The ECI on Monday ordered the transfer of Home Secretaries from six states, namely Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Bihar, and Uttarakhand, said the sources.
The apex court said the details to be disclosed include the unique bond numbers that would reveal the link between the buyers and the recipient political parties.
For the opposition parties under INDIA bloc, Mumbai’s Shivaji Park is the zone of action this evening as supporters are rushing in large numbers to celebrate Rahul Gandhi’s conclusion of Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra.
The ECI announced the Lok Sabha election schedule in seven phases. Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar introduced the 'Know Your Candidate' app, empowering voters with candidate information and cVigil for complaints.
The party has prepared a list of candidates for 147 Assembly and 21 Lok Sabha seats and will send the same to the central committee for perusal at its end.
Announcing the Lok Sabha poll schedule here on Saturday, the ECI provided details on the country's voter list, polling booths, the number of EVMs to be used, and the security protocols to be implemented for the peaceful conduct of the polls, among other details.
While addressing the media on dates for the Lok Sabha elections 2024, Kumar gave a sneak peek into the electors' number, polling stations and more.
They added that even as the ECI is scheduled to announce on Saturday the polling and counting dates for the Lok Sabha elections, the total number of NBWs yet to be executed in West Bengal is above 30,000.
The Act provides that the CEC and the ECs will be appointed by the President on the recommendation of a Selection Committee consisting of the PM, the Leader of the Opposition (or the largest opposition party) in the Lok Sabha, and a Union Cabinet Minister to be nominated by the PM.
BJP leader and Chilika MLA Prashant Jagdev termed the 10,000 aspirants who have applied for BJD tickets as bombs.
According to the Opinion poll, the NDA is set to fetch 411 seats in the 543-member Lok Sabha and the BJP could alone bag a record 350 seats.
The second meeting of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leaders held today but leaders were tight-lipped about alliance.
The ECI said in a statement that the data has been uploaded on its website as received from the SBI on an "as is where is basis".
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