Tag: Lok Sabha Elections

Elections 2024
Elections 2024: KYC App to help you identify candidates with criminal backgrounds

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.

  • Sunday, 17 March 2024
General Elections 2024: 'Vote-from-home' for voters above 85, people with 40% disability
General Elections 2024: 'Vote-from-home' for voters above 85, people with 40% disability

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.

  • Saturday, 16 March 2024
Elections 2024
Battle 2024: Odisha to go for simultaneous Lok Sabha, assembly polls in 4 phases from May 13

As per ECI, the voting in Odisha will be held on May 13, May 20, May 25 and on June 1.

  • Saturday, 16 March 2024
General Election 2024: A sneak peek into electors, polling stations and '4 M challenges'
General Election 2024: A sneak peek into electors, polling stations and '4 M challenges'

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.

  • Saturday, 16 March 2024
Arindam Roy Quits BJD, Joins BJP
Odisha Elections 2024: Actor Arindam Roy quits BJD, joins BJP

Arindam, who was the star campaigner of the BJD since 2014, submitted his resignation to party supremo Naveen Patnaik.

  • Friday, 15 March 2024
Clean sweep in North, gains in South; BJP-led NDA to breach 400 mark in 2024 LS polls: Opinion Poll
Clean sweep in North, gains in South; BJP-led NDA to breach 400 mark in 2024 LS polls: Opinion Poll

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.

  • Friday, 15 March 2024
General Elections 2024
Elections 2024: Odisha Congress releases manifesto, promises 9 guarantees

The manifesto was released in presence of Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Sarat Pattnaik, party’s state in-charge Ajoy Kumar and other state leaders at a presser held in Bhubaneswar.

  • Friday, 15 March 2024
The Election Commission of India
Election Commission of India to announce dates, schedule for 2024 General Elections on March 16

Both Assembly and Lok Sabha elections are scheduled to be held in Odisha. It is expected that the ECI will announce the complete schedule for both elections tomorrow.

  • Friday, 15 March 2024
BJP
Lok Sabha elections: BJP releases second list of 72 candidates, Khattar fielded from Karnal

Union Ministers Pralhad Joshi (Dhawad), Piyush Goyal (Mumbai North), Nitin Gadkari (Nagpur), Anurag Singh Thakur (Hamirpur), and Shobha Karandlaje (Bangalore North) are also in the list.

  • Wednesday, 13 March 2024
Congress 2nd Lok Sabha list announced
Congress 2nd Lok Sabha list: Gaurav Gogoi, Nakul Nath, Vaibhav Gehlot among prominent names

Nakul Nath (Chhindwara), Vaibhav Gelot (Jalore), and Gaurav Gogoi (Jorhat) are sons of former Congress Chief Ministers Kamal Nath (Madhya Pradesh), Ashok Gehlot (Rajasthan), and late Tarun Gogoi (Assam).

  • Tuesday, 12 March 2024
Odisha announces several benefits for teachers, staff of aided educational institutions
Odisha announces several benefits for teachers, staff of aided educational institutions

A lump sum amount of Rs 10 lakh and Rs 5 lakh has been approved for teaching and non-teaching staff, respectively, at the time of retirement at 60.

  • Sunday, 10 March 2024
BJP ready to fight on all assembly, LS seats in Odisha; no talks on alliance: Lata Usendi
BJP ready to fight on all assembly, LS seats in Odisha; no talks on alliance: Lata Usendi

On Saturday, BJP's election in-charge for Odisha Vijaypal Singh Tomar categorically stated that no BJD leader met him.

  • Sunday, 10 March 2024
AAP to contest 2024 polls in Odisha with vigour: Saurabh Bhardwaj
AAP to contest 2024 polls in Odisha with vigour: Saurabh Bhardwaj

AAP's national convenor Arvind Kejriwal had appointed Delhi minister Saurabh Bhardwaj as the party's in-charge for Odisha.

  • Sunday, 10 March 2024
General Elections 2024
Alliance speculation: Our decision will be for Odisha’s interest, says BJD leader Debi Mishra

Mishra further said that Odisha will achieve the development milestones set by CM Naveen Patnaik and a decision will be taken keeping in mind whatever is needed for the state and in the interest of the people.

  • Wednesday, 06 March 2024
General Elections 2024
Will there be an alliance between BJP and BJD ahead of 2024 elections?

Ahead of the upcoming general elections 2024, if an alliance is formed, it will be after a gap of 15 years that the BJD will return to the NDA fold. However, it is still unclear whether the parties will come to any consensus for any alliance.

  • Wednesday, 06 March 2024
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