Nomination starts for 5th phase polls in UP for 14 LS seats, one Assembly bypoll
Nomination process for the fifth phase of Lok Sabha polls for 14 seats in Uttar Pradesh commenced on Friday.
Nomination process for the fifth phase of Lok Sabha polls for 14 seats in Uttar Pradesh commenced on Friday.
Polling is underway for seven parliamentary seats of North East -- five from Assam and one each from Manipur and Tripura -- in the second phase on Friday.
Congress president Mallikarjun on Friday said 2024 Lok Sabha polls are not an ordinary election but a step to ''protect the democracy from the clutches of dictatorship" as voting for the second phase of General Elections gets underway.
There were reports of malfunctioning of EVMs at several booths at the start but machines were either rectified or replaced by the authorities immediately.
Voting commenced at 28,758 polling booths at 7 am with great enthusiasm in 13 LS seats of Ajmer, Tonk-Sawaimadhopur, Pali, Jodhpur, Barmer, Jalore, Banswara, Udaipur, Chittorgarh, Rajsamand, Bhilwara, Kota and Jhalawar-Baran.
The new Parliament building will enable 888 members to sit in the Lok Sabha.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla will dedicate to the nation the new Parliament building on Sunday.
Superstar Shah Rukh Khan on Saturday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the new Parliament building inauguration.
Various rituals according to the Vedas will be performed ahead of the inauguration of the new Parliament building by PM Modi, sources said.
Sisodia appeals to PM to ensure justice to protesting wrestlers who have brought immense pride to India.