Days after alleging irregularities in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Congress MP and leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Thursday released what he described as “criminal evidence” to back his claim.
In a post on handle X, the ECI highlighted that no appeals were filed with the DM/CEO of Karnataka regarding electoral rolls, and no election petitions were filed by losing INC candidates.
The tally of the number of elections won by Rahul and his mother Sonia Gandhi is equal -- six times.
Modi's return to power will now depend on smaller allies - particularly Chandrababu Naidu's TDP and Nitish Kumar's JD-U.
Modi said that it was the first time after 1962 that a government that completed two full terms has got a third successive term.
The eight seats where polling was held included Indore, Khandwa, Mandsaur, Dewas (SC), Ujjain (SC), Dhar (ST), Ratlam (ST) and Khargone (ST).
At 51.87 per cent, West Bengal recorded the highest turnout of votes, followed by Madhya Pradesh at 48.52 per cent.
West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh recorded the highest turnout of votes in the first four hours, while Jammu and Kashmir and Maharashtra saw the lowest.
Along with the Lok Sabha elections, assembly polls will also be held in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.
His guarantees included free electricity,. education, health to all. He also promised to scrap the Agniveer recruitment scheme in the Army.
