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Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Tuesday announced that his party will extend “unconditional support” to the state’s ruling Mahayuti alliance in the Lok Sabha elections.

The Mahayuti alliance comprises the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led faction of the Shiv Sena and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party group.

“The country today needs strong leadership,” Thackeray said at a rally in Mumbai, The Indian Express reported.

He added that his support to the BJP-led alliance was “only to make Narendra Modi the prime minister for another term”. “India is a country of youngsters, who need opportunities,” Thackeray said. “I expect Narendra Modi to concentrate on youngsters. They [youth] are the future. This election will decide the future of this country.”

Thackeray, who broke away from the then undivided Shiv Sena in 2006 to create the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena that year, added that Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had been asking him to “come together” for the past year and a half.

“I wanted to know what exactly they mean… that is why I called [Union Home Minister] Amit Shah and went to meet him,” Thackeray said, referring to his meeting with Shah in March.

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इंटरनेट डेस्क। राजस्थान में लोकसभा चुनाव के लिए पहले चरण का मतदान शुरू होने से पहले कांग्रेसी नेताओं का पार्टी छोडऩे का क्रम रुकने का नाम नहीं ले रहा है।

महेंद्रजीत सिंह मालवीय, रिछपाल मिर्धा, खिलाड़ी लाल बैरवा सहित कई बड़े नामों के कांग्रेस छोडऩे के बाद अब इस लिस्ट में प्रदेश की राजनीति का एक और बड़ा नेता का नाम आज शामिल हो सकता है। प्रदेश की 12 सीटों पर पहले चरण में होने वाली वोटिंग से पहले पूर्व सीएम अशोक गहलोत के करीबी और कांग्रेस के पूर्व प्रदेश कोषाध्यक्ष सीताराम अग्रवाल के पार्टी छोडऩे की खबरें आ रही है। वह आज भारतीय जनता पार्टी का दामन थाम सकते हैं।

अग्रवाल समाज में होगी भाजपा की पकड़ और मजबूत
खबरों के अनुसार, कांग्रेस की ओर से विधानसभा चुनाव लड़ चुके सीताराम अग्रवाल आज कांग्रेस छोड़ भाजपा का दामने थामेंगे। सीताराम अग्रवाल के इस कदम से भाजपा की अग्रवाल समाज में पकड़ और मजबूत हो जाएगी। पूर्व सीएम अशोक गहलोत के करीबी नेता सीताराम अग्रवाल को कांग्रेस ने पिछले साल संपन्न हुए राजस्थान विधानसभा चुनाव में विद्यानगर सीट से उम्मीदवार बनाया था। इस सीट से भारतीय जनता पार्टी की ओर से दीया कुमारी ने बड़ी जीत दर्ज की थी। इस जीत के बाद दीया कुमारी को प्रदेश का उप मुख्यमंत्री बनाया गया था।

दो विधानसभा चुनाव में मिल चुकी है हार
सीताराम अग्रवाल कांग्रेस के प्रदेश कोषाध्यक्ष पद की जिम्मेदारी संभाल चुके हैं। वह पार्टी की ओर से लगातार दो विधानसभा चुनाव लड़े थे, लेकिन दोनों ही बार उन्हें हार का सामना करना पड़ा है। 2018 में उन्हें भाजपा के नरपत सिंह राजवी से और 2023 में दीया कुमारी से हार का सामना करना पड़ा है।

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On April 1, the Supreme Court asked the Election Commission to respond to a petition calling for a complete count of the paper slips generated when votes are cast on electronic voting machines to allay “doubt among the general public as to whether there is a mismatch between the vote cast and the vote recorded”.

The news was buried in the inside pages of most metropolitan newspapers.

And yet by April 4, word had travelled to Suar, a speck of a town of about 30,000 people in Rampur district in western Uttar Pradesh, where Muslim voters told me they saw the court order as validation of their concerns that elections are being rigged in favour of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.

“Now even the Supreme Court is saying this,” said Nasir Ali, who sells fruit from a handcart. “Earlier the media was speaking about this in hushed tones. Now, it is speaking openly.”

The next hearing in the matter is scheduled for the third week of April – the same week in which the first day of polling takes place in India’s seven-phase parliamentary elections.

Among the areas voting on April 19 are eight constituencies of western Uttar Pradesh. In six of them, Muslims constitute more than one-third of the…

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The Congress on Tuesday criticised the Narendra Modi-led Union government for rising debt, inflation and unemployment, saying that “alarm bells” are ringing in the Indian economy. The Election Commission, meanwhile, directed the Central Board of Direct Taxes to verify any potential mismatch between the actual and declared income of Bharatiya Janata Party’s Thiruvananthapuram candidate Rajeev Chandrasekhar. Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar was provided with a Z-category security detail.

Here’s a look at today’s top developments:

• Congress leader Jairam Ramesh asserted on Tuesday that under the leadership of the prime minister, “India has witnessed record levels of unemployment, high inflation, declining real wages, widespread rural distress and dramatic increases in inequality”. Ramesh referenced a report by financial services firm Motilal Oswal, which said India’s household debt levels are reported to have touched an all-time high of 40% of Gross Domestic Product. Ramesh said that this showed the “devastating impact that Mr Modi’s policies have had on Indian households”.

Modi ka parivar chhodo, desh ke parivaron ka kya?

🚨 Household debt at an all time high of 40% of GDP

🚨 Net financial savings at their lowest level in 47 years

How will the Finance Minister spin this now?#HaathBadlegaHalaat https://t.co/RWWLaKFOlo pic.twitter.com/ngDMBXXXkg

— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) April 9, 2024

• Birender Singh, a former Union minister in the Bharatiya Janata…

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Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Saturday said that he will take legal action against Congress MP Shashi Tharoor after the latter accused him of bribing voters with cash.

Chandrasekhar and Tharoor are contesting the Lok Sabha elections from Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram constituency.

On Saturday, Tharoor claimed in an interview that he had received information from various sources, including “certain important community leaders and parish priests” suggesting that the Bharatiya Janata Party was trying to influence voters with cash, The Hindu reported.

However, the Congress MP expressed doubts whether those who have allegedly received the money will be willing to come forward with evidence. Tharoor also alleged that the BJP could have spent “20, 30 or even 100 times” the amount that the other candidates have spent on campaigning.

Soon after this, Chandrasekhar challenged Tharoor to disclose to whom he gave the money.

“With his baseless allegation, he has also damaged the reputation of religious and community organisations in the [state] capital,” the BJP leader said in a social media post. “Rest assured, I will ensure that this slander is countered using all legal means. It’s disgraceful to see a three-time MP stooping to third-rate politics in his desperation.”

Shashi Tharoor should disclose to whom I gave money. With his baseless allegation, he has also damaged the reputation…

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West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Tuesday directed the state government to remove Minister of Education Bratya Basu from the Cabinet for an alleged violation of the Model Code of Conduct ahead of the approaching Lok Sabha polls, reported The Hindu.

The Model Code of Conduct is a set of guidelines issued by the Election Commission that political parties and governments are mandated to follow while campaigning.

Basu is alleged to have violated poll conduct rules by presiding over a “political meeting” at Gour Banga University on March 30. Bose is the chancellor of the university.

“In the light of the political meeting held in Gour Banga University under the leadership and presence of Shri Bratya Basu (Minister of Education) with other Ministers, MPs, MLAs and political leaders on 30th March, 2024, the Chancellor and Governor has directed the State government to take action against the erring Minister who has deliberately violated the election code of conduct,” said a statement issued by Raj Bhavan, the governor’s official residence.

It also said: “Be you ever so high, the law is above you.”

Basu responded to the direction for his removal by accusing the governor of overreaching his powers. “The Indian Constitution clearly states that the recommendation of appointment or removal of any Minister…

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The Election Commission on Friday sent a notice to Delhi minister Atishi over an alleged violation of the model code of conduct, days after she claimed that the Bharatiya Janata party had attempted to coerce her into defecting to it.

The poll panel said that being a minister, the voters tend to believe what she says in public, and she should be able to support her claim on a factual basis.

The Aam Aadmi Party leader has been asked to file her response by 12 pm on Monday.

The model code of code is a set of guidelines issued by the poll panel that political parties have to follow while campaigning during elections.

The notice to Atishi was sent on the basis of a complaint filed by the BJP.

On Tuesday, Atishi alleged that she had been approached through a “close aide” to join the BJP or face arrest by the Enforcement Directorate. She claims came after the arrest of Kejriwal by the central law enforcement agency in connection with the Delhi liquor excise policy case.

She had alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to crush the Aam Aadmi Party and arrest all its leaders.

“First they arrested all the senior leaders of the party,” Atishi said. “First Satyendar Jain was arrested, then Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh were taken into custody and now…

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Congress leader Gourav Vallabh on Thursday resigned from the party ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, citing his discomfort with the “directionless way” with which it was moving forward.

Vallabh, who was a party spokesperson, shared his resignation letter on social media and said that he could neither shout “anti-Sanatan slogans” nor “abuse the wealth creators of the country”.

Sanatan or Sanatana Dharma is a term some people use as a synonym for Hinduism.

कांग्रेस पार्टी आज जिस प्रकार से दिशाहीन होकर आगे बढ़ रही है,उसमें मैं ख़ुद को सहज महसूस नहीं कर पा रहा.मैं ना तो सनातन विरोधी नारे लगा सकता हूं और ना ही सुबह-शाम देश के वेल्थ क्रिएटर्स को गाली दे सकता.इसलिए मैं कांग्रेस पार्टी के सभी पदों व प्राथमिक सदस्यता से इस्तीफ़ा दे रहाहूं pic.twitter.com/Xp9nFO80I6

— Prof. Gourav Vallabh (@GouravVallabh) April 4, 2024

Vallabh, in his resignation letter addressed to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, said that on one hand, the Congress was demanding a caste census and on the other hand, it “seems to oppose the entire Hindu society”.

“This style of working gives a misleading message to the public that the party is a supporter of a particular religion only,” he said in the letter. “This is against the basic principles of Congress.”

Last year, the Congress had fielded…

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Ten Bharatiya Janata Party candidates including Chief Minister Pema Khandu were elected unopposed to the Arunachal Pradesh Assembly on Saturday ahead of the state elections.

In five of these constituencies, Opposition parties did not field their candidates. In the other five constituencies, candidates of Opposition parties withdrew their nominations by Saturday, which was the last day of withdrawal of candidature.

The elections for the remaining constituencies in the 60-member Assembly and two Lok Sabha seats in the state will be held on April 19. Counting of votes for the state polls will take place on June 2 and for the general election on June 4.

Khandu was elected unopposed from Mukto and his deputy Chowna Mein from Chowkham.

The eight other BJP candidates who were elected are: Ratu Techi from Sagalee, Jikke Tako from Tali, Nyato Dukam from Taliha, Mutchu Mithi from Roing, Hage Appa from Ziro-Hapoli, Techi Kaso from Itanagar, Dongru Siongju from Bomdila and Dasanglu Pul from Hayuliang.

On Saturday, Khandu congratulated the candidates for “scripting a great chapter in the state’s electoral history”.

“With great humility, we acknowledge this, which fills us with a deep sense of responsibility and commitment towards serving you with utmost dedication and sincerity,” he said in a social media post.

A party needs a total 31 seats to secure a…

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The Communist Party of India has been served a notice by the Income Tax Department for procedural violations after two of its state units were found to be using old Permanent Account Number, or PAN, cards to file their income tax returns, ANI reported on Saturday citing the party’s general secretary D Raja.

Raja did not, however, specify the dates on which the notices were received by his party.

On being asked if the party has received any notices regarding a tax demand, Raja said that they had not received such a notice from the Income Tax Department.

Media reports on Friday suggested that the Communist Party of India had been asked to pay dues worth Rs 11 crore for the PAN card violation.

Raja’s confirmation of the notice to the Communist Party of India comes a day after the Income Tax Department served a fresh notice of Rs 1,823 crore to the Congress a day after the Delhi High Court rejected the party’s petitions challenging the tax reassessment proceedings for the financial years 2017-’18 to 2020-’21.

On Saturday, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh claimed that the party received two more notices on Friday night, reported The Times of India, though their contents were not specified.

इंटरनेट डेस्क। राजस्थान में इस बार दो चरणों में लोकसभा चुनाव होंगे। प्रदेश में पहले चरण का मतदान 19 अप्रैल होगा। वहीं दूसरे चरण के लिए 26 अप्रेल को वोटिंग की जाएगी। मतदान को लेकर भारत निर्वाचन आयोग ने महत्वपूर्ण निर्णय लिया है।

आयोग ने राजस्थान में 19 अप्रैल से एक जून तक एग्जिट पोल पर प्रतिबंध लगा दिया है। इस बात की जानकारी आयोग के एक वरिष्ठ अधिकारी की ओर से दी गई है। उन्होंने बताया कि ने भारत निर्वाचन आयोग की ओर से 19 अप्रैल को सुबह 7 बजे से लेकर 1 जून की शाम 6.30 बजे तक के लिए एक्जिट पोल पर रोक लगा दी गई है। इस अवधि के दौरान एक्जिट पोल के नतीजों का प्रकाशन और प्रसारण प्रतिबंधित रहेगा।

गौरलब है कि राजस्थान में पहले चरण में के तहत 19 अप्रैल को गंगानगर, बीकानेर, चूरू, झुंझुनू, सीकर, जयपुर ग्रामीण, जयपुर, अलवर, भरतपुर, करौली-धौलपुर, दौसा और नागौर लोकसभा सीट पर मतदान होगा।

वहीं बची हुई 13 सीटों पर 26 अप्रैल को मतदान होगा। इसमें टोंक-सवाई माधोपुर, अजमेर, पाली, जोधपुर, बाड़मेर, जालौर, उदयपुर, बांसवाड़ा, चित्तौडग़ढ़, राजसमंद, भीलवाड़ा, कोटा और झालावाड़-बारां शामिल है।

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