Lok Sabha elections: Important political events of the day
Updated: May 22nd, 2024
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Source: IANS |
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address public meetings in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi today for the ongoing Lok Sabha election.
In Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to address a public meeting in Basti at 12:30 pm followed by another in Shravasti at 2:30 pm.
After Bihar, the prime minister will visit Delhi and address a public meeting in West Delhi’s Dwarka at 6 pm.
Major political developments that will unfold across the country today:
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah will address three public meetings and a roadshow in West Bengal – one in Kanthi at 11 am, another in Ghatal at 12:30 pm followed by another public rally in Purulia at 2:30 pm He will also hold a roadshow in Bankura at 4 pm starting from Lal Bazaar Chowk which will culminate at Chak Bazaar.
- BJP President J.P. Nadda will address three public meetings in West Bengal – one in North 24 Parganas at 12:50 pm, another in Kolkata Uttar (Kolkata district) at 3 pm followed by a third public rally in Kolkata Dakshin (Kolkata district) at 4 pm.
- Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge will address a public meeting in favour of the INDIA bloc and Congress candidate from North-West Delhi Lok Sabha seat, Udit Raj at 6 pm at Durga Chowk, Bhalswa Dairy.
- Bahujan Samaj Party supremo and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati will address a public meeting in support of the party’s Lok Sabha candidate from Sultanpur, Udayraj Verma at 12 pm.
- Former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and Opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav and Mukesh Sahni, the National President of the Vikassheel Insan Party, will jointly address a public meeting in East Champaran’s Chiraiya at 3 pm.
- Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav will visit Uttar Pradesh and address a public meeting at B.R.P. Inter College, Jaunpur, at 3 pm.
- Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party (SP) National President Akhilesh Yadav will address a public meeting in support of Dharmendra Yadav, the joint SP and INDIA bloc candidate from Azamgarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Akhilesh Yadav will address public meetings each at the Baghela Maidan near Bilariyaganj police station at 12:30 pm and at Bhitauli Tiraha Maidan near Sidhari police station at 2 pm, urging voters to support Dharmendra Yadav from the Azamgarh Lok Sabha constituency.
- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will address public meetings in Haryana. At 12 pm, he will hold a public meeting in Charkhi Dadri, addressing voters from the Bhiwani-Mahendragarh parliamentary constituency. At 1:30 pm, he will address another public rally at Anaj Mandi in Sonipat. Later at 3:45 pm, he is scheduled to participate in the ‘Samvidhan Samman Sammelan’ at the Indra Dhanush Auditorium, Main Hall, Sector-5, Panchkula.
- Defence Minister and senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh will address a public meeting in Haryana’s Bhiwani.
- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and BJP leader Yogi Adityanath will address a public meeting in Jaunpur at 9:30 am, another public rally at 12:15 pm in a joint public meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Basti, a third one in Jaunpur at 1:55 pm, a fourth one in Sultanpur at 3:05 pm, a fifth one at 4:35 pm in Siddharthnagar and later a sixth public meeting in Balrampur at 7 pm.
(This story was taken from a syndicated feed, and edited only for style by Gujarat Samachar Digital staff)
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