Lok Sabha elections: Important political events of the day

Updated: May 18th, 2024


Star campaigners will have a busy schedule today, on the last day of campaigning for the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold three public meetings -- two in Haryana and one in Delhi today.

In Haryana, the prime minister is scheduled to address public meetings in Ambala at 2.45 pm and Sonipat at 4.45 pm. Later in the evening, he will hold a rally in North East Delhi at 6.30 pm.

Major political developments that will unfold across the country today:

  • Union Home Minister Amit Shah will campaign in Uttar Pradesh today. He is scheduled to address public meetings in Lalitpur (Jhansi) at 11.30 am and Banda at 1.30 pm. Later, the home minister will also hold a roadshow in Amethi at around 3.30 pm.
  • BJP President JP Nadda will hold multiple public meetings in Himachal Pradesh today. He will address two public meetings in Kangra district at 11.20 am and 1:10 pm, followed by another in Shimla at 3.55 am.
  • Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will campaign in Uttar Pradesh today. He is scheduled to address public meetings in Basti at 11.30 am and Lucknow at 4.30 pm.
  • Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi will address public meetings in Uttar Pradesh’s Barabanki at 11.30 am and Delhi’s Chandni Chowk at 5.00 pm.
  • Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will address public rallies in Maharashtra’s Dhule at 12.30 pm, Palghar at 2.30 pm. and Mumbai North Central Lok Sabha constituency at 4.00 pm.
  • Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav is scheduled to hold multiple election rallies in Uttar Pradesh today. He will address public meetings in Balrampur at 11.40 am, Inayatnagar (Faizabad) at 1.00 pm, Sultanpur at 2.00 pm, and Ambedkarnagar at 3.00 pm.
  • Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijay Singh will address a press conference at the Congress Headquarters in Lucknow on Saturday at 11.00 am.
  • BSP supremo Mayawati will address a public meeting in Uttar Pradesh's Basti district at 12.00 noon today.
  • Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will hold a public rally in Pundri at 11 a.m. on Saturday for Sushil Gupta, the INDIA bloc candidate for the Kurukshetra Lok Sabha seat.

(This story was taken from a syndicated feed, and edited only for style by Gujarat Samachar Digital staff)

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