Lok Sabha elections 2024 LIVE updates | Phase 2 campaign ends ahead of voting

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88 constituencies across 13 States are going to the polls in phase 2

April 25, 2024 06:45 am | Updated 06:54 am IST

An artist wearing a costume holds a flag while waiting for the arrival of Home Minister and leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Amit Shah during a roadshow in Bengaluru on April 23, 2024, ahead of the second phase of voting of India's general election. File | Photo Credit: AFP

The curtains came down on high-voltage campaigning for the second phase of Lok Sabha polls in 89 seats across 13 States on April 26. Polling is scheduled in all 20 seats of Kerala, 14 of the 28 seats in Karnataka, 13 seats in Rajasthan, 8 seats each in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, 7 seats in Madhya Pradesh, 5 seats each in Assam and Bihar, 3 seats each in Chhattisgarh and West Bengal, and 1 seat each in Manipur, Tripura and Jammu and Kashmir. After Friday’s phase, polling will be over in Kerala, Rajasthan and Tripura.

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An FIR was registered on April 24 over a social media post by the BJP’s official handle which allegedly sought to promote hatred and enmity between different groups and classes, Election Commission (EC) officials said.

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On April 25, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will address a public meeting at Siddipet’s degree college grounds.

Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav will contest the 2024 Lok Sabha election from the Kannauj constituency in Uttar Pradesh. He will file his nomination on April 25.

Here are the latest updates:

April 25, 2024 06:45
Shah to launch BJP’s poll campaign in Odisha on Thursday
BJP leader Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to kick off his party’s campaign from Sonepur in Odisha on Thursday for the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly elections.
The top BJP leader will arrive at Veer Surendra Sai Airport at Jharsuguda from Hyderabad at 3.45 p.m. and travel to Sonepur in a helicopter. Mr. Shah will address the public meeting at Rameswaram Stadium at Sonepur at about 4.35 p.m., party sources said.
Notably, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will contest from the Kantabanji Assembly segment within the Bolangir parliamentary constituency.
Mr. Shah’s meeting venue at Sonepur has been strategically selected for a better impact on Bolangir and adjoining Lok Sabha seats.
PTI

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