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IndiaJun 01, 2024

Exit poll: Congress may win 6-8 seats in Punjab

The exit poll for the Punjab Lok Sabha elections 2024 was announced on Saturday. According to exit poll predictions by ABP Cvoter, AAP is likely to get 3-5 seats and SAD is poised to get 0 seats. Meanwhile, it predicted 1-3 seats for BJP and 6-8 seats for Congress. While Matrize and P MARQ predicted 1-4 seats for SAD and Two for others. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Congress had bagged eight of the 13 Lok Sabha seats with a voteshare of 40.12%. The SAD and the BJP, then fighting as allies, won two seats each with a vote share of 9.63 and 27.76%, respectively. The Aam Aadmi Party was dec
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IndiaJun 01, 2024

An APRO employee posted on duty in the polling staff died

In the midst of the elections in Jalandhar, an interesting news has come out from Nakodar. There has been news of the death of an APRO employee posted on duty in the polling staff at Nakodar. The deceased has been identified as Surinder Kumar, who is said to be a resident of Jalandhar. According to the information received, Surinder Kumar was on duty in Muhammad Bali School at booth number 85 of Nakodar. Surinder Kumar's health suddenly deteriorated while on duty. On the spot, he was taken to a hospital in Jalandhar, where the doctors declared him dead.
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IndiaJun 01, 2024

Exit Poll: NDA To Get Over 350 Seats, INDIA Bloc 125-150

Most exit polls are predicting the return of NDA with winning over 350 seats. This will be historic third term for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. INDIA bloc will be left far behind. India News- D-Dynamics, Republic Bharat- Matrize, Jan ki baat, Republic TV - P MARQ and India News poll strait are predicting a return of the Narendra Modi-led NDA government, winning over 350 seats, with the Opposition’s INDIA bloc managing somewhere between 125 and 150. In 2019, an average of 13 exit polls put the NDA’s combined tally at 306 and the UPA’s at 120 underestimating the NDA’s performance, whic
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IndiaJun 01, 2024

Lok Sabha Elections: 55.20 percent voting in Punjab till 5 pm

Punjab recorded a voter turnout of 55.20 per cent as of 5 pm. There are 13 lok sabha seats in punjab. INDIA bloc allies — the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) — are contesting separately while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) are contesting the Lok Sabha polls on their own for the first time since 1996.
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IndiaJun 01, 2024

BJP will surely cross 400 mark: Amit Shah

The Bharatiya Janata Party led NDA is poised to cross the 400 seats mark as set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, claimed Union home minister Amit Shah. Shah said people were turning out in great numbers to vote for the BJP as they want to see Narendra Modi as the Prime Minister of India for the third term. BJP's senior leader Shah made this claim during the Lok Sabha elections. The Lok Sabha Election Result 2024 will be announced on 4 June 2024 by the Election Commission of India.
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IndiaJun 01, 2024

Arvind Kejriwal will have to surrender tomorrow, no immediate relief from the Supreme Court

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal did not get immediate relief from the Supreme Court. A court in Delhi has reserved the decision on the interim bail petition filed by Kejriwal on medical grounds. The decision on Kejriwal's interim bail will not come today and due to this he will now have to surrender in Tihar Jail tomorrow. The decision on interim bail will now come on June 5. It may be mentioned that the Supreme Court granted him bail till June 2. During the hearing, the ED opposed the petition and said that it is necessary to cancel the interim bail as the facts are completely hidden in
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IndiaJun 01, 2024

kharge says- 'INDIA alliance will win at least 295 seats'

After the INDIA alliance leaders meet, Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge says, “… INDIA Alliance will win at least 295 seats.” They have also decided that all the INDIA parties will participate in the exit poll debates on television today evening. On INDIA alliance, Congress President Malliakarjun Kharge says, “We are united, and we will remain united. Don’t try to divide us.”
IndiaJun 01, 2024

EVM Snags disrupt polling in pockets in Ludhiana

The largely peaceful polling was disturbed with technical snags of Electronic voting machines in Ludhiana's booth number 111. People had to wait because EVM did not work for atleast two hours. According to the information at 9 a.m. machine's battery was dead and polling process was halted. Voters told they were waiting for thier turn from long time. EVM malfunctions led to delays and frustrations.
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IndiaJun 01, 2024

Punjab records 46 per cent voting till 3 pm

The seventh phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2024 saw about 46 per cent voter turnout till 3 pm in Punjab. Gurdaspur is leading with 49.10%. Along with this, 41.74 percent in Amritsar, 47.14 percent in Anandpur Sahib, 48.95 percent in Bathinda, 45.16 percent in Faridkot, 45.55 percent in Fatehgarh Sahib, 48.55 percent in Ferozepur, 49.10 percent in Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur. 44.65 percent, 45.66 percent in Jalandhar, 46.54 percent in Khadur Sahib, 43.82 percent in Ludhiana, 48.93 percent in Patiala and 46.84 percent in Sangrur. There are long queues of soldiers in Ferozepur. So far there has been very

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Former Punjab chief minister and Member of Parliament Charanjit Singh Channi skipped a meeting convened by Punjab Congress in-charge Bhupesh Baghel, as internal differences within the state unit continued to surface following the party's recent organisational restructuring. According to party sources, Channi met with his supporters, including Members of Parliament, MLAs and former legislators, before leaving for New Delhi, where he is expected to meet with the Congress high command. Sources said Channi currently has the backing of MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, six MLAs and newly appointed work