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Boost for start-ups, cheaper education and healthcare: what young voters in Kolkata want

Young voters in Kolkata, including first-time voters, say they would cast their ballot this Lok Sabha election

The Hindu

JMM chief Shibu Soren suspends two MLAs, including daughter-in-law Sita Soren, for six years each

JMM chief suspends rebel MLAs contesting Lok Sabha polls, maintaining party discipline against dissenting leaders.

The Hindu

CAA, industries shape Bengal’s poll discourse in fifth phase

The CAA and a lacklustre industrial climate along the banks of the Hooghly river could dominate polling in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha election in West Bengal on May 20.

The Hindu

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JMM chief Shibu Soren suspends two MLAs, including daughter-in-law Sita Soren

JMM chief Shibu Soren suspends Borio MLA Lobin Hembrom and his daughter-in-law Sita Soren, MLA from the Jama Assembly seat.

The Hindu

BJP’s Hindutva pull diluted by grievances in Gorakhpur

For over three decades, the Gorakhpur Lok Sabha seat has been a BJP bastion, with its Hindutva pull centred around the Gorakhnath Math.

The Hindu

Handing over my son, he won’t disappoint you, Sonia Gandhi in emotional appeal in Rae Bareli rally

Sonia Gandhi hands over son Rahul to Rae Bareli, promising he won't disappoint; emphasizes family's ties to constituency.

The Hindu

Congress seeks to protect Rae Bareli bastion, eyes bigger victory margin with SP on its side

Rae Bareli’s voters have voted in a Congress candidate in 17 of the 20 parliamentary elections held here since Independence, including bypolls.

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Union Minister Amit Shah holds roadshow in Ranchi

Union Minister Amit Shah holds roadshow in Ranchi in support of BJP candidate Sanjay Seth, ahead of Lok Sabha elections.

The Hindu

EC issues notice to former Calcutta HC judge for undignified remarks against Mamata

EC issued a show cause notice on Abhijit Gangopadhyay for making offensive comments against Mamata Banerjee.

The Hindu

Congress moves ECI against MP CM’s ‘offensive’ language

Madhya Pradesh Congress has lodged a complaint with the ECI against Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav’s alleged use of an offensive word for the grand old party.

The Hindu

All eyes on Naveen Patnaik in Odisha second phase

Intense electoral battle in Odisha as BJP and BJD compete fiercely for Lok Sabha and Assembly seats on May 20.

The Hindu

Arrangements for counting day in progress

Preliminary works for Lok Sabha election vote counting underway in district, with randomisation of officials.

The Hindu

TDP urges ECI to probe ‘unauthorised’ opening of postal ballot strongroom in Vizianagaram

TDP leaders demand probe into alleged opening of Vizianagaram strongroom with postal ballots, raising concerns over transparency.

The Hindu

2024 General Elections Phase 5 | These are the Lok Sabha constituencies and States going to polls in Phase 5

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Phase 5 of Lok Sabha elections will be conducted on May 20 with 49 constituencies from 8 States/UTs, including Maharashtra and Jammu & Kashmir going to the polls

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Prices, bills, and booze ban: What matters to Haryana’s women workers

Working in the onion fields around Mathana village of Haryana’s Kurukshetra district, many women labourers say they don’t know who their Lok Sabha poll candidates are. For them, all that matters is how they will be able to earn enough wages to ensure their children don’t sleep on an empty…

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"Was, am and will belong to Amethi": Rahul Gandhi in Rae Bareli

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday attended a joint public rally in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi to campaign for Congress and INDIA bloc candidate KL Sharma. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

SC to hear Hemant Soren’s plea for interim bail to campaign in Lok Sabha election on May 21

Hemant Soren’s Bail Plea: Supreme Court to hear plea by former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren for interim bail during Lok Sabha elections on May 21.

The Hindu

Amit Shah says ‘no need for Plan B, 100% confident of PM Modi returning to power’

Union Home Minister Amit Shah expresses confidence in Modi government's return to power, dismissing the need for a Plan B.

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Lok Sabha elections 2024: Examining Modi, Kejriwal and Congress’ guarantees

Its raining ‘guarantees’ during this Lok Sabha season, with ‘Modi ki Guarantee’ clashing with ‘Paanch Nyay’ and ‘Kejriwal ki 10 guarantee’. Here’s a look at what they are and how they address voters concerns

The Hindu

In Punjab, BSP’s ‘chronic spoilsport’ role continues to shrink, yet it may be spoilsport on handful seats

With the Bahujan Samaj Party witnessing a gradual decrease in its vote share over the years in Punjab’s political space, the party ‘chronic spoilsport’ role continues to shrink in electoral politics of the State

The Hindu

Why delay in uploading turnout data, Supreme Court asks Election Commission

Chief Justice of India to hear NGO's plea on delay in voter turnout data publication by Election Commission.

Newslaundry

Swati Maliwal ‘assault’ FIR: Here’s everything we know so far

From the mainstream media to BJP leaders, the knives are out for the Aam Aadmi Party and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal ahead of the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha polls, with his party colleague making serious allegations about an assault on her at his residence.

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Another Election Show: What’s the pulse of Bengal’s youth? On Modi, corruption, development

In West Bengal’s Hooghly, the BJP’s Locket Chatterjee and Trinamool Congress candidate Rachna Banerjee are locking horns in a fierce poll battle. The constituency is one of the seven Lok Sabha seats in the state that are set to vote on May 20.

The Hindu

How every adult in independent India got the right to vote in 1947

From the first election to the ongoing Lok Sabha polls, tracing India’s dramatic leap of democratic faith

The Hindu

Can parties be de-recognised or de-registered? | Explained

The Hindu explains the power of the Election Commission to deregister a political party for violating the model code of conduct

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