BJP and NDA Lost In Nearly Half The Seats Where PM Narendra Modi Held Rallies
PM Modi had given speeches in 164 constituencies, among which the BJP lost 77 seats.
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Modi Continues to Remain Silent on ‘Adani-Ambani’, His Minister Says Only He Can Answer
Piyush Goyal said in a TV interview that only Modi could answer on his comments on Ambani-Adani bribing opposition with tempos laden with money. Nirmala Sitharaman, meanwhile, responded by saying Congress’s silence on Ambani-Adani would have prompted PM to speak up.
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https://thewire.in/politics/adani-ambani-modi-piyush-goyal-nirmala-sitharaman
Delhi HC dismisses plea seeking direction to EC to take action against Modi
The High Court said the petition was misconceived and devoid of merits.
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Karnataka Police Summons JP Nadda, Amit Malviya Over BJP's Communal Video
The Election Commission yesterday released a statement asking X to take down the video. However, this was done with only 30 minutes left for polling to continue in the state.
#karnataka #BJP #HateSpeech #KarnatakaPolice #JPNadda #AmitMalviya #islamophobia #twitter #ElectionCampaign2024 #LokSabhaElection2024 #hindutva #india
https://thewire.in/government/karnataka-police-nadda-amit-malviya-bjp-video
Congress stopped abusing Ambani and Adani overnight, did it get black money in return, asks PM Modi
‘Have tempos full of [currency] notes reached the Congress?’ the prime minister asked during an election rally in Telangana.
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EC orders X to remove Karnataka BJP’s hate video targeting Muslims
The official notice came as the two-phase Lok Sabha election in Karnataka was about to conclude.
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Election Commission Mum As BJP Video Openly Incites Hatred Against Muslims Again
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, while announcing the schedule of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in March, had warned against fake news on social media but is yet to act.
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‘I was just doing my job’: Journalist threatened for reporting on Piyush Goyal
Neha Purav, a reporter with a Marathi newspaper, reported that union minister and BJP’s Mumbai North candidate Piyush Goyal had covered his nose with a handkerchief while passing a koliwada, a village of the Koli fisherfolk community, on his campaign trail in Mumbai.
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We are looking into complaint against PM Modi’s Rajasthan speech: Election Commission
In its complaint against Modi, the Congress says the only remedy is disqualification of those ‘who try to create a divide between different classes of citizens, regardless of the stature or position of that candidate’.
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Tejasvi vs Sowmya: Class, caste and counterculture in Bengaluru South
Bengaluru South is not just about IT parks, malls, and ‘pure veg’ food joints. Swanky glass-fronted buildings hide decades of social dominance and it has expanded to economic clout. Still, there’s a counterculture in the making.
#karnataka #bengaluru #BengaluruSouth #TejaswiSurya #SowmyaReddy #LokSabhaElection2024 #ElectionCampaign2024 #brahminism #vegetarianism #BJP #caste #hindutva #congress #elections2024 india
Modi’s Lie on Manmohan Singh’s 18-Year-Old Speech, Hate-Speech Against Muslims Get Pushback, But Not From EC
Modi crossed the line campaigning in Rajasthan, and attacked Indian Muslims saying a vote for the Opposition would mean 'mangalsutras' and 'land' will be given away to 'infiltrators.'
#rajasthan #NarendraModi #HateSpeech #ManmohanSingh #IndianMuslims #ElectionCommission #ECI #BJP #ModelCodeOfConduct #ElectionCampaign2024 #LokSabhaElection2024 #elections2024 #india
https://thewire.in/communalism/modi-hate-speech-manmohan-singh-election-commission
#FactCheck: Amit Shah Is Completely Wrong When He Said Tamil Nadu has ‘Not Witnessed Development’
Tamil Nadu is a humming manufacturing hub – one of the biggest in India – and has steadily outstripped large states in north India. The distance has grown over time. It has only 2% poor, as per government data, versus Gujarat’s 12%, UP’s 23% and Bihar’s 34%.
#FactCheck #elections2024 #TamilNadu #AmitShah #development #industry #manufacturing #HumanDevelopment #UttarPradesh #gujarat #DravidianPolitics #ElectionCampaign2024 #india
https://thewire.in/politics/fact-check-amit-shah-wrong-tamil-nadu-no-development
BJP MP Tejasvi Surya questioned by bank scam victims, exits in a huff
Videos of the incident show a woman depositor questioning Basavanagudi MLA and Tejasvi’s uncle Ravi Subramanya who dismissed her and pushed her hand away.
#karnataka #bengaluru #SGRCBankScam #TejaswiSurya #RaviSubramanya #BJP #SGRCBank #CBI #ED #elections2024 #ElectionCampaign2024 #india
Narendra Modi and the Question of Invoking Religion in Poll Speeches
While he has repeatedly invoked the construction of the Ram Temple in poll rallies, on April 12, he accused the opposition of hurting the sentiments by eating non-vegetarian food during Navratri.
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https://thewire.in/politics/narendra-modi-and-the-question-of-invoking-religion-in-poll-speeches
Dravidian parties are warring over the ‘shame’ of smiling at Modi
DMK and AIADMK leaders in Tamil Nadu have been brandishing pictures of each other with the Prime Minister, accusing them of laughing and smiling with Modi, and therefore being in an ‘unholy nexus’ with the BJP.
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Heady electoral rhetoric with a hegemonic ring to it
As the National Democratic Alliance seeks a third consecutive mandate at the Centre, there is a tangible shift in the coalition’s strident campaign pitch to the voter, writes Asim Ali.
