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Jailed Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita Kejriwal and jailed former Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren's wife Kalpana Soren during I.N.D.I.A. bloc's 'Ulgulan Nyay Maharally' in Ranchi (Image: PTI)
Preparations are in full swing for the second phase of voting in the Lok Sabha election on April 26 after the first phase was successfully completed on April 19. People of 89 Parliamentary constituencies across 13 states will exercise their voting rights on April 26.
Voting under the second phase of Lok Sabha elections will take place in Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tripura, West Bengal and Jammu and Kashmir.
Political Parties have intensified their poll campaigns for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections. Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday, saying that the Wayanad MP will be forced to look for another safe seat after the Lok Sabha elections in his Kerala constituency.
Home Minister Amit Shah is set to address a public meeting in West Bengal’s Darjeeling on Sunday. Afterwards, he will leave for campaigning in Bihar, followed by Assam. However, due to bad weather, there are chances that the meeting could stand cancelled. According to the latest reports, Shah’s helicopter could not land in Darjeeling due to bad weather.
A day after polling under the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, the Congress on Saturday claimed that an “undercurrent” in favour of the INDIA bloc is gaining strength. On the other hand, PM Modi expressed confidence that the BJP’s vote share in South India will increase in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls as compared to previous general elections.
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