AAP leader Somnath Bharti today, June 1, vowed to shave his head if Narendra Modi retained the prime minister's post as major exit polls predicted a thumping victory for the NDA in the Lok Sabha elections 2024. Besides Bharti, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also said that the INDIA bloc would form a "strong and stable" government at the Centre.
According to the India Today-Axis My India exit poll 2024 result, BJP will likely win 64-67 seats in Uttar Pradesh, The India Today-Axis My India exit poll has projected 7-9 seats for Samajwadi Party and 1-3 seats for the Congress.Exit Poll Result 2024 for Uttar Pradesh
Axis My India - India Today exit poll predicts 64-67 seats for BJP, 7-9 seats for Samajwadi Party, 0-1 seat for BSP and 1-3 seats for Congress in Uttar Pradesh. pic.twitter.com/KgZ5R5s1bp— ANI (@ANI) June 1, 2024
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar today, June 1, said that the Congress will end up with double digits in the state on June 4. Shivakumar also said that he does not believe in the exit polls. "You will see the Congress ending up in double digits in Karnataka on June 4," he added.
Four exit polls have predicted a thumping majority for the National Democratic Alliance in the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, all forecasting 350 plus seats for the BJP-led alliance. The pollsters have also projected the Congress-led INDIA alliance making significant gains compared to 2019 polls but is likely to get limited between 100 and 150 seats.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an advisory to fishermen to prohibit fishing activities along the southern Kerala coast and Lakshadweep region following predictions of strong winds and severe weather conditions.
The prices of domestic natural gas has been reduced to USD 8.44 per million metric British thermal units (mmBtu) for June 2024 from USD 8.90 in the previous month, the oil ministry said in a notification.
West Bengal BJP chief and Lok Sabha candidate from Balurghat Sukant Majumdar hit out at the State government over the "deteriorating law and order" situation as violent clashes erupted between the Trinamool Congress and Indian Secular Front (ISF) supporters on Saturday, the day of polling in seventh phase of parliamentary elections.
A Karnataka Police Special Investigation Team (SIT) arrived on Saturday morning at the Holenarasipura residence of Bhavani Revanna, the mother of suspended JD(S) leader Prajwal Revanna, for questioning.
A Mumbai-bound IndiGo flight operating from Chennai made an emergency landing in Mumbai on Saturday after it received a bomb threat, the airline said in a press statement.
BJP leader Jairam Thakur cast his vote at a polling booth in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi.
#WATCH | Himachal Pradesh LoP and BJP leader Jairam Thakur cast his vote at a polling booth in Mandi.#LokSabhaElections2024 pic.twitter.com/KT1h5rSanC— ANI (@ANI) June 1, 2024
Mumbai, June 1: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, on Friday, May 31, appealed to the centre and the BJP to urge the Uttar Pradesh and Haryana governments to help the national capital meet its water demand. Kejriwal's request came amid a severe water crisis in the national capital. The Delhi CM also said the saffron party should shun politics on the water issue and help the state government address the crisis.
On the other hand, Shehzad Poonawalla, BJP Spokesperson, attacked the INDIA bloc for being "anti-Sanatan" after they questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meditation at the Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu. A total of 904 candidates, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, are in the fray for the final phase of the Lok Sabha elections, which will be held on Saturday, June 1. PM Narendra Modi Lauds India’s High GDP Growth in Financial Year 2023–2024, Says ‘Trailer of Things To Come’.
A total of 57 seats spread across seven states, including Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Punjab, and the Union territory of Chandigarh, will go to polls on June 1. Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav asked his party workers, candidates and office-bearers to remain "vigilant" against the "lies" of the BJP and their exit polls. On Friday, May 31, a court in Karnataka gave JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna's custody to the SIT until June 6.
Revanna, who has been arrested and is a prime accused in the sex videos case, was produced before the 42nd Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM). The Mumbai Sessions Court dismissed the anticipatory bail plea filed by Jhanvi Marathe, former director of Ego Media, in connection with the Ghatkopar hoarding collapse in the city. Earlier, the Mumbai Crime Branch had declared Marathe "absconding". Monsoon 2024: Southwest Monsoon Advances Into Remaining Parts of Northeast Bay of Bengal, Says IMD Forecast.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk slammed the conviction of former US President Donald Trump in a hush-money case. Musk described the case as politically motivated and damaging public trust in the American legal system. In a shocking incident in Germany, a knife-wielding attacker stabbed a gathering of the anti-Islam right-wing group Pax Europa in Mannheim. Michael Sturzenberger, a Pax Europa board member, was also injured in the knife attack.