Previous Governments Cheated Backward Classes In Name Of Social Justice: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday accused previous governments of cheating the SC, ST and OBC communities in the name of social justice, and said he is working towards achieving the dream of social reformers Jyotiba Phule,

BJP's sitting Lok Sabha member from Jalpaiguri constituency in West Bengal, Dr Jayanta Kumar Roy, who is seeking re-election, was not able to vote for himself.

Voters' faith in democracy and their will to exercise franchise was witnessed on Friday during the poll process in Kathua where a couple cast their vote on the day of their marriage.

Gunshots were fired near a polling booth in Manipur this morning. A 25-second video circulating online shows commotion and people shouting before two shots are heard in quick succession.

An average voter turnout of 25.20 per cent was recorded in the first four hours of polling today in all eight parliamentary constituencies of western Uttar Pradesh where voting is underway in the first phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday played a 'dholak' that was gifted to him, and linked dholak and fast bowler Mohd Shami with Amroha's pride.