In a campaign blitz to boost the Congress' chances in the Lok Sabha polls, party president Mallikarjun Kharge, former party chief Rahul Gandhi and AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra notched up more than 100 public outreach programmes each.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a new record in the 75-day campaign for the Lok Sabha elections, which began when the EC announced the poll schedule on March 16 and ended today as the silence period set in for the last phase of voting on June 1.
Lok Sabha Voting 2024: The winners of 2024 Lok Sabha elections are expected to form a new government by the middle of June after votes are counted on June 4.
In case this year's swearing-in ceremony is held at Bharat Mandapam, the Kartavya Path or the National War Memorial, 2024 will signal a strong departure from Lutyens' Delhi and a journey towards a 'Viksit Bharat'.
"When the TV is switched on, there are angry people shouting at each other. I want this Vote 2024 to end."
Every person who is entitled to vote during the Lok Sabha and assembly elections will be granted a paid holiday on the day of the poll, Himachal Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Maneesh Garg said on Wednesday.