With Over 58 Per Cent Polling, J&K Records Highest Voter Turnout In 35 Years

The Election Commission on Monday said Jammu and Kashmir recorded the highest voter turnout in a Lok Sabha poll in last 35 years, with the Kashmir Valley witnessing a "massive" 30 points jump in poll participation compared to 2019.

The BSE benchmark Sensex hit the historic 76,000-mark for the first time on Monday and the NSE Nifty hit its new all-time peak in tandem with a rally in global markets and optimistic investors' sentiment days ahead of the results of Lok Sabha polls.

An MP-MLA court here has fixed a June 7 hearing in the 2018 defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his alleged objectionable remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

The penultimate phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha election has recorded a 63.36-per cent voter turnout a day after polling was held.

The BJP will form governments in all three states having their assembly election along with the Lok Sabha polls, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has predicted.

Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son, MP Rahul Gandhi voted on Saturday during the sixth phase of polling in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections 2024.