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Burqa clad voters at a polling station during the 2nd phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Bengaluru.

After phase two LS polls, action now shifts to 14 seats in North Karnataka

It will be a straight fight between the Congress and BJP in most of the seats, except in Shivamogga.

Low voter turnout in Kerala LS polls: Congress accuses CPI(M) of hijacking poll machinery

Assam: 77.35% voter turnout recorded in second phase polling in five LS seats

One dead, 13 injured in tourist bus accident in Kerala

Samajwadi Party president and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.

BJP's condition will worsen in remaining phases of LS polls: Akhilesh Yadav

In a post on X, he claimed that the BJP has not got voters in the first two phases and, in the remaining phases, it will not even get booth agents.

Army and Assam Rifles personnel conduct a flag march in violence-hit areas across Manipur.

Violence again in Manipur: Two CRPF personnel killed in militant attack, one dead in gunfight

According to the police, the CRPF personnel were attacked by Kuki militants starting from midnight till 2:15 am.

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Congress leader Jairam Ramesh.

'Modi govt's hypocrisy knows no bounds': Congress slams Centre for seeking modification in 2G case verdict

The BJP who that the allocation of 2G spectrum was a 'scam' has now gone to the SC for permission to give away spectrum without an auction, Jairam Ramesh said.

IAF deploys MI-17 choppers in ongoing dousing operations in Uttarakhand.

Army deployed in Uttarakhand as forest fire spreads to Nainital

Nagarjuna Sagar Reservoir

Reservoir levels dip to 10-yr low in South India

National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah

Anantnag-Rajouri: Uncertainty looms as parties agree to disagree on holding polls

Shah triggers Sharia Vs UCC debate, says personal laws won’t be allowed

Shah triggers Sharia Vs UCC debate, says personal laws won’t be allowed

After FIR, CBI raids Sandeshkhali

After FIR, CBI raids Sandeshkhali

Need for zero tolerance towards terrorism, says defence secy at SCO meet

Need for zero tolerance towards terrorism, says defence secy at SCO meet

Elections 2024

Modi factor very much in play in ‘mini-India’ Malkajgiri

Modi factor very much in play in ‘mini-India’ Malkajgiri

Voters queue up before a polling booth to exercise their franchise in Charmady village of Dakshina Kannada constituency on Friday

Karnataka: High voter turnout will keep contest tight

Young voters after casting their votes at Purameri, Kozhikode

Lok Sabha elections: 65% turnout in 2nd phase

Burqa clad voters at a polling station during the 2nd phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Bengaluru.

After phase two LS polls, action now shifts to 14 seats in North Karnataka

Bru (ethnic group) people show their ID cards as they wait to cast their votes for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections, at a special polling center set up about 170 Km away from Agartala, Friday, April 26, 2024.

Lok Sabha polls: Over 600 Tripura tribal voters boycott elections over bad road

103-year old Nanjundaswamy, who is a cancer survivor, currently undergoing chemotherapy at Manipal Hospitals in Bengaluru exercised his franchise with the help of the hospital, ECI and BBMP

103 year old cancer survivor, 40 others cast their ballots in Bengaluru with help from Manipal Hospitals, ECI

Yashodamma (58)

Assistant presiding officer dies while on poll duty in Karnataka's Chitradurga

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Benne dosa, filter coffee, chilled beer to boost voter turnout in Bengaluru

The incident took place around 9.30 am at a government school in Kudedadar village under Piparchhedi police station limits where security personnel on poll duty have been stationed.

Policeman on poll duty kills himself in Chhattisgarh's Gariaband district

Meerut: Battle of perception with Ram chant in land of revolution

Meerut: Battle of perception with Ram chant in land of revolution

Samajwadi Party president and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.

BJP's condition will worsen in remaining phases of LS polls: Akhilesh Yadav

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Varsity students keen to vote, say it's only way to fight corruption, address government failures

CM Revanth Reddy with Zaheerabad Congress candidate Suresh Kumar Shetkar at Pedda Shankarampet on Friday

Chandrasekhar Rao will gift Zaheerabad seat to BJP to save Kavitha: Revanth Reddy

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Lok Sabha polls: Entry granted. Access denied

Indian Youth Congress president BV Srinivas and supporters arrive at a polling booth to cast their votes, in Bengaluru on Friday

Barring chombu & gas, poll goes off smoothly in Bengaluru

Passengers board a train for Mysuru at Kengeri Railway Station on Friday

Karnataka: Buses, trains packed to the rafters as voters head home

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UDF candidate Hibi Eden greeting party workers at the grand finale of campaigning in front of the Town Hall on Wednesday.

Sun, style and strategy: Sartorial choices of Lok Sabha candidates in Kerala on fleek

S Mini (centre) campaigning in Thiruvananthapuram (Photo | Express)

This candidate in the high-profile Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha seat has no house and lives in the party office

Jammu & Kashmir National Conference candidate from Srinagar Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, flashes victory sign after filing his nomination during a road show as part of the national elections in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, April 25, 2024.

Poll hustle bustle missing in Jammu as Lok Sabha campaign for 2nd phase nears end

(inset) BJP's Surat Lok Sabha seat candidate Mukesh Dalal.

How Congress' fall in Surat mirrors its wider decline across India

For Ramesh Prajapati, a motorcycle was a long-held dream.

'Inflation, health woes and child-lifters': Fears a gardener in Delhi wants to be rid of

An image of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with PM Narendra Modi used for representative purposes

It's the economy, stupid: How the Modi, Manmohan and Vajpayee years compare on growth front

Bonti Konwar and her husband Nareswar Konwar have refused to leave the site, staying in a makeshift hut (Photo | Express)

'We will vote, but not for BJP': These 1200 families in Guwahati are in no mood to forgive

School students with their faces and hands painted as part of voter awareness campaign pose for photos, ahead of Lok Sabha polls, in Jammu.

Rs 700 per vote: Inside India's record-breaking election!

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