Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 24 accused the Congress of not fulfilling its promise of providing 1 lakh jobs to the youth of Himachal Pradesh and said the party’s “talabaaz sarkar” put a lock on the state staff selection commission.
Addressing a ‘Vijay Sankalp’ rally in Sirmaur district’s Nahan to garner support for BJP’s Shimla Lok Sabha seat candidate Suresh Kashyap, the Prime Minister also said that communalism, casteism and dynastic politics are common in the Congress and its allies.
The sixth phase of the general elections is slated for May 25. With its seven parliamentary seats, the national capital will also go for voting in Phase 6.
Also read: Full list of constituencies and States going to polls in Phase 6
Amid the prevailing fierce summer heat, the national capital is all set for polling on Saturday after a record two-month long campaigning, with the BJP and the INDIA bloc partners pitted in a direct, one-on-one contest in all the seven Lok Sabha constituencies.
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In the upcoming sixth and seventh phases on May 25 and June 1, there are 869 and 904 candidates, according to the EC data. Fifty-seven constituencies are going to polls in seven and eight States and UTs on May 25 and June 1, respectively.
Here are the latest updates on May 24: