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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing a poll rally in Himmatnagar town of north Gujarat in support of BJP’s Lok Sabha candidates for Sabarkantha and Mehsana seats, the PM asserted he was committed to the Constitution and ensured its implementation in Jammu and Kashmir by removing Article 370 which provided special status to the erstwhile state.
Congress Spokesperson Supriya Shrinate has alleged that Prime Minister Modi knew about alliance partner JD(S)‘s Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna’s alleged crime of sexually abusing several women and yet campaigned for him.
Congress’ Jairam Ramesh has said that party chief Mallikarjun Kharge will finalise the candidates for the Rae Bareli and Amethi Lok Sabha seats and the announcement will be in the next 24 to 30 hours.
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Data shows that turnout has fallen somewhat in both phases compared to the 2019 elections. One of the key reasons propounded for the lower turnout is the ongoing heat wave across many States. The ECI has taken note of the heatwave and is trying to find ways of tackling it. Did the turnout fall because of an increase in temperature across these constituencies? Not necessarily.
Read: Little correlation between higher temperatures and lower turnout: Data
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