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72 constituencies in 9 states went to polls in Phase 4 of the Lok Sabha elections and TMC candidates were clueless about the ongoing situation in their constituency

On Monday, a total of Seventy-two Lok Sabha seats across these nine states went to vote. More than 12 crore voters were eligible to exercise their rights to seal the fate of 961 candidates in this phase, according to the Election Commission.

The TMC cadres are sniffing every voter coming out of the polling station in the area and those whose fingers don't smell fragrant are reportedly harassed. Because only if one votes for the TMC candidate, their fingers can be aromatic.

Phase four of the Lok Sabha polls are underway on Monday and restaurateurs are encouraging more people to vote by offering discounts on food if their fingers are inked. Grub Shub in Pune had joined in the election food fest, now the Mumbai branch has followed suit

Blatant violations of poll booth capturing have been reported from several polling booths across Bengal.
 

Yeshwanthpura Congress legislator ST Somashekara has convened a Congress meeting of 'like-minded' MLAs on April 30. While several Congress leaders claimed that the meeting is about fund allocation for particular constituencies, BJP has alleged this meeting is about showcasing Congress's superiority over the JD(S).

The fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections are underway. Voters in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh speak on the issues they are facing and why they are voting this election season

BJP supporters were seen shouting slogans demanding Central paramilitary forces at the polling station in Jemua area of Asansol Parliamentary constituency. BJP supporters had stopped the polling process but even as central forces were reinstated, the BJP supporters continued shouting slogans.

Congress MP Sushmita Dev has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah of giving hate speeches and invoking the defence forces to gain political mileage during their campaigning for Lok Sabha polls

Union minister Babul Supriyo caught an official of the election commission away from his desk during his visits to polling booths.

Maharashtra is polling in on 17 seats in the fourth phase of the general election. In Mumbai alone, voting is on in six seats. Besides Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh have also gone to polls.
 

Union Minister and BJP Lok Sabha MP candidate from Amethi Smriti Irani turned a fire fighter on Sunday. A huge fire broke out when she was campaigning in Amethi. She went straight to the fire-affected fields in Purab Dwara village where she not only met the locals whose houses were affected but also took part is arranging water to douse the fire. Amethi goes to polls on May 6 where Irani is fighting Congress president Rahul Gandhi.

Jammu and Kashmir Police in a statement today said that a viral video had surfaced on social media showing a police vehicle being utilised for distribution of food items in a political party rally in Anantnag.
 

Centre spends nearly Rs 40 to 50,000 crore for service, welfare; Rs 7,881 crore on Delhi Police; Rs 40,000 crore annually on the Delhi Metro, road infrastructure, Yamuna cleaning, hospitals, Delhi University, BJP said in its complaint.

The district election officer has requested the Delhi Police to file an FIR against Gambhir for violating model Model Code of Conduct (MCC). Allegedly, Gambhir held a public meeting and a road show without police or EC permission on Friday in Delhi’s Jangpura area.