Lok Sabha Election highlights| Democracy, Constitution, reservations, PSUs are under attack: Rahul Gandhi at Bilaspur rally.
This blog is closed now. Here's the highlights on April 29. As campaign continues for the Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended various political rallies in Karnataka as well as Maharashtra. In Bagalkot, he took an aim at Congress and accused the party of planning religion-based reservation in the country for the sake of vote bank politics. Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi, who held a campaign in Gujarat's Patan earlier in the day, also addressed a poll rally in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur. In Patan, he said if his party is voted to power, it would conduct a nation-wide caste and economic survey on priority. Addtionalluy, several other leaders also held roadshows today ahead of filing their nominations for the Lok Sabha polls. That's all from us for today. As we get closer to the Lok Sabha elections, stay tuned to DH to stay updated with all the political updates!
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Here's what Rahul Gandhi said at Bilaspur rally in Chhattisgarh
"The current election is not an ordinary event; this is an election to protect the Constitution. BJP and RSS want to subvert the Constitution, change it. In this Lok Sabha poll, people have realised democracy, Constitution, reservations, PSUs are under attack."
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Who is Akshay Kanti Bam? Congress nominee who withdrew candidature days ahead of polling in Indore
In mounting trouble for Congress in Madhya Pradesh, its Indore candidate, Akshay Kanti Bam, on Monday withdrew his nomination from the Lok Sabha elections 2024 and joined the BJP, just a few days before the Indore constituency goes to polls in the fourth phase on May 13.
Read the full story here to know who is Akshay Bam?