2024 Indian general election



General elections are being held in India from 19 April to 1 June 2024 in seven phases, to elect 543 members of the Lok Sabha. The votes will be counted and the results will be declared on 4 June 2024. This is the largest-ever election in history, surpassing the 2019 Indian general election, and lasts 44 days, second only to the 1951–52 Indian general election. The incumbent prime minister [[Narendra Modi]], who completed a second term, is running for a third consecutive term.

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 * It has now become the culture of West Bengal, that the TMC Party goons will attack the BJP Karyakartas after the declaration of results... In a repeat of the incidents which had transpired after the declaration of the 2021 Assembly Election results, which caused deaths of several BJP karyakartas, similarly now, after the announcement of the Parliamentary General Elections results, BJP workers are being targeted by the goons affiliated to the ruling dispensation in the State.
 * Suvendu Adhikari, June 7, 2024, 'BJP Workers Being Targeted By TMC Goons' After Election Results: Suvendu Adhikari Alleges Post-Poll Violence In Bengal


 * Together do vote jihad — with intelligence, without being sentimental and with silence. As we can only do vote jihad to drive away this Sanghi government. It is time to join hands, otherwise this Sanghi government will succeed in wiping out our existence.
 * Maria Alam, Congress veteran Salman Khurshid's niece,, April 30, 2024.


 * Rahul Gandhi has no right to use the Gandhi surname. He has reached the level of a fourth-class citizen. Can such a person be born in the Nehru family? I have doubts about it. His DNA should be examined.
 * P. V. Anvar, quoted at Kerala Left MLA seeks Rahul Gandhi’s DNA test, asks how is he Nehru scion

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 * If Congress comes to power, as our manifesto states, every woman will get Rs 1 lakh in her bank account. Women from each house will get Rs 1-1 lakh. Those who have two wives will get Rs 2 lakh.
 * Congress candidate from MP's Ratlam, Kantilal Bhuria PTI May 9, 2024
 * Kantilal Bhuria 'Those who have two wives will get...': Congress LS candidate makes bizarre promise

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 * Narendra Modi wants people to sit on their phone the entire day and chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’. And while you do this, you die of hunger.
 * Rahul Gandhi 'Stay on Phone, Chant Jai Shri Ram & Starve to Death': Rahul Gandhi's Latest Attack on PM Modi


 * There is a word 'Shakti' in Hinduism. We are fighting against a Shakti.
 * Rahul Gandhi ANI Rahul Gandhi’s ‘shakti’ remark triggers row, PM Modi says revered concept of Hinduism insulted


 * It is a matter of shame. On the one hand, the Chief Minister will insult institutions like Ramakrishna Mission, Bharat Sevashram Sangh and ISKCON. Trinamool will beg Congress votes with Bengali imams. And Trinamool miscreants threatening to kill the monks of Ramakrishna Mission by pointing firearms at them cannot go on...
 * Siliguri BJP MLA Shankar Ghosh, May 20, 2024, quoted at Ramkrishna Mission Attacked

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 * Tradition dictates you should first win from Raebareli before challenging for top!
 * Garry Kasparov Garry Kasparov’s ‘little joke’ on Indian politics: ‘Tradition dictates you should first win from Raebareli before challenging for top!’ May 4, 2024


 * I have spent more than 32 years in the Congress and when the Ram Mandir decision came, after getting advice from his wellwisher in America, Rahul Gandhi in a meeting with his close aides said that after the Congress government is formed, they will form a superpower commission and will overturn the Ram Mandir decision just like Rajiv Gandhi overturned the Shah Bano decision.
 * Acharya Pramod Krishnam quoted at Rahul Gandhi promised to overturn Ram Temple verdict: Ex-Congress leader Pramod Krishnam May 06, 2024


 * I will leave politics if I don't drown you people (was referring to Hindus) in the Bhagirathi River within two hours. You are 30 per cent people, we are also 70 per cent here, if you think that you will demolish the mosque of Kazipada and the rest of the Muslims will sit back and relax. Then, I want to tell the BJP that this will never happen.
 * Humayun Kabir TMC MLA Humayun Kabir creates stir, threatens to drown Hindus in Bhagirathi river | VIDEO

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 * Karnataka Police has arrested @MumbaichaDon from Goa. We are in touch with his family and will ensure he gets all legal support. Congress has unleashed anarchy and is intolerant of dissent. But there won’t be another #Emergency in this country, ever.
 * BJP National IT cell head Amit Malviya, reacting to the arrest of man for posts on X against Congress manifesto. May 2024. quoted at BJP leaders attack Karnataka govt hours after arrest of man for posts against Congress manifesto


 * “This is the worst thing Mamata Banerjee could have done to West Bengal,” BJP leader Amit Malviya tweeted. “After she threatened Ramakrishna Mission, Bharat Sevashram Sangh and ISKCON from an open stage, criminals, with firearms and daggers entered Ramakrishna Mission Ashram under Kotwali PS in Jalpaiguri and attacked the monks, broke CCTV, brandished firearms, forcefully detained the Sadhus and threw them on streets,” he added.
 * BJP National IT cell head Amit Malviya, May 2024. 'Nothing Less Than Talibani Regime': BJP Hits Out at Mamata After Attack on Ramakrishna Mission Monks in Jalpaiguri


 * The Congress has [already] declared that Muslims have the first right to the country’s resources,” Mr. Modi said. Can you tolerate the government snatching your hard-earned money and property?” he asked. “That means the property will be distributed among those who have a large number of children… and among the intruders. Is it acceptable to you?” he asked. “Gold jewellery of my mothers and sisters is not just for show. It is a matter of their self-respect. Congress has stooped to such a level. How can you tolerate your hard-earned money going in the hands of intruders?
 * Narendra Modi, Congress will hand private wealth to Muslims: PM Modi April 21, 2024


 * Congress hates Hindus and Hindu festivals so much that it is now being exposed daily. The shehzada's guru even went ahead to say that the Ram Temple should not have been built. He went on to say that the construction of Ram Temple and celebrating Ram Navami is anti-India, it is against the idea of India... If you want to visit Ayodhya and celebrate Ram Navami, are you anti-India? Congress wants to make Hindus second-class citizens in their own country. Is this why they talk about vote-jihad?
 * Narendra Modi, "Congress wants to make Hindus second-class citizens...": PM Modi in Telangana rally


 * “Around 15 per cent reservation quota of the OBCs was given to Muslims in Karnataka. Congress is setting a wrong precedent by giving reservations based on religion. Founder-members of our Constitution had opposed the idea of reservations on the basis of religion,” PM Modi said. “The Congress wants to snatch SC/ST and OBC quota. The party wants to give it to Muslims to settle its vote bank. Congress wants to impose an inheritance tax on private properties, and their wrong intention was exposed again,” he said.
 * Narendra Modi. April 25, 2024 Congress gave OBC quota share to Muslims in Karnataka to save its vote bank, PM Modi says in MP7LcZL


 * I challenge the Congress and its INDI allies to give a written statement that they will not amend the Constitution based on religion, that they will not take away the reservations of SCs, STs and OBCs and give it to a certain community, that in states where they are in power, they will not take away reservations for SCs, STs and OBCs and give it to people on the basis of faith. It’s been 10 days since I threw these challenges at them and still haven’t responded. They want to punish you but as long as I am alive, I wouldn’t let that happen.
 * Narendra Modi, May 2024, ANI


 * Congress is fully involved in giving the reservation of SC, ST, and OBC to Muslims on the basis of religion.
 * Narendra Modi, May 2024, “Congress wants to make Hindus second-class citizens…”: PM Modi in Telangana rally


 * Congress is silent but today, one of its allies confirmed the intentions of INDI Alliance. Their leader, who is in jail in connection with the fodder scam and has been punished by the court…He has just come out on bail…He said that Muslims should get reservations and not just reservations, he says that Muslims should get complete reservations. What does this mean? These people want to snatch away all the reservations that SC, ST, and OBC communities have and give complete reservations to Muslims….” “They can’t see anything beyond appeasement now, he said at the rally, adding “If they come to themselves, they will also take your breath right away.
 * Narendra Modi, May 2024 Former Bihar CM advocates full reservations for Muslims; PM Modi vindicated


 * The Shehzada of the Congress said recently that our Rajas and Maharajas back in the day were ruthless. They snatched or took away the humble assets of the poor at their whim. The Shehzada insulted the revered Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Rani Chennamma, whose good governance and patriotism still fill us with national pride and honour. Does he not have any knowledge of the contribution of the royal family of Mysuru who we all regard very highly and are proud of? ... The Shehzada’s was carefully calibrated, on purpose, to appease a certain vote bank. He did not utter a single word on the atrocities committed by the Nawabs, Nizams, Sultans, and Badhshahs (on their peasants). The Congress seems to have forgotten the grave excesses perpetrated by (Mughal emperor) Aurangzeb, who destroyed thousands of our temples... The Benaras Hindu Unversity (BHU) could not have been established without the help of the king, who ruled the city back in the day. Maharaja Gaekwad of Baroda had helped Baba Saheb Ambedkar pursue his higher studies abroad. The Congress’ Shehzada knows nothing about this and is making public statements that are aimed at advancing the party’s vote bank politics. The Congress is in an alliance with parties that glorify Aurangzeb. They don’t talk about kings who destroyed our pilgrimage sites, looted them, killed our people while also slaughtering livestock... Since the Congress came to power in Karnataka, the law and order situation in the state has been on a free-fall. The incident in Hubballi (the daylight murder of a sitting Congress corporator’s daughter) shook the country’s conscience. When the bereaved family sought action, the ruling Congress, yet again, preferred appeasement over justice. They do not value the lives of our daughters like Neha (Hiremath). All they care about is their vote bank.
 * Narendra Modi. April 2024.


 * Is vote-bank politics bigger than people and humanity?
 * Narendra Modi Indian Express May 2024


 * They only know how to divide the society to protect their vote bank.
 * Narendra Modi May 2024


 * An MLA of TMC gave a statement yesterday that they will throw Hindus in Bhagirathi. What kind of statement is this? What kind of politics is this? Why have Hindus become second-class citizens in Bengal?
 * Narendra Modi Indian Express


 * Since the Congress came to power in Karnataka, the law and order situation in the state has been on a free-fall. The incident in Hubballi (the daylight murder of a sitting Congress corporator’s daughter) shook the country’s conscience. When the bereaved family sought action, the ruling Congress, yet again, preferred appeasement over justice. They do not value the lives of our daughters like Neha (Hiremath). All they care about is their vote bank.
 * Narendra Modi, commenting about Congress and Rahul Gandhi. 2024.


 * The TMC government has crossed all limits. ISKCON, Ramakrishna Mission and Bharat Sewa Ashram Sangham are known across the globe for their service. They have taken the name of our country to new heights.” He emphasised, “Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, is openly threatening these organisations. There are millions of followers associated with these missions all over the world, and their sole aim is to serve the people.”
 * Narendra Modi in May 2024, PM Modi slams TMC, accuses it of ‘questioning character of Sandeshkhali women’


 * “This was done because the West Bengal government inexplicably gave OBC certificates to Muslims, only for the Muslim vote bank. This vote bank politics, this politics of appeasement, is crossing every limit,” the prime minister stated. He further added: “They say that Muslims have the first right on the country’s resources. These people are continuously giving government lands to the Waqf Board and asking for votes in return. These people want to reserve 15% of the country’s budget for minorities. They also want to give loans from banks and government tender based on religion. These people are opposing CAA to please their vote bank.”
 * Narendra Modi in May 23 2024 Calcutta HC Cancels OBC Certificates: PM Modi Says 'Slap On INDI Alliance', Mamata Says She Won't Accept Order

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 * We build AI models that improve lives and help solve complex challenges, but we know that threat actors will sometimes try to abuse our models to harm others. This includes people who abuse our models in support of covert influence operations (IO). ... This report surveys campaigns by threat actors that have used our products to further covert IO online.... Finally, in May, the network began generating comments that focused on India, criticized the ruling BJP party and praised the opposition Congress party.
 * OpenAI report. Disrupting deceptive uses of AI by covert influence operations, May 2024: AI and Covert Influence Operations: Latest Trends full report


 * Are we (Muslims) infiltrators and people with many children?... Do you know how many siblings Atal Bihari Vajpayee had... Muslims are the people having many children and Vajpayee and his siblings were 7 in number... Yogi Adityanath and his siblings are 7 in number... Amit Shah and his siblings are also 7 in number. Narendra Modi and his siblings are 6 in number... We are those who have given the Taj Mahal, Qutab Minar, Red Fort, Jama Masjid and Char Minar to this nation. We have decorated this nation. We are not infiltrators. We belong to this nation. This nation is ours and will be ours.
 * Akbaruddin Owaisi ANI April 23 2024

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 * We have survived 75 years in a very happy environment where people could live together, leaving aside few fights here and there. We could hold a country together as diverse as India, where people on east look like Chinese, people on West look like Arab, people on North look like white and maybe people on South look like Africans.
 * Sam Pitroda Sam Pitroda stokes new controversy, says 'people in east look like Chinese, south look like Africans'   08 May 2024

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 * As far as the Gandhi family is concerned, it is not just Amethi-Raebareli, the entire country from north to south is the stronghold of the Gandhi family. Rahul Gandhi has been MP thrice from Uttar Pradesh and once from Kerala. Why has the Prime Minister been unable to muster the courage to contest an election from a single seat below the Vindhyas?
 * Jairam Ramesh, May 2024, quoted at

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 * Lalu Prasad Yadav said that full reservation should be provided to Muslims. This word, 'pura ka pura' (full), used by him in his statement, is very serious. This makes it clear that they (INDIA bloc) want to provide reservation to Muslims from the share of SCs, STs and OBCs.
 * BJP national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi INDIA bloc will give quota to Muslims by changing Constitution: BJP over Lalu Prasad's remarks May 2024


 * The apprehensions expressed by BJP and PM Modi are now proving to be completely true. The genie of Muslim reservation has come out of the lamp of the INDI alliance and is visible in the sky from the South to the plains of Ganga. The thing worth noticing in the statement given by Lalu Prasad is that the most serious word he was asked about the Muslim community, he said yes Muslims should get reservation ‘poora ka poora’. It became clear that they want to give reservation to the Muslim community by snatching the share of SC, ST and OBC…
 * Rajya Sabha MP and BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi Former Bihar CM advocates full reservations for Muslims; PM Modi vindicated May 2024


 * Our Candidate Dr. Pranat Tudu has come under massive stone pelting by goons at Jhargram. Currently even Central Forces are having to retreat to save their life. ECI was repeatedly alerted about this going to be a violent phase yet they never took appropriate measures to address… pic.twitter.com/IoaJkFJv4z
 * — Sudhanidhi Bandyopadhyay (@SudhanidhiB) May 25, 2024 Chaos in West Bengal: BJP candidate Pranat Tudu's convoy attacked in Jhargram

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 * Muslims should get reservations in full.
 * Lalu Prasad Yadav Former Bihar CM advocates full reservations for Muslims; PM Modi vindicated May 2024