Election officials check Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) in preparations for the Lok Sabha elections, in Agartala.
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People attend a public meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Saharanpur.
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BJP leaders during the party's foundation day celebration at the BJP headquarters, in New Delhi.
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Uttara Kannada BJP candidate Vishweshvara Hegde Kageri and Dakshina Kannada BJP candidate Captain Brijesh Chouta take blessings from Adichunchanagiri Mutt Guruji Sri Niramalanandanatha Swamiji ahead of General Elections 2024, in Bengaluru.
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AAP leader Sanjay Singh leaves the Rouse Avenue Court after appearing in the Delhi excise policy case, in New Delhi.
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Students make a human chain during a voting awareness campaign ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, in Prayagraj.
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Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha with BJP candidate Kriti Singh Debbarma during a campaign rally for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, at Kanchanpur in North Tripura district.
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PTI Stringer Vishal Bhatnagar who was honoured as winner at CPB Photo Awards in News and Current Affairs category for his image showing UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath participating in a roadshow aboard a bulldozer in support of BJP candidate, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore during the Rajasthan Assembly polls in 2023.
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Union Minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani during an election campaign rally in support of the party's candidate from Chennai North constituency R. C. Paul Kanagaraj ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Chennai.
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Union Minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani being garlanded during an election campaign rally in support of the party's candidate from Chennai North constituency R. C. Paul Kanagaraj ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Chennai.
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Village women attack an NIA team at Bhupatinagar nagar in East Midnapore district.
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Polling officials attend a training on Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines, ahead of Lok Sabha elections at Bolpur in Birbhum district of West Bengal.
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Former cricketer and TMC candidate Yusuf Pathan during his election campaign ahead of the Lok Sabha election at Beldanga in Murshidabad district of West Bengal.
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Foreign origin gold seized by Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) in a joint operation with Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and Customs Preventive Unit, near Vedhalai coast, Mandapam.
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Madhya Pradesh Congress President Jitu Patwari with other INDIA bloc leaders during a press conference after a meeting to chalk out the strategy for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, in Bhopal.
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TMC candidate Prasun Banerjee during his door-to-door campaign for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, in Howrah.
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People take part in a cycle rally to create voting awareness, ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Puducherry.
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Punjab Chief Minister and AAP leader Bhagwant Mann speaks during AAP volunteers meet, ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Moga.
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Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge speaks during a public meeting, ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Jaipur.
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People attend a public meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Ajmer district.
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Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge with party leader Sonia Gandhi during a public meeting, ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Jaipur.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a public meeting, ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Ajmer district.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a public meeting, ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Ajmer district.
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AAP leader and Minister Gopal Rai addresses the media at the party office in New Delhi.
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An aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) during the emergency landing and take-off drills on Agra-Lucknow Expressway as part of 'Gagan Shakti 2024' exercise, in Unnao district.
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Above 85-years old senior citizens cast postal ballots for Lok Sabha polls, at his tresidence in Madurai district. A total of 1,199 voters aged above 85 or differently abled have opted to cast their vote through the postal ballot in Madurai Lok Sabha Constituency during this election. Mamata Banerjee in South Dinajpur
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West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee speaks during a public meeting, ahead of Lok Sabha elections, at Tapan in South Dinajpur district.
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Devotees throng the Maa Kaila Devi temple on the first day of the Kaila Devi fair, in Karauli district of Rajasthan.
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Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman being welcomed by Karnataka BJP President B.Y. Vijayendra upon her arrival at party office, in Bengaluru.
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West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee with party candidate Biplab Mitra during a public meeting, ahead of Lok Sabha elections, at Tapan in South Dinajpur district.
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Charred remains of a car after multiple parked vehicles caught fire, in Gurugram.
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Devotees take part in a procession during the Painkuni festival at the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple, in Thiruvananthapuram.Chennai: Tamil Nadu Minister and DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin with others during an election campaign rally in support of the party's candidate from Chennai North constituency Kalanidhi Veeraswamy ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha election, in Chennai, Saturday, April 6, 2024. (PTI Photo) (PTI04_06_2024_000372B)
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Tamil Nadu Minister and DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin with others during an election campaign rally in support of the party's candidate from Chennai North constituency Kalanidhi Veeraswamy ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha election, in Chennai.
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Women workers make BJP’s flags and other election campaign articles for the upcoming Lok Sabha election, at a factory in Mathura.
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, AICC General Secretary KC Venugopal, Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and others release the party’s manifesto ‘Nyay Patra’ during a public meeting (Jana Jatara), ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha election, in Hyderabad.
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addresses the gathering during the release of the party’s manifesto ‘Nyay Patra’ at a public meeting (Jana Jatara), ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha election, in Hyderabad.
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Supporters cheer during a roadshow by Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha election, in Ghaziabad.
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Union Minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani during an election campaign rally in support of the party's candidate from Chennai North constituency R. C. Paul Kanagaraj ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Chennai.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during a road show, ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Ghaziabad.
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An artist makes a rangoli on the theme ‘Rang Ramayana’ amid the Gudi Padwa celebration during a rangoli exhibition organised by Rangoli artists of Thane Rangavalli Parivar, in Thane.
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Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi during a public meeting, ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Jaipur.