Lok Sabha Polls 2024: SC Constitution Bench to Hear Electoral Bonds Case on March 15

Lok Sabah Elections 2024: Jana Sena Party chief Pawan Kalyan on Thursday announced his candidacy for the upcoming Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections. He will contest from the Pithapuram assembly constituency. Kalyan's Jana Sena has tied alliance knot with BJP and TDP for the upcoming state and Lok Sabha polls.  

• Preneet Kaur, suspended Congress MP and wife of former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, formally joined the BJP on Thursday, and is set to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls from the family’s pocketborough of Patiala as the BJP candidate. 
• Further, a meeting for the appointment of the Election Commissioner was held at Delhi's Lok Kalyan Marg on Thursday. Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Choudhary also participated in the meeting which finalised on the names of Sukhbir Sandhu and Gyanesh Kumar for the Election Commissioner post. The assent by the President still pending on the mentioned names. 
• In Karnataka, former chief minister and Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy on Wednesday revealed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), it alliance partner in the NDA, has agreed to concede three seats to the regional party for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. 
• Further, a high-Level Committee on simultaneous elections, chaired by Ram Nath Kovind, Former President of India, met President Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan and submitted its report, today. Union Home Minister Amit Shah was also present.

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 LIVE Updates:

• BRS Announces Candidates for Two More LS Seats: BRS on Thursday announced former MLA Atram Sakku and Ragidi Laxma Reddy as its candidates from Adilabad and Malkajgiri constituencies respectively for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
• SC to Hear Electoral Bonds Case on March 15: Supreme Court's Constitution Bench of Five Judges Will Hear Electoral Bonds Case on March 15. 
• Preneet Kaur Meets BJP Chief Nadda: Preneet Kaur, suspended Congress MP and wife of former Punjab CM Amarinder Singh, meets BJP national president JP Nadda after joining the party in Delhi, today.
• Pawan Kalyan Announces His Candidacy: Jana Sena Party chief Pawan Kalyan on Thursday announced his candidacy for the upcoming Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections. He will contest from the Pithapuram assembly constituency.
• CM Revanth Reddy Asks Former BJP MP to Join Congress: Telangana CM Revanth Reddy Asks Former MP Jitender Reddy to Join Congress ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. 
• Preneet Kaur Joins BJP: Preneet Kaur, suspended Congress MP and wife of former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, formally joined the BJP on Thursday.
• AAP Releases Lok Sabha List for Punjab: Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday released its list of 8 candidates for Punjab for Lok Sabha elections 2024.
• Meeting for EC Appointment Begins: A meeting at 7, LKM for the appointment of the Election Commissioner commenced today. Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Choudhary also participated in the meeting. 
• Pashupati Paras Likely to Quit NDA Today: He is going to hold a meeting with his RLJP party members. He might join the INDIA block, claimed party sources. 
• Suspended Congress MP Preneet Kaur to Join BJP: Preneet Kaur, suspended Congress MP and wife of former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, will formally join the BJP in Delhi, today.
• Amarinder Singh's Wife to Contest Lok Sabha polls on BJP ticekt: ‘My mother Preneet Kaur will join BJP today. She will contest from Patiala. We were deeply hurt the way Cong humiliated my father," said Amarinder Singh’s daughter. 
• One Nation, One Election Report Update: The Ram Nath Kovind-led high-level committee set up to study the issue of simultaneous national and assembly elections is set to submit its report to President Droupadi Murmu, five months after its creation, on Wednesday, according to government officials.
• Kumaraswamy on seat sharing in Karnataka: “We are set to contest in three constituencies — Hassan, Kolar, and Mandya."
• Karnataka BJP leader upset over party's second list: Former Karnataka deputy chief minister K S Eshwarappa said, "BS Yediyurappa had promised that he would give the ticket to KE Kantesh from Haveri. So I sent my son Kantesh there to campaign...But today my son KE Kantesh didn't get the ticket, and BS Yediyurappa's son got the ticket again." (13.03.24)