Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Updates: Campaigning concludes in six states and 49 constituencies as they head to the polls for Phase 5 of the elections on May 20. Congress held rallies and roadshows in their key seats and ended the day with Rahul Gandhi's address at a Delhi rally where he said he is ready to debate PM Modi. Meanwhile, PM Modi addresses rallies in Haryana and also ends his day with a rally in North East Delhi. Arvind Kejriwal and his party are facing troubles regarding their Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal and Delhi CM's PA Bibhav Kumar's physical assault case. Kejriwal held two rallies in the national capital on Saturday evening too.
Chadha had undergone an eye surgery in the UK and was away for a long duration. Questions were also raised over his absence, but the party had said that he will be back once he recovers.
Supreme Court rules no writ petitions can be filed against Air India post-Tata acquisition. The airline, now a private entity, does not perform public duties after being taken over by Talace India Pvt Ltd for commercial operations.
Congress believes that the choice of Kanhaiya Kumar and Udit Raj goes beyond the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, as they are key to reorienting the party in sync with the changing demographics of Delhi. The party aims to target Hindi heartland migrants and Dalits with these candidates.