Lok Sabha: Leaders go all out on last day of campaigning for first phase of polls

Political parties continue to campaign aggressively on Tuesday, April 17, the last day of campaigning for the first phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. (Photo/Agencies)

The first phase of the Lok Sabha polls is set to take place on April 19, and the country's top leaders have a full roster for rallies and roadshows in all the states set to vote on Friday. (Photo/Agencies)

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed an election rally in Assam’s Nalbari and came down heavily on the Congress party saying that what the grand old party could not do in 60 years, he as prime minister did it in 10 years. (Photo/Agencies)

PM Modi went on to say that the North-East, which was given only problems by Congress, has been transformed by the BJP into a source of possibilities. He also added that the Congress fuelled separatism and Modi made efforts for peace and security. (Photo/Agencies)

Speaking at a public meeting in Kasaragod district of Kerala, Union minister Rajnath Singh expressed doubt about the CPI(M)'s pledge in their election manifesto to dismantle India's nuclear weapons, questioning their motives. He also called on the Congress to clarify their stance on this matter. (Photo/Agencies)

Hours before the campaigning for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections comes to an end, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi held a roadshow here in support of INDIA bloc candidate Imran Masood. She said that if the country conducts fair elections without any tampering of EVMs, then the Bhartiya Janata Party will not secure more than 180 seats. (Photo/Agencies)

Rahul Gandhi kicked off the last day of campaigning with a joint press conference with SP chief and INDIA bloc ally Akhilesh Yadav, where he lambasted PM Modi for his recent interview and his comments on the electoral bonds scheme. (Photo/Agencies)

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi claimed that there is a strong undercurrent in favour of the opposition INDIA bloc in the Lok Sabha polls and the BJP will be restricted to 150 seats. (Photo/Agencies)

Addressing the joint press conference, former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav slammed the BJP-led union government for allegedly betraying PDA (Pichhde, Dalit and Alpasankhyak) families and said that the PDA will defeat the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). (Photo/Agencies)

Goa CM Pramod Sawant held a roadshow in support of BJP candidate from Belagavi Lok Sabha constituency Jagadish Shettar. (Photo/Agencies)

A total of 102 seats across 14 states and union territories will go to polls in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections, on April 19. The general elections are being conducted in seven total phases, with voting set to end on June 1. The results for the same will be declared on June 4. (Photo/Agencies)