Hans, who filed his papers in the Faridkot district, was accompanied by Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.

Meanwhile, BJP (Tripura) state president Rajib Bhattacharjee and party general secretary Amit Rakshit are deputed for Bolpur and Sreerampur Lok Sabha constituencies to oversee the party's election campaign.

Simultaneously, the AP BJP wing has disclosed that Shah will headline a public rally at Dharmavaram in Andhra Pradesh, where he will share the stage with TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu and Janasena chief Pawan Kalyan.

Amidst soaring temperatures reaching 42 degrees Celsius in Lucknow on Sunday, political parties have adjusted their campaign methods to shield supporters and workers from the relentless heatwave.

Prime Minister Modi will address poll rallies in Solapur, Karad and Pune on Monday and in Malshiras, Dharashiv and Latur on Tuesday, said state BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule.

For the second phase, CM Yogi Adityanath covered all eight seats of Uttar Pradesh and his campaign also reached six other states.

The BJP has promised a Permanent Political Solution within the next five years, and the Gurung-led Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) has issued a 'final ultimatum' to the saffron camp, demanding a resolution to the hill problem as a precondition for their support in the elections.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attended Union Minister Arjun Munda’s nomination programme in Khunti, Jharkhand.

PM Modi accused the Congress of following a policy of appeasement and yet doing nothing to uplift the social and economic condition of Muslims. 

PM Modi will address an election rally in the Sagar Lok Sabha seat, following which, he will reach Harda (Betul LS seat) and then attend a roadshow in Bhopal.

The impending visit of Prime Minister Modi holds significant weight, drawing parallels to his earlier engagement in the district during the 2022 assembly elections.

Banerjee alleged that though the Union council of ministers led by Narendra Modi is a caretaker cabinet after the announcement of elections and the EC is in charge of running the administrative machinery, the poll body is "toeing the line dictated by Modi and his party colleagues".