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New Delhi, Apr 30: Moderate to high turnout today marked the polling in the seventh phase of Lok Sabha elections on a day when Narendra Modi sparked a major controversy by violating the election law by making a speech and displaying BJP's poll symbol in a booth. The fate of some of the top guns of Congress, including Sonia Gandhi, and BJP like Modi, L K Advani, Rajnath Singh and Murli Manohar

Ahmedabad, Apr 30: The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday ordered the Gujarat administration to lodge a complaint/FIR against Narendra Modi for delivering a politically charged speech and displaying the BJP's poll symbol lotus in violation of an electoral law soon after exercising his franchise in Gandhinagar. Congress' legal department secretary KC Mittal lodged a complaint with the poll body

New Delhi, Apr 30: The Congress Wednesday went to the Election Commission seeking cancellation of Narendra Modi's candidature from both Vadodara and Varanasi, as the BJP leader flashed a lotus symbol during a press interaction near a polling booth. After casting his vote at a polling booth in Gandhinagar, Modi flashed his inked finger along with a lotus flower, the BJP's election symbol. He

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New Delhi, Apr 30: Polling began on Wednesday in 89 seats across seven states and two Union Territories — Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu — in the seventh phase of the staggered Lok Sabha elections. Of these 89 seats going to polls, the Congress had won 37 in 2009; the BJP 21; the Trinamool Congress and the Janata Dal (United) five each; the CPI(M), Shiromani Akali Dal and the Samajwadi

Hyderabad, Apr 30: Polling began on Wednesday simultaneously for 17 Lok Sabha constituencies and 119 Assembly seats in Telangana amid excitement of electing the first government of the new state that will formally come into existence on June 2. Enthusiasm was writ large on people’s faces as they queued up at polling stations since 7 AM today to exercise their franchise. A group of youngsters was

Patna, Apr 30: Polling began in seven parliamentary constituencies in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections in Bihar amidst tight security today to decide the fate of 94 candidates. The prominent candidates in the fray are JD(U) President Sharad Yadav from Madhepura, who is being challenged by RJD's Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav, former central minister and BJP leader Hukumdeo Narayan

Palampur/Mandi, April 29: BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi Tuesday made a passionate appeal to voters to ensure his party's victory on 300 Lok Sabha seats, but his use of Kargil hero Vikram Batra's off-quoted phrase "Ye dil maange more" sparked a controversy with Batra's parents raising objections. Modi used the more than once during his three rallies in Himachal Pradesh to stir up

Varanasi, April 29: The AAP convenor asked why Congress president Sonia Gandhi and BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi had not campaigned in each other’s constituencies. Raking up both the snoopgate and Robert Vadra land deal controversies, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday accused both the Congress and the BJP of having a tacit pre-poll understanding and not taking any action

Mumbai, Apr 29: The Nagpur police have filed a case against Yoga guru Ramdev for his remark that has allegedly hurt the Dalit sentiments. Addressing a gathering in Lucknow, Ramdev attacked Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and was quoted as having said, “He [Mr. Gandhi] goes to Dalits' houses for honeymoon and picnic. Had he married a Dalit girl, then his luck could have clicked and he would