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Apart from party-organised visits, several diplomats are travelling on their own to get a first-hand experience of election campaigning in the world's largest democracy
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra expressed solidarity with Maliwal, with the Congress' women leaders in Delhi echoing her
PM Modi said that Akhilesh Yadav should ask his "bua" why she calls people from UP and Bihar outsiders
Neither Adityanath nor Mohan Yadav broached the issue of a Bundelkhand province, something Uma Bharti promised in Jhansi on April 14, 2014, as did Modi and Rajnath Singh that month
Polling in Srinagar highest since 1996 Lok Sabha elections at 37%
His uncle and sitting MP Pashupati Kumar Paras giving campaigning a miss, attacking his nephew for ignoring him
Elections to all 25 of Andhra Pradesh's Lok Sabha and all 175 of its assembly seats will be held. Polling will also be held on 28 of Odisha's 146 Assembly seats and four of its 21 Lok Sabha seats
AAP chief lists 10 guarantees if the INDIA bloc comes to power
Weight of leadership? With Mayawati's throne in peril, a churn in Dalit politics in UP, and allegations the BSP had become 'BJP's B-team', could eventually turn the tide
But the Delhi CM can't visit his office, sign any official files, or comment on his role in the excise policy case
Singh won from Munger in 2009 and 2019 but lost in 2014 to the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) candidate. The JDU and BJP were allies in 2009 and 2019
The size of the industry, some put it at Rs 1,200 crore, is difficult to assess since several manufacturers have shifted to Mumbai, Delhi, and Lucknow and source the product from Kannauj
Kanpur is scheduled to go to polls on May 13, and the locals appear to be in thrall of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath
Should NOTA be considered a candidate?
Congress labels BJP 'tempo of corruption', says PM nervous after three phases of polls
Voting has now been completed on 283 of 543 seats, or 52 per cent, and in 20 states and UTs, the EC said
In Kashmir, the state EC counducted henna art and rangoli competitions for first time women voters, and held awareness programmes in colleges
BJP logged strong performance in these seats in last election; PM likely to cast vote at Ahmedabad
Modi's Ayodhya visit coincided with the conclusion of the campaigning for the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections, in which polling for 93 seats will be held on Tuesday
Madhepura has since sent such leaders as former Union minister Sharad Yadav, former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad and Pappu (Rajesh Ranjan) Yadav, to the Lok Sabha