Lalu Prasad, known for his ready wit, is an irritable man these days. He is losing his temper with party workers, asking journalists to get out of press conferences, and is in a blue funk over his party&rsquo;s performance in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections in Bihar.

Lalu's gamble to be put to test today

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The biggest chunk of Lok Sabha constituencies from Maharashtra &mdash; 25 out of the total 48 &mdash; will go to the polls tomorrow. It will decide the fate of some of the state&rsquo;s best known political faces. These include NCP president and Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, who is contesting from Madha in Solapur district, leaving his pocket-borough Baramati to daughter Supriya Sule.

Maha's political biggies face voters today

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today said the Congress would definitely win more than the nine seats it had won in the state in 2004 due to the development work undertaken by his government.

Assam CM hopeful of Congress victory

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Moderate polling&nbsp;has been&nbsp;reported in the Udampur-Doda Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu and Kashmir that went to polls today in the second phase.

Moderate polling in Jammu and Kashmir

Polling in the second phase of elections to Lok Sabha began on a moderate note today during which the fate of prominent leaders such as Rahul Gandhi, Sharad Pawar, George Fernandes, Ramvilas Paswan and Sushma Swaraj will be decided.

LS elections: Polling begins on moderate note

RJD President Lalu Prasad Yadav today said doors were open for a post-poll alliance with the Left in the event of the Congress-led UPA not being in a position to form a government.

Doors open for Left: Lalu

Polling for the two Lok Sabha seats in Tripura began peacefully at 7 am today.

Polling begins peacefully in Tripura

Polling began this morning in 11 Lok Sabha and 77 assembly constituencies of Orissa where the second and last phase of voting is being held amid tight security.

Second phase polling begins in Orissa

Maoists struck with impunity triggering landmines and indiscriminate firing in Jharkhand even as moderate to brisk polling was reported from across 12 states in the second phase of elections to&nbsp;the Lok Sabha.

Naxal violence in second phase of Lok Sabha polls

Amid reports of boycott by voters and technical fault in EVMs at some polling centres, an estimated 8-10% voters exercised their franchise in the first three hours of polling in the second phase in Bihar's 13 parliamentary constituencies.

8-10% cast their votes in the first three hours in Bihar

About 30 per cent voters exercised their franchise in the first three hours of voting in two Lok Sabha seats in Tripura today.

30% polling in Tripura

A polling booth at village Kanjighat near the picturesque tourist spot Panchmarhi in Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh recorded 100 per cent polling soon after voting commenced.

Kanjighat records 100% polling

Around ten per cent of the electorate cast their ballot in the first three hours of polling in 17 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka where elections are being held today.

10% polling in Karnataka

Polling for eight Lok Sabha seats and Jamtara assembly bypoll began at 7 am today amidst tight security measures in Jharkhand in the shadow of Maoist violence.

Polling begins in eight LS seats and Jamtara assembly seat in Jharkhand

NCP Chief Sharad Pawar today sought to keep the doors open for Left parties in the post-poll scenario and said the UPA will decide its Prime Minister after the elections.

UPA requires blessings of Left parties: Pawar

In fresh attacks, Maoists today exploded bombs injuring two officials in Jharkhand where security repulsed a naxalite bid to disrupt the second phase of elections after a fierce hour-long gunbattle.

Maoists launch fresh attacks in Jharkhand, two injured

Lok Janshakti Party chief Ramvilas Paswan today asserted that the UPA was &quot;not inimical&quot; to the Left parties as they wanted them to be with secular forces.

We are not inimical to Left: Paswan

Polling for 11 Lok Sabha constituences in Assam began today amidst tight security to decide the fate of 121 candidates, including 9 women, in the second and final phase.

Polling for 11 Assam L S seats begin amidst tight security

&nbsp;Expressing confidence that Congress will be in an advantegous position, senior leader Kamalnath today said his party will try to forge alliances with parties which are not &quot;ideologically negative&quot;.

Kamalnath says Cong will be in advantegous position

An average of 12.43% polling was reported till 0900 hours during the second and final phase of elections for 20 Lok Sabha and 140 Assembly constituencies in Andhra Pradesh today.

12% polling in AP in  first two hours

The Mumbai North West Parliamentary constituency is expected to pose stiff challenge for both the Shiv Sena and the Congress as both will have to contain the erosion of their traditional votebanks to the MNS and the Samajwadi Party.

Sena, Cong facing tough times in Mumbai North West

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