BJP PM candidate alleged that polling in last three phases of LS elections in UP, Bihar and West Bengal had not been fair
Yechury came in wake of heightened BJP campaign following denial of permission to hold rally at venue of party's choice in Varanasi
On Modi's promise to give 'shakti' to women, the Congress leader referred to Snoopgate
Meanwhile, a delegation of party leaders led by M Venkaiah Naidu and Ravi Shankar Prasad met officials of the Election Commission
Amit Shah, maintained that the Varanasi administration is working on directions of the Samajwadi Party-led UP govt
He took on the Election Commission and said 'timid men can dwarf high offices''
Not satisfied with his reply to the show cause notice, the Commission asked him to be careful in future
Smriti Irani had alleged bogus voting and intimidation of voters by Congress workers during the polling
She alleged that both the BJP and the Samajwadi Party (SP) are trying to communalise the atmosphere in Varanasi
She claimed that SP used district administration of Varanasi to 'benefit' BJP and vitiate atmosphere of free and fair election and 'influence Muslims'
Along with Amit Shah and Ananth Kumar, Jaitley sat on dharna at the gate of the Banaras Hindu University attacking the alleged partisan attitude of Returning Officer Pranjal Yadav
It added BJP is proving again that it does not respect constitutional bodies
Arun Jaitley also accused the EC of being 'out of depth' in preventing instances of booth capturing during the latest round of polling
There was a 'dip' in foreign interest in the Indian elections but the interest has now gathered momentum ahead of the 'grand finale' in Varanasi, says South Asia Bureau Chief of AFP
Election Commission said in its letter that permission for two out of three programmes have been issued, third was denied due to security concerns
Party announced that all scheduled programmes of Modi for the day have been cancelled except for one rally
Modi's public events in Varanasi denied permission, BJP to protest against EC in Varanasi & Delhi
Turnout has shown a spike since election began on April 7
LJP's Ram Vilas Paswan is banking on his alliance with the BJP and the popularity of Narendra Modi to secure a victory in Hajipur
BJP Rajya Sabha MP Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said the party's previous protest against EC was way back in the late 1980s