UPA allies RJD and LJP today attacked Congress over its overtures to JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar, saying his shaking hands with BJP's Hindutva mascot Narendra Modi at an NDA rally in Ludhiana shows &quot;how secular he is&quot;.

RJD, LJP flays Nitish for sharing dais with Modi

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Democracy may have taken deep-roots in the country, but erstwhile royals still continue to hold sway in Mandi Lok Sabha constituency.

Royals dominate poll politics in Mandi

Maharashtra Finance Minister Dilip Walse-Patil today said that NCP president Sharad Pawar's chances of becoming Prime Minister will brighten if Congress and BJP do not get a majority after the Lok Sabha election results are declared.

If Cong, BJP don't get majority, Pawar can be PM: NCP

The seat has remained a bastion of the RSP, a constituent of the ruling Left Front in the state, with the party's Sanat Kumar Mondal have been winning since 1980 with widening victory margins.

LF infighting, Nandigram to influence Joynagar outcome

Apparently wooing the Left for support, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said all secular parties had an obligation to provide a &quot;purposeful, secular&quot; government at the centre and prevent the NDA from coming to power at &quot;all cost&quot;.

PM woos Left, wants secular parties to keep NDA out of power

Claiming that he has joined hands with the LJP and the SP to stop &quot;communal and divisive forces&quot; from coming to power at the Centre, RJD supremo Lalu Prasad today vowed to again scuttle the plans of L K Advani, who is &quot;dreaming&quot; to become the Prime Minister of the country.

Advani's dream of becoming PM will remain dream: Lalu

&nbsp;The Congress led UPA rule had proved its capability to provide a 'stable, clean, honest and welfare oriented' government to the country in the last five years, former Chief Minister and DMK leader R V Janakiraman said here today.

'UPA rule has provided clean, honest govt in last 5 years'

The Election Commission (EC) today said there was no case for ordering repoll in certain constituencies in Bihar following the fact finding team's visit there.

Repoll not required in Bihar's certain constituencies: EC

The Orissa government today categorically stated that there was no violation of the model code of conduct to favour Posco India in its bid to get prospecting license for the Khandadhar iorn ore mines in Sundergarh district.

Posco&#39;s PL recommendation does not violate poll code: Govt

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Industrialists in Yamunanagar and Jagadhri towns of Haryana have urged the state government to provide better infrastructure and other facilities.

Haryana towns seek better facilities from government

The softening of the Left&rsquo;s attitude towards the Congress party became more apparent today with West Bengal&rsquo;s marxist Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee saying that the no truck stand is a pre-poll position and the decision would be reviewed. On his part, the prime minister appeared to be wooing the Left when he said all secular parties had an obligation to provide a &ldquo;purposeful, secular&rdquo; government at the Centre and prevent the NDA from coming to power at &ldquo;all costs&rdquo;. Singh said allies of the UPA, which were &ldquo;unhappy&rdquo;, could be won over but ruled out support to any government led by the Left parties arguing that they would not get more seats than the Congress.

Buddha keeps everyone guessing on Left support to Cong

The ruling CPI(M) in West Bengal has engaged its senior leaders from other states to mop up voters. On Saturday, the party general secretary Prakash Karat campaigned among the Malayali, Tamil and Gujarati voters in Kolkata.

Karat, Yechury court non-Bengali voters in Kolkata

This year&rsquo;s general elections are about breaking the stereotype thinking about the political reality of West Bengal. The Muslim equation is one of them. The Muslims are considered to be one of the major social planks the Left vote bank is built upon, and the Left continues to harp on the benefits the Muslims derive from its rule.

Change in Muslim stand towards CPI(M) in Bengal

Huge pictures of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh alongside other Congress candidates for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections stare down you from the hoardings in almost all towns and cities of Punjab where the prime minister reigns as the supreme leader of his party while party president Sonia Gandhi is just reduced to a thumb-size picture in the corner.

In Punjab, PM is the Cong 'king'

Polling in one of India's most bitterly-fought general elections will conclude tomorrow although it is not yet clear who will capture power.

Five-phase polling to conclude tomorrow

Although her arch rival and West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee campaigned in her backyard for the CPI(M) candidate, few doubt the victory of Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee from the Kolkata South constituency, which she has won five times in a row.

Few doubters on Mamata making it to Lok Sabha for 6th time

The Lok Janshakti Party today denied reports of fissures in its alliance with the Samajwadi Party and the Rashtriya Janata Dal in UP and Bihar.

LJP denies reports of fissures in alliance with SP, RJD

An FIR has been lodged against 100 supporters of Samajwadi Party in Etawah district for allegedly attempting to capture two booths during repolling in Mainpuri Parliamentary constituency.

FIR against 100 SP supporters for disrupting repolling

Election authorities raided the hotel where SP leader Jaya Prada was staying, evoking a strong protest from the actress-turned-politician and her supporters who blamed the opposition parties for it.

Poll authorities raid Jaya Prada's hotel

Amidst speculation that he will try to rope in TDP into NDA, senior BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu today said his party will accept support from anyone backing Advani as Prime Minister and talk to others only after the election results are out on Saturday.

BJP to accept support from anyone backing Advani as PM: Naidu

The polling to nine Lok Sabha seats in Punjab and the lone Chandigarh constituency will be held tomorrow with the fifth and final phase of countrywide election on May 13.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

About 1.16 crore voters would seal the fate of 139 candidates, including ten women and 65 independents in the polling for nine Lok Sabha seat of Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Kahdoor Sahib, Jalandhar (reserve), Fatehgarh Sahib (reserve), Hoshiarpur (reserve), Anandpur Sahib, Ludhiana and Faridkot

Polling to nine seats in Punjab tomorrow

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