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Ghulam Nabi Azad, Praful Patel and Najeeb Jung cast their vote

New Delhi/ Maharashtra/Jammu, April 10 (ANI): Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Praful Patel cast their votes in their respective constituencies on Thursday during the third phase of Lok Sabha polls. Azad said that he is confident of having UPA government in centre again. NCP leader contesting from Gondia in Maharashtra stated that he is sure of his victory. Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung also cast his vote in New Delhi and encouraged voters to come forward and cast votes.

Political leaders cast their vote in Phase 3 of LS Polls

New Delhi/Chandigarh/Kerala/Ghaziabad/Saharanpur, April 10 (ANI): Leaders of various political parties cast their vote on Thursday as the nation observes polls for 91 seats in 11 states and 3 Union Territories. Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Vice President Rahul Gandhi and Defence Minister AK Antony were among the voters from Congress Party. IPS turned social activist Kiran Bedi also cast her vote and urged people to come forward and cast their vote. Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy cast his vote in Pudupally in Kottayam district. AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal also cast his vote in New Delhi. Congress candidate Pawan Bansal from Chandigarh also cast his vote and said that people will choose their leader on the basis of work done in the constituency. Congress leader Raj Babbar who is contesting from Ghaziabad also cast his vote. Babbar said that he hopes the polling will go well. Congress candidate from Saharanpur Imran Masood along with his wife also cast his vote in the constituency.

LS Polls phase 3: Political leaders vote

New Delhi/ Nagpur/ Trivandrum, Apr 10 (ANI): Elections to the Lok Sabha moved into high gear as voters began exercising their franchise on Thursday in 91 constituencies in the third phase of polling in 11 States and 3 Union Territories amidst tight security. Congress candidate from New Delhi constituency Ajay Maken cast his vote and said that he was confident that the Congress party would win all the seven seats from Delhi. BJP candidate from Nagpur, Nitin Gadkari also casts his vote, says BJP will win the elections this time. AAP leader Manish Sisodia said that he hoped that people voted against corruption, against price rise. Union Minister Shashi Tharoor who casts his vote in Trivandrum, said that the voter turnout is quite impressive.

LS polls: Voting begins in all 20 Kerala constituencies

Kerala, Apr 10 (ANI): Polling began in all the 20 Lok Sabha constituencies in Kerala on Thursday. Voters began to trickle in most of the polling stations as soon as polling opened at 7 am, to choose their representatives. At many booths, voters queued up well before the start of polling. Voting will take place in 21,424 polling stations and over 2.42 crore voters are expected to exercise their franchise. About 1.5 lakh officials including 10,000 women have been deployed for poll duties.

Maoist kills three security personnel in Chhattisgarh

Raipur, Apr 10 (ANI): Maoist killed three security personnel while few others were injured in an attack carried out by the rebels in red corridor of Chhattisgarh. The injured were shifted to a nearby hospital in Raipur. Doctors treating the injured security personnel said one security official was critical.

Lok Sabha polls: Voting underway in 11 states and 3 UTs, battle for 91 seats

New Delhi, Apr 10 (ANI): Voting for the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections began on Thursday as candidates battle it out for 91 seats in 11 states. Voting is underway in Chhattisgarh (1), Haryana (10), Jammu and Kashmir (1), Jharkhand (5), Kerala (20), Madhya Pradesh (9), Maharashtra (10), Odisha (10), Uttar Pradesh (10), Bihar (6), Delhi (7), Andaman and Nicobar islands (1), Chandigarh (1) and Lakshadweep (1).

LS Polls 2014: Politicos cast their vote

New Delhi, Apr 10 (ANI): Politicos on Thursday came all out to cast their vote for the 16th Lok Sabha Polls. Today is the 3rd phase of the 9 phases of 16th LS polls. Among those who casted their vote were BJP leader Harsh Vardhan, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Congress leader Kapil Sibal, AAP leader Yogendra Yadav, Congress leader Kamal Nath.

Anand Sharma accuses Modi of portraying false image of development among voters

New Delhi, Apr 10 (ANI): Union Commerce Minister Anand Sharma hit out at the BJP's PM candidate Narendra Modi saying bringing Modi to the forefront portrayed the bankruptcy of the BJP and it was a disaster harping on the so called "Gujarat model", as the debt incurred during latter's tenure on state treasury has risen due to revenue loss and crony capitalism. Sharma further said Modi was portraying a false picture of development among the voters. Commenting on Modi's wide advertising and publicity campaign, Sharma alleged that BJP has ensured that it puts all the focus on the projection of one man.

LS Polls: Voting begins in Delhi

New Delhi, April 10 (ANI): Polling began on Thursday in Delhi, in the phase three of the nine-phase of 16th Lok Sabha elections. Delhiites are voting to elect their seven representatives from the seven constituencies of Delhi which are- Chandni Chowk, North East Delhi, East Delhi, New Delhi, North West Delhi, West Delhi and South Delhi. Voters have queued up outside the polling booths eagerly waiting for their turn. Security forces have stepped up safety measures to ensure safe and fearless environment for voters. With the emergence of the Aam Aadmi Party in 2012, the voters here will witness a triangular fight on all the seven Lok Sabha seats between Congress, BJP and AAP. As many as 150 candidates, including Kapil Sibal (Congress), Harsh Vardhan (BJP), Rajmohan Gandhi (AAP), Manoj Tiwari (BJP), Ajay Maken (Congress) are in the poll fray.

Amit Shah moves HC against FIRs on hate speeches

New Delhi, Apr 9 (ANI): BJP leader Amit Shah on Wednesday moved a plea in the Allahabad High Court challenging the FIRs lodged against him by the Uttar Pradesh government for alleged hate speeches made by him at election meetings in Bijnore and Shamli districts. The court has sought a copy of the video from Election Commission where Shah is purportedly seen making an inflammatory statement, asking voters to seek revenge over the Muzaffarnagar riots.

Would not engage Jaitley to fight even at district court: Capt Amarinder

Amritsar, April 9 (ANI): The election battle in Punjab is getting intense day by day where BJP and Congress candidates leave no occasion of slamming each other. This time it's going to be a top 'hot' contest in Amritsar as the veteran leaders- BJP's Arun Jaitley and Congress's Captain Amarinder Singh have been pitted against each other. 'War of words' has already started between the two political stalwarts with Amarinder calling Jaitley as an "outsider" and "Pseudo Punjabi". Now, Captain Amarinder Singh has slammed Arun Jaitley by saying that he doesn't trust Jaitley's advocacy skills. Singh also stated that he does not consider Jaitley worth fighting a case even at district level for him.

Will support Kejriwal if he contests against Sonia: Ramdev

Moradabad, April 09 (ANI): Yoga Guru, Ramdev, offered to support Aam Aadmi Party chief, Arvind Kejriwal, to help him win the general election against Congress chief, Sonia Gandhi, if he contests against her from Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh. Ramdev was addressing a news conference at Moradabad on Wednesday. Slamming the Congress chief, he said that she is a heartless person and is not working towards the progress of the country.

BJP's Srinagar candidate resigns prior to Polls

Srinagar, April 9 (ANI): Yet another shock awaited the BJP prior to polls when its Srinagar candidate Arif Raza quit the party on Wednesday. Raza resigned from the BJP on grounds of being upset over party President Rajnath Singh's announcement of finishing Article 370. Raza said that Rajnath Singh is nobody to finish Article 370 under which Jammu and Kashmir deserves a special status. He also said that he will not stay in contact with the BJP anymore.

Rahul tries to woo voters in Chattisgarh rally

Chattisgarh, April 9 (ANI): With an aim to woo voters of Chattisgarh, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday while addressing a rally in Balod district highlighted the achievements of Congress Party. Gandhi also gave an insight to the future plans of the Party if it comes to power. Gandhi further slammed the Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi saying that BJP posters speak about women empowerment but in Gujarat women's phones are tapped and police is made to chase them.

Campus Vote || SP Jain Institute of Management & Research

Nikhil Inamdar of Business Standard catches the political pulse of young India at the SP Jain Institute of Management & Research

Azam Khan's Kargil remark demoralizing for the Army: BJP

Patna, April 9 (ANI): The BJP on Wednesday slammed Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan for his remark on Kargil war. Azam Khan kicked up yet another political storm by saying that India won the Kargil War solely because of Muslim soldiers and no Hindu soldier was behind the victory. Reacting over this BJP leader Ravishankar Prasad said that such remarks are demoralizing for the Army. He said that soldiers who sacrificed their lives are being categorized based on religion just for votes, nothing can be more unfortunate than this.

My statement over Kargil should be welcomed: Azam Khan

Rampur, April 9 (ANI): Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan on Wednesday clarified that his statement over Kargil war should be welcomed as a positive remark praising the Muslims for their contribution to the country.

Politicos react to Congress' complaint to EC against Ramdev and Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

New Delhi/Lucknow, April 9 (ANI): Politicos reacted to the complaint lodged by the Congress Party to EC over the involvement of religious organizations of Baba Ramdev and Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in promoting some political parties. Where on one hand all political leaders condemned the promotion of politics through religion, BJP leader Kalraj Mishra justified the aim of these religious organizations.

Sibal says will prosecute AAP's Ashutosh, terms money offering allegations as baseless

New Delhi, April 9 (ANI): Union Minister Kapil Sibal on Wednesday rubbished money offering allegations leveled against him by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Ashutosh and threatened to file a defamation case and also to prosecute him.

Kejriwal meets auto driver who slapped him, receives apology

New Delhi, April 9 (ANI): AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday met the auto driver Lali who had slapped him yesterday. The auto driver apologized to Kejriwal for his misbehaviour. Lali also said that he considers Kejriwal as God and he hit him because he thought he should not have resigned.