Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will launch his campaign in Odisha on Sunday at Salepur in Kendrapara Parliamentary constituency after paying tributes to Utkal Gaurav Madhusudan Das in what evidently is an attempt to rake up the 'Odia Pride' sentiment.
The BJP has accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of insulting the Rajput community with his recent remarks on 'Maharajas'.
In an unprecedented bid, the BJP candidate from Bardhaman Durgapur seat, Dilip Ghosh has attacked the Trinamul Congress today, terming it a terrorist organization.
An FIR has been filed against Bankura BJP MP's son over fatal medical negligence leading to woman's death, on Friday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address four rallies in the North Karnataka region in Belagavi, Uttara Kannada, Davanagere and Ballari on Sunday.
Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has won 599 seats and is leading in 531, while Congress has secured 362 seats so far.
The leader of the opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday filed a petition at the Calcutta High Court demanding a CBI probe in the poll-related violence during the panchayat elections.
Following re-polling at 696 panchayat booths, after the voting on July 8 was declared void in light of alleged rigging, booth capturing and multiple reports of electoral malfeasance and voter intimidation
The new faces are Saket Gokhale, Samirul Islam and Prakash Chik Baraik.
MPs including Ravishankar Prasad, Satyapal Singh, Rajdeep Roy, and Rekha Verma will visit Bengal soon to take stock of the situation.
