Congress, RJD Leaders Call Attack On IAF Convoy "Poll Stunt", Spark Row

Former Punjab Chief Minister and Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi has landed in a huge row with his comment that Saturday's Terror attack in Poonch, in which an Air Force soldier was killed and four others injured, was a "pre-election stunt".

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti was on Sunday served a show cause notice, seeking an explanation for allegedly using a child to seek votes during campaigning for Lok Sabha polls in Rajouri district.

A total of 200 Congress members switched to the BJP on the final day of campaigning for the Lok Sabha elections in Gujarat.

The Gunupur Assembly seat in Odisha's Rayagada district which will go to the polls on May 13 is witnessing a fight between three relatives contesting on three different party tickets.

Even as Uttar Pradesh gears up for the third phase of polling on May 7, the 10 constituencies will witness the culmination of a high-pitched campaign on Sunday evening.

Politically, the Congres's move has provided ammunition to the BJP to target the Gandhi family and the Congress.