UP Lawyers' Rs 2 Lakh Bet On Favourite Candidates Ahead Of Phase 3 Voting

As Lok Sabha elections enter a crucial stage with phase 3 voting on Tuesday, two lawyers in Uttar Pradesh have placed a bet of Rs two lakhs on candidates of their favourite parties.

Bengal is one of the very few states where the BJP is putting up a fierce fight against a strong regional party, the Trinamool Congress, Sanjay Singh of the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies said.

Devendra Nath Mahato accused the Congress, JMM, and BJP of misusing power to detain him, vowing to win the election despite opposition.

Congress' Rohtak Lok Sabha seat candidate Deepender Singh Hooda has declared total assets worth Rs 69.24 crore in his election affidavit.

In a significant trend, the strike rate of turncoats in the Lok Sabha elections has witnessed a sharp decline over the years, with the 2019 polls recording the lowest figure in five decades.

Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday issued a list of 40 star campaigners for Lok Sabha polls in Delhi and Haryana, featuring party convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who is in judicial custody and his wife Sunita Kejriwal.