Election Commission Increases Polling Time In Telangana Due To Heatwave

In the wake of heatwave conditions prevailing in the state, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has extended the polling hours in various assembly segments of Telangana for the Lok Sabha elections scheduled on May 13.

Comedian Shyam Rangeela, known for his impressions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has announced that he will contest the Lok Sabha elections from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

The BJP's heavyweight MP and former wrestling boss Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh won't be contesting the Lok Sabha polls this time. The BJP has instead named his son Karan Bhushan Singh as its candidate from Uttar Pradesh's Kaiserganj

The suspense over the Congress's candidates for the Amethi and Raebareli Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh is set to end today, just one day before the nomination deadline.

The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday increased the polling time for the Lok Sabha elections in Telangana by an hour in view of heat wave conditions prevailing in the state.

INLD leader Abhay Singh Chautala, who is fighting the Lok Sabha polls from Kurukshetra, on Wednesday filed his nomination papers and declared his assets worth more than 45 crore, indicating he is fond of cars.