Video: Congress Leader Sits In Drain Water, Takes A Dip In Polluted River

In a bold act of protest against the pollution of the Shipra River, Congress' Ujjain Lok Sabha seat candidate Mahesh Parmar on Tuesday took a dip in the river and sat in the overflowing drain water entering the river.

The Congress' Shashi Tharoor is bidding for a four-peat of wins from Thiruvananthapuram, but arguably faces his toughest test yet in Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar, with the CPI's Pannyan Raveendran also in the mix.

The Wayanad Lok Sabha seat will see an intriguing three-way contest between Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, the BJP's K Surendran, and Annie Raja of the Communist Party of India.

While the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) hopes to maintain - if not improve - its tally, the INDIA bloc will need to make a dent in the NDA's numbers to really gain some edge.

India Election Phase 2 Voting Highlights: Voting for 88 constituencies in the second phase of the 18th Lok Sabha elections across 13 states and union territories has begun.

It's time for round two in the marathon Lok Sabha polls, the world's largest election, which runs through the peak of summer until June 1. The votes will be counted on June 4.