Ex-Vice President Venkaiah Naidu Calls For End Of Freebies In Polls

Former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu today said parties should be discouraged from promising freebies without adequate resources to back their assurances

The Congress on Tuesday fielded Anshul Avijit, the son of former Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar, as its candidate for the Patna Sahib Lok Sabha seat.

A study based on data from the Indian Meteorological Department shows that during the campaign period for the Lok Sabha elections, approximately 72% of constituencies could experience maximum temperatures of 35C or higher.

Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Brinda Karat raised questions about the credibility of the Election Commission of India (ECI) following what she calls "a shocking statement" by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Telugu Desam Party's candidate for Guntur Lok Sabha seat Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar has declared family assets worth nearly Rs 5,785 crore-movable and immovable- making him perhaps the richest contestant in the current polls in Andhra Pradesh.

A voter turnout of 81.6 per cent was recorded during repolling at 11 polling stations in the Inner Manipur Lok Sabha constituency on Monday, officials said.