Poll Surveys Telecast On TV Channels Are "BJP Inspired", Claims Mamata Banerjee

Mamata Banerjee on Saturday alleged that the Election Commission of India chalked out seven-phase polls to enable Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his cabinet colleagues to carry out extensive campaigning using the nation's resources.

Determined to exercise her franchise in the Lok Sabha polls, a 111-year-old woman travelled to a polling booth in a remote hamlet in Maharashtra's Naxal-affected Gadchiroli, a district official said on Saturday.

When the BJP ratcheted its nationalism game up, the Opposition left the field on its ideological high horse. That's exactly what the BJP wanted - to be the only option.

The Congress party suffered another setback amid Lok Sabha elections as several congressmen, including an ex-MLA, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday.

Polling agent Isha Arora, tasked with overseeing the voting process in the Gangoh assembly constituency during the Lok Sabha elections in Saharanpur, has become the highlight of the polling booth for her diligence.

Independent, non-partisan, effective, fair, efficient, are adjectives that must fit snugly into the pockets of the black and white coats of this neutral election umpire. But do they?