"Bless Your Son Even If You Don't Vote For Him": Rajnath Singh To AK Antony

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, in a message to the country's longest-serving Defence Minister AK Antony, said he can understand his predicament.

All preparations have been made across the six constituencies in Madhya Pradesh where polling will be held on Friday in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections, an official said.

The first phase of polling for the Lok Sabha elections will see voting take place in 102 constituencies, across 21 states and Union Territories, which is close to a fifth of the total seats in the Lower House.

More than four centuries after his death, William Shakespeare's craft of making the audience hold a mirror to their selves is coming in handy when reflection, too, is merely performative.

All eyes will be on the Cooch Behar constituency which goes to polls on Friday along with two other seats in north Bengal in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal.

The chasm between the richest and poorest candidates in the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls is an eye-watering Rs 716 crore.