Drugs, Liquor Worth Rs 243 Crore Seized In Punjab Since Poll Dates Announced

The law enforcement agencies have so far seized drugs, unaccounted cash and liquor worth Rs 243.95 crore in Punjab after the model code of conduct came into force following the announcement of the Lok Sabha polls last month.

Campaigning ended Wednesday evening for 102 Lok Sabha seats across 21 states and Union territories which will go to polls in the first phase on April 19 with top leaders of the BJP-led NDA and the opposition INDIA bloc making a last-gasp effort to wo

The government high school in Kadyala village near the zero line along the Indo-Pakistan international border has been transformed into a model polling station in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district in a pioneering effort to enhance public awareness

Ghulam Nabi Azad, chief of Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) and former Congress leader, will not contest the Lok Sabha elections. Mr Azad was expected to contest from the Anantnag-Rajouri seat in Jammu and Kashmir.

Congress leader and incumbent MP of Thiruvananthapuram Shashi Tharoor claimed on Wednesday that the BJP will not be able to win 300 seats in the ensuing general elections and lose its majority in the Lok Sabha.

Madhya Pradesh cyber police busted a nexus of making fake voter ID cards ahead of Lok Sabha elections and arrested one person in this regard from Bihar, an official said on Wednesday.