Poll Body To Install GPS Tracking System In Vehicles Used In Election

The Election Commission has decided to install GPS location tracking system in all vehicles that will be used for polling purposes in West Bengal, an official said. A communication in this regard has been sent to the poll workers, he said today.

Ten out of the 37 candidates contesting from the three Lok Sabha seats of Jalpaiguri (SC), Cooch Behar (SC), and Alipurduar (ST) in West Bengal are crorepatis, an analysis of their affidavits said.

The BJP on Monday alleged that an organisation linked to Congress leaders was misusing RSS' name to push propaganda against the ruling party in the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls and urged the Election Commission to take "strict action" against them.

Ghulam Nabi Azad, who formed his own party after quitting the Congress, may not contest the coming general election, even though his name has been announced by the party he has founded.

Four members of an arms-manufacturing gang have been arrested here and firearms along with equipment used for making pistols seized ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the Noida Police said on Monday.

The Congress has brushed off the latest tranche of advice and criticism from poll strategist Prashant Kishor, saying "consultants' remarks" do not require any comment.