Sonia Gandhi Says Congress Will Give Rs 1 Lakh To Women Of Poor Households

As the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections is underway, Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Monday announced that the party will provide financial assistance of Rs 1 lakh to the women of poor households.

People's Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti has written to the Election Commission to stop the alleged harassment and "illegal" arrest of the party workers.

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Sunday said restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir is not an issue for his party in the Lok Sabha polls, asserting that it will get the statehood anyway in view of commitment by the prime minister an

A day before the fourth phase of polling for the general elections, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday warned the BJP not to come in the way of the public and said preventing voters from casting their votes is also a crime.

At least four persons, including three minors, were killed and three others were injured on Sunday in a blast in Jharkhand's Palamu, police said.

Voters in 96 constituencies across nine states and one Union Territory voted in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha election today. Andhra Pradesh and Odisha also voted to pick their next governments in simultaneous elections.