The Congress's 11th-hour, post-midnight decision on Amethi and Raebareli contained a big twist. Rahul Gandhi, expected to make an all-out bid to win back Amethi, has been announced as the party candidate from Raebareli,
National Conference Vice-President Omar Abdullah termed the decision of the Election Commission of India to defer the polls for the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency as a "conspiracy".
Union Minister R K Singh on Thursday sought action against Bhojpuri singer-turned-politician Pawan Singh who has announced that he will contest the Lok Sabha elections against NDA despite being a BJP member.
Former Indian wrestler and Olympic medallist Sakshee Malikkh reacted to BJP's decision to field former wrestling body chief, Bri Bhushan Singh's son, Karan Bhushan Singh, as its candidate from Uttar Pradesh's Kaiserganj seat.
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan filed his nomination from Odisha's Sambalpur constituency on Thursday.
BJP nominee and industrialist Naveen Jindal, who is contesting from Haryana's Kurukshetra Lok Sabha seat, on Thursday filed his nomination papers and declared his and his wife Shallu's movable and immovable assets at about Rs 1,000 crore.