High profile voters cast their vote 11 states and three Union Territories in one of the biggest phases of the national election to pick a new government at the Centre.
Kerala's ruling CPI (M) suffered a major blow on Monday, as party veteran TK Govindan severed all ties with the organisation and declared his intent to contest as an independent candidate from the Marxist stronghold of Taliparamba.
The BJP on Monday released its first list of 47 candidates for the April 9 polls, fielding three former Union ministers.
