Politics

Churchill Alemao says he will now contest as an Independent from South Goa.

Kalyan, who is actor and Congress MP Chiranjeevi's brother, met BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi in Gandhinagar earlier on Friday.

Zakia Jafri is the wife of late Congress MP Ehsan Jafri who was killed in the Gulbarga massacre of 2002.

Jagdambika Pal quit the Congress saying that he felt neglected by the party.

The minister chided Modi for preparing to contest from two seats including Varanasi.

The road show was allowed to later proceed after the permissions were displayed.

According to eyewitnesses, a cracker burst in front of Arun Jaitley's cavalcade which led to a small fire.

The BJP office bearers have been unhappy with the ticket distribution by the party.

He felt none could form a government at the Centre without the support of Congress.

Kapil Sibal said that whoever wins the election, it should be the people who are eventually victorious.

"No WikiLeaks document say #Modi is 'incorruptable', rather he is popular because 'viewed' as incorruptable", Wikileaks tweeted.

In a TV interview earlier, Rahul fall short of apologising for the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

Rahul said that the Congress is fighting a challenging election and will win the election.

Chidambaram also said that the Congress will fight a lone battle in the state.

External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid's comments in London in which he is said to have questioned the role of Supreme Court and Election Commission have drawn flak in various quarters.

It is being seen as an embarrassment for Chiranjeevi as Pawan may eat into the veteran actor's vote bank in coastal Andhra.