Politics

Sixty-six halls have been set up to take up the counting of 66 out of 68 Assembly segments simultaneously.

Veteran Congress leader Giridhar Gamang is trailing behind BJD candidate and sitting MLA Jhina Hikaka in Koraput (ST) constituency by 202 votes.

Key candidates in the southern state include former Infosys chief Nandan Nilekani who has challenged three-time MP Ananth Kumar.

The stakes are high for NC-Congress coalition in Lok Sabha polls ahead of December-end Assembly elections.

While the BJP is not bound by the roadmap of the outgoing government, sticking to it will help stave off a possible downgrade by ratings agencies.

Electoral authorities have set up 42 counting centres for counting of votes cast by 73.67 per cent of the 5.50 crore electorate.

Rahul had said, "If there is BJP, there will be violence. If there is BJP, 22,000 people will die."

Union ministers and Congress general secretaries were among those present at the dinner at Gandhi's 10 Janpath residence.

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Ramesh said BJP chief ministers Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Raman Singh have been biggest supporters of schemes like MNREGA.

The plea was allowed by the Bombay High Court in 2007 for non disclosure of outstanding electricity bills.

Reacting to the complaint against him Nailn Kumar Kateel said that he did not even know the complainant.

Arvind Kejriwal says he is confident of winning big from the temple town of Varanasi.

With the completion of all rounds of polling for 80 LS seats in UP, altogether 8.07 crore voters out of a total 13.80 crores exercised their franchise.

Ansari's wife complained that the release of her husband was delayed though she had submitted the bond amount.

Akhilesh has said that the Samajwadi Party will win the Varanasi seat on the basis of their organisational strength.