Politics

Personal egos of leaders, local dynamics and reservations of party cadre have complicated the seat sharing process, giving the BJP a clear advantage in campaigning in Karnataka.

'People seek answers from the government for the works that are not done. This was not a tradition in our country,' said Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Rashtriya Lok Dal will contest from three Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh.

The coalition has upset workers of both sides, which is helping the BJP make inroads into its toughest terrain.

The prime minister would start his two-day visit from Jamnagar in Saurashtra region where he would dedicate to the nation a 750-bed annexe of the Guru Gobind Singh Hospital and inaugurate its PG hostel.

Citing an example of the US, which had given solid proof of the Osama bin Laden operation to the world, the Congress leader demanded that the Centre should give a solid proof for the air strike it conducted recently.

The new TPCC president said everyone in the party would be given due respect and in return they would also work with honesty and integrity.

It was the AAP's theory that an alliance with the Congress will help in defeating the BJP in the general elections, Congress general secretary PC Chacko said.

Asaduddin Owaisi urged the Pakistan prime minister to handle its 'Lashkar-e-Shaitan' and 'Jaish-e-Shaitan' referring to the terror groups Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed, both believed to be based in Pakistan.

Describing Mumbai as the soul of India, Rahul Gandhi said Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks of developing 100 `smart cities', but Mumbai was a smart city and its strength and potential needs to be recognised.

In his first public address after the government confirmed that Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was being held in captivity by Pakistan, the Prime Minister told party workers that elections were soon approaching.

Vishal has been active in making political statements and had decided to contest in the RK Nagar bypoll but his nomination was rejected, which resulted in high drama.

Since 2009, either Yeddyurappa or his son has been representing the seat. However, the victory margin has changed significantly over the years.

Rama Rao is the son of Telangana chief minister and TRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao, while Nara Lokesh is the son of Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu.

Rajiv Shukla, the former chairman of Indian Premier League, has been made the chairman of media and publicity committee.

Both Stalin and Rajinikanth said their visits were not political.