Politics

The Election Commission said in case of violations, appropriate remedial and penal action should be initiated immediately.

While the BJP in an attempt to downplay the remark had said that Ramdev is a saint, Dalits in the area refused to accept him as one.

She attacked the Akali Dal for joining hands with BJP and not raising its voice for the Sikhs in Gujarat.

"Since these are court matters, I don't want to give much opinion," Karunanidhi said.

Congress spokesperson Anand Sharma said that the law was very clear that there cannot be canvassing on the polling day.

Lakshman Singh, the brother of senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh, had accused the BJP of booth-capturing attempts.

Amar Singh accused his former party of using 'strong arm tactics' to target non-SP political workers.

There were huge crowds in Varanasi as Narendra Modi held a roadshow and paid tributes to Madan Mohan Malviya and Swami Vivekananda.

Voters came out in large numbers in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, UP and MP. The turnout was low in Maharashtra and J&K.

"AIADMK has been distributing cash for the past 3 days due to fear of losing. AIADMK is giving Rs 3000 per vote," said Stalin.

The winner will not only represent Dumka in the Lok Sabha but also emerge as the tallest tribal leader in the state.

VHP leader Praveen Togadia had reportedly told people in Bhavnagar to target Muslims for buying properties in Hindu majority areas.

Lok Janshakti Party National Youth President Saraf said his relations with the separatist leader were "personal".

Singh said that India and Pakistan need to be careful as any attempt at CBMs have been halted by some terror acts.

AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal and Congress MLA Ajay Rai will also be contesting from Varanasi.

West Bengal goes to polls in four phases, on April 17, 24, 30 and May 12.