Politics

The CPM alleged TMC has distributed black money to its candidates to fund their expenses for WB polls.

In all, 364 candidates are in the fray in the 54 seats for the First phase of WB polls.

BJP has come out in favour of Lokpall bill's expeditious creation to fight corruption.

The EC ordered a re-poll on Saturday at seven polling booths in 5 assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu.

Rahul said that the Cong and TMC are fighting together and will give a govt that will bring development to WB.

Karunanidhi said as far as we are concerned, EC acted harshly but I won't say they were partisan.

Tamil Nadu recorded about 25 per cent polling and Kerala an impressive 45 per cent till 1 PM.

The Election Commission office in Kolkata denied the CPM's allegation of partisanship.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday gave a miss to his right to vote in the Assam Assembly election.

Among the 47 candidates in the fray, 36 belong to the general category, three to the SC and eight to the ST.

GNLF chief Subhash Ghising was driven out in 2008 after GJM took over the movement for a separate state.

Election officials have to trek 11 km up the Himalayan range over two days to reach WB's highest polling station.

Mamata alleged that the CPM was helping BJP with money.

Senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj has demanded removal of Union Minister M K Alagiri from the Union Cabinet.

This was the biggest haul of unaccounted cash in poll-bound Tamil Nadu so far.

BJP asked the government to incorporate necessary changes in the proposed Lokpal bill.