Ahmedabad, May 7 - Gujarat has polling underway for Lok Sabha elections and Valsad district has taken the lead in voter participation with 58.05 per cent, closely followed by Banaskantha at 55.74 per cent and Bharuch at 54.90 per cent and Chhotaudepur at

Patiala (Punjab), May 7 - Four-time Congress MP from the grand old party’s bastion Patiala, and former Minister of State for External Affairs, Preneet Kaur, who is contesting for the first time on a BJP ticket from this seat, is caught in a

Lucknow, May 7 - In a blistering attack on the opposition parties on Tuesday, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the Congress, the Samajwadi Party and the entire INDIA bloc are anti-Hindu, anti-Ram and back terrorism.

Bengaluru, May 7 - Karnataka on Tuesday recorded 41.59 per cent of voting for the 14 Lok Sabha seats by 1 p.m., said officials here.

Ahmedabad, May 7 - Banaskantha district in Gujarat is leading in voter participation with 45.89 per cent during the third phase in the state which saw an overall voter turnout of 37.83 per cent till 1 p.m.

Kolkata, May 7 - The average voting percentage in West Bengal's four Lok Sabha seats was recorded at 49.27 in the first six hours till 1 p.m., said officials here.

Hyderabad, May 7 - With just five days left before the state's 17 Lok Sabha seats go to the polls on May 13, campaigning in Telangana has reached its peak in what appears to be a three-cornered contest this time.

Hubballi, May 7 - Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday cast his vote at a polling booth in Chinmayi Vidyalaya in Bhavaninagar locality in Hubballi city and appealed to people to vote in maximum numbers.

Bikru (Kanpur-UP), May 7 - Three years and 11 months have passed, but uncertainty and fear still loom large over late gangster Vikas Dubey's village.

Mumbai, May 7 - It is a 'ghar vapsi' for Shiv Sena’s sitting MP from Palghar Dr Rajendra Gavit as he rejoined the BJP on Tuesday.

Bhopal, May 7 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday slammed Congress and its allies for showing "complete disregard" for national interests and engaging in politics of appeasement.

Kolkata, May 7 - Trinamool Congress has written to the Election Commission of India alleging discrepancies in the polling data released by the ECI, and questioned how the percentage in the first two phases increased.

Haveri, May 7 - Former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, who is BJP's candidate from Haveri Lok Sabha seat, on Tuesday cast his vote at Model Kannada Boys' Higher Primary School in Shiggaon town and appealed to people to vote in record numbers.

Guwahati, May 7 - Assam has recorded more than 27.34 per cent voter turnout in the first four hours of polling, said the Election Commission officials on Tuesday.

Ahmedabad, May 7 - Amid the rising temperatures, voters were queuing up at the booths taking the voting percentage to 24.35 in the first four hours of polling, said the election officials here on Tuesday.

Guwahati, May 7 - Long queues have been seen in many polling stations across four Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam where voting is underway on Tuesday.

Kalaburagi (Karnataka), May 7 - Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge cast his vote at the polling booth set up at Kannada Higher Primary School in Bramhapura locality in Kalaburagi district.

Navsari, May 7 - Technical snag in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) caused a delay in the voting process at polling booths in Navsari, Gujarat on Tuesday.

Shivamogga (Karnataka), May 7 - Former Chief Minister and BJP Central Parliamentary Committee Member B. S. Yediyurappa stated on Tuesday that barring one or two in all of 28 seats, BJP is going to win all Parliamentary seats in Karnataka.