Guwahati, April 26 - Assam recorded 70.66 per cent voting in the five Lok Sabha seats that went to the polls on Friday.

Gandhinagar, April 26 - In a blow to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Alpesh Kathiriya -- the key architect behind the AAP’s 27-seat win in the 2021 Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) elections in Gujarat -- is set to join the BJP on Saturday

Chandigarh, April 26 - Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee President Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Friday challenged the BJP to nominate its state unit chief Sunil Jakhar to contest from any constituency and he would contest against him.

Bhubaneswar, April 26 - Filing nomination papers has concluded for 28 Assembly segments under four Lok Sabha constituencies of Odisha where the polling is going to take place on May 13.

Jammu, April 26 - A 105-year-old man, a 97-year-old woman, supported by her young grandson, and a newly-married couple were among those who turned out to vote in Jammu-Reasi Lok Sabha constituency on Friday, with an increasing turnout as the day progressed leading

Bhopal, April 26 - Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday called Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia a ‘committed leader for development’ as he urged the voters to elect him to the Lok Sabha from Guna in Madhya Pradesh.

Thiruvananthapuram, April 26 - Voters in Kerala on Friday braved the scorching heat with 50 per cent of them casting their vote, according to official figures. In the fray are 194 candidates.

Lucknow, April 26 - Lashing out at the Congress on Friday, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the Congress manifesto is harmful to India, the world's largest democracy.

Kolkata, April 27 - A voter turnout of 57.29 per cent was recorded till 1 p.m. in the three Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal -- Darjeeling, Raiganj, and Balurghat -- where polling is underway on Friday.

Jaipur, April 26 - As voting continued in 13 Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan on Friday, around 40.39 per cent turnout was recorded till 1 p.m.

Guwahati, April 26 - Around 46.31 per cent voter turnout was recorded in Assam till 1 p.m. as voting for five Lok Sabha seats is the state is underway.

Bengaluru, April 26 - Karnataka recorded 38.33 per cent voting till 1 p.m. in the polling held for 14 Lok Sabha seats in the southern part of the state on Friday. With many Parliamentary constituencies inching closer to 50 per cent of polling,

Agartala, April 26 - Braving the scorching heat, around 55 per cent of voters cast their votes till 1 p.m. in the Tripura East Lok Sabha constituency where polling is underway on Friday.

Srinagar, April 26 - Former Chief Minister and vice president of National Conference (NC), Omar Abdullah on Friday opposed any move to postpone the voting date in Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat.

Imphal, April 26 - Over 54 per cent voters exercised their franchise in the first four hours of polling in the remaining part of the Outer Manipur Lok Sabha constituency, where polling is underway amid heavy security cover, officials said on Friday.

Hyderabad, April 26 - Malkajgiri, which is the biggest parliament constituency in the country, accounts for the highest number of candidates filing their nominations in Telangana.

Kolkata, April 26 - The nomination of former IPS officer and the BJP’s candidate from Birbhum Lok Sabha constituency, Debashis Dhar, was cancelled on Friday on technical grounds.

Mumbai, April 26 - A voter turnout of 31.77 per cent was recorded till 1 p.m. for the 8 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra where voting is being held on Friday.

Jammu, April 26 - In the first four hours since the voting started in the Jammu-Reasi Lok Sabha constituency on Friday, 26.61 per cent of votes were cast.