Launching a scathing attack on state Congress president Kamal Nath, PM Modi wondered how can a party chief, who is unable to decide the CM face, take decisions about the future of the people.

Raman Singh conceded that the alliance between Ajit Jogi-led Janta Congress and Mayawati-led BSP has the potential to emerge as the third force in the state, adding the combine will have an impact on the poll outcome.

Thursday's (November 15) telecast by India TV was focussed only on UP, West Bengal and Odisha, while the results for Punjab, Haryana and Uttarakhand will be telecast next Thursday (November 22).

The total tally of declared candidates by Congress has reached 75 out of 119 seats in Telangana assembly. 

"Modi has admitted to his theft in the Supreme Court. In the affidavit, he admitted to changes in the contract without asking the Air Force and putting Rs 30,000 crore in Ambani's pocket," Gandhi tweeted in Hindi.

Chhattisgarh is rich in resources, the Congress president said, adding the “dream of the state was broken due to the misrule” of the BJP government.

Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier on Tuesday defended the Rafale deal and claimed that there was no wrong-doing in the Rs 58,000 crore deal.

PM Modi's Chhattisgarh rally today coincides for the first phase of polling in the state for 18 Assembly constituencies, mostly in Naxal-affected zones.

Yogi Adityanath alleged that Chhattisgarh remained “poor, backward and a BIMARU state” remained a BIMARU state” during the Congress rule despite having extensive mineral deposits and forest wealth.

After releasing the manifesto, the BJP chief launched a scathing attack on Congress and said that a party that sees revolution in Naxalism can do no good for Chhattisgarh.

  He said it was the duty of the Congress to caution the people that the BJP was taking the country "on a path of conflict and economic disaster".

Slamming the Maoists, PM Modi said that they were handing over guns, in place of pens, to the children of the state.

However, the party has given a ticket to the former CM's daughter-in-law Krishna Gaur, she will be contesting from Govindpura.

'Why does Congress find merit in protesting against every anti-corruption measure of the Government of India? What do they fear?'

The PM's schedule includes a rally in Chhattisgarh's Bastar, which is a Naxal-violence hit area and is going to polls in the first phase of elections on November 12.

"According to villagers, he was brutally beaten to death with sticks by the ultras," the SP said, adding that a police team has been sent to the spot.

Masani, the brother of Shivraj Chouhan’s wife Sadhna Singh, has been fielded from Waraseoni in Balaghat district.

Out of the three Loka Sabha seats that went to bypolls, the Congress-JD(S) alliance won Bellary and Mandya seats while the BJP retained Shimoga.

Karnataka's ruling Congress-JD(S) coalition won two Assembly seats and two Lok Sabha seats in bypolls. The BJP Lok Sabha seat Shivamogga, vacated by ex-CM Yeddyurappa.

CM Adityanath told the public rally that the public determination to build the temple will make the task easier, adding that the issue of construction work will be taken up after Diwali.