12:49pm -Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Odisha assembly Bhupendra Singh joins Biju Janata Dal (BJD). Another Congress leader Anup Sai also joins Odisha.
12:20pm - Misa Bharti changes tack and says she will fight LS elections from Pataliputra only.
12:09pm - Congress, National Conference alliance finalized: Congress to field 2 candidates in Jammu, 1 candidate in Ladakh, NC to contest all 3 valley seats
11:20am - Addressing a press conference, RJD leader Ram Kripal Yadav said that he is resigning from all party posts but says he has not resigned from the party. Ram Kripal says that he has accepted Misa's offer of contesting from Pataliputra constituency but media reports suggest that Lalu Prasad is not giving his approval.
10:24am - Misa Bharti reaches Patna
