Politics

The ministers who are seeking re-election include NC's Sakina Itoo from Noorabad seat, Choudhary Mohammad Ramzan from Handwara and Mir Saifullah from Kupawara.

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said the Planning Commission is an important independent institution which has been guiding the development of various states.

According to sources, Sena has proposed that it be given the post of deputy chief minister in the cabinet.

NC said that the use of public infrastructure, which comes under the purview of the government, for the purpose of election campaign was a major poll code violation.

"The Congress nationalised the coal sector to give benefits to the people of the state while the BJP government has planned to privatise it to extend benefits to a select few industrialists," the Congress President claimed.

The Congress spokesman was sharply critical of the way Modi was carrying out his foreign policy.

"100 per cent flawless polls in Ist phase in Jammu and Kashmir and not a single incident which vitiates poll process," Sampath told reporters.

While being taken to the court on Monday, Ghosh lost his cool and called Mamata a coward. He demanded that the CM be questioned in his presence.

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who is in Nagpur, described Deora as one of the tallest leaders from the state.

More than 3,900 polling booths have been set up and 35,425 polling personnel deployed to conduct free, fair and peaceful polling.

Despite a very high voter turnout in Gurez, the candidate who gets the mandate to represent the constituency wins by a small margin.

The Sena, on the other hand, said it was firm on the demand of a third of the portfolios and the post of Deputy Chief Minister.

Mulayam, who was wished among others by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UP Governor Ram Naik, attended a grand ceremony on Jauhar University premises and laid the foundation of a medical college on the occasion.

Srinjoy Bose's arrest has triggered a war of words between the ruling TMC and opposition parties.

Security men have been deployed at all the entry and exit points of the venue Chogan to regulate the people thronging the rally, police said.

As of Friday evening, Modi had 13.3 per cent votes polled in his favour, followed by Russian President Vladimir Putin who had 7.2 per cent votes in his favour.