LS polls to begin on September 4
General elections for the 13th Lok Sabha will be held in five phases starting from September 4, the Election Commission announced yesterday.

Polls -- Sena-BJP caught napping
The Sena-BJP alliance in Maharashtra has been taken by surprise by the unexpected declaration of the election programme for the Lok Sabha polls.

TDP may tie up with BJP for ensuing polls
The Telugu Desam Party leadership will take up the matter of entering into an election alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the last week of this month.

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