4Blast precedes BJP's Doda rally, 14 injured
Fourteen people, including two police personnel, were injured when a hand grenade was lobbed at a Tata Sumo vehicle hired by BJP for campaigning, near the Doda District Library.

Betrayed hills rule out BJP landslide
The BJP had won all the four Lok Sabha seats and emerged the leader in 17 of the 19 assembly segments in the 12 hill districts of the Uttarkhand region.

Rains wash stardust off Pune campaigns
Senior political leaders who wished to take the crowds by storm in the last stages of the election campaign found themselves at the mercy of The rain gods which played havoc with schedules and traffic arrangements.

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