West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is thrown into a fit of fury by a group of men chanting “Jai Shri Ram” slogan as her motorcade passes through Bhatpara in North 24 Parganas district.

For the first time in India’s parliamentary elections, the country’s Election Commission is to undertake exercise of matching EVM results with Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machine slips during vote-count of the ongoing polls on May 23.

The Election Commission of India rules that since political content being aired on NaMo TV -- a channel dedicated to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rallies and speeches -- has not been pre-certified, it should be immediately removed.

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan reportedly backs Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a second term stating that his coming to power will help solve the Kashmir situation.

The Election Commission of India takes cognizance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks asking first-time voters to dedicate their vote to those who carried out the air strike in Balakot and seeks a report from poll officials in Maharashtra.