Lok Sabha polls: Will it be Pragya Thakur vs Digvijaya Singh in Bhopal?

After MP Chief Minister Kamal Nath announced that Singh would contest from the city, Pragya expressed her desire to contest

EC vs Thirumangalam formula

The Thirumangalam formula — the art of influencing voters with cash promises perfected by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam during the 2009 Thirumangalam byelection in Madurai district — is in full flow in Tamil Nadu as political parties gear up for the coming Lok Sabha election and the bypolls for 18 Assembly seats in the state. To curb the illegal cash flow, the Election Commission (EC) had directed banks to inform the authorities about any suspicious cash movement or large deposits made in particular accounts. On Friday, the commission's flying squad confiscated 6 kg of gold from a