" $ 3* - 2 2 2 SIDISrtVUU@IB!&!!"&#S@B9IV69P99I !%! %! ' %()!*%'#+,- +'+'/ *+,)-. !+,&-0 - 8 !0'1,(O!.- .(4!00,*(,+/( 9,1+9'*%/)'-8 *(+$+.!/'0) $0-+$.'(), ,'!$,-., !$'*1,$ 080,,0) *'(5+'*6,.- -+5(,08$(5(,),* *($,*.' $5*(,*9%5)* +! !"#$ %%&' ::; < ( . /$0.10#23 #,1 %& '!( ' '" ! ) '()*(+$ Odisha, five in Bihar, three in poll, BJP-Shiv Sena have high Minister Jaswant Singh’s son Jharkhand and a part of stakes as in 2014 general elec- and former MLA Manvendra he voting for the 72 Lok Anantnag constituency in tions the National Democratic Singh (Barmer LS), erstwhile TSabha seats in Phase IV Jammu & Kashmir. Alliance (NDA) won 41 out of Jaipur royal family member across nine States saw a turnout The scorching summer the 48 seats in the State. The Diya Kumari, Union Minister of 64 per cent and sporadic vio- heat with temperature as high BJP and the Shiv Sena bagged PP Chaudhary will also be lence in West Bengal. over 43 degrees Celsius in 23 and 18 seats, respectively. decided in the polling. The prominent candidates some States did come in the The phase four thus holds In Madhya Pradesh bypoll whose fate is now locked in way of high turnout in the maximum importance for the to Chhindwara Assembly seat, EVMs include Giriraj Singh, afternoon with most people NDA in its bid to repeat man- where Chief Minister Kamal Babul Supriyo, Baijayant Panda preferring to cast their votes in date at the Centre in 2019. Nath is seeking election, was (BJP), Urmila Matondkar, the morning or just before Jodhpur in Rajathan is one held simultaneously with Lok Salman Khurshid, Milind evening. of the most talked about seats Sabha poll on Monday. Deora (Congress), Dimple Sun was most punishable where Chief Minister Ashok Six Lok Sabha constituen- Yadav (SP) and Kanhaiya in 13 Lok Sabha seats of Gehlot’s son Vaibhav is pitted cies of Sidhi, Shahdol, Jabalpur, Kumar (CPI). The stakes are Rajasthan including the border against Union Minister of State Mandla, Balaghat and high for the ruling BJP and its Lok Sabha seat of Barmer. The and MP Gajendra Singh Chhindwara went to polls in allies as it as it had won 56 of constituencies in Rajasthan Shekhwat. Madhya Pradesh. these seats in 2014. which went to poll in this The fate of former Union Continued on Page 4 West Bengal recorded a phase are Tonk- high turnout at 76.47 in the Sawaimadhopur, Ajmer, Pali, eight seats as against a turnout Jodhpur, Barmer, Jalore, of 84 per cent last year. In Udaipur, Banswara, Barabani, BJP candidate from Chittorgarh, Rajsamand, Asansol and Union Minister Bhilwara, Kota and Jhalawar- Babul Supriyo’s vehicle was Baran. vandalised allegedly by TMC The Congress, which has workers outside a polling sta- formed Government in the tion, while in Dubrajpur area State, is upbeat this time as it Central security forces per- had scored a duck in 2014 LS sonnel reportedly opened fire poll with the BJP winning all 25 in the air to disperse irate peo- seats in the State. The BJP ple who attacked them when would like to retain as many of they were barred from entering its seats as possible to consol- the booths with mobile phones. idate its all India tally. An FIR was registered ! "#$ Similarly in Madhya against Supriyo for allegedly Pradesh with 29 seats, the BJP threatening polling officials. supporters of rival parties in per cent turnout in 2014. ing was recorded in A total of about 12.79 had pocketed 26 of the 29 seats The ruling Trinamool Congress Nanoor, Rampurhat, Nalhati Polling was peaceful in Maharashtra (17 seats), 68 per crore voters were enlisted to with the Congress winning and the BJP accused each other and Suri areas of Birbhum Rajasthan, with tribal domi- cent in Odisha (6 seats), 58.92 exercise their franchise in the only three seats. Like Rajasthan, of intimidating voters in the seat, leaving several people nated seat of Banswara record- per cent in Bihar (five seats), fourth phase polling. the Congress has formed State, which has seen violence injured. ing the highest voting per- 63.39 per cent in Jharkhand (3 Voting took place in 17 Government in MP too and in all previous three phases Anantnag recorded 10.5 centage at 72.34, followed by seats), 57.58 per cent in UP, seats in Maharashtra, 13 each hopes to increase its LS count despite stepped up Central per cent, the lowest polling in Barmer, which recorded 72.21 65.5 per cent in Madhya in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, significantly. forces deployment. the phase four polling. per cent voting. Pradesh, and 64.5 per cent in eight in West Bengal, six each In Maharashtra too where #!%!" % %! Clashes broke out between Anantnag had recorded 36.34 Nearly 58.23 per cent vot- Rajasthan. in Madhya Pradesh and on Monday 17 LS seats went to & % ' ! " !"# $! % &# develop it. +.!/'0) $,-., In a slant attack on Mamata for “losing her nerves at the t is going to be former jawan rime Minister Narendra sight of saffron wave”, Modi '()*(+$ Iversus chowkidar in Varanasi PModi’s claim on Monday said, “Didi is losing temper very Lok Sabha constituency from that at least 40 Trinamool frequently these days. She is ongress president Rahul where dismissed Border ! Congress legislators are waiting attacking not only me or the CGandhi on Monday filed Security Force constable Tej " in the wings to join the BJP BJP but everyone around her. his reply before the Supreme Bahadur Yadav will be $ % drew prompt counter-attack Her own workers are so scared Court in connection with a Samajwadi Party (SP) candi- from West Bengal Chief of her that they are evading her contempt case against him for date against Prime Minister Minister Mamata Banerjee. sight apparently to evade a slap his “Chowkidar chor hai” Narendra Modi. " Mamata wondered how a or two.” remark on Prime Minister The SP, in a tactical move, & person as high as the Prime Saying that Mamata’s aspi- Narendra Modi. has changed its Varanasi can- Minister could indulge in horse rations to become the PM Rahul, in his fresh affidavit didate Shalini Yadav and has trading, ruling out any possi- would remain a pipedream as filed before a Bench headed by fielded Tej Bahadur Yadav to bility of a split in her party as “no one can become a PM with Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, take on the Prime Minister. “the people of Bengal would a handful of seats,” Modi said reiterated his stand but did not the top court and tried to cre- After the Congress refused never side with a person whose the “reason she is raising ‘Delhi apologise and expressed only ate prejudice. to field Priyanka Gandhi Vadra hands were stained with blood chalo’ slogan is because she regret for his comment. Though it had excused against Modi, the SP turned the of Gujarat riots.” wants to establish her nephew Rahul also sought dismissal Rahul from a personal appear- battle into an ex-jawan versus Modi, who was addressing (Abhishek Banerjee) firmly in of the contempt petition filed ance, the SC had asked him to chowkidar contest. an election rally in Serampore Bengal.” by BJP leader Meenakshi Lekhi, explain why he should not be After filing his nomination constituency, said, “Ground On the NRC, the Prime saying it was an abuse of the held in contempt for claiming paper, Tej said, “The issues of beneath Didi’s feat is moving Minister spoke out in Bengali process of the court. In his sub- that it had “accepted” his Samajwadi Party are mine and fast as anytime after May 23 saying if his party came to mission the Gandhi scion “Chowkidar chor hai” slogan now I am the candidate of the when the results of the gener- " ! ' ! power in the State it would adopted his earlier reply and attacking the Prime party as I have filed my nom- al elections will be declared, at * ' +," - . ! "#$ invoke NRC, an issue that had said the BJP was abusing the Minister. ination on the party’s least 40 TMC MLAs will join received sustained opposition legal process to “gag” him from Last Monday, Rahul had symbol. We are fighting for the BJP.” This is the first that Derek O’Brien accused the PM Panthi — Modi said a time has from Mamata. raising the Rafale issue. said in an affidavit that he had farmers and soldiers of the such a claim has come from the of “indulging in horse-trading.” come when the people would- The Chief Minister hit He has requested the SC to falsely quoted the SC as country.” Prime Minister himself. Claiming that India had finally chose the Vikas Panthis back hard saying the BJP was dismiss the contempt case with “rhetorical flourish in the heat Tej was dismissed from Hours later, the TMC witnessed four streams of pol- — or those who have come to a party of thieves and a num- a fine. In her plea, Lekhi has of political campaigning”, with- BSF in 2017 after he released a lodged a complaint with the itics — Naam Panthi, Waam emancipate Bengal from the ber of its leaders were tainted. alleged that Rahul has attrib- out having seen, read or video of the alleged poor food ECI while senior party leader Panthi, Daam and Daman Daam and Daman Panthis and Continued on Page 4 uted his personal remarks to analysed the order. served to jawans in J&K. ' ( Q ! "" ! !R$ !$'*1,$21.,*-., haath from Damini, Sunny show on Monday. declared that he had not come Kavita Khanna, who had ! ) onning saffron turban and to make promises “but to asso- earlier expressed disappoint- Dwearing blue shirt, actor ciate with you (the people)”.