Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge kept suspense over party candidates in Amethi and Rae Bareli while defending Rahul Gandhi’s decision to contest Lok Sabha polls from Wayanad in Kerala.
Voting started in the Jammu-Reasi Lok Sabha constituency on Friday with enthusiastic voters reaching the booths in their traditional Dogra dresses to exercise the franchise.
Among the districts Amritsar topped the list with total seizures made worth Rs. 60.3 crores, followed by Tarn Taran with Rs. 53.74 crores, Firozpur with Rs. 49.34 crores, and Fazilka with Rs. 41.71 crores.
Launching a scathing attack on the Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Anurag Thakur said on Thursday that a party that was in power for 60 years and imposed an emergency, at least this country does not need to hear 'gyan' from Congress.