Elections are being held for 58 seats in constituencies in the Union Territory of Delhi, and the states of Bihar, Bengal, Haryana, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, and Jammu & Kashmir’s last constituency.

India’s top court has granted temporary bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal weeks before the seventh and final phase of national elections are held. 

Indian police have announced the arrest of the social media chief of India's main opposition Congress party, after being accused of misleadingly altering a widely shared video amid ongoing national elections.

The primary opposition in India, the Indian National Congress, has announced after weeks of suspense and uncertainty that Rahul Gandhi, the party's former president will run for the general elections from Raebareli in northern India.

India's PM is facing accusations of "hate speech" against Muslims after he made controversial comments calling the community “infiltrators."

Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi said the party is unable to campaign properly with its accounts frozen.

India’s main opposition the Congress party says its bank accounts have been frozen by the income tax department weeks before the expected announcement of national elections.