A Delhi court on Monday denied regular bail to Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K. Kavitha in connection with the money laundering cases being probed by CBI and ED related to the alleged excise policy scam. Currently, Kavitha, the daughter of BRS supremo and former Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, is in judicial custody till May 7. Special Judge Kaveri Baweja of Rouse Avenue Court pronounced the order on her pleas.

The Supreme Court on Friday said that it may consider, on the next date of hearing, the question of grant of interim bail to incarcerated Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy case in view of the ongoing general elections. Rising for the day and posting the matter for further hearing on Tuesday, a bench, headed by Justice Sanjiv Khanna, told Additional Solicitor General S.V. Raju, representing the Enforcement Directorate (ED), to get prepared on the question of interim release of the AAP supremo due to elections.

The Delhi High Court on Friday issued a notice on petitions by former Deputy Chief Minister and AAP leader Manish Sisodia seeking bail after a trial court denied him regular bail in cases by CBI and ED related to the excise policy. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma sought replies from both the agencies — the CBI and the ED.

Hours after the Congress announced that party's former president Rahul Gandhi will contest the Lok Sabha polls from Raebareli, the BJP on Friday said that the people of Raebareli will end his political career. Slamming the Congress leader, BJP National Secretary Manjinder Singh Sirsa said, "After accepting defeat in Amethi, he has accepted defeat from Wayanad too and will face defeat in Raebareli as well." He said, "Rahul is contesting from Raebareli as he is losing elections from Wayanad".

Former J&K Chief Minister and vice president of National Conference (NC), Omar Abdullah on Thursday filed his nomination for Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency. Omar Abdullah accompanied by senior party leaders and supporters filed his nomination papers before the district development commissioner Baramulla who is the returning officer of the constituency.

Former Deputy Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia on Thursday moved the Delhi High Court challenging a trial court’s order denying him regular bail in cases by CBI and ED related to the excise policy case. Special Judge Kaveri Baweja of Rouse Avenue Court had on April 30, refused to grant bail to Sisodia who was seeking regular bail a second time. On Thursday, the case was urgently brought before a division bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet P.S. Arora by Advocate Rajat Bhardwaj, representing Sisodia.

Repolling was underway in a polling booth in Ajmer Lok Sabha constituency on Thursday. Polling was held here on April 26 under the second phase, however, repolling was necessitated after a voters' register was misplaced. Webcasting is being done at this booth, which is situated in the Nandsi village and has 753 registered voters.

A voter turnout of 31.77 per cent was recorded till 1 p.m. for the 8 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra where voting is being held on Friday. Parbhani registered the highest polling percentage till 1 p.m. at 33.88 per cent, followed by Nanded (32.93 per cent), Wardha (32.32 per cent), Akola (32.25 per cent), Yavatmal-Washim (31.47 per cent), Amravati (31.40 per cent), Hingoli (30.46 per cent), and Buldhana (29.07 per cent).

A local court on Friday extended the judicial custody of former Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia till May 8 in connection with a money laundering case being probed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) related to the alleged excise policy scam. On Wednesday, the same court extended Sisodia's judicial custody till May 7 in a parallel case in the same matter being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

Voting is underway for five Lok Sabha seats in Assam in the second phase of polls. Elections are taking place in Nagaon, Darrang-Udalguri, Diphu, Silchar and Karimganj parliamentary constituencies. There are 62 candidates in the fray with Assam minister Parimal Suklabaidya, and incumbent MPs from the BJP and Congress, Dilip Saikia and Pradyut Bordoloi respectively, are the key candidates in these five seats.