HC tells EC to ensure fair polls in Bihar
The Patna High Court yesterday directed the Election Commission to take all steps to ensure free and fair polls in Bihar in the remaining two phases and deal sternly with officials indulging in corrupt electoral practices.

SC invalidates election of Orissa Cong MLA
The Supreme Court has anulled the election of a Orissa Congress MLA from Bhanjanagar Assembly Constituency in 1995 on the ground that the returning officer had wrongly rejected another candidate's nomination papers.

Cong will review all State govt decisions
Congress leader and state campaign in-charge Suresh Kalmadi has asserted that not only will the Congress form a government in the state but also review all the recent decisions taken by the Shiv Sena-BJP government since the latter is only a care-taker government.

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