EC notices to Cong, BJP over Rahul, Shah speeches

The Election Commission wrote separate letters to Bharatiya Janata Party president J P Nadda and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, asking them to comment on the complaints filed by the other side.......

'Both BJP and Congress are indulging in competitive populism to woo voters'

There will be pressure on the fiscal situation, especially at a time when the monsoon can also disappoint. More populist expenditure is on cards if the mandate is a hung Parliament or a coalition......