A total of 1.46-crore voters can exercise their franchise in the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections, according to the final electoral list for Delhi published. CEO Delhi Ranbir Singh said the final publication of voters list shows there are total 1,46,92,136 voters in Delhi including 80.55 lakh males and 66.35-lakh females. He, however, said people may apply to get themselves registered as voters in Delhi.

It was a mixed outing for super rich candidates as five of them emerged victorious and an equal number suffered defeat in the Lok Sabha polls. However, the country's richest candidate Ramesh Kumar Sharma, who fought independently from Bihar, lost his deposit, according to Election Commission data. Ramesh Sharma had declared a net asset of Rs. 1,107 crore in his nomination papers.

The BJP on Tuesday urged the Election Commission to bar West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee from campaigning in the state and alleged that "constitutional machinery" has collapsed there. Mr Naqvi accused Ms Banerjee of "complicity" in violence allegedly aimed at the BJP, claiming that she has been "provoking" her Trinamool Congress workers to attack the party's functionaries.