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Check this out: Aam aadmi's Arvind Kejriwal is a crorepati -- and richer than Modi

In his affidavit filed along with nomination papers for the Lok Sabha election from this constituency, the AAP supremo also mentioned about six cases that are pending against him in various courts.<br />

Mumbai elections: Adi Godrej, Anil Ambani, Keki Mistry among India Inc honchos to cast vote

Of the 117 seats, the Congress has 37 while the BJP has 24

This is incredible: Black money accounts for 50% of election spending in past five years

The study, conducted by think-tank CMS, comes at a time when various political parties are accusing each other of using alleged black money in the ongoing Lok Sabha polls, which began on April 7 and will continue till May 12.<br />

I'm just a poor man, says BJP candidate with assets worth a whopping $2.5 mn

He faces criminal charges, including attempted murder in a case dating back to 2007, and has close links with a jailed mining tycoon from the southern Indian town where the scandal has put thousands of miners out of work.

On the campaign trail: The AAP candidates who have received the highest donations

According to the list on my.aamaadmiparty.org, the candidate receiving the highest donation (by total value) so far is - no surprises for guessing - Arvind Kejriwal. Contesting from Varanasi, where he will fight the BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, Kejriwal has attracted about Rs 52 lakh in donations from 1,464 donor contributions to his campaign.<br />

The 4Ps of Modi's marketing mix: Why it's working while Congress's is not

If the Modi juggernaut currently looks unstoppable, it is because of effective marketing. This is not something for political parties to be ashamed of. It is what makes them tick.

Did former Eicher head, Vikram Lal, donate over Rs 1 cr to AAP in the past month?

So far, the AAP has received nearly Rs 30 crore as donations, even though it had hoped to raise around Rs 100 crore.

Elections 2014: Godrej, Parekh, Kotak support Milind Deora in South Mumbai

Some of the top business leaders and trade associations today came out in support of the Union Minister of State for Telecom and sitting MP from Mumbai South, Milind Deora, who is seeking a third term from the constituency

Modi is the flavour of Indian election coverage in the US

As American media reports on the sounds, colours and smells of India's crucial parliamentary election, Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is the flavour of the season.

Did you know BJP's Hema Malini is among the richest candidates in phase 6 of the polls?

Hema Malini is contesting from the Mathura constituency in Uttar Pradesh. She has declared assets worth over Rs 178 crore.

Elections 2014: A Cong candidate has nearly 10 times more assets than average contestant

Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), the average assets per candidate contesting from phase 1 to 5 of the Lok Sabha elections is Rs 5.83 crore.

Election cash cow: Companies managing campaigns to make a killing

The study says emergence of new tools like social media for reaching out to voters have also led to political parties hiring specialised agencies to handle their poll campaign.<br />

EC ban lifted: Amit Shah allowed to get back on campaign trail

Amit Shah, Modi's campaign manager in the battleground state of Uttar Pradesh, was banned from election rallies and meetings this month after making speeches deemed to have stirred tensions with minority Muslims.<br />

Not just desi daru but drugs too: 2014 polls same grubby game of cash for votes

Election officials have seized a record $36 million dollars of cash concealed in cars, private planes and even ambulances that they say was destined to buy off voters and pay for expenses over and above the spending limit.<br />

116 million vote in sixth round of Lok Sabha battle

An estimated 116 million people voted peacefully Thursday in the critical sixth round of parliamentary election to pick 121 MPs from 12 states, officials said.

Lok Sabha polls: It's the biggest day of voting and BJP is gaining strength

Voting on Thursday is taking place in 120 constituencies across 12 states, from the fractious Himalayan region of Jammu and Kashmir - where election materials had to be airlifted to some remote polling stations - to the lush state of Karnataka whose capital is the IT and outsourcing hub Bangalore.<br />

iElect: CNBC-TV18 ties up with TCS, Twitter to help gain social insights into LS polls

CNBC-TV18, India's leading business news channel, has tied up with the country's largest software services firm Tata Consultancy Services for its newly launched app, iElect, which helps users gain social insights into the ongoing Lok Sabha polls.

Charter flight operator to the Gandhi family just got into trouble with the DGCA

The notice is over charges that GMR Aviation "falsified pre-flight breath analyzer (BA) tests" that are mandatory for Special Protection Group (SPG) protectees.<br />

Another cash-for-vote elections? EC seizes $36 mn destined to buy off voters

Election officials have seized a record $36 million dollars of cash concealed in cars, private planes and even ambulances that they say was destined to buy off voters and pay for expenses over and above the spending limit.

iElect: TCS, Twitter India launch election app to tap into social conversations

The app harnesses the power of social media, big data, analytics and mobility to make sense of what seems to be a complex web of conversations.<br />

BJP says it will permit agricultural exports only on this condition

When asked about the party's stand on agriculture exports, BJP Vice President Satya Pal Malik, in-charge of drafting the agriculture policy section of the party's election manifesto, emphasised on fulfilling the domestic demand first before permitting any exports.<br />

Boom time: Chartered planes make hay as parties spend crores criss-crossing India

Around 130 air charter service operators across the country are having a "boom time" making "handsome profit" due to extensive use of helicopters and business jets by parties like BJP and Congress for electioneering, dubbed as most expensive in India's history

Election shutdown: This chart shows how India's infra push has come to a grinding halt

As India goes to the polls, here's some more bad news for the UPA: Not only have the number of new project announcements in the fourth quarter of FY14 fallen sharply on a quarterly and yearly basis, the number of stalled projects are also on the rise, implying that already limping infrastructure development has come to a grinding halt.<br />

Angry Sharad Pawar accuses Election Commission of harassment. Here's why

Union Minister Sharad Pawar, who had been earlier reprimanded by the Election Commission over his ink remark, has attacked the poll panel for "going overboard" and criticised it over the practice of checking vehicles during the election process.

Sugar rush: Why elections will make your ice-cream more expensive

As the campaign picks up pace in the scorching summer heat, sales of these drinks will soar, potentially boosting demand for sugar in top consumer India to a record high this month.

Tipped to be India's next FM, Jaitley spells out the top priority for next government

"You will have to, both in terms of policies and procedure, give an impression that it's now easy to do business in India. You make five big clearances, some big-ticket clearances."<br />

IT captains hail Nilekani and Balakrishnan's political foray

As IT poster boys Nandan Nilekani and V Balakrishnan face electoral test next week, captains of their industry have hailed their plunge into the murky waters of politics, saying it will strengthen democracy.<br />

Nilekani committed hara-kiri by contesting on Cong ticket, says Ananth Kumar

Fighting Nandan Nilekani to extend his record winning streak in Lok Sabha polls here, senior BJP leader Ananth Kumar says the former Infosys chief has committed "hara-kiri" by fighting on a Congress ticket as the party today symbolises "corruption and scams".