Six persons were killed in three incidents in the Faridkot and Amritsar districts of Punjab while terrorists exploded a series of bombs damaging railway tracks and disrupting traffic at three places in Ferozepur.
Jayant Chaudhary lamented that honouring a personality like Charan Singh is being seen through a political prism and is being linked to the formation of a political alliance and the winning or losing of elections.
The RLD is slated to secure two Lok Sabha seats, specifically Baghpat and Bijnor, while party Supremo Jayant Chaudhary is anticipated to clinch one Rajya Sabha seat., India News, Times Now
A posthumous Bharat Ratna for ex-Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh has all but redrawn political battle-lines in Uttar Pradesh weeks before a general election, with the Rashtriya Lok Dal seen to be on the verge of dumping the Samajwadi Party.