The elections in this phase are seen as a big test for the Bharatiya Janata Party
Rahul Gandhi has also slammed Hegde, saying he is 'unfit' to be a Union minister.
Shivakumar will be produced before a court in New Delhi on Wednesday by the ED for seeking his custody.
'If the Congress is to challenge the NDA government, Rahul Gandhi will have to shed his indifference to Parliament, become more visible and vocal and, essentially, lead from the front,' says Rediff.com contributor Anita Katyal.
Biju Janata Dal members had staged a walk-out while NDA ally Shiv Sena did not participate in the voting.
Trinamool Congress's slogan of 'Satatar Pratik' (symbol of honesty) has been challenged by BJP's slogan, 'Gali, gali mein shor hai, Mamata Banerjee chor hai'.
Complaints of electronic voting machine malfunctioning poured in from several booths on Tuesday during the third and largest phase of Lok Sabha polls which saw voters turning out in large numbers to cast their vote in 116 seats, including all constituencies of Gujarat and Kerala.
The Shiv Sena has spurned Congress' request to participate in the bandh.
The biggest winner was Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan who ran her ship with self-confidence and aplomb.
The government's top leadership was happy with Prabhu's Budget.
He said his government in the state will create a 'new model' of development under the guidance of Modi.
Mohammad Salim cited a news magazine which quoted Singh as reportedly saying -- after Narendra Modi and BJP's victory last year -- that India had the first "Hindu ruler after 800 years."
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