Mumbai: Congress and opposition parties have been continuously raising questions over the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process. Meanwhile, Shiv Sena spokesperson Sanjay Nirupam has hit back at Congress’s allegations and defended SIR.

Talks over seat sharing and joint rallies between Congress and the Samajwadi Party continue as discussions grow around a possible Congress rally in Mainpuri and Saifai

The NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) chief rejects speculation about a merger and says the party will maintain its independent political identity