The allegation comes after the frontrunner for India's premiership was barred from holding election rallies.

Militant attacks in the flashpoint region continued Wednesday with a bomb blast at a polling station.

Bombings in midst of election season spur security alert.

Over 1,000 demonstrators turned out to protest, prompting security forces to resort to teargas.

Halfway through the world's biggest election, the nationalist opposition looks set to win a narrow majority.

BJP candidate Narendra Modi has publicly admitted that he is married.

Polling is being held in 91 seats in 14 states, including in the capital Delhi and the key state of Uttar Pradesh.

More than 800 million Indians are eligible to vote in a poll dominated by corruption and high inflation.

Convicted of raping a photojournalist in Mumbai last year.