The biggest stories of April 8, 2014

The Election Commission sticks to its guns in its standoff with West Bengal government, says Mamata Banerjee will have to comply with its order of transferring officials; The Aam Aadmi Party chief is attacked while campaigning again, Kejriwal asks who the master-mind is behind the attack; The Congress ends speculation, announces its candidate to take on Narendra Modi in Varanasi, fields local MLA Ajay Rai; and more in our news wrap of the day.