The Biggest Stories of March 4, 2017

Roadshows galore in Varanasi as the SP-Congress alliance and the BSP take their battle into Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constituency; Not far behind was PM himself. As a lookout notice is announced, the PM says when someone does good deeds, they chant gayatri mantra, but the SP chants Gayatri Prajapati; Even after the completion of sixth phase of polling in UP, Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav remains conspicuous in his absence ; Manipur votes under shadow of economic blockade, a record 84 per cent turnout recorded in first phase, young voters come out in large number; After a key council meet on the rollout of the Goods and Services tax, a clear sign is seen that the rollout can now happen on July 1; The BJP and the Shiv Sena narrow down their differences, only the Sena nominates a candidate for Mumbai Mayor; all this and more in the news wrap of the day