The Biggest Stories of May 8, 2014
Denied permission to hold a rally, Narendra Modi drives through Varanasi in a massive show of strength in his constituency; The Chief Election Commissioner deplores the aspersions cast on it, refuses to remove the returning officer of Varanasi as demanded by the BJP; The BJP hits out at the Congress for questioning Mr Modi's Backward Caste status after they said he was a fake OBC; The war of words between the Congress and the BJP intensifies, Sonia Gandhi says Narendra Modi insults the martyrdom of Rajiv Gandhi; and more in our news wrap of the day.
