Most viral photos from Elections 2014_Part_3

  This combination of photographs created on April 1, 2014, shows Indian politicians wearing the tradidtional Assamese 'Japi' hat during campaign rallies in the north-eastern Indian state ahead of the forthcoming general elections, (TOP/L) Congress Party Leader Sonia Gandhi in Lakhimpur, some 377 kms from Guwahati on March 30, 2014, (TOP/R) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (FRONT/L) Khumtai Tea Estate, some 380 kms from Guwahati on March 29, 2014, Congress Party Leader and Prime Ministerial candidate Rahul Gandhi in Guwahati on February 25, 2014 and (FRONT/R) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi in Biswanath Chariali, some 256 kms from Guwahati on March 31, 2014. Voting will begin on April 7, 2014, in India's national elections in the two remote northeastern states of Assam and Tripura, before spreading across the country of 814 million eligible voters in a staggered process. Results are due on May 16.

 Gujarat state Chief Minister Narendra Modi checks time while wiping his head at an event at Udvada, about 370 kilometers (230 miles) south of Ahmadabad, India, Sunday, April 24, 2011.

 Gujarat state Chief Minister Narendra Modi wipes his face during an election campaign rally in Bayad, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) from Ahmadabad, India, Tuesday, April 14, 2009. India will hold general elections in five phases starting on April 16.

 Gujarat state Chief Minister Narendra Modi smiles during a public meeting in Ahmadabad, India, Thursday, July 1, 2004. The meeting was to felicitate Modi for the successful increase in the height of the Narmada dam project, that is believed to benefit the people of the state.

 Congress party Vice President Rahul Gandhi drives his mother and party President Sonia Gandhi to file her nomination papers for the upcoming general elections, in Rae Bareli, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India, Wednesday, April 2, 2014. India will hold national elections from April 7 to May 12, kicking off a vote that many observers see as the most important election in more than 30 years in the world's largest democracy. Uttar Pradesh is India's largest state with a population of 200 million, almost matching that of Brazil. Had it been a separate nation, Uttar Pradesh would count as the world's fifth most populous country.

 Rahul Gandhi clears a piece of dust from the face of his mother and Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi before she files her nomination papers for the general elections at a district court in Rae Bareilly, 70 kilometers (44 miles) from Lucknow, India, Tuesday, April 6, 2004. Gandhi signed papers formalizing her candidacy from Rae Bareilly that has been a political stronghold of the Nehru-Gandhi family.

 **TO GO WITH STORY SLUGGED INDIA FEUDING DYNASTIES BY TIM SULLIVAN** Congress Party candidate Rahul Gandhi, center, shares a lighter moment with his mother and Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi, left, as sister Priyanka Vadra, right, looks on while filing his candidacy papers for Amethi constituency in Sultanpur, 133 kilometers (83 miles) from Lucknow, India, in this Monday, April 5, 2004 file photo. Friends for generations, and then quietly distanced for the past two decades, the feud between the Gandhis, the dynasty that has dominated Indian politics for half a century, and the Bachchans, family of Indias most popular actor Amitabh Bachchan, has erupted into the open, fascinating a nation where politics and movie industry are followed like spectator sports.

 India's ruling Congress party General Secretary Rahul Gandhi, right, interacts with villagers during his 'Kisan Sandesh Yatra' or Farmers Message Campaign in Ahladpur, in the opposition-ruled state of Uttar Pradesh, India, Wednesday, July 6, 2011. Gandhi is on the campaign in an effort to raise support for a farmer's meeting scheduled for July 9. Earlier this year, Gandhi shook off most of his security detail, hopped on the back of a motorcycle and rode out to join a farmers' protest over land rights in the state, which has an election next year.

 Rahul Gandhi puts his arm around New Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit as dignitaries gathered at the memorial of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on occasion of his death anniversary, in New Delhi, India, Monday, May 21, 2012. Rajiv Gandhi was killed in a suicide bomb attack on May 21, 1991 in Tamil Nadu during a poll campaign.

Scion of India's Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty and Congress party general secretary Rahul Gandhi, right fields during a cricket match between the youth and student wings of the party in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007.

Most viral photos from Elections 2014_Part_2

 After Meghna Patel stripped for Narendra Modi, Tanisha Singh did a "cutie pie" for Rahul Gandhi with the same strategically placed posters and flyers.

 She even advocated Yuva Josh for the 44-something Congress leader.

 Black ink was thrown at AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal during a road show in Varanasi after he reached Varanasi to take on BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.

 All through the route, many people, seemingly Modi supporters, waved black flags and raised slogans against the Aam Aadmi Party. 

 Gaurav Sharma, locally known as Indian Spiderman who is contesting as an independent candidate in the upcoming parliamentary elections greets people during his campaign in Mumbai, India, Thursday, April 3, 2014. India will hold national elections from April 7 to May 12, kicking off a vote that many observers see as the most important election in more than 30 years in the world's largest democracy. 

 Gaurav Sharma, locally known as Indian Spiderman who is contesting as an independent candidate in the upcoming parliamentary elections waves to children during his campaign in Mumbai, India, Thursday, April 3, 2014. India will hold national elections from April 7 to May 12, kicking off a vote that many observers see as the most important election in more than 30 years in the world's largest democracy. 

 Chief of India's Aam Admi Party Arvind Kejriwal (C) yawns as he attends a public meeting in Ahmedabad on March 8, 2014. Kejriwal spoke against the Bhartiya Janta Party and the Congress Party and denied that AAP is B Team of Congress Party. 

 Priyanka Gandhi, Congress party supporter and daughter of India's ruling Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi, center, gestures during an election campaign in Amethi, India, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. India's biggest state Uttar Pradesh will go for polling in seven phases starting from Feb. 8. 2012. Party symbol is seen in foreground.

 Chief Minister of the Indian state of Gujarat and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi (L) poses for a photograph as party candidate from Mumbai Poonam Mahajan takes a 'selfie' with him at an election rally in Mumbai on April 21, 2014. India's 814-million-strong electorate is voting in the world's biggest election which is set to sweep the Hindu nationalist opposition to power at a time of low growth, anger about corruption and warnings about religious unrest. 

Rahul Gandhi eats at a community kitchen after paying homage at the Golden Temple in Amritsar.

Most viral photos from Elections 2014_Part_1

Quaint slogans and appalling invectives concurrently punctuate the electoral air. Hundreds of thousands of curious supporters throng political rallies to listen to star politicians. Dozens of political parties owing allegiance to various regional aspirations, religious mores, caste equations, diverse ideologies and ethnicities jostle around to woo the voter. Lookalikes and celebrities, transgender candidates and hardboiled political veterans, unknown faces and women contestants fight each other, adding spice and colour to electioneering. Jet-setting campaigners fly around covering the length and breadth of the country to sell their ideas to an expectant electorate. From models stripping in support of contestants to candidates violating model code and being abused in public, controversies are galore, too. We bring you the most controversial and viral scenes from the world's largest elections ever in which 815 million people are eligible to vote

 Even as cadres in Gujarat continue to wait for Narendra modi's golden touch, Rajiv Shukla was busy imparting a different kind of touch. In a photograph that has gone viral on social networking sites Twitter and Facebook, much fun has been made of Shukla who is seen caressing Bollywood actor Ameesha Patel's cheek during a roadshow for Congress candidate Nand Gopal Gupta in Allahabad.

 Amrita Rai, journalist with a reputed news channel has confirmed on micro blogging site, Twitter that she has decided to marry Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh as she has mutually separated from her husband.

 Opposition leaders created a storm over Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's controversial selfie and flashing of the party symbol after casting his ballot in Ahmedabad.

Post-voting, Modi clicked a selfie of his inked finger along with the party's election symbol - the Lotus - triggering political slugfest and a demand for EC inquiry into a possible model code of conduct breach.

 Actor turned politician Chiranjeevi landed in trouble as he stepped out to vote on Wednesday (April 30). While waiting to cast his vote at a polling station, he allegedly tried to jump the queue and was asked by a voter to return to his place and respct the voter's queue.

 A small-time model Meghna Patel has put Modi and his supporters in a fix by posing almost in the buff. Meghna has posed with lotus and a placard seeking support for Modi in a series of photographs that have gone viral on the Net. In one of the photos, Meghna is posing nude with a placard reading ‘vote for Narendra Modi’ covering her torso.

 This “bold” act of support has left the Maharashtra BJP embarrassed. State BJP spokesperson Madhav Bhandhari said: "We welcome people supporting us, but we are not in support of such vulgar display. If you want to support Modi, there are other ways like attending his rallies.

 Actress Nagma, who is standing as a Congress candidate in the upcoming general elections, was publicly touched by Congress legislator Gajraj Singh who tried to kiss her while she was campaigning in Hapur. Nagma is the party's Lok Sabha candidate from Meerut constituency in Uttar Pradesh and had gone to Hapur to campaign for her party.

Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and her daughter Priyanka made a joint appearance for the first time in the Uttar Pradesh assembly election on Tuesday.Priyanka pinched her mother’s cheek and followed up the affectionate gesture with the promise of a gift. Addressing a public rally at Rai Bareily she said, “I promise Ma, that we willget her all the 10 seats of Rae Bareli and Amethi.”

 Circulating images of Rahul Gandhi interacting with voters at polling booths while polling was on for the Amethi Lok Sabha seat, both the BJP and the AAP alleged that the Congress is trying to influence voters on election day.

 The images showed the Congress vice president talking to voters inside a polling booth in Amethi, while another image showed him looking at an EVM while a voter stands next to him. The images were shared on the Twitter handles of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).