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Like in previous four phases, women voters outnumbered men. 63.60% of the women electorate cast their votes, against 56.05 per cent men.

In the notification, it has been said that criminal proceedings should be started after departmental inquiry which should be completed within six months, party spokesman Shaktisinh Gohil told reporters.

Two associates of the firebrand Patel leader filed the habeas corpus petition after Hardik went `missing' following a public meeting in Aravali district on September 22.

"This country is tolerant and the Muslims are tolerant as well. Shah Rukh Khan should not be targeted only because he is a Muslim," said Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut.

Vijayvargiya tweeted, "If intolerance would have been there Shahrukh would not have been famous after Amitabh Bachchan. "

Swamy, who is facing a court case in Karimganj in Assam for allegedly delivering an inflammatory address at Kaziranga University, sought relief from the apex court in the case.

Some senior journalists from CNN-IBN/IBNLIVE have travelled across Bihar in the last two months.

Reacting to the BJP's leader's comment, Siddaramaiah said, "I am not scared of any threat. They are the ones who eat beef. If the threat is true, police may take action."

BJP's relations with NDA partners Shiromani Akali Dal in Punjab and Shiv Sena in Maharashtra have been dogged by differences from time to time.

Senior Congress leaders are also expected to march to Rashtrapati Bhawan.

With the fourth round of polling underway in Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the atmosphere is for change and people see NDA as a ray of hope.

"The Patel community is with Hardik and they will show this in the elections," he said.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday inducted 12 new faces in his ministry and promoted eight ministers.

Special arrangements are being made by the government for the event which will be attended by the Prime Minister, official sources said.

Earlier in the day, Modi tweeted, "Bihar is all set for change. Phenomenal enthusiasm for NDA. Will address rallies in Marhaura, Hajipur, Nalanda and Sona."