Union Home Minister Amit Shah will on Wednesday hold three rallies in Kaithal, Loharu, Barwala and Meham areas of Maharashtra. The Election Commission of India announced that Maharashtra and Haryana will go to polls on October 21 and counting will take place on October 24. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to appear before a magisterial court here on Thursday to defend himself in a criminal defamation case filed against him for saying "why all thieves share the Modi surname" during the Lok Sabha poll campaign this year. Gujarat Congress president Amit Chavda on Tuesday held a meeting with local party leaders in view of Gandhi's upcoming visit.
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