As the full-throated singing of a group of men in turbans to the melodious Rajasthan folk-tunes fills the air, the crowd starts to build up.
Amid the sounds of 'nagara' and hand cymbals is an attempt to send a message to voters in Rajasthan where folk music is an integral part of poll campaigning.
In a last-minute application to the anti-terror court, Rahila Wakeel, the daughter of blast victim Muhammad Wakeel of Hafizabad district in Pakistan, sought examination of eyewitnesses from her country. She had contended that her co-nationals either did not receive proper summonses from the court or were denied visas by authorities to appear before it.
After a brief disagreement over the sharing of seats in Jammu and Kashmir, the Congress and the National Conference (NC) on Wednesday reached at an understanding under which Farooq Abdullah would fight Lok Sabha election from the Srinagar seat and both parties would field candidates in Anantnag and Baramulla for a "friendly contest".
Congress General Secretary for Uttar Pradesh (East) Priyanka Gandhi Vadra reached at Assi Ghat in Varanasi for her 'Ganga Yatra' campaign on Wednesday.
In PM Modi's constituency Varanasi, Priyanka Gandhi said, "I have only one request from you: Please raise your voice against a negative government -- anti-farmer, anti-woman and anti-labourer government."