In Goa, the BJP and AAP have been trying to woo former state CM and defence minister Manohar Parrikar's son Utpal. After BP left him off the first list of candidates, AAP quickly approached him with an offer to jump ship. Meanwhile, in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has decided to fight the poll from his stronghold Karhal in Mainpuri.
