Campaigning picks up in central India

Campaigning picked up in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh on Saturday as rival political heavyweights traded charges. The election in Madhya Pradesh is a key test for the congress, which is fighting the state's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in the vote. Saturday resulted in a virtual face-off as charismatic youth icon Rahul Gandhi of Congress and firebrand Narendra Modi of BJP addressed separate rallies in Indore.