Highlights of India Today issue dated March 31, 2014 The Cover Story this issue is on the BJPs ticket distribution in Uttar Pradesh. The state has now become the epicenter of Narendra Modi’s campaign to reclaim the heartland for the resurgent party. The election coverage in this issue has stories on how the IT hub of Bangalore is turning into an incubator for new-age politicians and how two actors and a controversial MP compete for Chandigarhs attention. The story, Hidden Dragon on High Seas, talks about Chinas deployment of a nuclear attack submarine in the Indian Ocean which is signaling the beginning of strategic encirclement of India. The society section is on the changing meaning of college fests. The once-modest fest is now all about big bucks, high-profile sponsors.