Highlights of India Today April 11th, 2016, issue: The cover story this week is on the Assembly polls 2016 and how J Jayalalithaa and Mamata Banerjee remain formidable forces in their respective states. The report also focuses on why PM Narendra Modi and the BJP will have serious reason to worry even if they win the elections in Assam and do well in Kerala. The special story, The Great Thirst, looks at how Latur is bearing the brunt of the drought in Marathwada as its 12 lakh residents struggle to get drinking water. The story also looks at how, the drought has more to do with the administration's callous attitude than nature itself. This issue also has a report on Mehbooba Mufti and how she now needs to get down to the task of effective governance in Jammu and Kashmir. It also includes a report on Chinese arms and how Beijing has gone from being the world's top arms importer to a huge supplier of military equipment, making deep inroads into India's traditional sphere of influence in South Asia. The issue also has three free magazines with it: Simply Kolkata, Simply Bangalore and Simply Punjabi.