Assembly elections in five states including Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Manipur and Uttarakhand commenced on February 4 and will go on till March 8. The Election Commission has announced that counting for all states will be held on March 11. The elections assume significance as they come almost halfway through the tenure of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP-led government at the centre that came to power in 2014. Follow this live blog for latest updates to this crucial election.
Mar 07, 2017 05:19 (IST)
Rahul Gandhi Calls PM Modi 'Old And Tired', Says UP Will Have Governent Of Youth
At his rally in Jaunpur, Rahul Gandhi on Monday said his party and ally Samajwadi Party would form a "government of youth" in Uttar Pradesh.
On Monday, PM Modi held one rally and made strategic visits in his parliamentary constituency Varanasi, where he was camped for the last three days. Akhilesh Yadav, seeking a second term, addressed seven rallies through the day. On one hand, Mr Yadav took a swipe at the PM for his long stay in Varanasi, on the other, the Prime Minister called Mr Yadav anti-farmer.
BJP leader Varun Gandhi was "too busy" to campaign for his party in the crucial Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, his mother and union minister Maneka Gandhi said
High turnout as Manipur votes today. Read top 10 points for more details.
Mar 04, 2017 11:44 (IST)
PM Modi Atop SUV Greets Varanasi in Big Roadshow
Mar 04, 2017 11:11 (IST)
PM Narendra Modi's roadshow underway in Varanasi, supporters raise slogans 'Har har Modi, ghar ghar Modi'
Mar 04, 2017 11:09 (IST)
Before beginning the road show, PM Modi payed tributes to Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya in Varanasi
Mar 04, 2017 11:05 (IST)
Huge crowd gathers on Varanasi roads as PM Modi's road show begin.
Mar 04, 2017 10:19 (IST)
Mar 04, 2017 10:19 (IST)
PM Modi arrives in Varanasi, his parliamentary constituency, where he is expected to address a rally in Jaunpur district.
Mar 04, 2017 10:17 (IST)
Uttar Pradesh is voting today in the sixth phase of the Assembly polls along with Manipur, which is voting in the first of the two-phase elections. To get the latest updates, click here
In many jibes and a word of advice when BJP leader Uma Bharti said, "I urge Rahul Gandhi not to run away to Thailand as he is likely to once the assembly election results are out. He should come with me to the Ganga and if work to clean it has not started, either he can jump into the Ganga or I will."
The battle for Uttar Pradesh will converge on the banks of the river Ganges today.
Mar 04, 2017 07:23 (IST)
BJP parliamentarian and priest Yogi Adityanath casts his vote in Uttar Pradesh assembly elections
Mar 04, 2017 07:00 (IST)
Voting begins for elections in Manipur (Phase 1), Uttar Pradesh (Phase 6).
Mar 01, 2017 00:07 (IST)
Irom Sharmila's Romance May Trip Her Political Debut, Feel Supporters In India, personal lives of politicians rarely become a poll issue. But in Manipur, activist Irom Sharmila's relationship with Desmond Coutinho, a Goa-born British citizen, is not only talked about, it may even cost her votes, fear her supporters.