Garima Sinh

The Gandhi family stronghold Amethi, represented in parliament by Rahul Gandhi, and the temple town of Ayodhya are among the areas voting today in the fifth of seven-phase elections in Uttar Pradesh. A 57.36 per cent turnout was recorded till 5 pm across the 11 districts - including five bordering Nepal - that are voting today. In an increasingly a...

Ameeta Singh, called Rani or queen by Amethi locals, admits she is fighting a difficult election. Not because she faces off with her party, the Congress' alliance partner, but because the BJP has fielded her husband's former wife against her. Amethi votes in the fifth phase of the Uttar Pradesh elections, being held on seven days.

If the BJP had planned a royal vs royal battle for the Amethi assembly seat in Uttar Pradesh, it could well get that even after the Samajwadi Party announced that its Gayatri Prajapati would contest the seat and not a Congress candidate. The Congress' Ameeta Sinh, who hoped to be fielded, has said she will contest as a rebel candidate.

The Gandhi family stronghold Amethi, represented in parliament by Rahul Gandhi, and the temple town of Ayodhya are among the areas voting today in the fifth of seven-phase elections in Uttar Pradesh. A 57.36 per cent turnout was recorded till 5 pm across the 11 districts - including five bordering Nepal - that are voting today. In an increasingly a...

Ameeta Singh, called Rani or queen by Amethi locals, admits she is fighting a difficult election. Not because she faces off with her party, the Congress' alliance partner, but because the BJP has fielded her husband's former wife against her. Amethi votes in the fifth phase of the Uttar Pradesh elections, being held on seven days.

If the BJP had planned a royal vs royal battle for the Amethi assembly seat in Uttar Pradesh, it could well get that even after the Samajwadi Party announced that its Gayatri Prajapati would contest the seat and not a Congress candidate. The Congress' Ameeta Sinh, who hoped to be fielded, has said she will contest as a rebel candidate.