Mayawati said people want= to question the SP govt on issues of 'mafiaraj, gundaraj and jungleraj'
UP CM told BBC that he was open to 'all possibilities' to prevent BJP from coming to power
Exit polls indicated the BJP emerging as the largest single party in UP
BJP locked in a keen triangular battle involving the SP-Congress alliance and the BSP
He needs to prove to his detractors wrong that the 2012 poll sweep by SP was a fluke
The election outcome in UP is being dubbed as the semi-final to the 2019 general elections
The fate of the next government will be decided in the agricultural Malwa belt
6,264 kgs of drugs was seized from UP, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa during election period
UP had 204 unrecognised parties in the 2012 polls and now the number stands at 474
The first phase polling, held on March 4 in 38 seats, recorded 86% turnout
BJP has been successful in all the state assembly polls across India barring Bihar and Delhi
Turnout for these seats was 57.92% in the last Assembly polls in 2012
A huge voter turnout of 84% was recorded in first phase of polling to 60-member Assembly on March 4
Final 7th phase polling concluded this evening
Assembly constituencies in Varanasi saw 45% polling, while Mirzapur had 47.50% polling till 4 pm
Irom Sharmila is pitted against the chief minister in Thoubal Assembly seat
Modi camped for three days in the temple town to canvass support for the BJP candidates
Impressive voter turn out has been recorded in the first two hours of polling in all the 40 seats
Cleaning the ghats and wards without cleaning the water would be only cosmetic, say officials
An individual the Azamgarh's Shibli students were uncomfortable with was Mayawati