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Our fight has just begun: Priyanka Gandhi to Congress workers in UP

Noting that the basis of democracy is the vote of the people, Priyanka Gandhi said whatever the result may be tomorrow, it will be according to the wisdom and understanding of the people

Trust people's judgment for positive verdict in our favour: Amarinder

Former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday exuded confidence that the people of Punjab will deliver a positive verdict in favour of his party's alliance with the BJP and SAD (Sanyukt).

Goa polls: BJP confident of getting MGP's support, says Fadnavis

Relations between the BJP and the MGP had soured in 2019, when two MGP ministers were dropped from the state cabinet led by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant

UP polls: Akhilesh asks party workers to foil all conspiracies by BJP

The SP president had on Tuesday accused the ruling BJP of trying to steal votes and claimed a truck carrying EVMs was 'intercepted' in Varanasi

BJP demands EC action against Akhilesh Yadav over remarks on poll process

The BJP petitioned the EC demanding action against Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav for allegedly trying to "incite anti-social elements" over the electoral process.

Goa Assembly polls: Vote count on Thursday; Cong moves candidates to resort

More than 300 candidates contested for the 40 assembly seats which saw multi-cornered fights due to presence of several smaller and regional outfits besides the BJP and the Congress

EC acts over EVM complaints, three UP officials removed from poll duty

Three officials were removed from election duty in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, a day after the Samajwadi Party alleged that electronic voting machines were being shifted in an unauthorised manner.

Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Badal seeks ban on exit polls

His demand came after a number of exit polls predicted that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is set to form the next government in Punjab

Assembly polls: Stage set for counting of votes in Uttar Pradesh

Almost all the exit polls have predicted that the BJP will return to power, and an increase in Samajwadi Party's tally but not enough to form the government

Change is certain in Uttar Pradesh: Sachin Pilot on assembly polls

Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot on Wednesday said the results of the assembly elections held in the five states will bring a change and that Congress' performance will be better.

Goa Assembly polls: Congress shifts flock to luxury resort amid prediction

The Congress has shifted all the candidates who had contested the Assembly polls to a luxury resort in Bambolim village near Panaji ahead of the counting of votes on March 10.

Congress leadership, party MLAs will decide Uttarakhand CM: Poll observer

A day ahead of the counting of the votes, Congress poll observer in Uttarakhand Mohan Prakash on Wednesday said that Chief Minister will be decided by the party high commands and elected MLAs

Varanasi official admits 'lapses' in EVM row, claims Samajwadi Party

A day after Akhilesh Yadav alleged that EVMs were moved illegally in Varanasi, his party tweeted the on-camera statement of an official conceding there were 'lapses'.

Raising questions on EVM is anti-democratic: BJP hits out at Akhilesh Yadav

Hitting out at Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, the BJP said that raising questions on EVM is anti-democratic.

Political parties' workers trained for vote count: Punjab election officer

Punjab Chief Electoral Officer, S Karuna Raju, on Wednesday informed that thousands of workers have been given round wise training for the counting of votes in the state

Punjab poll verdict tomorrow, sweet shops flooded with orders for ladoos

Sweet shops in Punjab are bracing for the Punjab poll outcome, readying tonnes of laddoos and other sweets to cater to the demands of the political parties

SP, BSP workers create ruckus in Mathura, allege attempt of EVM tampering

SP and BSP workers created ruckus after a person entered the Mandi Committee of Mathura without an ID card where Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) have been kept

EVMs were marked for training of officials for counting duty, clarifies EC

Hours after Akhilesh Yadav claimed a truck carrying EVMs was "intercepted", the EC clarified that these EVMs were "marked for training" of officials who will be on duty during the counting of votes

Poll violence drastically down in 2022 compared to 2017 in UP: Police

Uttar Pradesh has registered a sharp decline in the cases of poll violence during the just-concluded assembly elections compared to the one held in 2017, police said on Tuesday.

UP polls: Akhilesh alleges tampering with EVMs, seeks intervention of EC

The exit polls have predicted BJP getting a comfortable majority in the state