Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi meeting the crowd during an election campaign rally in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday

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Rahul Gandhi meets the crowd during an election campaign rally in Mirzapur

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with National Advisory Council (NAC) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and other council members at a meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday

Manmohan Singh and  Sonia Gandhi at a meeting of National Advisory Council

BJP leader Harsh Vardhan with other party MLAs submitting a memorandum to Lt Governor Najeeb Jung on the problem of electricity, water and price hike, in New Delhi on Tuesday

Harsh Vardhan and co submits memorandum to Lt Governor Najeeb Jung

Polling officers carry EVMs on their way to one of the country's highest polling stations at Hikkam village in Lahoul & Spiti, Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday