Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and his Uttarakhand counterpart Pushkar Singh Dhami lost the polls from the seats they held respectively
In the run-up to the Uttar Pradesh elections, her critics accused Mayawati of missing from the campaign scene, a charge she repeatedly denied
Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party has been relegated to the margins with the party set to witness its poorest performance ever in assembly polls.
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
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
Voting will be held at 12,205 polling stations and 23,535 polling booths in 177 police station areas, Uttar Pradesh Police said in a statement
BSP supremo Mayawati on Sunday said it is essential to form a strong government that takes cares of all sections of the society. "Voting on 54 seats in nine districts of Uttar Pradesh will be held in the last phase of polling tomorrow. The neglected people facing poverty and unemployment can work to change their fate and that of the state with the power of their votes. It is necessary to form an 'iron government' of BSP to ensure the welfare and happiness of all," she said in a tweet in Hindi. "It is well known that all kinds of lucrative promises and assurances of opposition parties have not been met. Instead of taking care of the people of UP under their governments and bringing in 'good days' (achhe din) as promised, the condition (of people) is continuously deteriorating. Now, it will be wise not to fall for their words," she added. Mayawati added that the opposition tried hard to take the assembly polls in their favour by adopting all kinds of tactics, but people of the state
Addressing an election meeting at Dhanuha village under the Madiyahon Assembly constituency, he said development is seen only in newspapers and on TV channel
Modi stood in an open-roof vehicle as the convoy travelled over three kilometres through the holy city, part of the prime minister's Lok Sabha constituency
The final phase of polling in the remaining 54 seats will be held on March 7
She also slammed a section of the media and accused it of bringing out exit polls in favour of the BJP and other rival parties of the BSP
Asked about her party's likely support to any other party to form the government, she said it would be considered after the results are announced
Police said voting was largely peaceful, barring in Pratapgarh's Kunda seat where Samajwadi Party candidate Gulshan Yadav's convoy was allegedly attacked by some people
Addressing an election meeting here, Vadra also accused the three parties of only being interested in taking people's votes on the basis of caste and religion while caring little for them
The SP and the BSP were the target of his attacks, signalling the BJP is not counting the grand old party much in the ongoing high-decibel electoral battle for Uttar Pradesh
Shah had recently said in a television interview that Mayawati remained relevant in Uttar Pradesh, where the fourth round of polling for the assembly took place on Wednesday
Mishra further claimed that the BSP supremo Mayawati will become the Chief Minister for the fifth time in the state.
Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati was among the first political leaders to cast her vote in Lucknow.
Campaigning for the third phase of the state elections ended on Friday, with senior leaders of the parties making a final effort to woo voters
At an election meeting in Aonla of Bareilly district, Shah said that as BJP president in 2017 he had promised his party would end 'gundaa raj' in Uttar Pradesh