Politics

Delhi on Thursday recorded its highest voter turnout in the last three decades with 64.77 per cent polling.

Although hailed as a historic electoral reform, the None of The Above (NOTA) option did not find many takers.

There are over 11,500 polling stations out of which 327 have been declared critical and 90 hyper critical.

Voting has been very brisk in Kerala, western Uttar Pradesh, parts of Bihar and Jharkhand. It is moderate in Maharashtra, Haryana, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh.

Abdasa candidate Rohit Gor said, "Rupee's value has been falling due to the corrupt policies of Congress and BJP."

Modi also launched an attack on Rahul Gandhi for being unaware of poverty and the needs of the poor as he was born with a "golden spoon".

Political experts in the state feel that there will not be a major sweep by one side like what happened in previous elections.

If the first round of polls are any indication, the high voter turnout signals a rising awareness among voters to assert their right.

Chamling said they have been successful in crafting a model state in the last two decades of uninterrupted rule.

BJP candidate moved the high court challenging the RO's order that rejected his nomination during scrutiny.

In a face-saving act, the state earlier on Tuesday had proposed the names of three alternative officers for the EC to consider.

An estimated 12 million voters will be eligible to take part in the day-long polling across 11,763 centres on Thursday.

AAP strategists are aware that it will have to perform well in the capital's seven Parliamentary constituencies.

The move will be a jolt to the BJP because Pradhan is considered to have a significant vote bank in the area which goes to polls on April 10.

Sonia Gandhi has said that government of India had denied her permission to do so.

Polling is officially over in most centres in Assam but it is still on in places where long queues were registered.