UP Elections 2017: The exit polls on Thursday predicted a hung assembly in the key Hindi heartland state of Uttar Pradesh where BJP would emerge as the largest single party, winning anywhere between 164 and 210 of the 403 seats. Most polls also forecast a close fight between the Congress, which is seeking to return to power in Punjab after a hiatus of 10 years, and Arvind Kejriwal's AAP, making its debut in the assembly polls in the state. Victory for Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttar Pradesh, which is home to 220 million people, would boost his chances of winning the 2019 general election and underscore his popularity after he made himself the face of the party's campaign. Stay with us for LIVE updates on Assembly Elections 2017.
Watch this video to know about promises made by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Samajwadi Party (which is contesting the polls in alliance with the Congress party)
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4:06 PM Assembly Elections 2017 trends and results will be available from 8.00 am onwards on Saturday
3:46 PM A day before counting of Assembly Elections votes, Sensex advances 17.10 points to close at 28,946.23; Nifty up 7.55 points to 8,934.55
3:44 PM Chief Minister Harish Rawat is trying his luck from two seats of Kichcha in Udhamsingh Nagar district and Haridwar (rural) in Haridwar district.
3:42 PM The EVMs will unseal the fate of 637 candidates bearing allegiance to different political parties and independents.
3:40 PM Uttarakhand Elections 2017: Counting of polls that will unseal the fate of a total of 637 candidates to begin on Saturday. There are a total of 70 assembly seats in the state which are all being contested by the ruling Congress and opposition BJP.
3:39 PM Uttarakhand Elections 2017: Counting of polls that will unseal the fate of a total of 637 candidates to begin on Saturday
3:26 PM As many as 1,145 candidates are in the fray, 81 of whom are female and one transgender
3:24 PM Poll results will also be updated at regular intervals on the Election Commission's website
3:24 PM Live results will be shown on TV screens at district election offices, prominent public places and malls
3:23 PM Punjab Elections 2017: Unauthorised persons would not be allowed to enter the counting centers. Nobody, barring the election observers, would be allowed to carry mobile phones there
3:22 PM More than 14,000 officials have been deployed at the counting centers
3:22 PMPunjab Elections 2017: According to Election Commission, counting of votes will commence at 8 AM at 54 centers in 27 locations tomorrow
3:21 PM Manipur Elections 2017: Polling in Ukul, Tengnoupal, Kangpokpi and Senapati districts was held during the second phase of the assembly elections on March 8 but a repoll was ordered following electoral malpractices in these polling stations
2:37 PM The stage is set for counting of votes tomorrow for 117 assembly seats in Punjab
2:22 PM BJP says, all exit polls are indicating that exit time for Rahul Gandhi is near.
1:46 PM Manipur Elections 2017: Repolling in 28 polling stations across four districts began today amidst tight security
1:45 PM A staggering 2.23 million bulk litres of liquor, costing a whopping Rs 64.17 crore, was seized and 3.62 million people were booked under various sections of the IPC and of the warrants issued against 22,400 people, 21,653 were served. Police also undertook a mammoth task on depositing 870,000 licensed weapons.
1:42 PM Sheila Dixit, the former Delhi Chief Minister, who was pitched as the "UP bahu" by the Congress Party was nowhere to be seen during the campaign
1:41 PM UP ELections 2017: It was, incidentally, also the first time that BJP veterans L.K. Advani and Kanpur MP Murli Manohar Joshi did not hit the campaign trail
1:40 PM At the end of the seven-phase polls, Modi had addressed 23 mega rallies and had done two roadshows. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah also got into the "first list" by addressing 210 rallies
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UP Elections 2017: It was the first time that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, or for that matter any Prime Minister, spent so much time and energy on a state assembly election
1:37 PM UP Elections 2017: Samajwadi Party (SP) mentor and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav too largely skipped the campaign
1:35 PM UP Elections 2017: It was for the first time since 1999 that Congress President Sonia Gandhi did not campaign
1:23 PM Goa Elections 2017: India TV predicted a hung assembly, projecting 15-21 seats for the BJP and 12-18 for the Congress.
1:22 PM Goa Elections 2017: India Today projected 18-22 seats for the BJP in 40-seat followed by the Congress with 9-13 seats
1:13 PM Punjab Elections 2017: India News-MRC and News 24-Chanakya forecast a dead heat by giving 55 and 54 seats each to both parties
1:12 PM Punjab Elections 2017: India TV-C Voter projected 59-67 seats for debutante AAP and 41-49 for the Congress.
1:11 PM Punjab Elections 2017: The Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP combine was projected to be decimated in the state which it has ruled for a decade
12:56 PM Punjab Elections 2017: India Today-Axis exit poll predicted 62-71 seats for the Congress in 117-member and 42-51 to Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP.
12:54 PM Punjab Elections 2017: Exit polls also forecast a neck-and-neck race between Congress and the anti-corruption Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). BJP faces a drubbing.
12:54 PM UP Elections 2017: The three polls projected 110-130, 120 and 156-169 seats respectively for the Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance and 57-74, 90 and 60-72 seats for the Mayawati-led BSP
12:49 PM If BJP wins UP, it would be a return to power for the party in the politically significant and volatile state after 15 years.
12:48 PM UP Elections: India News-MRC gave BJP 185 and ABP- Lokniti CSDS 164-176 seats
12:46 PM UP Elections 2017: Times Now-VMR poll forecast 190-210 seats for the BJP
12:42 PM Exit polls are not able to assess the real voting patterns. The truth will be out on Saturday: Samajwadi Party national spokesman Ghanshyam Tiwari
12:39 PM UP Elections: BJP would win 179 seats, according to an average of four exit polls compiled by news channel NDTV
12:38 PM UP Elections 2017: If no groups wins a majority, parties on Saturday will start trying to form a governing coalition
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MAGIC NUMBER - The BJP would need to win 202 seats to secure a majority in the 403-seat assembly in Uttar Pradesh
12:29 PM Uttar Pradesh is home to 220 million people
12:10 PM Results of Assembly elections 2017 in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Manipur and Uttarakhand will be declared on March 11.
12:09 PM Pollsters have predicted the BJP as the largest party in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur while a setback for SAD- BJP alliance in Punjab
12:08 PM "These exit polls are nonsensical. I have information that the original exit polls were changed under pressure by channels few days back," Ram Gopal Yadav said
11:57 AM The S&P BSE Sensex reclaimed its crucial 29,000 mark in the early trade, while the broader Nifty50 also went above 8,950 after various exit polls suggested the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may comfortably cross the majority mark of 202 in the 403-seat UP Assembly, or come close to it
2:59 PM 41 per cent voting till 2 pm
1:27 PM Manipur Elections 2017: Voter turnout of 67% recorded till 1 pm in second & final phase of voting
12:42 PM Over 26 per cent voting till 12 noon in last phase of UP polls
12:30 PM Mirzapur: Farmers boycott voting at polling booth number 283 of Chunar assembly segment alleging lack of irrigation facilities & development
12:28 PM UP Elections 2017
12:23 PM Jaunpur records 22.23% voter turnout in 7th phase till 11 am.
12:22 PM Sonabhadra records 24% voter turnout in 7th phase till 1100 hours
12:22 PM Mirzapur records 26.43% voter turnout in 7th phase till 11 am hours
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Varanasi records 23.76% voter turnout in 7th phase till 11 am
11:53 AM Voter turnout of 22.84 per cent recorded till 11 am in the seventh phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh.
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BJP veteran leader Murli Manohar Joshi casts his vote at booth number 76 of Varanasi North.
10:25 AM 10.43% voting recorded till 9 am in the 7th phase of UP elections 2017.
10:24 AM Manipur Elections 2017: 21% voter turnout recorded till 9 AM in the final phase of Manipur polls.
Congress leader Ajai Rai casts his vote at polling booth no. 389 of Varanasi South, says "7th phase is going to vote against 'Jumlebaazi'"
9:10 AM Counting of votes polled in all the seven phases of the Assembly polls will be taken up on March 11
9:09 AM Polling will be held between 7 AM to 5 PM in all constituencies
9:09 AM In the Naxal-hit Duddhi, Robertsganj and Chakia seats polling will end at 4 PM
9:07 AM Tight security has been put in place in these seven districts.
9:07 AM Ghazipur, Jaunpur and Bhadoi are the other districts where polling is going on in this phase.
9:06 AM UP Elections 2017: Three Naxal-affected districts of Sonbhadra, Mirzapur and Chandauli, along with the five Assembly segments under Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency, will be in prime focus.
8:54 AM Final phase polling begins for assembly elections in UP & Manipur covering 40 & 22 constituencies respectively.
Results of elections 2017 in UP, Punjab, Goa, Manipur and UK will be declared on March 11
Results of elections 2017 in UP, Punjab, Goa, Manipur and UK will be declared on March 11UP Elections 2017: The exit polls on Thursday predicted a hung assembly in the key Hindi heartland state of Uttar Pradesh where BJP would emerge as the largest single party, winning anywhere between 164 and 210 of the 403 seats. Most polls also forecast a close fight between the Congress, which is seeking to return to power in Punjab after a hiatus of 10 years, and Arvind Kejriwal's AAP, making its debut in the assembly polls in the state. Victory for Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttar Pradesh, which is home to 220 million people, would boost his chances of winning the 2019 general election and underscore his popularity after he made himself the face of the party's campaign. Stay with us for LIVE updates on Assembly Elections 2017.
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