9.03 am: Former Puducherry Chief Minister and Congress leader V Narayanasamy casts his vote.

9.02 am: Visuals from a polling station in Uttar Moukhali Junior High Madrasa in Canning Purba constituency of West Bengal.

8.59 am: In Kerala, Opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala casts his vote at booth number 51A in Haripad.

8.56 am: EVMs and VVPATs were found at the residence of a Trinamool Congress leader in Uluberia, West Bengal, reports ANI. The Election Commission suspends the sector officer.

8.40 am: The Tamil Nadu Assembly elections are seen as a do-or-die battle for the two Dravidian parties, DMK and AIADMK. But like any big state, election results here too depend on a few complex factors.

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8.34 am: Voting machine snag delays voting in the booth at St. Michael’s Primary School at Tharuvaikulam in Ottapidaaram constituency of Tamil Nadu, reports The Hindu.

8.30 am: DMK President MK Stalin says there are reports of high voter turnout across the state, according to ANI. “This vote is against the ruling party,” says Stalin.

8.28 am: Voting begins at booth number 129 of Arambag in West Bengal, reports ANI. Earlier, polling did not commence at the booth at 7 am, the scheduled time.

8.26 am: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan arrives at a polling booth in Kannur in Kerala to cast his vote, reports ANI.

8.22 am: DMK chief MK Stalin casts vote along with his wife and son in Chennai, reports ANI.

8.20 am: NR Congress chief N Rangaswamy casts his vote at a polling booth in Thilaspet in Puducherry, reports ANI.

8.03 am: “Metroman” E Sreedharan predicts an impressive show by the BJP in Kerala. “I have done my duty,” he tells News18 after casting his vote. “People are voting only for development of the state. I thought I should continue to serve my state and that is why I chose BJP. The BJP will have an impressive show this time, there’s no doubt about it. I will win from the Palakkad constituency with a big margin. My entry into BJP has given a different image to the party.”

7.54 am: Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan and his daughters wait to cast their votes in Tamil Nadu.

7.47 am: Prime Minister Narendra Modi urges voters to exercise their franchise.

7.42 am: In Tamil Nadu, P Chidambaram predicts a landslide victory for DMK-Congress alliance.

7.35 am: Actor Rajinikanth casts his vote in Tamil Nadu.

7.30 am: Voting is yet to begin at booth number 129 of Arambag constituency of West Bengal after nearly 30 minutes of the scheduled start, reports ANI.

7.25 am: Thirty-one constituencies in West Bengal will vote in the third phase of elections in the state, which will witness five more rounds of polling. The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Swapan Dasgupta, state minister and Trinamool Congress leader Ashima Patra and the veteran Kanti Ganguly of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) are among the prominent candidates in this phase.

7.24 am: All 234 seats in Tamil Nadu go to polls in a single phase as the MK Stalin led-Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam looks to unseat Chief Minister Edapaddi Palaniswami’s All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.

7.22 am: Assam BJP chief Ranjeet Kumar Dass and state minister Himanta Biswa Sarma are the heavyweight candidates in fray as voters in 40 seats express their choice in the third and final phase of the state elections.

7.20 am: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan seeks a second successive term in Kerala, where all 140 seats go to polls in a single phase. The Left Democratic Front, led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist), is fighting against the Congress-led United Democratic Front.

7.16 am: In Puducherry, the Congress which was in power till recently, is contesting 14 of the 30 seats, while its partner the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is in fray on 13 constituencies. In the opposing camp, the BJP will contest nine seats, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam five seats and the bigger partner All India NR Congress has put up candidates in 16 constituencies.

7.14 am: In Kerala, Bharatiya Janata Party’s E Sreedharan cast his vote early on Tuesday, reports ANI. The “metro man” is the saffron party’s candidate from Palakkad.

7.12 am: Voting begins in all four states and the Union Territory of Puducherry, reports ANI.