Election recap

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Women voters wait in queues to cast their votes at a polling station during assembly polls in Senapati district, Manipur. Poll results for 60 seats will be declared. PTI photo

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Though many consider the Congress to be the favourite, the Punjab results are too close to call. People's Party of Punjab (PPP) president Manpreet Singh Badal speaks to the press after the release of candidates list for the 2012 assembly election in this file photo. AFP/Narinder Nanu

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Exit polls have shown that Congress has an edge over BJP in Uttarakhand. Will CM BC Khanduri prove poll pundits wrong?

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Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal drew a lot of flak as he decided to leave for Goa without casting his vote in the UP polls, only to come back later and find he wasn't on the voters' list.

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Rahul plans to take on BJP govt on land acquisition. (PTI File Photo)

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Voters stand in a queue to cast their votes at a polling station near Moradabad. By turning out in droves at the elections, the people of Uttar Pradesh have not only silenced the critics, but also made any prediction of a clear winner a risky proposition. AP/Manish Swarup.

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Goa chief minister Digambar Kamat casting his vote at a polling station during the assembly elections in Panaji. This election coincides with the 50th year of the state's liberation and pollsters are hoping the state will be able to shrug off its long tradition of political instability — it has had 19 CMs since 1961. PTI photo

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Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former chief minister Rajnath Singh admits that his party may not be in a position to form the next government in Uttar Pradesh.

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Samajwadi Party state president Akhilesh Yadav said it was hopeful of getting a majority in Uttar Pradesh and party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav will become the next chief minister. HT/Vinay Pandey

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Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh said that he did not believe the exit polls' prediction that his party would win less than 40 seats in the Uttar Pradesh assembly election. Here, Singh addresses a press conference in Varanasi. PTI photo

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UP chief minister Mayawati poses with her voter identity card and ink-marked finger after casting her vote in Lucknow. She believes that the BSP will regain power again. AFP photo

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Rashtriya Lokdal chief Ajit Singh along with son & party candidate from Matt assembly seat Jayant Chaudhary with party symbol (Handpump) during election rally in Bajna near Mathura. PTI photo

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Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav addresses an election rally in Allahabad. (File Photo)

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Parties talk and plot ahead of assembly poll results in five states - Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa. Here's a recap of the election days.

Election recap

Women voters wait in queues to cast their votes at a polling station during assembly polls in Senapati district, Manipur. Poll results for 60 seats will be declared. PTI photo

Though many consider the Congress to be the favourite, the Punjab results are too close to call. People's Party of Punjab (PPP) president Manpreet Singh Badal speaks to the press after the release of candidates list for the 2012 assembly election in this file photo. AFP/Narinder Nanu

Exit polls have shown that Congress has an edge over BJP in Uttarakhand. Will CM BC Khanduri prove poll pundits wrong?

Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal drew a lot of flak as he decided to leave for Goa without casting his vote in the UP polls, only to come back later and find he wasn't on the voters' list.

Rahul plans to take on BJP govt on land acquisition. (PTI File Photo)

Voters stand in a queue to cast their votes at a polling station near Moradabad. By turning out in droves at the elections, the people of Uttar Pradesh have not only silenced the critics, but also made any prediction of a clear winner a risky proposition. AP/Manish Swarup.

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former chief minister Rajnath Singh admits that his party may not be in a position to form the next government in Uttar Pradesh.

Samajwadi Party state president Akhilesh Yadav said it was hopeful of getting a majority in Uttar Pradesh and party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav will become the next chief minister. HT/Vinay Pandey

Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh said that he did not believe the exit polls' prediction that his party would win less than 40 seats in the Uttar Pradesh assembly election. Here, Singh addresses a press conference in Varanasi. PTI photo

UP chief minister Mayawati poses with her voter identity card and ink-marked finger after casting her vote in Lucknow. She believes that the BSP will regain power again. AFP photo

Rashtriya Lokdal chief Ajit Singh along with son & party candidate from Matt assembly seat Jayant Chaudhary with party symbol (Handpump) during election rally in Bajna near Mathura. PTI photo

Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav addresses an election rally in Allahabad. (File Photo)

Parties talk and plot ahead of assembly poll results in five states - Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa. Here's a recap of the election days.

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