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EC deputes senior officers to oversee counting in Uttar Pradesh

The Samajwadi Party chief also alleged that officials are directed to slow down the counting of votes

With the last phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election coming to an end, listen to this conversation with students from Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith in Varanasi as they discuss their major issues, the party they like, and the leaders they admire. They also talk about Yogi Adityanath’s communal politics…

A total of 613 candidates are in the fray on various seats, including those falling in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Parliamentary segment Varanasi

With polling in Uttar Pradesh underway for the last and seventh phase of Assembly polls on Monday, the direct fight is between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Samajwadi Party (SP) for dominance in Varanasi and Azamgarh. Full report

The country has the world’s fastest-growing economy, but many aren’t seeing the rewards. Will Modi pay a political price?

Another Election Show took a train ride from Gorakhpur to Varanasi and spoke to passengers about the politics of Uttar Pradesh. They told us about the law and order situation, their favourite leaders, unemployment, and the crisis in Ukraine.

40 companies of police forces and around two and a half thousand policemen have been deployed for the security of polling stations during the last phase of elections in Uttar Pradesh.

Voting for the seventh and final phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections covering 54 seats, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency Varanasi, will be held on Monday to decide the phase of 613 candidates.

The Prime Minister said if the BJP returns to power in Uttar Pradesh, the State will be at the forefront of economic development

Team Newslaundry is joined by Vishwambhar Nath Mishra, a professor at Banaras Hindu University and mahant of the Sankat Mochan temple in Varanasi.