Polling hits last lap on Sunday, counting on Thursday

Polling for remaining 59 seats in the last leg of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections is due to commence tomorrow morning. The 39-day polling exercise, which kicked off on April 11, covered 483 seats in the first six phases. Results will be out on May 23. More than 10 crore voters are expected to cast their franchise on Sunday, sealing the fate of 918 candidates spread across seven states and the Union territory of Chandigarh. The ruling BJP had won 33 of these 59 seats in 2014. A snapshot of phase VII...