56% turnout, over 30 killed in final phase of polling
Over 30 people were killed, including 14 security personnel in the militant-infested Tripura and Assam, as an average 56% of the 133 million electorate voted on Sunday in the fifth and final phase of the polling to constitute the 13th Lok Sabha.

Priyanka hopeful of Sonia's victory in Amethi
Priyanka Gandhi on Sunday expressed confidence that her mother and Congress President Sonia Gandhi would emerge victorious from this Lok Sabha constituency as the rival BJP charged the administration with being biased towards Congress.

It was no election at all, alleges Sharad Yadav
It was supposed to be the fight of titans, Laloo Yadav and Sharad Yadav in Madhepura, the heartland of Yadavs in Bihar. But, at the end of the day, it turned out to be a contest against Sharad Yadav and the state machinery.


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