The Election Commission of India deputed special officers to supervise counting of votes in Meerut and Varanasi amid complaints from opposition parties about alleged irregularities in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls.
The stage is set for counting of votes on Thursday that will start at 8 am in five states, sealing a month-long polling session that began on February 10. The contest, which was primarily between BJP and Congress in several regions is now multi-cornered with AAP and TMC's entry. The crucial test for the BJP will be in Uttar Pradesh where it hopes to retain power against
Election Commission raises expenditure limit for candidates in polls - Read details - Maximum expenditure limit in Lok Sabha polls is raised from Rs 70 to Rs 95 lakh and for Assembly elections it is raised from Rs 28 lakh to Rs 40 lakh.
The Centre on Thursday hiked the maximum poll expenditure for candidates contesting both the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, which would be applicable from the next polls.The revised limits have been notified by the Ministry of Law and .