Voting in Maharashtra, Haryana assembly elections on Monday

• Bypolls will also be held to 51 assembly seats and two Lok Sabha constituencies spread across 18 states
• The ruling BJP is locked in a contest with the opposition Congress and the fledgling JJP for the 90 assembly seats in Haryana

A factsheet on Haryana and Maharashtra Assembly Elections

• The counting of votes will be taken up on October 24
• BJP will take on the Congress-led opposition to retain power in both the states

AIMIM may be open to a pact with former ally VBA for Maharashtra elections

• AIMIM quit the VBA over seat-sharing issues, and is likely to contest 50-60 seats
• It was logical that AIMIM supports the VBA in seats it doesn’t contest, said analysts

Andhra Pradesh: Jagan Reddy to start poll campaign from 16 March

• YSRCP chief to begin the campaign from the Gurazala assembly constituency in Guntur district
• Jagan Reddy is expected to tour all 175 assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh

Assembly elections 2018: What is at stake for Rahul Gandhi?

Today's results of the five state elections particularly Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh are significant because it will be a key test for the Rahul Gandhi-led Congress party to improve its track record in a BJP-ruled state before general elections next year.