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    326: The Election Scene in Uttar Pradesh

    Ronojoy Sen, Senior Research Fellow, ISAS

    23 April 2014

    The nine-phase Indian national elections, which began on 7 April 2014 with the results due on 16 May, are at their mid-way stage. While there will be intense contests for most of the 543 seats in the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament), all eyes are on Uttar Pradesh (UP), where the first phase of polls was held on 10 April and the last will be on 12 May, the final day of polling. UP, IndiaÔÇÖs largest state with a population of over 200 million, sends 80 Members of Parliament (MPs) to the Lok Sabha, making it crucial to government-formation in Delhi.