After a long drawn political battle between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi, the newly-elected President of Congress Party, the D-Day has arrived in Gujarat.

The counting of votes were underway at 37 centres across the state's 33 districts, amidst tight security. Exit Polls had also showed that ruling BJP would win the Himalayan state with impressive margin and retain its power in Prime Minister Modi's home state.

The election to all 68 constituencies in Himachal Pradesh began at 8 am on Thursday with top politicians including Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and his arch-rival and BJP's chief ministerial candidate Prem Kumar Dhumal coming out to cast vote in morning.

The elections were held on Sunday and today's results and are likely to have political ramifications beyond the national capital's borders.

Facebook and Twitter's real sin was an act of omission: they failed to contribute to the data that democracy needs to thrive. While sitting on huge troves of information about public opinion and voter intent, social media firms watched as U.S. and UK pollsters, journalists, politicians and civil society groups made bad projections and poor decisions with the wrong information.

Buffett also said he was backing a website, Drive2Vote, that would coordinate transportation to cast votes and that he had reserved a trolley that seats 32 people for the same purpose.

Ben Howlett, a Conservative MP, confirmed on Twitter that the petition will be discussed on Tuesday by the House of Commons petitions Select Committee.

Experts have predicted that a high turnout would benefit the Remain campaign, with early indications that voter turnout had been as high as 80 per cent in many regions. The final announcement will bring to a close a fever-pitched and highly- strung campaign by both the 'Brexit' and Remain sides.

The controversial Republican presidential front-runner has alleged that countries like China and India are taking away jobs from the US and vowed to bring them back for Americans.

For the citizen, a concept which originated in ancient Greek city-states and granted rights along with duties, these initiatives make life easier.

From discounts on haircuts to free drinks, consumers in Mumbai have a range of offers from restaurants, retailers and salons that they can avail on Thursday after voting.

It's perhaps the most challenging job that BJP leader Smriti Irani has had to undertake yet, but she seems prepared to storm the Gandhi family stronghold of Amethi.

The Election Commission (EC) has decided not to pursue its proposed tie-up with internet firm Google after concerns over national security were raised from several quarters, including major parties.

If there is one story that high voter turnouts tell us is that something changed in India with the Anna Hazare movement. He engaged the long-estranged middle class and enthused it into taking an interest in politics

For the BJP as well as Modi, Karnataka is very important. It is in this state that the party formed its first and only government in the South.

The book analyses accountability in public life and suggests ways of increasing it.

If Mulayam Singh Yadav's Samajwadi Party, with Congress support, manages to upset BSP supremo Mayawati's 'elephantine ambitions', businesses aligned to the major contenders will also see a change in their fortunes.

High profile voter turnout in Phase 6 of Lok Sabha elections 2019