IN PICS | Scenes From Counting Centres On Assembly Election Day

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Polling staff during counting day of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, outside a counting centre in Varanasi district. (Photo: PTI)

Security arrangements during counting day of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, outside a counting centre in Varanasi district. (Photo: PTI)

Election staff during counting day of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, at a counting centre in Gorakhpur district. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seems to be forming government in Uttar Pradesh as counting trends give the party a huge lead. (Photo: PTI)

Counting of votes in Punjab started at 8 am, early trends showed that AAP CM candidate Bhagwant Mann crossed the half way mark. (Photo: PTI)

Election staff during counting day of Punjab Assembly elections, at a counting centre in Amritsar district. (Photo: PTI)