Voting begins; violence in West Bengal's Midnapore

Polling in 59 constituencies of six states and Delhi in the penultimate sixth phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha polls has begun. With the BJP having maximum at stake as it has to defend 45 seats it won in 2014. Voting is taking place today for 14 seats in Uttar Pradesh, all 10 in Haryana, eight each in West Bengal, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, four in Jharkhand and all seven seats in Delhi.