People queue up to vote during the state assembly election, in the town of Ayodhya, in the state of Uttar Pradesh. (REUTERS)
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Newly appointed Samajwadi Party (SP) president and CM of northern state of UP Akhilesh Yadav (C) poses for the media at release of the partys manifesto for the upcoming assembly polls, at the partys headquarters in Lucknow (REUTERS)
People queue up to vote at a polling booth during the last phase of Uttar Pradesh state assembly election, in Varanasi. (REUTERS)
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Rahul Gandhi (L), Vice-President of India's main opposition Congress Party, and Akhilesh Yadav, Samajwadi Party (SP) President and CM of the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, wave to the crowd during a road show ahead of the fourth phase of state assembly polls, in Allahabad. (REUTERS)
A Sadhu, or Hindu holy man shows his ink marked finger after voting during the state assembly election, in the town of Ayodhya, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, February 27, 2017. REUTERS
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Women queue up to vote during the state assembly election, in the town of Ayodhya, in the state of Uttar Pradesh. (REUTERS)
