Voters across Delhi have lined up to cast their ballot as voting began for the 70-member Assembly election 2015 on Saturday. The election has become a high-profile battle, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi coming out vocally against the AAP and former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal.The voting percentage was 9.25 till 10 am. Both the BJP and the AAP egged voters to turn out in large numbers. Senior leaders from the three main parties have already voted.
A total of 673 candidates are in the fray for the 70-member Assembly, which is witnessing its second election in a over a year following a hung verdict in December 2013.
10.52 am: Aam Aadmi Party CM candidate Arvind Kejriwal casts vote at BK Dutt Colony booth.
10:50 am: Omar Abdullah says Congress candidate Ghulam Nabi Azad will win Rajya Sabha election, being held today, with support from National Conference.
10.47 am: Some people threatened to plant bombs in shanties if we didn't vote for AAP: Krishna Nagar slum dwellers.
10.41 am: Kiran Bedi accuses AAP workers of intimidating voters, says media reporting selectively.
10.25 am: BJP CM candidate Kiran Bedi visits polling booths in her constituency Krishna Nagar.
10.23 am: Army chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag votes along with wife at a polling booth in Vasant Kunj.
10:33 am: BJP leader Vijay Goel casts his vote, says, "People are coming out in large numbers to vote. We have appealed people to come out and vote. We will form govt for 5 years."
10:26 am: Last night liquor and money was distributed. People of Delhi know which party did this, don't vote for them: AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal.
10:10 am: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi arrives at Aurangzeb Lane polling booth to cast his vote.
09:57 am: AAP's Manish Sisodia waits outside Pandav Nagar polling booth to cast his vote.
09:54 am: BJP candidate Nupur Sharma casts her vote in New Delhi as she challenges former CM Arvind Kejriwal.
09:50 am: At the end, it will be a victory for the people: Arvind Kejriwal.
09:45 am: AAP CM candidate Arvind Kejriwal leaves from his residence to cast his vote at BK Dutt colony.
09:50 am: Delhi must vote for such a party which can resolve its problems and not just hold 'dharnas': Maken.
09:45 am: Congress president Sonia Gandhi votes at Nirman Bhawan.
09:42 am: Verdict on whether the Modi wave still exists, says PM Modi.
09:25 am: Congress chief ministerial candidate Ajay Maken says we will deliver on our promises
09:05 am: Congress candidate Sharmishtha Mukherjee casts her vote.
09:00 am: Former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit outside Nirman Bhawan polling booth, waiting for Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
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