In multi-phase polls, which have become routine in bigger states or in states facing administrative challenges, the completion of phase one often brings an undercurrent for the next phases of the election campaign. This is also true for the ongoing seven-phase assembly election in Uttar Pradesh.
The first phase of polling ended in UP with 60.1 percent of votes cast in 58 constituencies spread over 11 districts in the western part of the state. In the next four weeks, the state will witness six more phases for the election to its 403-strong legislative assembly.
