A total of seven states will vote on May 25, including the crucial battlegrounds of Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Bihar. While these three states are voting in every phase, a significant chunk of seats from each of these are going to the polls in the sixth round. These include eight of Bihar's 40 seats, 14 of Uttar Pradesh's 80, and eight of West Bengal's 42.
Six constituencies in Odisha and four in Jharkhand make up the remaining seats voting in this phase. These states are also voting in four phases, beginning May 13.
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The BJP had swept all seven seats in Delhi and all 10 in Haryana in 2019, but faces a stiffer challenge this time because INDIA allies Congress and AAP have agreed on seat sharing and will be contesting the election together.
The AAP will contest four seats in Delhi and one in Haryana, while the Congress will put up candidates for the rest.
In Delhi, the BJP has named its candidates for all seven seats and AAP has named its contenders for the four it is fighting, but the Congress is yet to make an announcement for its share of three. The BJP has decided to repeat only one of its seven MPs, Manoj Tiwari. The MPs that were dropped include Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi and controversial figures Ramesh Bidhuri and Parvesh Verma.