Campaigning ended for the 7th and final phase of Lok Sabha Elections. 57 Parliamentary Constituencies across seven states and a Union Territory will go to polls in this phase on Saturday. These include 13 seats each in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, 9 in West Bengal, 8 in Bihar, 6 in Odisha, 4 in Himachal Pradesh, 3 in Jharkhand and one seat in the Union Territory of Chandigarh. A total of 904 candidates are in the fray in this phase of Lok Sabha polls.
Campaigning also ended for the assembly election to 42 seats in Odisha along with byelections to six assembly seats in Himachal Pradesh which will be held on the same day. Top leaders of various political parties today intensified their efforts with last-minute rallies and roadshows.