Electoral officials and polling agents wait for electronic voting machines (EVMs) to arrive at a counting centre for the Uttar Pradesh state assembly election votes in Ghaziabad. AFP
An electoral official shows an open EVM during counting in Ghaziabad. AFP
Police stand guard outside a counting centre in Amritsar, Punjab state. AFP
Supporters of India's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) celebrate outside the party office in Lucknow. AFP
The BJP faithful celebrate in colourful style. AFP
India's election authority started counting votes on Thursday in five states' elections that are a crucial test for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist BJP. AP Photo
The BJP has a commanding lead in crucial state polls, despite soaring unemployment and farmer protests in India. AP Photo
National elections take place in 2024. AFP
A brass band member plays as BJP supporters celebrate election results at the party headquarters in New Delhi. AP Photo
Chief Minister of India's Uttar Pradesh state Yogi Adityanath (wearing pink scarf) gestures to his supporters after BJP's win, in Lucknow. AFP
Ajay Gupta, from the Aam Aadmi Party, celebrates with supporters in Amritsar. AP Photo
AAP workers celebrate at their party office after the party took the lead during vote counting for the Punjab Assembly election in New Delhi. EPA
The AAP, which was formed in 2013 to eliminate corruption and has since ruled the national territory of Delhi for two consecutive terms, was fighting to oust the opposition Congress party. AP Photo
AAP, already ruling in Delhi state, is emerging as a national party after the Manipur, Goa, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Punjab state elections results. EPA
