BJP Chief Amit Shah claimed 'achhe din' will come in Uttar Pradesh after counting of votes on March 11. Claiming that SP was ahead of rivals in the first phase, Akhilesh said the trend will continue and the alliance will get majority. "We could have got majority alone, but after alliance with Congress we will comfortably win over 300 seats," Akhilesh said in Badaun. After ruling for five years, he is asking when will 'acche din' come. The first phase of UP polls in 73 assembly constituencies witnessed 64.22 per cent voter turnout yesterday.

Source: Economic Times February 12, 2017 15:11 UTC