Delhi votes to elect new Assembly

At total of 673 candidates are in the fray for the Delhi Assembly elections where polling will take place at 12,177 polling stations.

The national capital is witnessing a battle between the BJP, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress with all the three parties exchanging barbs for the past few days,

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged young voters to vote in record numbers.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted: "As Delhi votes today, urging voters to go out & vote in large numbers. I particularly call upon my young friends to vote in record numbers."

BJP's CM candidate for the Delhi polls, Kiran Bedi tweeted: "Now on my way to all Polling booths in my constituency, krishna Nagar. What an experience."

AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal, who had earlier served Delhi for 49 days as the chief minister, has also urged people to cast their votes.

Ahead of the polling day, the AAP has claimed that it would record a thumping victory to get 51 seats and form a new government.

The counting of votes to the 70-member Assembly will be held on February 10.