Positive vibes: Amid stray militant violence, good turnout was recorded in Assam … A polling booth at Topkhana in Silchar district.
The new force: Praja Rajyam party chief Chiranjeevi, his wife, son and daughter at a polling station in Hyderabad.
Putting past behind: In communal violence-hit Kandhamal, even riot victims voted under police escort.
Star vote: Mammootty at a booth in Ernakulam.
A vote for democracy: Maoists’ threats appear to have been ignored at Lothugedda village in Chintapalle mandal, about 150 km from Visakhapatnam, as tribals came out in strength to cast their votes on Thursday.
Mindless violence: Heavily-armed Maoists struck in Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Orissa. This BSF jawan was injured in a Maoist attack at Latehar in Ranchi.
