Voting began in the eighth and penultimate round of the nine-phased Lok Sabha elections on Wednesday.br br The Rahul Gandhi versus Smriti Irani versus Kumar Vishwas contest in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, is among the high-decibel fights in this phase where 95 million voters across seven states decide the electoral fortunes of 897 candidates.br br The other big talking point in this phase is Seemandhra (coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema) in the wake of the decision to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh for the creation of Telangana state.