Poll gupshup: When it comes to names of leaders fighting ongoing Lok Sabha polls, 'Singh' appears to be the most prevalent and forms part of names for at least 218 candidates fielded by major national and state parties so far.

Among the major parties, Congress, BJP and Aam Aadmi Party have fielded nearly 50 candidates each with 'Singh' being part of their names, while Mayawati-led BSP has also got more than 30 candidates with this word in their names.

Other major parties with candidates having 'Singh' as part of their names include Samajwadi Party (over 15), while Rashtriya Janta Dal, CPI(M), CPI and NCP also have 5-10 candidates each with 'Singh' in their names.

The word 'Kumar', which is used as a middle name, surname and first name as well by Indians, finds mention for at least 42 times in the candidate list of AAP, while the same for Congress and BJP stand at 23 and 15 times respectively.

Among other surnames, Yadav is also quite common, while there are also quite a few candidates with 'Khan' and 'Ali' as their last names.