Know the candidates
HT takes a look at three main players in the polls
JEREMY CORBYN (Labour) The man who energised Labour
Before moving to parliamentary politics, the 68-year-old was elected seven times from the London constituency of Islington North, considered a bastion of the left-leaning middle class
Corbyn was mostly unknown till September 2015, when he was catapulted to become leader of the main opposition party
He is seen as one of the most rebellious Labour MPs, having voted against his party more than 500 times during his parliamentary career
THERESA MAY (Conservative) The cricket-loving ‘ice maiden’
Before becoming prime minister, she had the longest tenure in a century as home secretary, seen as the graveyard of political careers
As home secretary, she had a massive impact on sensitive issues such as immigration, which affected many Indians
The 60-year-old wants to win a mandate for her vision of Brexit, and a big majority will allow her to ignore critics inside and outside her party during the two-year process to exit the EU
TIM FARRON (Liberal Democrats) The man of humour and wit
Popular for his jokey-matey personality, he was first elected to parliament in 2005 and at 46, is the youngest party leader
Farron has promised to hold another referendum on the final deal before Brexit. He has also vowed to make it difficult for May to force “hard Brexit”
He faces an uphill task to revive his party’s fortunes — from winning 57 seats in 2010 and forming a coalition with
David Cameron's government, the party could only muster eight in
2015