Over the past five years, Nigel Farage has became one of Britain’s most talked about politicians. He has managed to build Ukip into a mainstream political party capable of contesting in UK wide elections.

In 2014, Ukip won the European elections, gained hundreds of council seats across the country and got its first two MPs in Westminster.

So will Ukip be able to hold the balance of power after the general election on May 7th? With less than 100 days to go till voting opens, it certainly looks like a genuine prospect. Above is a timeline mapping Ukip’s progress since the last general election in May 2010.