"People voting to make Narendra Modi PM for third term": BJP candidate from Ayodhya Lallu Singh

Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 20 (ANI): After casting his vote, sitting MP from Ayodhya and BJP candidate from the constituency, Lallu Singh, on Monday expressed confidence in BJP's victory and said that the people are voting for 'Viksit Bharat' and to make Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister for the third time.
"People are voting for Viksit Bharat, Viksit Ayodhya, and to make PM Modi the Prime Minister for the third time. The work on the development of Ayodhya has just started. Ayodhya will become the most beautiful place in the world," Singh told ANI.
He further said that after India's independence, PM Modi is the only person who has thought for the welfare of the common man.
"After so many years of independence, PM Modi is the only person who has thought about the welfare of the common man. Modi ji has received immense love from the people," the BJP leader said.
Voting across 49 parliamentary constituencies spread over six states and two Union Territories (UTs) amid tight security and arrangements began on Monday morning.
The voting started at 7 am and will continue until 6 pm, with those in line by the closing time still allowed to vote.
The fifth phase will witness key contests in various constituencies. Leaders such as Rahul Gandhi, BJP leaders Rajnath Singh, Smriti Irani, Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Piyush Goyal, Ujjwal Nikam, Karan Bhushan Singh, LJP (Ramvilas) chief Chirag Paswan, JKNC chief Omar Abdullah, and RJD leader Rohini Acharya are looking for electoral success.
BJP MP Lallu Singh is pitted against Awadhesh Prasad of the Samajwadi Party (SP).
Apart from Awadhesh Prasad of the Samajwadi Party, Sachhidanand Pandey of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is also in the fray from Ayodhya.
The Faizabad/Ayodhya Lok Sabha constituency comprises five Vidhan Sabha or assembly segments: Ayodhya, Bikapur, Milkipur, Rudauli, and Dariyabad (Barabanki).
In a major decision by the Yogi cabinet, a year into his maiden term as chief minister in November 2018, the state government officially renamed the Faizabad district as Ayodhya.
BJP's Lallu Singh is eyeing a third term from Ayodhya, with the construction of the Ram Mandir his key campaign plank. The results of the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections will be announced on June 4. (ANI)