Varanasi is the stronghold of the Bharatiya Janata Party and PM Modi. This will be the most anticipated contest in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. PM Modi won the constituency with resounding majority in both the 2014 and 2019 general polls.
Reacting to RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav's statement on the BJP, former Congress leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam on Saturday said that the entire opposition will be divided after June 4 (result day).
Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Manoj Tiwari from North East Delhi on Saturday slammed Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge after the latter's remarks drawing parallels between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and poison.
Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) candidate from Kurukshetra, Abhay Singh Chautala took a jab at the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday and said that neither Rahul Gandhi nor Prime Minister Narendra Modi had any issues other than criticising and disparaging one another
"Those who are voting in the sixth phase are all equal according to the Indian Constitution. Everyone has to queue up before the polling booth and cast his vote. I have cast my vote today for Narendra Modi, for Viksit Bharat, for a strong India," Adhikari said.
"Crores of Indians are associated with Bharat Sevasharam and the Ram Krishna Mission and they will give a befitting answer to Congress and the INDIA bloc partners like TMC," Adityanath said.
"We are proud to be the world's largest democratic country. I want all the countrymen to cast their vote for the strengthening of democracy and for Viksit Bharat," the former President said after casting his vote.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate for the Puri Lok Sabha seat Sambit Patra voiced serious concerns on Saturday regarding malfunctioning Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) at multiple polling stations in Puri and urged the Election Commission to take immediate action.
"If youths want a better future, they should come out to vote, as these elections will determine their fate. I appeal to them to vote for development and a Viksit Bharat," Kausar Jahan stated.
As the polling day got underway in New Delhi, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar cast his vote and expressed his confidence that the Delhi voters will once again support the Modi government and Viksit Bharat.