The first phase of voting for 102 parliamentary constituencies spread over 21 states and Union Territories was held on Friday with a voter turnout of nearly 64 per cent. The estimated voter turnout was recorded at 63.89 per cent till 9:00 pm in the first phase of polling.
Bihar Congress President Akhilesh Prasad Singh said that chants of Prime Minister Narendra Modi are no longer heard, and the writing on the wall should be understood after the first phase of elections witnessed a relatively low voting percentage.
Actor and Bharatiya Janata Party MP Hema Malini urged the people to convert their support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi into votes and come out in huge numbers to exercise their right to franchise.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma exuded confidence in the BJP sweeping all five seats that went to the polls in the first phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha election.
"We will win all five seats in the first phase--five out of five clean sweeps. We will also win the Karimganj seat in the second phase. In the third phase, except for Dhubri, we will win other seats. But there will be a contest in Dhubri and a good campaign is underway," said the Assam Chief
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a series of rallies on Saturday in Maharashtra and Karnataka and targeted the Congress party a day after the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections.
While the country is eyeing a change of guard at the Centre, with the first phase of polling already done to elect the 18th Lok Sabha, the optimism surrounding the incumbent government's performance has set the stage for high expectations, but a closer look at ground realities suggests that
After the first phase of Lok Sabha elections concluded, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday said that Bharatiya Janata Party will register victory on all five seats with a good margin.
Earlier today, after the completion of the first phase of the Lok Sabha election, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday took a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party and said that the BJP's "400 paar" film has become a super flop on the first day itself.