"First phase, great response! Thank you to all those who have voted today. Getting EXCELLENT feedback from today's voting. It's clear that people across India are voting for the NDA in record numbers," posted the Prime Minister on X.
Uttarakhand, which saw polling for all five Lok Sabha seats in the first phase of the general elections on Friday, recorded a voter turnout of 53.56 per cent till 5 pm, according to data shared by the Election Commission (EC).
Former Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling on Friday cast his vote at a polling booth in Namchi, Sikkim in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections.
Madhya Pradesh recorded a robust 53.40 per cent voter turnout till 3 am in the first phase of polling for six parliamentary seats in the state, according to data released by the Election Commission on Friday.
CM Yadav also said that he was happy that over 1.09 crore voters would be voting in six Lok Sabha seats in the state which include Sidhi, Shahdol, Jabalpur, Mandla, Balaghat and Chhindwara in the first phase of LS polls.
As the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections began today across 102 parliamentary constituencies spread over 21 states and Union Territories, there's a lot of excitement among the people throughout the country.
As the country goes to the polls in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections on Friday, Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting and Youth Affairs & Sports, Anurag Thakur says that BJP will secure beyond 400 and Congress will struggle for even 40 seats.
Amidst the first phase of voting in Lok Sabha elections, Congress candidate from West Bengal's Cooch Behar, Piya Roy Chowdhury, cast her vote and claimed that the BJP and TMC party are threatening people on the polling booths.
Along with Saharanpur, eight seats in western Uttar Pradesh, including Kairana, Muzaffarnagar, Bijnor, Nagina, Moradabad, and Rampur, are witnessing voting today in the first phase of the parliamentary elections.
Actor Dhanush made his way to a polling booth in Alwarpet, Chennai, marking his participation in the ongoing first phase of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024.
The National People's Party (NPP) candidate from Tura, Agatha Sangma, cast her vote on Friday at a polling station in Walbakgre in the first phase of the 2024 general election.
"These elections, the festival of democracy have come with possibilities for the country. Bastar is voting today in the first phase of the election. I urge all voters to vote in large numbers. I also appeal to the first-time voters and youths to come and cast their votes in maximum number