Karnataka BJP leader and former minister Malikayya Guttedar joined the Congress party in the presence of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar and state minister Priyank Kharge on Friday.
After casting his vote at a polling booth in Port Blair, Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Admiral DK Joshi, appealed to all the voters of the union territory to cast their vote.
The average voter turnout in 39 constituencies of Tamil Nadu where Lok Sabha elections are underway stood at 39.51 per cent till 1 pm as per the data released by the Election Commission of India.
Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Friday said that the opposition's INDIA bloc with cross the majority mark of 272 seats in the Lok Sabha polls adding that Congress will win more seats than Bharatiya Janata Party in Rajasthan.
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.
Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit exercised his franchise at a polling booth in Nagpur, Maharashtra, during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections on Friday.
Tripura is leading the voter turnout charts after a 34.54 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 11 am as per the data released by the Election Commission of India.
"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