Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Punjab's Patiala Preneet Kaur on Saturday thanked people for casting their votes despite heatwave conditions.
The seventh and the final phase of polling for Lok Sabha elections on June 1 across seven states and the Union Territory of Chandigarh saw a voter turnout of 58.34 per cent till 5 pm, the Election Commission (ECI) said on Saturday.
The Congress Executive Committee on Saturday convened a significant meeting at the Congress headquarters, presided over by Congress President Ashish Kumar Saha. The primary focus was on preparations for the upcoming counting day on June 4.
Actor and former TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty on Saturday reached at the designated polling booth to cast her vote in the final phase of the Lok Sabha polls.
The opposition-led Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc meeting is underway at the residence of Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge in the national capital on Saturday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday concluded his 45-hour meditation at the Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Tamil Nadu's Kanniyakumari and paid floral tributes to Tamil saint-poet Thiruvalluvar.
The seventh and the final phase of polling for Lok Sabha elections on June 1 across seven states and the Union Territory of Chandigarh saw a voter turnout of 49.68 per cent till 3 pm, the Election Commission (ECI) said on Saturday.
"I am hopeful that people in large numbers are going to vote for the Congress party as they want change in the central government. It is difficult for them (BJP) to cross even 200 seats," Pratibha Singh told ANI.