Making a big claim, marking a departure from the official party line, Waheed Ur Rehman Para, the PDP's Lok Sabha candidate from Srinagar, on Monday said violence in the erstwhile state has reduced significantly over the last five years.
Voting in Indore along with seven other parliamentary seats of Madhya Pradesh which include Dewas, Ujjain, Mandsaur, Ratlam, Dhar, Khargone and Khandwa is underway in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha election 2024. Voting began at 7 am and would continue till 6 pm, according to the Election Com
As the voting for the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha election is underway in 96 constituencies across nine states and one Union Territory, a voter turnout of 24.87 per cent was reported by 11 am.
BJP MP and candidate from Nizamabad Lok Sabha constituency, Arvind Dharmapuri who cast his vote in Kakatiya school in Nizamabad appealed to everyone to increase voter turnout and claimed they were "riding a wave".
Dewas is leading the voter turnout charts with 35.83 per cent voting followed by Ujjain 34.25 per cent, Mandsaur 34.12 per cent, Ratlam 34.04 per cent, Khargone 33.52 per cent, Dhar 32.62 per cent, Khandwa 31.87 per cent, and Indore 25.01 per cent till 11 am so far in the state.
BJP leader Prakash Javadekar lashed out a the Congress, stating that the party can't move forward with its "bankrupt ideas" and will suffer badly in the elections.
Actor Srikanth, known for his work in Telugu and Tamil cinema, arrived at the polling booth on Monday morning in Hyderabad to cast his vote during the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections. Mohan Babu's son and actor Manchu Manoj also cast his vote in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.