Congress MP and candidate from Thiruvananthapuram, Shashi Tharoor queues up outside a polling booth in the constituency as he awaits his turn to cast his vote.
"We are very sure of a historic mandate in Kerala. This is a national election that will decide who will be the PM for the next 5 years, and which party and coalition will be governing this country. This is the first time in India's history that a two-time sitting PM is going for a third
Of these, Hoshangabad is leading the voter turnout charts with 15.95 per cent voting followed by Satna 13.59 per cent, Khajuraho 13.44 per cent, Tikamgarh 13.36 per cent, Damoh 13.34 per cent, and Rewa 13.27 per cent till 9 am so far in the state.
Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency candidate K Muraleedharan on Friday casts his vote at Jawahar Nagar LP School in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala and said that he will block unholy alliance between BJP & CPM in the state.
Union minister and BJP candidate from Attingal Lok Sabha Constituency V Muraleedharan, along with his family members cast his vote in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday.
Along with Meerut, voting is underway at Amroha, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, and Mathura constituencies in the state in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections.
Earlier, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) chief K Sudhakaran and UDF candidate from Kannur Lok Sabha constituency levelled serious allegations against LDF convener EP Jayarajan, claiming that the latter was about to join the BJP after holding a meeting.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday criticised the proposed inheritance tax by the Congress, citing that it directly impacts the middle class and aspirational class.