Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated countrymen after India delivered the BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to the Philippines as part of the USD 375 million deal between the two sides signed in 2022.
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.
"I am fortunate that BJP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the party president JP Nadda have once again given me an opportunity to serve the people of Vidisha. Vidisha parliamentary constituency is the swing of my childhood, garden of my adolescence and support of my old age. I was born here
According to the data released by the Election Commission of India, West Bengal saw a 15.09 per cent voter turnout, while Madhya Pradesh recorded a 15 per cent till 9 am.
As of 9:30 am voter turnout percentages varied across states participating in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections with states like West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh leading the voter turnout charts.
While going to the polling station, Nath told ANI, "I have full faith in the people of Chhindwara. They are the witness of history of the last 44 years and I have full hope that they will stand by the truth."
For six seats, 88 candidates are in the fray, including former Chief Minister Kamal Nath's son Nakul Nath from Chhindwara and Union Minister Faggan Singh Kulaste from Mandla (ST).