Leader of opposition & CPI(M) MLA and CPI(M) State Committee secretary Jitendra Chaudhury on Friday cast his vote at Kolachhera Gaddhang HS School at polling station no. 8 of Assembly Constituency no. 39.
Congress leader Udit Raj alleged that the BJP is ruled by only two people and they were spreading false narratives about the Congress manifesto. He asked how talking about jobs, price rises and Dalits were connected to the Muslim League.
Senior Congress leader Muhammed Arif 'Naseem' Khan, who was one of the star campaigners for Lok Sabha elections, resigned from the campaign committee of the party after the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition in Maharashtra didn't field a single Muslim candidate in the polls.
Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa cast his vote at a polling booth in Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Bengaluru, during the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Friday
In the Sadai Mohan Para area of Malda Para, part of the Ganganagar RD block, a significant voter boycott has taken place during the recent elections, with locals protesting inadequate basic amenities.
Amid polling for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections, Samajwadi Party candidate from Mainpuri constituency Dimple Yadav said that Samajwadi Party and the alliance are performing well and all regional parties across the country are winning against the BJP.
Tripura continues to lead the voter turnout charts in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections with 77.53 per cent voting till 5 pm, while Uttar Pradesh has registered the lowest turnout with 52.74 per cent, according to the data released by the Election Commission of India on Friday.
Union Minister and BJP candidate from Porbandar Lok Sabha constituency Dr Mansukh Mandaviya expressed confidence that BJP would win most of the seats in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections. He said that the people have faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP.