Former Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Friday said that it is important that there should be a record turnout of voters in the ongoing second phase of the polling, adding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi also stressed that people' vote strengthens country's democracy.
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
India's foreign exchange reserves declined for the second week, after having risen for the seventh straight week to hit an all-time high of USD 648.562 billion.
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.
Of these, Hoshangabad is leading the voter turnout charts with 63.44 per cent voting followed by Tikamgarh 56.24 per cent, Satna 55.51 per cent, Damoh 53.66 per cent, Khajuraho 52.91 per cent and Rewa 45.02 per cent till 5 pm so far in the state.