Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar took a dig at former Deputy Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav and said that coalition government of BJP-JD-U has been undertaking the development work in Bihar but former Deputy CM is asking for votes.
The Supreme Court has issued a stern warning against 'unwarranted' doubts surrounding Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails (VVPATs), stressing the critical importance of upholding voter confidence and participation in the electoral process.
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.
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.
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.
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.