Amidst sweltering temperatures, many voters emphasised the importance of casting their votes, urging others to do the same and stressing the direct impact of government decisions on their lives.
Hitting out at the Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal in Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that the two parties want to "loot" the wealth of the people and give it to their "special vote bank."
Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya has been booked for violation of the election code of conduct and "seeking votes" in the name of the religion.
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.
Urging voters to bid a 'permanent' electoral farewell to Congress leader Digvijaya Singh, Union Minister Amit Shah on Friday used a famous Urdu couplet of Fidvi Lahori and appealed to people in Madhya Pradesh's Rajgarh to defeat him by a record margin.
Volunteers were seen assisting the elderly at the polling station in Manipur as polling commenced for the remaining part of the Outer Manipur parliamentary constituency on Friday.
In a landmark shift from past practices, the Bru refugees settled in Tripura cast their votes for the Lok Sabha elections, marking the second time they participated in the electoral process without having to return to Mizoram.
Tripura is leading the voter turnout charts as 68.92 per cent voting percentage was recorded in the State till 3 pm as per the data released by the Election Commission of India on Friday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday attacked the INDIA bloc over the Supreme Court decision rejecting the plea for 100 per cent VVPAT verification of EVM votes and said every leader of the opposition grouping has "committed the sin" of creating doubts in minds of people about Electroni