Madhya Pradesh recorded a voter turnout of 11.19 per cent while neighbouring Chhattisgarh saw 5. 71 per cent polling in the second phase till 9.30 am on Friday, according to data shared by the Election Commission.
While polling is being held in a single phase for the 230-member assembly in Madhya Pradesh, voting for the first phase in Chhattisgarh for 20 seats was held on November 7.
Ahead of casting his vote, Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday said, "There is immense excitement among people everywhere. I am getting love from Ladli Behna, children, youth and the elderly in the state..."
Speaking to ANI about the polls, the BJP candidate said, "I would like to request all the voters to cast their votes. BJP will form the government in Madhya Pradesh, and a double-engine government will be formed here. We will do development work like we did earlier. We will win more than
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday extended his greetings to first-time voters in Madhya Pradesh where polling is underway for the 230-member Assembly.
Voting for Madhya Pradesh's all 230 assembly seats began at 7 a.m. today. The voters can cast their ballots until 6 p.m., except in the Baihar, Lanji, and Parswara assembly seats of Balaghat district and some booths in Mandla and Dindori districts, where voting will be held until 3 p.m.
As Rajasthan gears up for another electoral battle, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda took a swipe at Congress leadership in the state on Thursday, saying that many leaders in the party have started taking the name of Lord Ram a lot in an attempt to woo voters.
District administration authorities formed teams that travelled to Delhi, Haryana, Gurgaon, Jammu and Kashmir, and other places, connecting with the migrant workers and encouraging them to return for voting.
A two and a half feet long and first-time voter, Kailash Thakur is all set to cast his first vote in the Mandla assembly constituency in the district on Friday - that has caught the attention of everyone in his village and people are surprised to see his enthusiasm to participate in the b
"Congress and the BJP are two sides of the same coin. I have written 100 letters to PM Modi but they have not given us a single medical college. It is a waste to vote for the BJP. Voting for Congress is an even bigger waste," said the Bharatiya Rashtra Samithi Chief.