Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Voters braved the warmth in most components whereas at some locations, they waited patiently in pouring rain because the world’s largest ballot train acquired underway at 7 am
Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked voters for turning out in giant numbers for the primary section of the Lok Sabha election 2024 on Friday and expressed confidence within the Nationwide Democratic Alliance’s huge win on June 4.
Taking to the social media platform X, the Prime Minister wrote, “First section, nice response! Thanks to all those that have voted as we speak. Getting EXCELLENT suggestions from as we speak’s voting. Folks throughout India are voting for NDA in file numbers.”
First section, nice response! Thanks to all those that have voted as we speak.Getting EXCELLENT suggestions from as we speak’s voting. It’s clear that folks throughout India are voting for NDA in file numbers.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 19, 2024
A voter turnout of over 60% was registered within the first section of Lok Sabha elections masking 102 seats throughout 21 states and Union territories amid sporadic incidents of violence at some locations comparable to West Bengal’s Coochbehar and an unintentional explosion of a grenade launcher shell in Chhattisgarh that left a CRPF jawan lifeless.
The Election Fee mentioned polling for the primary and largest section of the seven-phase elections remained largely peaceable. Voters braved the warmth in most components whereas at some locations, they waited patiently in pouring rain because the world’s largest ballot train acquired underway at 7 am.
The Nationwide Democratic Alliance (NDA) below Prime Minister Modi is searching for a stronger majority for a 3rd consecutive time period, whereas the constituents of the opposition INDIA bloc are hoping for a rebound after going through reverses within the 2014 and 2019 elections.
Tripura recorded the best turnout of 79.90 per cent, adopted by West Bengal at 77.57, Puducherry 73.25 per cent, Assam 71.38 and Meghalaya 70.26 per cent. Voters in six districts of jap Nagaland stayed indoors following an indefinite shutdown name by an apex physique of tribal organisations to press for its demand for a separate state. Tamil Nadu, the place the BJP is attempting to make inroads, was among the many seven states and three Union territories the place polling was held for all of the seats.
Meeting elections had been additionally held concurrently in Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim. The tentative determine of voter turnout until 7 pm is prone to go upwards when stories from all polling stations are obtained, the EC mentioned, including voters reaching polling stations until the top of polling hour are allowed to solid their vote. Among the many voters had been first-timers, many newly-wed {couples} who got here of their conventional attires, physically-challenged folks and a few aged individuals carried on stretchers and wheelchairs.
Minor EVM glitches had been reported at some cubicles in Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Assam. In West Bengal, polling was marred by violence within the Cooch Behar seat. TMC and BJP staff clashed with one another and lodged 80 and 39 complaints respectively associated to ballot violence, voter intimidation, and assault on ballot brokers, sources from each events mentioned. In strife-torn Manipur, round a powerful turnout of 68.62 per cent until 5 pm was recorded.
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