Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday cast his vote at a polling booth in Ahmedabad’s Nishan Higher Secondary School.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah was also present with the Prime Minister. Modi and Shah also greeted people as they arrived at the polling booth in Ahmedabad.
Ater casting his vote, Prime Minister Modi urged the countrymen to step out and exercise their right to franchise in large numbers as four phases are still remaining.
“Today is the third phase of voting. There is great importance of ‘Daan’ in our country and in the same spirit, the countrymen should vote as much as possible. 4 rounds of voting are still ahead. As a voter in Gujarat, this is the only place where I vote regularly and Amit Bhai is contesting from here as a BJP candidate,” Modi said.
In this phase, Amit Shah is in the electoral fray from Gujarat’s Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency. Shah is eyeing his second tenure as Lok Sabha MP in the contest with Congress’ Sonal Patel. The voting for all seats in Gujarat, except Surat, will take place today.
The elections are being held in 93 constituencies spread over 11 states and Union Territories. More than 1,300 candidates, including 120 women, are contesting in this crucial phase.
The third phase of voting for 2024 Lok Sabha elections is taking place in 26 seats in Gujarat, 14 in Karanataka, 11 in Maharashtra, 10 in Uttar Pradesh, 8 in Madhya Pradesh, 7 in Chhattisgarh, 5 in Bihar, 4 in Assam, 4 in West Bengal, 2 in Goa and 2 in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
The Lok Sabha elections are being held across seven phases, from April 19 to June 1. The counting is scheduled for June 4
