A day after the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 concluded, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that analysis from various booths across the country shows that there has been “one-sided voting for NDA.”
Addressing a rally in Maharashtra’s Nanded, Modi said, “Yesterday, the first phase of polling concluded. I congratulate & express my gratitude to all those who cast their vote and especially the first-time voters. After the polling concluded, the analysis that was done on the booth level and the information that was received confirms that in the first phase, there has been one-sided voting for NDA.”
India kicked off its election season on April 19, with 21 states and union territories going to poll in 102 constituencies.
‘Congress has already accepted defeat’
Taking potshots at the Opposition, the prime minister said, “Whatever claims these people make, the truth is that Congress leaders have already accepted defeat even before the announcement of elections. This is the very reason that a few of their leaders, who used to contest and win Lok Sabha seats, have this time entered through the Rajya Sabha route.”
In an apparent dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and his decision to contest from Wayanad and not Amethi, Modi said, “Congress ke shehzade unhe bhi Wayanad mein sankat dikh raha hai. Shehzade aur unki toli April 26 ko Wayanad mein voting ka intezaar kar rahe hain…Jaise Amethi se bhagna pada, aap maan ke chaliye wo Wayanad bhi chodenge.”
Lok Sabha elections Phase 1 highlights
Up to 60 per cent of voters in all 102 parliamentary constituencies cast ballots through Friday at 5 pm.
In West Bengal, where elections were being held for three seats—Cooch Behar, Jalpaiguri, and Alipurduar—sporadic violent occurrences were documented. By 10 am, the Election Commission had received scores of complaints about violence in the Cooch Behar Lok Sabha seat from both the TMC and the BJP.
While the elections were going on in Chhattisgarh, a blast was reported 500 meters from a voting place in the Galgam area of Bijapur, in the Naxal-affected Bastar region. One of the security guards was hurt while practicing area dominance with the rest of the team.
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‘There has been one-sided voting in favour of NDA in phase 1 of LS polls’: PM Modi
