Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on people to exercise their duty to strengthen democracy as the voting for phase 4 of the Lok Sabha Elections begins on Monday. He expressed confidence that people in these constituencies would turn out in large numbers to vote, highlighting the significant contributions of young and female voters to this surge in voting.
He wrote the post on X in five additional languages: Hindi, Telugu, Odia, Marathi, and Bengali, in addition to English “In today’s 4th Phase of the Lok Sabha elections, 96 seats across 10 States and UTs are going to the polls. I am sure people in these constituencies will vote in large numbers and the young voters as well as women voters will power this surge in voting. Come, let’s all do our duty and strengthen our democracy!” he added.
PM Modi urged the people of Andhra Pradesh, especially first-time voters, to vote in record numbers in the Assembly Elections. “May these polls further enhance our democratic spirit,” he said.
He also called upon the people of Odisha to cast their franchise in large numbers as Assembly elections commenced in the state. “Assembly Elections commence in Odisha today. I call upon the people of this state to cast their franchise in large numbers. Your vote is your voice—let it be heard loudly and clearly,” said the PM.
Former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and his wife Usha Naidu cast their votes at a polling station setup in Hyderabad’s Jubilee Hills on Monday. After he cast his vote, he shared a picture taken from the photo-booth setup by the Election officials.
“My wife, Smt. Ushamma & I fulfilled our duty as responsible citizens by exercising our franchise at the polling station in Obul Reddy School, Jubilee Hills, this morning. I appeal to all citizens wherever voting is taking place in the country today, to vote & urge others to participate actively in the world’s largest electoral process,” he wrote in X.
Congress party chief Mallikarjun Kharge extolled the voters to “focus on our collective objective in protecting Democracy” and safeguarding the Constitution. In his message to voters in X, he listed out the five promises – YUVA NYAY, KISAAN NYAY, NAARI NYAY, SHRAMIK NYAY and HISSEDARI NYAY – of the Congress party. These, he said, were paramount to the fight for freedom, justice, equality, liberty and fraternity in India. Welcoming the first time voters, Kharge urged them to cast their votes and be the catalyst for change.
