Lok Sabha polls: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat casts vote in Nagpur

April 19, 2024

Nagpur: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat exercised his franchise at a polling booth in Nagpur, Maharashtra, during the ongoing Lok Sabha elections on Friday.

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat showed his inked finger after casting his vote.
Urging people to exercise their franchise, he said, “Voting is our duty, our right. There should be 100 per cent polling. I have cast my vote.”

Phase 1 voting today

Voting for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024 began at 7:00 am on Friday across 102 parliamentary constituencies spread over 21 states and Union Territories. Voting will end at 6 pm.

Phase 1 voting in Maharashtra

Maharashtra, the second-largest state after Uttar Pradesh (80), which contributes 48 seats in 543-member Lok Sabha, will witness a fierce contest between the two major state coalitions – the Mahayuti (Bharatiya Janata Party, Shiv Sena, and Nationalist Congress Party) and the Maha Vikas Aghadi (Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT), and NCP (SP).

Five Lok Sabha seats include Chandrapur, Bhandara-Gondiya, Gadchiroli-Chimur, Ramtek, and Nagpur.