“Vote for strong leader and decisive government”: Om Birla after casting vote in Kota

April 26, 2024

Kota: Lok Sabha Speaker and BJP candidate from Kota, Om Birla, on Friday appealed to the people to vote in large numbers for the decisive government and strong leader, Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

“I want to appeal to everyone from the Kota constituency to vote for a strong leader and a decisive government. Please come out and vote for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. I want to ask them for their blessings as a son and as a brother. I want to appeal to my voters to come out and vote in large numbers,” Birla told reporters after casting his vote.

Om Birla eyes third term

For the third time in a row in Kota, the BJP has fielded Om Birla, who had previously registered victories in 2019 and 2014 Lok Sabha polls. He is up against Congress’ Prahlad Gunjal, a former BJP leader.

Phase 2 of polling in Rajasthan is underway in Tonk-Sawai Madhopur, Ajmer, Pali, Jodhpur, Barmer, Jalore, Udaipur, Banswara, Chittorgarh, Rajsamand, Bhilwara, Kota, and Jhalawar-Baran.

The BJP won all 25 parliamentary seats in Rajasthan in the 2014 Lok Sabha election. However, in 2019, the BJP bagged 24 seats while the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) managed to secure the other remaining seat.

Ashok Gehlot casted vote in Jodhpur

Meanwhile, former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his family also cast their votes in Jodhpur. Speaking to reporters Gehlot took on PM Modi claiming that the PM had deliberately dragged the polls into non-issues.