BAREILLY (Uttar Pradesh) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a roadshow in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly on Friday.
PM Modi was seen waving at people lined up on both sides of the road and showed the BJP’s ‘lotus’ poll symbol to canvass support for the BJP in the Lok Sabha elections.
During the roadshow, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was also present.
The Bareilly seat has 5 Assembly segments namely: Meerganj, Bhojipura, Nawabganj, Bareilly, and Bareillycantt. The voting date for the Bareilly Lok Sabha Election 2024 is May 7 (Phase 3).
#WATCH | PM Narendra Modi's roadshow underway in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh
CM Yogi Adityanath is also present. #LokSabhaElections2024 pic.twitter.com/ZdiVJ6V2fD
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Uttar Pradesh voted today on eight parliamentary constituencies in Amroha, Meerut, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Gautam Budh Nagar, Aligarh, Mathura, and Bulandshahr.
According to the Election Commission of India, voting began at 7 am on Friday in 88 constituencies across 13 States and Union Territories for the second phase of the Lok Sabha polls.
Initially, 89 constituencies were scheduled to go to the polls today. However, the EC later announced that the voting in Madhya Pradesh’s Betul would not take place during the second phase due to the death of a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate.
The first phase of voting for the seven-phased Lok Sabha election, the world’s largest electoral exercise, was held on April 19 in 102 constituencies across 21 states and UTs. According to the Election Commission, the voter turnout registered was over 62 per cent. The third phase of the election will be held on May 7. (ANI)