“Turnout In Record Numbers”: EAM S. Jaishankar Urges Everybody For Voting Today

In an interview with ANI on Friday, Jaishankar expressed confidence in BJP’s significant progress in southern states while strengthening its presence in northern states. Dismissing opposition claims of BJP’s limited success with the phrase ‘Dakshin mein saaf aur uttar mein half’ (clean sweep in the south and half in the north), Jaishankar emphasized the Modi government’s anticipated return with a larger majority.

Regarding BJP’s ‘400 paar’ (crossing 400 seats) slogan, Jaishankar acknowledged its ambitious nature but noted that it’s backed by substantial calculations, not mere rhetoric.

Polling commenced early today for the sixth phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, covering 58 parliamentary constituencies across six states and two Union Territories (UTs) with stringent security measures in place.

This phase encompasses eight seats in Bihar, the entire 10 seats in Haryana, one seat in Jammu and Kashmir, four seats in Jharkhand, all seven seats in Delhi, six seats in Odisha, 14 seats in Uttar Pradesh, and eight seats in West Bengal. A total of 889 candidates are vying for these constituencies.