Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday cast his vote in Ahmedabad in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections amid much fanfare.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday cast his vote at a polling booth in Ahmedabad in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections. The single-phase voting for 25 seats in Gujarat is underway.
#WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi shows his inked finger after casting his vote at a polling booth in Ahmedabad, Gujarat
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Dressed in a white kurta and saffron Nehru jacket, Modi arrived at the Nishan Higher Secondary School polling booth in Ahmedabad’s in Ranip locality, which falls under the Gandhinagar constituency, to cast his vote amid much fanfare. Security in Gujarat has been tightened over the high-profile presence of the prime minister and Home Minister Amit Shah, who is expected to his cast vote soon. Shah is contesting the polls from the Gandhinagar constituency.
VIDEO | PM Modi (@narendramodi) casts his vote at Nishan Higher Secondary School in Ranip, #Ahmedabad, Gujarat.#LSPolls2024WithPTI #LokSabhaElections2024
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Ahead of their arrival, preparations were underway at Nishan Higher Secondary School.
#WATCH | Gujarat: Preparations are underway at Nishan Higher Secondary School in Ahmedabad where PM Modi will cast his vote for the the third phase of #LokSabhaElctions2024 today
25 Parliamentary constituencies of the state will go to polls today. BJP candidate from Surat,… pic.twitter.com/KhhnBji7Ir
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After coming out of the polling booth, Modi greeted people and interacted with people. He even gave his autograph to people who had gathered outside the polling booth.
“Today is the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections. I appeal to everyone to cast their vote in this democracy. The election campaign will run for three to four weeks more. I always cast my vote here in Gujarat. Amit Shah is contesting the election from here as a BJP candidate. I came here yesterday from Andhra Pradesh and need to go to Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Telangana (today),” he said after he got his finger inked.