PM Modi holds roadshow in Bihar's Patna
May 20, 2024
Patna (Bihar) [India], May 20 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held a roadshow in Bihar's Patna in the run-up to the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.
Visuals of the roadshow showed people standing in long lines on either side of the road cheering and waving at the Prime Minister's convoy.
PM Modi visited former deputy chief minister of Bihar Sushil Kumar Modi's residence in Patna to pay tributes to the late BJP veteran.
Earlier in the day, PM Modi held public rallies in West Bengal and Odisha electioneering for the NDA candidates.
Polling in the fifth phase of General Elections 2024 which commenced at 7 am today simultaneously across 49 PCs recorded an approximate voter turnout of 57.47 per cent as of 7:45 pm, according to the Election Commission of India. A total of 695 candidates were in the electoral fray.
Voters came out in large numbers braving hot weather in many parts of the states that went to polls today, the ECI said.
With the conclusion of phase 5, polling for General Elections 2024 is now completed in 25 States/UTs and 428 PCs. Polling is also complete in General Elections for State Legislative Assemblies of Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Andhra Pradesh and 63 assembly seats of Odisha State Assembly.
The next phase (phase 6) polling is scheduled on May 25, 2024, in 58 PCs (including the adjourned poll in Anantnag-Rajouri PC) in 8 States/UTs.
