Poll Panel Chief's Message To Voters Ahead Of 1st Phase Of 2024 Elections

On the eve of the Lok Sabha polls' first phase, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar today reminded people of the significance of each vote, saying there have been instances when one vote has mattered in a critical contest.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, in a message to the country's longest-serving Defence Minister AK Antony, said he can understand his predicament.

All preparations have been made across the six constituencies in Madhya Pradesh where polling will be held on Friday in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections, an official said.

The first phase of polling for the Lok Sabha elections will see voting take place in 102 constituencies, across 21 states and Union Territories, which is close to a fifth of the total seats in the Lower House.

More than four centuries after his death, William Shakespeare's craft of making the audience hold a mirror to their selves is coming in handy when reflection, too, is merely performative.

All eyes will be on the Cooch Behar constituency which goes to polls on Friday along with two other seats in north Bengal in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal.