Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday (May 7) cast his vote in the third of the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections at a polling booth in Ahmedabad. His family members, including Jay Shah, also cast his vote. Shah is the party's candidate from the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat. Congress has fielded its party secretary Sonal Patel from Gandhinagar. Shah along with his wife Sonal Shah, offered prayers at the Kameshwar Mahadev temple, after casting his vote.
Polling is underway in 25 seats in Gujarat as the BJP had won Surat unopposed.
Amit Shah speaks to media after voting
Speaking to the media after casting his vote, Shah appealed to the voters to come out in large numbers and vote for a "stable government".
"Today is the voting for the third phase of Lok Sabha elections. I would like to make a heartfelt appeal to all the voters across the country and also to the voters of Gujarat to come forward and participate in this festival of democracy and elect a stable government that provides a safe, prosperous country. Elect a government which is against corruption, wants to eradicate poverty, wants to make a self-reliant India, wants to make a developed India and wants to take India number one in every field in the whole world," he said.
PM Modi casts vote
Prime Minister Narendra Modi cast his vote at Nishan Higher Secondary School in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. Draped in his customary Kurta Payjama and saffron-coloured half jacket, he also showed the indelible ink mark on his finger after casting his vote. Upon reaching the polling booth, the Prime Minister was welcomed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
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