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India General Elections 2024: Wave of support for NDA getting stronger and stronger, says PM Modi

Updated on: 21 May,2024 01:10 PM IST  |  New Delhi
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The fifth phase of polling for India general elections 2024 across 49 parliamentary constituencies spread over six states and two Union Territories (UTs) on Monday saw a voter turnout of 60.09 per cent till 11:30 pm, the Election Commission (ECI) said

India General Elections 2024: Wave of support for NDA getting stronger and stronger, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Pic/PTI

Claiming that INDIA alliance are totally "discredited and dejected", Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed gratitude to all those who voted in the 5th phase of India general elections 2024 and said that the people of India have decided that they want a strong National Democratic Alliance government at the Centre.


Taking to his official social media account, X, PM Modi said, "Gratitude to all those who voted in the 5th phase of the 2024 elections which concluded yesterday. The wave of support for NDA is getting stronger and stronger. The people of India have decided that they want a strong NDA government at the Centre".



"INDI Alliance can try any sort of votebank politics, the people will not believe them. They are totally discredited and dejected," PM Modi added.

The fifth phase of polling for India general elections 2024 across 49 parliamentary constituencies spread over six states and two Union Territories (UTs) on Monday saw a voter turnout of 60.09 per cent till 11:30 pm, the Election Commission (ECI) said.

According to ECI data, Bihar recorded 54.85 per cent voter turnout, while Jammu and Kashmir recorded 56.73 per cent turnout till 11.30 pm. Similarly, Jharkhand recorded 63.07 per cent voter turnout, Ladakh 69.62 per cent, Maharashtra 54.29 per cent, Odisha 67.59 per cent, Uttar Pradesh at 57.79 and West Bengal 74.65 per cent.

With the conclusion of phase 5, polling for India 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 sixth phase polling is scheduled on May 25 in 58 PCs (including the adjourned poll in Anantnag-Rajouri PC) in 8 States/UTs.

The Lok Sabha elections are being held in seven phases from April 19-June 1. The counting and results would be declared on June 4.

(With inputs from Agencies)

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