Leaders and workers of all the political parties enthusiastically took part in the festival of democracy by casting their votes along with their families. After exercising franchise, they appealed to the public to exercise their voting rights in large numbers and expressed gratitude for their support and blessings. Early in the morning, politicians reached the polling booths with their families and stood in line to cast their vote. While the main contest on Jabalpur Lok Sabha seat is between BJP candidate Ashish Dubey and Congress candidate Dinesh Yadav, candidates from all parties are confident of their victory. After casting vote, BJP candidate Dubey said, “We are winning all 29 seats in Madhya Pradesh and once again forming the government under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi.

 

Congress candidate Yadav stated that the public is determined for a change this time and Congress will win with a massive majority. Rajya Sabha  MP and senior Congress leader Vivek Tankha responded to BJP’s claim of crossing 400 mark by saying, “I don’t think BJP is even crossing 200 mark.” State PWD Minister Rakesh Singh said under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the NDA is going to form Government at the Centre for the third time. Until pre-voting phase, everyone speculated that the voter turnout would be significantly low due to silence and lackluster election campaigns. However, after voting started in the morning, enthusiasm shown by voters dispelled that possibility. In previous Lok Sabha elections, voters’ turnout was 72 per cent.

 

Despite extensive campaigning by BJP’s Rakesh Singh and Congress’ Vivek Tankha, star campaigners from both the parties as well as senior leaders participating in roadshows, Congress lost the election with over 4 lakh votes. This time, BJP did not leave any stone unturned in the election campaign and besides Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s roadshows, National President J P Nadda also held rallies in support of the party. On the other hand, to support the Congress candidate, only State Congress President Jitu Patwari came to the city to hold rallies, which required the Congress candidate Dinesh Yadav to engage with local Congress workers in the election campaign.