‘Love will win’, was Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s message after casting vote in New Delhi on Sunday for the sixth round of the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections in 59 constituencies across 7 states.
“The election was fought on several issues – unemployment, farm distress, demonetization, Rafale… Narendra Modi used hatred in the campaign and we used love and I am confident love will win,” the president said after casting his vote in New Delhi constituency where party’s Ajay Maken is a candidate against BJP’s Meenakshi Lekhi and AAP’s Brijesh Goyal.
As many as 1.43 crore people are expected to vote on Sunday in a high-stakes triangular fight to elect Delhi’s seven Lok Sabha representatives, where BJP is looking to retain all seats, the ruling AAP trying to make its deshbut and the Congress attempting to regain its lost base.
A total of 13,819 polling stations have set up at 2,700 locations in Delhi, with one model polling station in each of the 70 assembly segments. Seventeen polling stations are being staffed only by women.
As many as 469 polling locations have been identified as critical and 60,000 personnel, including those of the Delhi Police, Home Guards and paramilitary are providing security.