The 5th phase of the polling is on in India. This is supposed to give the third opportunity to Modi Government.
The BJP says they have already crossed the magic figure in the first four phases. Two more phases are remaining. The Congress claims that they would come to power.
The parliament seats in the fifth phase include five each in Bihar and Odisha, three in Jharkhand, 13 in Maharashtra, 14 in UP, seven in West Bengal, and one each in the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Voting for 35 seats of the Odisha Assembly will also be held in the state’s second phase of simultaneous polling.
According to the Election Commission, around 9.47 lakh polling officials have been deployed to facilitate balloting by 8.95 crore voters – 4.69 crore males, 4.26 crore females and 5,409 third-gender – across 94,732 polling stations.
“Polling stations are ready to with ample shade, drinking water, ramps, toilets and other basic facilities to ensure that polling takes place in a comfortable and secure environment.
The concerned CEOs/DEOs and State machineries have been advised to take adequate measures to manage hot weather conditions in areas, where it is forecast,” the EC said in a statement.
