"Will come out with flying colours": DMK General Secretary Durai Murugan after casting his vote in Vellore

"We will come out with flying colours," Murugan told ANI after casting his vote.

DMK MP Tiruchi N Siva also cast his vote at a polling booth in Trichy on Friday and said that the INDIA bloc will win all 40 seats in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.

After casting his vote, Siva said, "Polling is very peaceful and we are very hopeful that the INDIA alliance will win and we will form the government. As far as Tamil Nadu is concerned, as we have told you during the campaign itself, all 40 seats will be in our favour. This time 40 out of 40 seats is our hope and it will turn into reality."

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin also appealed to the voters to do their democratic duty. Taking to his official X Handle, the Tamil Nadu CM posted his pictures during the voting and said, "I have done my Democratic duty. I request All should do their democratic duty."

Stalin also motivated the young voters to cast their votes with enthusiasm. "Everyone votes correctly. Especially young people, who are first-time voters, should vote with enthusiasm! The future of our India is in your hands."

Earlier, Union Minister and BJP candidate from Nilgiris, L Murugan cast his vote at a polling station in Koyambedu in Chennai. The minister urged the voters, especially the first-time voters, to come forward and cast their vote for a developed and corruption-free nation, Viksit Bharat. "I urge the voters to come forward and cast their vote for Viksit Bharat, a developed nation and corruption-free nation. So, I appeal to the first-time voters, women, and all voters to come forward to vote 100 per cent."

In the 2019 general elections, the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance, comprising the Congress, VCK, MDMK, CPI, CPI (M), IUML, MMK, KMDK, TVK, and AIFB, registered a landslide victory, winning 38 out of the 39 seats in the state.

Voting is underway for all 39 seats in Tamil Nadu in the first phase of the general elections.

Voting for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024 began on Friday across 102 parliamentary constituencies spread over 21 states and Union Territories as the mega seven-phase electoral exercise commenced at 7:00 am. Voters will exercise the franchise until 6:00 pm.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking his third consecutive term, while the opposition bloc-INDIA- a coalition of opposition parties formed to take on the BJP in the general elections, is eyeing ousting him from power.

According to the data released by the Election Commission of India (ECI), a total of 1.87 lakh polling stations have been set up, while 18 lakh personnel have been deployed across the 102 constituencies going to the polls. (ANI)