Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury cast his vote in the national capital during the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha Elections on Saturday. Following his vote, Yechury confidently stated that the INDIA bloc will win around 300 seats.
He expressed his belief that the people of the country and “India that is Bharat” will emerge victorious. Yechury told ANI, “My appeal to voters is to save the country, the democracy, the Constitution,” and emphasized the importance of working towards stopping “poisonous communal polarization.”
He accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of trying to heighten communal polarization through his speeches. Yechury criticized the Election Commission for not taking action, stating, “The Election Commission should take action but that is not happening.”
“It is certain that INDIA bloc will win more than 300 seats,” Yechury said in response to a query.
CPI-M is part of the INDIA bloc, which includes several parties opposed to the BJP-led NDA.
Voting is taking place in all seven Lok Sabha constituencies in the national capital. There were queues outside the booths in the morning as people aimed to vote early to escape the hot weather in the afternoon. Polling is being held in New Delhi, North East Delhi, East Delhi, West Delhi, South Delhi, North West Delhi, and Chandni Chowk constituencies.
Of the 58 Lok Sabha seats going to the polls in the sixth phase, 14 are in Uttar Pradesh, 10 in Haryana, eight each in West Bengal and Bihar, seven in Delhi, six in Odisha, four in Jharkhand, and one in Jammu and Kashmir.
