Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 09:57am on 20 May 2024,Monday Politics
In the ongoing fifth phase of elections, India saw a 36.73% voter turnout by 1 pm. Ladakh leads with 52.02% while Maharashtra lags at 27.78%. Across six states and two Union Territories, including Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir, 49 Lok Sabha seats are being contested. Trouble brewed in West Bengal, with 1036 complaints lodged, citing EVM malfunctions and voter intimidation. Simultaneously, Odisha is holding its second phase of state assembly elections alongside the Lok Sabha polls.
