Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Pema Khandu, declared that the BJP will win both Lok Sabha seats and that “Kamal ka Phool” would definitely bloom in the state after casting his ballot in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections.
CM Khandu went to a Tawang polling place to cast his ballot for the State Assembly and Lok Sabha. On Friday morning, voting for the first round of the Lok Sabha elections coincided with the beginning of polling for assembly elections in the northeastern states of Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim.
“Today is the mega festival of democracy and voting for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections is underway. I expect that the number of voters this year will surpass the number of voters in 2019. BJP is going to make history in the state. We will also win both Lok Sabha seats. In the previous election, BJP got 41 seats and we hope that this time BJP will get 60 out of 60 seats,” he stated
“This time the lotus flower is sure to bloom in Arunachal Pradesh,” CM Khandu continued.
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The chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh further underlined that people are moving forward with the BJP’s performance in politics.
“I toured both the Lok Sabha seats and after interacting with the people I saw that people are very happy with PM Modi. Everyone will thank Modi ji by making both the candidates win,” he stated
In Arunachal Pradesh West, the Congressman Nabam Tuki is running against the BJP’s Kiren Rijiju, while in Arunachal Pradesh East, the Congressman Bosiram Siram is taking on the BJP’s Tapir Gao.
Sikkim is set to cast votes for 32 assembly seats and one Lok Sabha seat, with the exception of Arunachal.
Elections for the 543 seats in the 18th Lok Sabha are now taking place.
On June 4, the results will be announced.
