Polling began on Saturday for 57 seats in eight states/UT in the seventh and final phase of India’s mammoth electoral exercise. The 57 seats, including 13 reserved for SCs and three for STs, are in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab (13 each), West Bengal (9), Bihar (8), Odisha (6), Himachal Pradesh (4), Jharkhand (3), and Chandigarh (1). Over 10.06 crore voters – 5.24 crore males, 4.82 crore females, and 3,574 belonging to the third gender – are eligible to head to 1.09 lakh polling stations to choose their preferred candidates from the 908 nominees in the fray. The BJP National President JP Nadda cast his vote at a polling booth in Himachal Pradesh’s Bilaspur. AAP MP Raghav Chadha cast his vote at a polling station in Punjab’s Lakhnaur, and UP CM Yogi Adityanath cast his vote at a polling booth in Gorakhnath, Gorakhpur.
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‘No more vulgar songs on Holi…’ CM Adityanath Yogi delighted over Lord Ram songs during festivities – The Economic Times Video
ttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on March 27, addressed the ‘Prabudh Sammelan’ in Meerut, UP. While addressing the gathering, he praised choice of songs that were played during Holi. Following this, CM Yogi also said that he was delighted to hear ‘Jo Ram Ko Laye Hai Hum Unko Laayenge’ song played during Holi. “Earlier, so many vulgar songs were played on our festivals, but you see the change. This time on Holi, I myself heard that the song was being played everywhere, ‘Jo Ram Ko Laye Hai Hum Unko Laayenge’,” said Yogi Adityanath