New Delhi, April 18 -- The campaigning for the first phase of polls covering 102 parliamentary seats of 21 States and Union Territories (UTs), where voting will be held on April 19 ended at 5 pm on Wednesday.
Electioneering picked up pace on the final day of campaigning with the parties making last-minute effort to woo voters. Heatwave conditions and untimely rains with thunder and lightning had hit campaigning.
Leading the charge, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took whirlwind tours of various constituencies in the past few days, addressing rallies and holding roadshows, and asserting that he went to people with hope in 2014, trust in 2019 and guarantee in 2024. Many times he said there is "Modi's guarantee across the country and I am givin...