Bhubaneswar, May 25 -- BJD leader VK Pandian took everyone by surprise as he reached a polling station here in an auto-rickshaw to cast his vote during the third phase of twin polls in Odisha, today.

He arrived at the polling station located in Unit-6 area of the city in the morning and stood in a queue with other voters to exercise his franchise.

On being asked by reporters as to why he came in the three-wheeler, Pandian said, "The auto-rickshaw association members had requested me when I met them couple of months ago. They are our brothers. So, I came in an auto-rickshaw. In my student days, I used to travel in auto-rickshaws and motorcycles. I was happy to come in auto-rickshaw to cast my vote."

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