Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Voting Begins For 49 Seats In Phase Five, Several Heavyweights In Fray

On May 20, voters in 49 Lok Sabha seats in eight states/UTs began voting for the Lok Sabha elections 2024. Voting is taking place in Mumbai, the financial capital of the country. Union Ministers Rajnath Singh (Lucknow), Piyush Goyal (Mumbai North), and Smriti Irani (Amethi), Congress leader Rahul Rahul Gandhi (Raebareli) and National Conference's Omar Abdullah (Baramulla) are among the 695 candidates in the fray. Other important leaders in this phase include Shiv Sena's Shrikant Shinde, son of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, from Kalyan, RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's daughter Rohini Acharya against BJP's Rajiv Pratap Rudy in Saran. Results will be declared on June 4. Watch the video to know more.