Curtains came down on May 30 on the high-octane campaign for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, which saw political parties try and weave narratives, often acrimonious, over issues ranging from caste, religion, reservation and citizenship.
The seventh and the last phase of voting will be held on Saturday (June 1) for 57 seats in eight States and union territories, including in Varanasi, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking re-election for a third term. Among these seats, the BJP had won 25 in 2019. The poll process had begun on April 19 and the counting will be held on June 4.
