As polling begins for Nagaland, Meghalaya Assembly elections, Narendra Modi urges citizens to vote in large numbers
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged the people of Nagaland and Meghalaya to come out and vote in large numbers for the Assembly elections
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged the people of Nagaland and Meghalaya to come out and vote in large numbers for the Assembly elections.
I urge the people of Meghalaya and Nagaland to vote in large numbers in the Assembly Elections taking place today.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 27, 2018
Modi tweeted as the polling for both 60-seat Houses began in the Northeastern states at 8 am. The results will be declared on 3 March 2018.
Earlier on 18 February, voting for the state Assembly polls was held in Tripura.
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