Union Minister Piyush Goyal, industrialist Anil Ambani, and actor Akshay Kumar exercised their franchise early on Monday for the Lok Sabha Elections.
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Defence Minister and BJP candidate Rajnath Singh after casting his vote during the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Lucknow.(PTI)
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BJP MP and candidate from Amethi Lok Sabha seat, Smriti Irani cast her vote at a polling station in Amethi. After casting her vote, BJP MP and candidate from Amethi Lok Sabha seat, Smriti Irani says, "Today it is my good fortune that I have cast my vote in my village Gauriganj with the resolve of a Viksit Bharat. I appeal to the people to cast their vote. It is our responsibility towards the future of our country."(PTI)
Actor Farhan Akthar, while standing in a queue at a polling station in Bandra West to cast his vote, told PTI, “My vote is for good governance, the government that looks after all the people, gives us a better city.”(PTI)
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Former Uttar Pradesh CM and BSP chief Mayawati shows her inked finger after casting her vote at a polling station in Lucknow.(PTI)
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(From L to R) Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence, Princess Anne, Princess Royal, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Prince William, Prince George, Prince Louis, Catherine, Princess of Wales, and Princess Charlotte gathered on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on May 5, 2025. They stood united in tribute during the national anthem. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP)
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This tradition has started when the maker of "Budgie Smuggler" was giving out free swimming trunks to the first 200 people who voted in smugglers, as per reports.