Gujarat Elections 2017 | In Behrampura, lack of parking near polling booths pushes people away from voting
Locals have compared the traffic
Residents of Behrampura in Gujarat that goes to polls today in the second phase of the assembly elections stated a strange reason for not casting their votes.
According to Nasir Mirza, a local in the area, the residents have an issue with the traffic jams and the lack of parking facilities near polling booths. "The streets have been crowded as if India and Pakistan are playing an ODI match. There is no space to move or park vehicles," he said.
Earlier in the day, voting began in the second and final phase of the Gujarat Assembly Elections . Over two crore voters are casting their ballots to seal the fate of 851 candidates contesting for 93 seats across 14 districts in Gujarat.
Some of the prominent names who cast their vote included BJP President Amit Shah, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother Heeraben.