Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], April 26 : West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose cast his vote in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Friday morning.
After casting his vote, the West Bengal Governor urged the people to vote and said that no one should lose their vote.
"Voting symbolizes the power of the common man, and every citizen must strengthen democracy and the nation. I would say, no one should lose their vote. Everyone should make it a duty to cast their vote. We all should be participants in the development of the nation," CV Ananda Bose said while speaking to reporters.
Encouraging the youth of the country, the West Bengal governor said that they should realize that the power to shape the future lies with them.
"The youth should realize that the power to shape the future lies with them. The future of the nation lives in the hands of the younger generation. Therefore, the older generation should quit and encourage the younger generation to come to power. Then you will see the difference. India is going to be on top of the world when the younger generation takes the lead," he said.
The second phase has 88 Lok Sabha constituencies, including all 20 seats in Kerala, 14 in Karnataka, 13 in Rajasthan, eight in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, five each in Assam and Bihar, six in Madhya Pradesh, three each in Chhattisgarh and West Bengal, and one each in Tripura, Manipur and Jammu and Kashmir.
The first phase of voting for the seven-phased Lok Sabha election was held on April 19 in 102 constituencies across 21 states and UTs with over 62 per cent voter turnout. The third phase election will be held on May 7.