Dressed in a green saree and black jacket, Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP Priyanka Gandhi, accompanied by her family members, arrived at the Atal Adarsh Vidyalaya in Lodhi Estate in New Delhi to cast her vote.
Despite the commotion at her arrival, Gandhi smiled and appealed to voters to step out of their homes and cast their votes.
“I know the Delhi public is fed up,” Gandhi said, adding, “Wherever I go I hear people complaining of poor water supply, infrastructure and pollution.”
She further encouraged the people to vote to “find a solution to these issues” and “exercise their democratic right”
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Gandhi was accompanied by son Raihan, husband Robert Vadra, and New Delhi seat candidate Sandeep Dikshit, son of former Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit. “We want a green Delhi,” Robert Vadra remarked.
Priyanka Gandhi, who entered Lok Sabha after being elected from Wayanad, Kerala, had earlier campaigned for party candidates in several constituencies. The Congress has been out of power in Delhi since 2013 when the AAP arrived on the scene.
Delhi is witnessing a triangular contest, with the AAP eyeing another term in power while the BJP and the Congress hoping for a strong comeback.
All parties had focused in their campaigns on social welfare schemes focused on women, youth and the economically weaker sections.
The voters are pinning their hopes on better infrastructure, improved education policies and cleaner air in Delhi. For women, safety remains a major concern in the national capital.
Priyanka Gandhi also accompanied her mother and chairperson of the Congress parliamentary party, Sonia Gandhi, as the latter cast her vote at Nirman Bhawan booth. Leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi, also cast his vote at the Nirman Bhawan polling booth.
Meanwhile, Aam Aadmi Party national convener Arvind Kejriwal, along with his wife Sunita Kejriwal and his parents, Gobind Ram Kejriwal and Gita Devi, cast his vote at Lady Irwin Senior Secondary School.
The polling is being held for 70 seats. The voter turnout was 33.3% at 1 pm. The results will be out on February 8.