Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Friday cast his vote for the 1 - Inner Manipur Parliamentary Constituency (GEN) at the 2/16 Srivan Higher Secondary School Polling Station and expressed hope that the BJP for Inner and NPF for outer would surely win.
Voting for the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls began at 7 am on Friday with over 15 lakh voters deciding the fate of four candidates in the Outer constituencies and six candidates for the Inner Manipur. The second phase voting will take place on April 26 in the state.
Having cast his vote, the CM urged the people to cast their votes to save the indigenous people of the state and protect its territorial integrity while interacting with the media outside his polling station.
“I hope both Th Basanta Singh of the BJP for Inner and K Timothy Zimik of NPF for Outer Manipur will win and support the formation of the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre," CM Biren said.
"I want to appeal to the people of Manipur to cast their votes and save the indigenous population of the state as well as to protect the integrity of the state and bring peace at the earliest," CM Biren added.
Expressing optimism, he noted, "The law and order has improved in the last three-four months and that there have been no mishaps. Unfortunately, one incident took place yesterday but the situation is under control now."
There is not much problem with the law and order situation and normalcy and peace are returning, the CM said.
