Modi casts vote in Gujarat polls

Ahmedabad Dec 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday cast his vote in the second phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections amid loud cheers from a crowd gathered outside the polling booth in Ranip here.

Modi stood in a queue along with other voters at the Nishan High School in the Sabarmati area. While in the queue he was seen interacting with other voters.

Modi was again cheered by hundreds as he stepped out after casting his vote. He waved to the crowd and displayed his index finger with the ink mark.

The Prime Minister then walked amid the crowd outside before getting into his car and leaving.

Modi had flown to Ahmedabad to cast his vote after formally commissioning the first of the Scorpene-class submarines - INS Kalvari - in the Indian Navy in Mumbai.

--IANS
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