With the first phase of voting kicking off in various parts of the country, many construction workers, street vendors, drivers and other immigrant workers have travelled back to their hometowns.
While the effect has not yet been felt much in other sectors, the construction sector, where many workers are from Tamil Nadu, has been affected this weekend. From daily wage workers to engineers, many of them have travelled to Tamil Nadu for voting, it was reported at construction sites.
Dhanush, a site manager in Shanthinagar said: “While most of our construction labourers are from North India, around 10 people, including the engineers and other supervisors have returned home to Tamil Nadu in order to vote.”
