Sumaiya, 26, cast her vote at a polling station in Bhopal’s old city area on Friday when Madhya Pradesh went to polls for its 230 Assembly seats.
She has recently finished her studies in dietetics but has little hopes from the next government with respect to employment opportunities. “I have cast my vote because it is my right and duty but whoever comes to power won’t change much here. Both parties [the BJP and the Congress] are very similar in terms of their policies,” she told The Hindu.
Youth and first-time voters of Madhya Pradesh were targeted by leaders from both the BJP and the Congress, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The State has 22,34,861 first-time voters in these elections, as per the Election Commission data.
