With polling taking place for assembly elections in four states and a Union Territory, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday urged people to cast their vote, saying "India is counting on you".
"Do cast your votes today- India is counting on you," Gandhi tweeted.
Polling is taking place for 31 seats in the third of the eight-phase West Bengal assembly elections, while 40 seats are at stake in the final and third phase of the assembly elections in Assam. Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry are voting on Tuesday in single-phase assembly elections.
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also tweeter her appeal to the voters, requesting them to vote for "a strong, progressive and prosperous future for themselves."