A high-decibel campaign for seven Lok Sabha constituencies in the Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh ended at 5 pm Saturday.
Polling for Tikamgarh, Damoh, Khajuraho, Satna, Rewa, Hoshangabad and Betul seats, all held by the BJP currently, will take place Monday, May 6.
This will be the second phase of polling in Madhya Pradesh, the first phase having been held on April 29.
Union minister Virendra Kumar Khatik is the BJP candidate from Tikamgarh while former Union minister and sitting MP Prahlad Patel is the party's Damoh candidate.
They are pitted against the Congress' Kiran Ahirwar and Pratap Singh Lodhi, respectively.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a rally at Hoshangabad for BJP candidate and sitting MP Rao Uday Pratap Singh, while Congress chief Rahul Gandhi addressed a rally for his party's candidate Diwan Shailendra Singh.
Gandhi also held rallies in Rewa, Tikamgarh, Damoh and Khajuraho.
BJP president Amit Shah held rallies in Rewa, Tikamgarh and Khajuraho.
One hundred and ten candidates are in the fray for these seven seats.
There are 14 candidates in the fray in Tikamgarh, 15 in Damoh, 17 in Khajuraho, 21 in Satna, 23 in Rewa, 11 in Hoshangabad and nine in Betul, an Election Commission official said.
The official said 15,240 polling booths have been set up for 1.19 crore registered voters.
Lok Sabha elections are being held in four phases in MP April 29, May 6, May 12 and May 19.
In 2014, the BJP had won 27 of 29 seats in the state. The Congress later increased its tally to three after wresting Ratlam seat from the BJP in a bypoll.
The Congress, which came to power in the state in December last year after 15 years, hopes to carry forward the winning momentum while the BJP hopes to repeat its 2014 showing.
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