Moradabad: BJP workers attack polling officers, claim that voters are being influenced. According to the reports, BJP workers thrashed an Election Official at booth number 231 in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad alleging that the EC official was asking voters to press the 'cycle' symbol of Samajwadi party. BJP workers allegedly claimed that the polling officers are part of a game planned.

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He said that they (EC officials) are assisting the oppositions, helping them caste fake ballot. The EC official is asking voters to press the ‘cycle’ symbol of Samajwadi Party (SP). Watch the video here:

WATCH Moradabad: BJP workers beat an Election Official at booth number 231 alleging he was asking voters to press the 'cycle' symbol of Samajwadi party pic.twitter.com/FokdXCAJ1z

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The polling for the third phase for seven phase Lok Sabha elections has started. Polling is being held in the 116 seats, spread across 14 states and Union Territories. Voting is being held at all seats in Gujarat (26), Kerala (20), Goa (2), Dadra and Nagar Haveli (1) and Daman and Diu (1). Besides, polling is also being held in four seats in Assam, five in Bihar, seven in Chhattisgarh, one in Jammu and Kashmir, 14 in Karnataka, 14 in Maharashtra, six in Odisha, 10 in Uttar Pradesh, and five in West Bengal.

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