Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], If people exercise their franchise in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, they will get 20 percent discount on food bills at hotels and restaurants that are part of Uttarakhand Hotel Restaurant Association from the evening of April 19 to April 20. The association and the Election Commission signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in this regard. This initiative has been taken to increase the voting percentage in the state. “After the completion of voting on 19th, people who come to our hotels will get 20 per cent discount on their food bills till April 20. We have encouraged people to exercise their franchise to increase the voting percentage and avail the discount. Jogdande said that the Uttarakhand Hotel Restaurant Association has put forward this proposal and the Commission has agreed to it. There are five Lok Sabha seats in Uttarakhand, and those Voting will be held in a single phase on April 19. Earlier in the 2014 and 2019 general elections, the ruling BJP-led NDA had won all the Lok Sabha constituencies. Tehri Garhwal, Garhwal, Almora, Nainital-Udham Singh Nagar in the state. And the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Haridwar will be held in 7 phases from April 19 to June 1.