Mumbai: Industry stalwarts, including Tata, Ambani and Birla stalwarts, turned out to vote along with fellow citizens in the financial capital on Monday in the fifth phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.
Half a dozen Lok Sabha seats in Mumbai were among the 13 constituencies in Maharashtra that went to polls in the fifth and final phase.
Development and good governance and the need to accelerate economic growth were cited as key issues influencing voting choices by business leaders while exercising their constitutional right at polling stations in the metropolis. Finance industry veterans such as Deepak Parekh Some also talked about challenges such as long waits faced by people at booths, and pointed out that delays in extreme heat could discourage voters from coming out of their homes and voting.
As queues started forming early in the morning at polling stations in tony areas of south Mumbai, Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran was one of the first leaders of Indian business to exercise his franchise.Voting began at 7 a.m. across all Lok Sabha seats in Mumbai. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das voted with family members at a school near his official residence in south Mumbai, while the richest Indian, Mukesh Ambani, who lives a few blocks away He reached the same school in the evening with his wife Neeta and son Akash. Drag.
Well-known industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla happily told reporters that his younger daughter Advaitesha, 19, also cast her vote for the first time along with him and her elder sister Ananya.
Since Mumbai is known for voter apathy, several industry leaders appealed to voters to come out in large numbers and exercise their franchise to elect their Lok Sabha representatives. Falguni, the billionaire founder of online beauty portal Nykaa Nair described voting as a right as well as an obligation and listed several factors that influenced his vote."The issues relate to what I would call quality of life, healthy lives, better quality water, better quality health facilities, better quality transport services, better quality air that we breathe because all this also has a lot to do with From our side, I would urge the new government to focus on that."
Ananya Birla, who runs one of the country's largest micro-lenders, said the candidates' educational qualifications, economic policies and past records influenced her voting choice. However, it was factors like a stable government, development and economic growth that were – not surprising given the entrepreneurial attitudes of this subgroup of the population – that had the deepest resonance when it came to the element influencing voting decisions for industry leaders.
Asked about the factors that influenced him before casting his vote, Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra described "governance and its consequences" as the "primary issue" and said that these actions have consequences for everyone's quality of life. Let's improve.Banker Parekh also reiterated the same point, saying that while voting he thought about the stability of the new government and the need for good leadership at the Centre. He said, "We need stability, we need good leadership at the Center which we We have been doing it for the last ten years. So, we hope that whichever party is elected there should be stability."
There is a need to grow faster from now on, the veteran banker said, adding, "India's growth rate should be double that of the world."
Industrialist Neeraj Bajaj talked about the need for liberation of the poor as the main aspect of policy making and in a very candid admission said that the measures do not matter for the industry or for those who are doing well in life .He said, "What is important is what is good for India, for the poor of India, at this moment personality good is not so important. What is important is important for the country."
Industrialist Anil Ambani, who is facing many challenges on the business front, also cast his vote just before the voting.
Even as some voices were raised about the time taken and queues, bureaucrat-turned-central banker Das talked about the logistics involved in the process and thanked the polling officials for working to ensure successful elections. Nair said voter awareness is very high but there seems to be a tendency to be driven by results which should not be the sole guiding factor.She said, "What I understand is that people want to vote where they feel they can make a change. But I think it's also important if you feel it won't change the outcome.""
Half a dozen Lok Sabha seats in Mumbai were among the 13 constituencies in Maharashtra that went to polls in the fifth and final phase.
Development and good governance and the need to accelerate economic growth were cited as key issues influencing voting choices by business leaders while exercising their constitutional right at polling stations in the metropolis. Finance industry veterans such as Deepak Parekh Some also talked about challenges such as long waits faced by people at booths, and pointed out that delays in extreme heat could discourage voters from coming out of their homes and voting.
As queues started forming early in the morning at polling stations in tony areas of south Mumbai, Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran was one of the first leaders of Indian business to exercise his franchise.Voting began at 7 a.m. across all Lok Sabha seats in Mumbai. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das voted with family members at a school near his official residence in south Mumbai, while the richest Indian, Mukesh Ambani, who lives a few blocks away He reached the same school in the evening with his wife Neeta and son Akash. Drag.
Well-known industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla happily told reporters that his younger daughter Advaitesha, 19, also cast her vote for the first time along with him and her elder sister Ananya.
Since Mumbai is known for voter apathy, several industry leaders appealed to voters to come out in large numbers and exercise their franchise to elect their Lok Sabha representatives. Falguni, the billionaire founder of online beauty portal Nykaa Nair described voting as a right as well as an obligation and listed several factors that influenced his vote."The issues relate to what I would call quality of life, healthy lives, better quality water, better quality health facilities, better quality transport services, better quality air that we breathe because all this also has a lot to do with From our side, I would urge the new government to focus on that."
Ananya Birla, who runs one of the country's largest micro-lenders, said the candidates' educational qualifications, economic policies and past records influenced her voting choice. However, it was factors like a stable government, development and economic growth that were – not surprising given the entrepreneurial attitudes of this subgroup of the population – that had the deepest resonance when it came to the element influencing voting decisions for industry leaders.
Asked about the factors that influenced him before casting his vote, Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra described "governance and its consequences" as the "primary issue" and said that these actions have consequences for everyone's quality of life. Let's improve.Banker Parekh also reiterated the same point, saying that while voting he thought about the stability of the new government and the need for good leadership at the Centre. He said, "We need stability, we need good leadership at the Center which we We have been doing it for the last ten years. So, we hope that whichever party is elected there should be stability."
There is a need to grow faster from now on, the veteran banker said, adding, "India's growth rate should be double that of the world."
Industrialist Neeraj Bajaj talked about the need for liberation of the poor as the main aspect of policy making and in a very candid admission said that the measures do not matter for the industry or for those who are doing well in life .He said, "What is important is what is good for India, for the poor of India, at this moment personality good is not so important. What is important is important for the country."
Industrialist Anil Ambani, who is facing many challenges on the business front, also cast his vote just before the voting.
Even as some voices were raised about the time taken and queues, bureaucrat-turned-central banker Das talked about the logistics involved in the process and thanked the polling officials for working to ensure successful elections. Nair said voter awareness is very high but there seems to be a tendency to be driven by results which should not be the sole guiding factor.She said, "What I understand is that people want to vote where they feel they can make a change. But I think it's also important if you feel it won't change the outcome.""
