Lok Sabha elections: From Sitharaman to Siddaramaiah to Shashi Tharoor, nation’s leaders step up to vote in 2nd phase

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman shows her finger marked with indelible ink after casting vote for the 2nd phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Bengaluru. (PTI Photo)
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at a polling booth after casting his vote for the second phase of Lok Sabha polls, in Kannur. (PTI Photo)
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah after casting his vote at a polling booth for the second phase of Lok Sabha polls, in Siddaramanahundi. (PTI Photo)
Bengaluru South constituency BJP candidate Tejasvi Surya shows his finger marked with indelible ink after casting his vote for the 2nd phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Bengaluru. (PTI Photo)
NDA candidate H D Kumaraswamy and his wife Anitha shows their inked fingers after casting their votes for the 2nd phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Ramnagara. (PTI Photo)
Karnataka Dy CM D K Shivakumar and his brother D K Suresh show their fingers marked with indelible ink after casting their votes for the 2nd phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Kanakpura. (PTI Photo)
Union Minister and BJP candidate Rajeev Chandrashekar with party workers at a polling station during voting for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Thiruvananthapuram. (PTI Photo)
Congress candidate Shashi Tharoor poses for photos with party workers at a polling station during voting for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Thiruvananthapuram. (PTI Photo)
Rashtriya Lok Dal Chief Jayant Chaudhary and his wife show their fingers marked with indelible ink after casting their vote for the second phase of Lok Sabha polls, in Mathura. (PTI Photo)
Infosys co-founder N.R. Narayana Murthy and his wife Rajya Sabha MP Sudha Murty arrive at a polling station to cast their votes for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Bengaluru. (PTI Photo)
BJP candidate Arun Govil goes through the election procedure before casting his vote for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Meerut. (PTI Photo)
Congress candidate Ajit Sharma and his daughter actor Neha Sharma show their ink-marked fingers after casting their votes for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Bhagalpur. (PTI Photo)
Former Union Minister AK Antony and his wife Elizabeth show their ink marked finger after casting votes for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Thiruvananthapuram. (PTI Photo)
Congress candidate Dolly Sharma shows her inked finger after casting her vote for the 2nd phase of Lok Sabha polls, in Ghaziabad. (PTI Photo)