Lok Sabha Election Phase 3: Will rain and scorching heat impact voting in Bengal, Odisha and Karnataka?

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Also Read: Lok Sabha Polls 2024: 6 contests in UP to watch out for in Phase 3 voting today— Yadavs, BJP heavyweights in the fray The Met Department stated that thunderstorms are likely in the region over the next few days. However, six people, including a married couple, died in thunderstorms in south Bengal. A cyclonic circulation over south Jharkhand and substantial moisture incursion from the Bay of Bengal will bring thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds to various districts of West Bengal, reported PTI, quoting the weather office.

The weather department has issued an orange alert for a heatwave in most of the 14 Karnataka districts where polling is underway in Lok Sabha constituencies on May 7. According to PTI, the Election Commission has made arrangements to mitigate the heat in the polling centres, hoping that the voter turnout will not be affected by the weather conditions. Separately, the Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) has issued a red alert for five districts – Bagalkot, Belagavi, Dharwad, Haveri and Koppal – till May 9.

Bengaluru could experience light rain in the coming days. Also Read: Lok Sabha Elections 2024: PM Modi urges people to ‘vote in record numbers’ in phase 3 polling Even though some places recorded temperatures of 43 degrees Celsius on Monday, thunderstorms and rain brought respite from the heatwave in some areas. The IMD said that thunderstorms with rain would continue in the state for another four days.