Jashidaben Modi, wife of BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi cast her vote in Unjha, Mehsana district on Wednesday. Before going to the polling booth, she paid a visit to a temple and prayed for Mr. Modi's success.
>In his election affidavit submitted in Vadodara on April 9, Mr. Modi admitted to his marriage for the first time.
"Ms. Jashodaben cast her vote at 12.39 p.m. She went to a temple and prayed for the welfare of the country. She prayed that the BJP wins 300 seats, that God makes Mr. Modi happy and for him to win by a huge margin," Ashok Modi, Jashodaben's brother told The Hindu on the phone.
In the wake of the controversy surrounding Mr. Modi's affidavit, Ms. Jashodaben had become incommunicado.