Union Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday cast his vote at one of the booths in Lucknow's Gomtinagar and said that he was confident of victory in the capital of Uttar Pradesh.

“I will win in Lucknow… the public will decide the margin of victory. I leave it to the people of Lucknow. BJP will get a clear majority," he said.

"NDA might also win a 2/3rds majority. I appeal to all voters to come out with family and exercise their right."

Singh was one of the early voters in Lucknow and was accompanied by his family members.

The home minister is seeking a second term as a parliamentarian from the city of nawabs where he is facing Congress' Acharya Pramod Krishnam and SP-BSP-RLD's Poonam Sinha.

Hours after voting, speaking to ANI, Singh said the Mahagatbandhan is no challenge for the BJP here.

"I don't want to comment on her(SP-BSP-RLD candidate Poonam Sinha), as I believe elections are not about individuals but about issues," he said.

Singh took to Twitter on Monday and tweeted, "Today is the polling for 51 Lok Sabha seats including Lucknow in the 5th phase of General Elections. I urge all the voters to cast their valuable votes with great enthusiasm and vote in large numbers,"

Voting for the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections began at 7 am on Monday and 51 seats, spread across 7 states, go to polls in this phase.