Maha polls: 6.61 pc voter turnout recorded till 9 am
The voter turnout in Maharashtra's 288 Assembly constituencies till 9 a.m. was reported at 6.61 per cent, said officials here on Wednesday after the polling started at 7 a.m.
The voter turnout in Maharashtra's 288 Assembly constituencies till 9 a.m. was reported at 6.61 per cent, said officials here on Wednesday after the polling started at 7 a.m.
After a row erupted over an alleged "bitcoin scam" linked to the Maharashtra Assembly elections, BJP leader Vinod Tawde said that the Election Commission of India (ECI) should also take immediate action against the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) leaders Supriya Sule and Nana Patole "on the basis of viral audio and chat."
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP candidate from Baramati Assembly constituency, Ajit Pawar on Wednesday cast his vote.
Voting began at 7 am on Wednesday for the single-phase Maharashtra assembly elections and will conclude at 6 pm. Polling is taking place across 288 assembly constituencies.
Voting commenced at 7 am on Wednesday for the second phase of the Jharkhand Assembly elections, covering the remaining 38 seats.
Uttarakhand IAS officers boycotted secretariat work on Friday to protest the manhandling of their colleague by a politician earlier this week.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said the people of Jammu and Kashmir “found their voice” after the passage of the resolution on the restoration of the special status of J&K and it seems that the “burden is off their shoulders”.
PM Narendra Modi kicked off the BJP election campaign in Maharashtra with an all-out assault on the Congress-backed Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance.
The BJP on Friday alleged that the Opposition INDI Alliance is all on the mission to divide the country, to spread negativity, and fuel corruption.
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, on Friday, slammed the BJP-led government on the eighth anniversary of demonetisation, and said it paved the way for “monopolies” by “devastating” Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and the informal sector.
