Among the contesting parties in Maharashtra, the official handles of the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance took the lead with a 38 per cent share of mentions, followed by the Congress-NCP alliance at 33 per cent.
As per the trends projected by the Election Commission, BJP is currently leading in 39 seats and Congress in 29 seats. JJP is leading in 11 seats.
The turnout for both the states is lower compared to the previous assembly elections which could mean the BJP retaining both the states.
Tendulkar cast his vote along with wife Anjali and son Arjun, who is a budding left-arm pacer, at a polling booth in suburban Bandra.
In the morning, Facebook started sending notification to its over 300 million users in India, saying "get information about voting and share that you've voted."
The counting of votes will be conducted on October 24 along with Maharashtra and the results will be declared on the same day.
The counting of votes will be conducted on October 24 along with Haryana and the results will be declared on the same day.
The five-year term of the Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra expires on November 9.
The pooling booth can be tracked online on the National Voters' Services Portal by providing the voter's details.
Voter ID card ascertains the identity of a person as an adult citizen and is primarily used in casting one's vote in municipal, state and general elections.
