Counting across all the centres in Maharashtra and Jharkhand will begin at 8 am, an Election Commission official said. The counting of postal ballots will begin first, he added.
Congress on Friday appointed three observers, including former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel for Maharashtra, and senior party leader Tariq Anwar and two others for Jharkhand to oversee the post-election scenario in both the states.
As Maharashtra votes to elect a new government, the BJP has escalated its allegations against NCP-SCP leader Supriya Sule, accusing her of channeling proceeds from the alleged bitcoin scam into the assembly elections.
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.
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.
Two lakes are now overflowing at full capacity. Due to continuous heavy rains in the catchment area, over the past few days, the water level of the reservoirs has increased rapidly, said a government official.
The account became NPA on February 26, 2018, and January 31, 2017, respectively with Canara Bank and Bank of Maharashtra.
Maharashtra Government has committed that issues involving transfer of land for BKC underground station and Vikroli for tunnel shaft will be resolved by September.
The Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday, after a cabinet meeting announced that the decision would entail a burden of Rs 6,000 crore on the state exchequer but will lead to reducing the inflation.
In the US, a one-time president can become a vice president – there is no bar in the Constitution, although it has never happened in history.
