Stakes are very high for a number of regional heavyweights in Maharashtra as the state polls today in what promises to be a make-or-break election for satraps like Sharad Pawar, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, his predecessor Uddhav Thackeray and deputy CM Ajit Pawar. Amid anticipation of the voting, BJP general secretary Vinod Tawde got himself in a soup for allegedly distributing cash to voters in Palghar. Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday took a “note jihad” jibe at Tawde. The stage set as the second and final round of the electoral battle in Jharkhand unfolds, in which the JMM-Congress-RJD coalition will seek to retain power in Jharkhand, while the BJP-headed NDA will try to wrest it. Stay tuned to DH to get all latest updates.
Highlights
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Voter turnout of 31.37% recorded in 38 assembly seats till 11 am in second and final phase of Jharkhand polls
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18.14 per cent voter turnout till 11 am in Maharashtra assembly elections; 15.78 per cent voting in Mumbai so far: Official
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Ajit Pawar casts vote, urges citizens to exercise their fundamental right
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PM Modi urges voters to participate in polling with full enthusiasm
The common man will not be lured and they know their real issues: Lyricist Gulzar
“… People eagerly wait to turn 18 so that they can exercise their right to vote. Chosing a government is their right. And it is the responsibility of the media to ensure that youngsters come out to vote… The glamorous gifts which are being promised to the common man in return for votes, should not be done. The common man will not be lured and they know their real issues”: Lyricist Gulzar
MAHARASHTRA | Actor Anupam Kher casts his vote
Raymond Group chairman and managing director Gautam Singhania casts vote
Narayan Rane votes in Sindhudurg
“I am whatever I am because of Balasaheb Thackeray. I left Shiv Sena because of Uddhav Thackeray. His thoughts are not good. They are not going to get more than 10-12 seats. 161 MLAs of Mahayuti are going to win and then the alliance of BJP, NCP and Shiv Sena will come to power…Whatever happened with Vinod Tawde was not right. He is a senior leader, this should not have happened…,” Narayan Rane said.
Lyricist Gulzar arrives for cast vote in Bandra
Published 19 November 2024, 22:45 IS
