A zonal officer deployed in a polling centre in Maharashtra's Nagpur was chased and manhandled by a group of persons over an altercation regarding a spare Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) found in his car.
The ruling Mahayuti is poised to retain power in Maharashtra with the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) also putting up a strong show in assembly polls, exit polls predicted on Wednesday
Reacting to exits polls released for the Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections concluded on Wednesday, Madhya Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla expressed his confidence that the BJP alliance would get more seats than what was being showed in the exit polls.
Maharashtra assembly polls on Wednesday saw celebrities from the film industry stepping out in large numbers to exercise their franchise and, in the process, inspiring other voters to cast their ballot. Polling began at 7 am.
As the high-stakes Assembly elections came to an end, Maharashtra recorded a 62.05 per cent voter turnout, while Jharkhand saw 68.01 per cent, surpassing the 67.04 per cent turnout in the 2019 assembly elections.
The ruling Mahayuti is poised to retain power in Maharashtra with the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) also putting up a strong show in assembly polls, exit polls predicted on Wednesday after the conclusion of polling on 288 seats in the state.
Reacting to the exit polls for Maharashtra and Jharkhand elections, BJP leader RP Singh exuded confidence in winning the state assembly polls in both states and said that BJP-NDA will get the blessings of the people.
Addressing a press conference after the polls closed at 5.00 pm, Marandi said, "The brothers and sisters of Jharkhand come out to strengthen democracy and performed their duty as citizens. I saw in so many places that there were long lines at the polling booths. The people have voted to form
The ruling Mahayuti is poised to retain power in Maharashtra with the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) also putting up a strong show in assembly polls, exit polls predicted on Wednesday after conclusion of polling on 288 seats in the state.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Chinchwad Assembly constituency Shankar Jagtap appealed to all the voters to exercise their right to vote, saying that everyone should come forward to vote for the "progressive Maharashtra and Viksit Bharat."