The assembly elections in Maharashtra will be held in a single phase on November 20 and the votes will be counted on November 23, the Chief Election Commissioner, Rajiv Kumar announced on Tuesday.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has appointed AICC senior observers (Division-wise) and state election senior coordinators for Maharashtra, for the ensuing assembly elections in the state.
After being appointed as MLC by Maharashtra Governor, Shiv Sena leader Manisha Kayande thanked Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, all the Shiv Sena party leaders and the people of the state.
Speaking to ANI, Kumar said "The public answers questions by participating in the voting. As far as the EVMs are concerned, they are 100 per cent foolproof. If they raise questions today again, we will tell them again."
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Central Election Committee meeting will discuss the names of candidates for the Jharkhand assembly polls to take place on October 15 on Tuesday evening at the BJP National Headquarters in National Capital.
The poll body officials have called for a press conference at 3.30 pm in the Plenary Hall, Vigyan Bhawan, Delhi to make the announcement of the schedule for the assembly polls in Maharashtra and Jharkhand.
Congress MLA Hiraman Bhika Khoskar from Igatpuri assembly constituency joined the Ajit Pawar led-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Monday, ahead of the assembly elections in Maharashtra.
Giving details about the decision, Maharashtra minister Dadaji Dagadu Bhuse told reporters that light vehicles will be exempted from toll after midnight today.
Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole on Monday said that a meeting is going to be held under the chairmanship of National President Mallikarjun Kharge and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi to chalk out poll strategy and preparations for upcoming Assembly polls