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."
"I have just cast my vote. It is an extremely proud feeling as a citizen of Mumbai to exercise my right to vote. I hope all Mumbaikars have come out and voted today. (I am) looking forward to the results," Nita Ambani told reporters.
According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), Jamtara recorded the highest turnout at 76.16 per cent, followed by Pakur with 75.88 per cent, and Deoghar with 72.46 per cent.
Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde said on Monday that people of Maharashtra are happy with work done in the last two-and-a-half years by the state government and that Mahayuti is doing "politics of development".
As the voting in Maharashtra is underway, Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Wednesday exuded confidence in winning the state assembly elections and said that the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) will form government in the state.
After a sluggish start, voter turnout in Maharashtra started to pick up, reaching 45.53 per cent by 3.00 pm in the single-phase assembly elections on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Jharkhand recorded comparatively a higher voter turnout of 61.47 per cent in the second phase of assembly polls in Jh