Maharashtra recorded a voter turnout of 6.61 per cent in the single-phase assembly elections while Jharkhand recorded a voter turnout of 12.71 percent in the second phase of assembly elections, as of 9 am, according to the Election Commission of India.
Tawde took to X and accused the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance leaders Supriya Sule and Nana Patole of using "illegal bitcoin money" in the assembly elections of Maharashtra.
Earlier in the day retired IPS officer from Pune, Ravindranath Patil, has accused Supriya Sule and state Congress chief Nana Patole of being involved in a fraud case involving cryptocurrency that dates back to 2018. The funds, he alleged, have been used for campaigning in the assembly electi
Earlier today, Samajwadi Party Uttar Pradesh Chief Shyam Lal Pal wrote to the state's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) and urged that no police personnel should check the voter ID of any voter in the state by-polls scheduled on November 20.
Notably, nine seats in Uttar Pradesh including Meerapur, Kundarki, Ghaziabad, Khair, Karhal, Sishamau, Phulpur, Katehari and Majhawan in Uttar Pradesh will go to voting on November 20 with results set to be declared on November 23.
While the BJP had complained against Rahul Gandhi, the Congress had complained to the Election Commission over some remarks made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah in their election speeches.
BJP leader Pradeep Bhandari has strongly condemned Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge's remarks about the BJP-RSS, calling them "inciteful" and urging the Election Commission of India (ECI) to take action.
Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole on Saturday wrote to the state Governor CP Radhakrishnan and chief election commissioner and raised objection over the potential reappointment of IPS Rashmi Shukla as Director General of Police (DGP) of the state.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday lashed out at Maulana Khalilur Rehman Sajjad Nomani for his alleged divisive remarks and accused the Congress and its allies of using polarisation tactics to gain votes ahead of the elections.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday wrote a letter to Election Commission seeking its intervention after party leader Rahul Gandhi's chopper was delayed due to "no-fly-zone restriction" enforced "due to protocol of other leaders in vicinity".
Amid the ongoing political row over a 'routine check' of Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray's luggage by the Election Commission of India (ECI), the bags and helicopter of Mahayuti leaders, including Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde were also checked on Wednesday as part of Stand