Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged voters in Jharkhand and Maharashtra to participate with full enthusiasm in the voting taking place on Wednesday.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday urged the voters of Maharshtra and Jharkhand to cast their votes in their respective state assembly elections.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP candidate from Baramati Assembly constituency, Ajit Pawar on Wednesday expressed confidence in winning the assembly polls, saying that he trusts the voters will send him to the Assembly for the eighth time.
Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan on Wednesday cast his vote at the polling booth in Raj Bhavan, under the Colaba Assembly constituency, as voting began for the state's Assembly elections.
Voting begins at 7 am on Wednesday for the single phase of the Maharashtra assembly elections and will end at 6 pm, with voting taking place in 288 assembly seats.
Security has been beefed up in Mumbai ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly Election, to ensure a smooth and secure voting process. The police are checking vehicles and have made elaborate arrangements to maintain law and order in the city.
The Bahujan Vikas Aghadi (BVA) has accused Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vinod Tawde of distributing money at a hotel in Nalasopara ahead of the Maharashtra assembly polls, triggering a political storm. Opposition parties have seized the moment, with Congress demanding a Supreme Court-
Maharashtra polls is seeing a tight battle between the ruling Mahayuti and Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliances with several constituencies throwing up interesting contests.