Talking about Mumbai voters being "responsible" and the importance of voting, Kher told ANI, "The people of Mumbai are very responsible, they fulfil their duty, we just have to carry forward this tradition. Every person should step out of their home and vote."
"Under the leadership of PM Modi and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, we have run an election campaign on a development agenda, and we fully believe that 29 municipalities will elect a mayor from Mahayuti," Chavan told reporters.
"Shiv Sena and BJP are moving forward with a development agenda, while opposition parties are advancing a 'Bhai-Bhai' agenda (brother-brother alliance). All Mumbaikars will vote for our development agenda...," she said.
Chaturvedi complained that she couldn't find her name in the voter list and was directed to another polling booth, where she was able to cast her vote. She urged citizens to turn out in large numbers and exercise their voting rights.
"Three political parties have come together purely for power and money; Marathi identity is not part of their agenda. That is why Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray have united on a single platform to protect Marathi interests," Raut said while addressing a press conference in Mumbai.
Singer and music composer Vishal Dadlani, who arrived Thursday morning at a polling booth in Mumbai to cast his vote, shared his disappointment over the low "public presence" at the booth during the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections.
A total of 7,36,996 voters have cast their votes out of a total 1,03,44,315. According to official data released by the State Election Commission (SEC), nearly double the number of men have cast their vote than women. 4,54,539 men have cast their vote in BMC elections, compared to 2,82,43
Veteran actor Nana Patekar, who arrived early Thursday morning at a polling booth in Mumbai to cast his vote in the ongoing Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, shared that he travelled "three hours" from Pune just to exercise his right.
Dubey said that the Election Commission website is not functioning properly and requested citizens to come out of their homes and cast vote. The Shiv Sena (UBT) leader complained that the candidate for whom he cast his vote was not displayed on digital screen.
Earlier, Shaina NC offered her prayers at Shree Siddhivinayak temple. She took a jibe at the opposition parties (Congress, NCP-SP, Shiv Sena UBT and others), claiming that they are "trying to find excuses for their defeat".
"It's the most crucial election, for the development of Mumbai and a budget of over Rs 40,000 crore. We have to make our city a developed Mumbai. I appeal to the voters to come out in large numbers," Shelar told reporters.