Maharashtra and Haryana went to polls on Wednesday to elect their assemblies in high-stakes elections seen as the first major test of Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the Lok Sabha polls as he pitched for BJP coming to power on its own in both the states.
Maharashtra went to polls on 288 assembly seats.
This will also be the first elections in Maharashtra after established political formations -- Shiv Sena-BJP and Cong-NCP -- crumbled and the parties will be contesting alone after 15 years. Congress and NCP had ruled the state for 15 continuous years from 1999.
4,119 candidates are in the electoral fray, including to 276 women in the state with 8.35 crore voters eligible to exercise their right to franchise.
Urging the people of Haryana & Maharashtra to go out & cast their votes. Youngsters must show the way & ensure record turnout.
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Here are the live updates
11:40 AM: Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray said, "I am sure the turnout will increase, I am sure Maharashtra will vote for the leaders they trust."
Maharashtra Assembly polls: Uddhav Thackeray after casting his vote pic.twitter.com/s27Zh9aqW1
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11:10 AM: Gopinath Munde's daughter Pankaja casts her vote.
11:09 AM: MNS chief Raj Thackeray arrives to cast his vote.
11:07 AM: Gulzar casts his vote
11:02 AM: Sachin Tendulkar casts his vote in Mumbai. He said, "Every one should exercise their right to vote, it is really important for the nation."
11:01 AM: Union Minister for Road Transport Nitin Gadkari casts his vote in Nagpur
Maharashtra Assembly polls: Minister for Road Transport Nitin Gadkari casts his vote in Nagpur pic.twitter.com/XyVMSiwUWO
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10:30 AM: It is very important for all of us to cast our votes for development of the nation: Bhagyashree
Maharashtra Assembly polls: Actress Bhagyashree casts her vote in Mumbai pic.twitter.com/WjZcF3PO5Y
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10:30 AM: Confident that people will choose Congress this time also for the work done in last 15 years: Prithviraj Chavan, former Maharashtra CM
10:25 AM: There has been change in Govt at the centre,major alliances have ended,all political parties are taking their chances: Prithviraj Chavan
10:21 AM: I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar casts his vote in Pune
10:10 AM: Congress leader Ashok Chavan casts his vote in Nanded
10:05 AM: NCP president Sharad Pawar casts his vote in Mumbai
10:00 AM: Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan casts his vote in Karad
09: 20 AM: Sushil Kumar Shinde casts his vote in Solapur
09:13 AM: Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan cast their vote in Mumbai.
I request my fellow citizens to come out and cast their votes,this is our right & duty: Abhishek Bachchan pic.twitter.com/KAtnfnSuph
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09:09 AM: I appeal people to cast their votes for a stable Govt, a single vote can also bring change: Supriya Sule, NCP.
09:05 AM: NCP leader Supriya Sule casts her vote in Baramati.
8:58 AM: I am fully confident that BJP is going to form its Government with clear majority today: Devendra Fadnavis, BJP.
8:45 AM: Brisk polling in Maharashtra
Ajit PawarAjit Pawar castes his vote Brisk polling was under way across Maharashtra, with people queuing at many polling stations since early on Wednesday.
Voting started for the 288 Maharashtra assembly constituencies and the lone Lok Sabha by-elections for Beed parliamentary seat at 7 a.m. Wednesday amidst tight security.
<a href="http://indiatoday.intoday.in/people/rekha/19321.html">Rekha</a>RekhaAmong the early voters were former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and his family members in Baramati, Leader of Opposition in Legislative Council Vinod Tawde and his family in Mumbai, Pankaja Munde in Beed and actor Rekha in Mumbai.
Polling was briefly suspended at two polling stations in Nagpur and one in Nashik owing to a technical glitch. The details are not yet known.
7:57 AM:
I am confident about my win, for me challenge is to match upto the expectations of people: Pankaja Munde, BJP pic.twitter.com/oruDp28pUV
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There was tight security at all the 91,376 polling stations across the state, including more than 9,900 classified as 'hyper-sensitive'. Besides, there are another 62 'sensitive' polling stations in Mumbai.
An electorate of around 8.35 crore is eligible to cast their vote and elect 288 representatives from among 4,119 candidates in the state, including 276 women.
The Beed Lok Sabha by-election is being held to fill the seat that fell vacant following the death of former union minister Gopinath Munde last June.
7:54 AM: BJP Vinod Tawde at the polling booth
Maharashtra Assembly elections, Vinod Tawde (BJP) casts his vote in Mumbai pic.twitter.com/cvVpCextBt
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