Polling is taking place in Maharashtra for 288 Legislative Assembly seats.
Maharashtra has a total of 9,64,85,765 registered voters, including 1,16,355 service voters.
Chief Minister Eknath Shinde who heads the ruling Shiv Sena and seeking his re-election from the Kopri-Pachpakhadi assembly constituency in Thane, said, Mahayuti alliance will win the elections. He said, “The people in the state will vote for Mahayuti, since they want development.”
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has established 1,00,186 polling stations across the state.
The main fight is between Udhhav Thakeray led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) and Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP)-Mahayuti alliance (Eknath Shinde faction.)
The BJP and Shiv Sena, once allies, contested against the Congress and Sharad Pawar-led NCP. The differences over the chief minister’s role led to the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance ending, bringing about the MVA coalition of the Congress, NCP, and Shiv Sena.
