Polling begins in Maharashtra, Haryana

October 21, 2019 08:29

Polling began on Monday morning in Maharashtra and Haryana.

Polling which began at 7 am will go on till 6 pm.

Tight security arrangements have been made with deployment of more than three lakh personnel from state police and central forces in Maharashtra, while over 75,000 security personnel have been mobilised in Haryana.

Counting of votes will be on October 24.

In Maharashtra, where the 'Mahayuti' alliance of BJP, Shiv Sena and smaller parties is against the 'Maha-agadhi' led by the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party, a total of 8,98,39,600 people, including 4,28,43,635 women, are eligible to vote.

In Haryana, the Congress is hoping to make a comeback following a change in guard in the state, while the BJP led by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has set a target of winning 75 seats out of 90 in which 1,169 candidates of various political outfits are contesting.

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