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NCP leader and former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar voted in Baramati, Pune district as Maharashtra witnesses Assembly election on October 21

Shah Rukh Khan thanked PM Narendra Modi for shedding light on the role people from the creative world can play in"spreading awareness of the msgs of The Mahatma.”

As voting began for 288 assembly constituencies in Maharashtra on Monday amidst heightened security, Bollywood celebrities including Ravi Kishan, Padmini Kolhapure and Subha Khote were among the early voters in Mumbai.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sought the participation of as many Indians to vote in Maharashtra and Haryana. Polling for 90 seats of Haryana and 288 constituencies of Maharashtra began at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm in the evening. PM Modi took to Twitter to urge voters to cast their votes. 

Maharashtra and Haryana are going to polls. Polling will take place in 288 constituencies in Maharashtra while 90 constituencies in Haryana will go to polls. The results will be announced three days later, on October 24. 

Actor and former Congress MP Govinda on Saturday (October 19) campaigned for Chainsukh Madanlal Sancheti, BJP's candidate from Malkapur Assembly constituency in Maharashtra
 

Ahead of Maharashtra Assembly polls, Salman Khan's bodyguard Shera has joined the Shiv Sena

Addressing an election rally in Maharashtra, PM Modi said those who were behind the Mumbai bomb blast killings had fled the country. He added that instead of catching the culprits, the Congress were busy with mirchi business. 

Here is a list of key candidates from both the BJP and the Congress in the states of Haryana and Maharashtra which are going to poll on October 21 

Candidates of Maharashtra have stopped campaigning in the interior areas of Gadchiroli, Aheri and Armori after Maoists have called for a boycott of the Assembly polls. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman was in Washington attending the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. The global watchdog Financial Action Task Force strongly urged Pakistan to complete its action plan by February 2020, until which the country will remain on its grey list. Watch MyNation in 100 seconds for the top headlines of the day from across the country.

With just a few days left for the two states of Haryana and Maharashtra to go for polls, it looks like Congress has already accepted defeat and is only fighting for a lost cause.

As per an opinion poll conducted by Jan Ki Baat, BJP will romp home in both Maharashtra and Haryana, continuing to enjoy the confidence of the people. 

Speaking to reporters, Shiv Sena candidate Aditya Thackeray said that he would declare Aarey a forest if voted to power in the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly election.

The constituencies are tense as Maoists have put up posters and banners, urging villagers to ensure a total success to the boycott call. They have also issued threats to anyone who defies the boycott call.
 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a befitting reply to the opposition over comments on economic slowdown. PM Modi stated that the government was committed to making India a $ 5 trillion economy.