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Hours after Congress leader Akhilesh Singh made a controversial statement relating surgical strikes to elections, BJP MoS Nityanand Rai condemned his claims and said that there is no place for any "party politics".

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BJP is set to score a victory in both Maharashtra and Haryana as per Jan Ki Baat exit poll

The voter turnout in Maharashtra and Haryana at 5pm stands at 44.26% and 52.70% respectively. The voting will be concluded at 6pm.

 Pejawar Mutt Seer, Vishwesha Teertha, has strongly defended freedom fighter Veer Savarkar, saying he should not be disrespected. 

The polling for Assembly Elections 2019 began in Mumbai, Maharashtra and several celebrities came trickling to the booths. Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao and Lara Dutta were among the first ones to cast their votes.
 

Minutes after he exercised his right to vote in Nagpur, union minister Nitin Gadkari also said that the Congress has a "defeated mentality" by the people

Casting his vote, Swaraj India Party chief Yogendra Yadav asked people to think of Haryana's future and take part actively in building the nation.

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. 

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

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.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that the government will invest in Rs 3.5 lakh crore in the next five years to address issues of water.  Prime Minister Modi also slammed the opposition parties, saying that its leaders are busy fighting among themselves and cannot give stability to Haryana.