As polls begin in Jharkhand, the first phase of voting, held on Wednesday, October 13, saw a strong turnout of 64.86% across 43 assembly constituencies by 5 pm, surpassing the 63.9% turnout recorded in the 2019 elections. The second phase of polling is scheduled for October 20, with vote counting set to take place on October 23.
According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), Maharashtra is also set to hold assembly elections on October 20, with counting for all the polls scheduled for October 23. Both the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance and the Mahayuti alliance are competing in the elections.
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