Maharashtra to vote on Nov 20; Jharkhand on Nov 13, 20; results on Nov 23
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the voting schedule for Maharashtra and Jharkhand this afternoon. Maharashtra will go to the polls on November 20, with the counting of votes scheduled for November 23. Jharkhand will vote in two phases, on November 13 and 20, with vote counting for both states also taking place on November 23.
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar noted that with these elections, the ECI is setting "gold standards," citing the "free and fair elections" conducted in Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir as examples. Over 12 crore voters are eligible to cast their ballots across the two states.
In Maharashtra, the 2019 elections saw the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), a coalition of the then-unified Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), and Congress secure 154 out of 288 seats. However, this time around, both the Shiv Sena and NCP have splintered into factions.
Meanwhile, in Jharkhand, Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) is preparing to face the BJP. In the 2019 elections, JMM won 30 seats and formed a government with the Congress, which secured 16 seats.
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Holiday declared for Bengaluru schools on Wednesday due to heavy rain forecast
Bengaluru, Oct 15: Schools in Bengaluru Urban district will remain shut on Wednesday following heavy rain forecast, officials said.
"Due to continuous rains in Bengaluru, the Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for the next two days. As a precautionary measure in the interest of students, all taluk Anganwadi centres, private/aided primary and high schools of Bengaluru City will be closed on Wednesday," a government order stated.
Government schools in the city are already closed for Dussehra holidays.
Incessant rains since early Tuesday threw normal life out of gear in central and southern parts of Karnataka, including the state capital Bengaluru where several localities witnessed water-logging and traffic congestion.
Students and office-goers in Bengaluru in particular had a tough time following road congestion due to the rains.
Rain is forecast to continue.
— Krishna Byre Gowda (@krishnabgowda) October 15, 2024
I have advised BBMP to be on high alert. We have already deployed about 60 NDRF/SDRF personnel in Bengaluru and redeploying another 40 to be on stand by for any necessity. We have put Fire and Emergency Services on stand by for immediate response.…
