Next few nail-biter hours for Mahayuti, MVA in a highly charged atmosphere

Counting for 6.4 crore votes polled in the 288 state assembly constituencies will be held on Saturday, which is being seen as one of the most intensely fought electoral battles by the two major political alliances - the Mahayuti and the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA).

- Ravikiran Deshmukh

The office of the state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said that the high volume of postal ballots has led to the establishment of 1,732 tables for postal ballot counting and 592 tables for electronically transmitted postal ballot system (ETPBS) to ensure a smooth counting process across all assembly constituencies, the official said.

The Mumbai Police has issued an order prohibiting the assembly of people within a 300-meter radius of all 36 counting centres in the city. No person, other than election officials or public servants on duty, is allowed to loiter or form any assembly within the restricted 300-meter radius of any counting centre, a police official stated.