Maharastra and Haryana assembly elections began the morning of Wednesday, October 15, 2014. The election is touted as one of the major test of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity after the Lok Sabha polls. While Congress leaders voiced confidence that people will again favour the party, BJP claimed that it was a vote for change and that ‘Modi effect’ will be visible in the election result.
Tanishaa Mukherjee and her mother Tanuja after casting their vote in the Assembly elections for Maharashtra state
Leading the way to exercise their voting rights were our Bollywood celebs; among the early voters were Bollywood actors Tanishaa Mukherjee and her mother Tanuja. They gleefully got themselves clicked showing off their inked fingers.
Celebs have been tweeting their inked selfies with #GetInked. ‘Go vote’ and ‘Get inked’ being the mantra that Bollywood stars like Salman Khan and Abhishek Bachchan spread among their fans via Twitter.
Maharashtra recorded a 46.6% voting till 3 pm. The polling began at 7 a.m. and will conclude at 6 p.m. Counting of vote will take place on October 19, election officials reported.
Tanishaa Mukherjee and her mother Tanuja
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