Top events today: Assembly elections, Ladakh bridge inauguration, and more

Polling will be held on Monday to elect Maharashtra and Haryana assemblies with the BJP and its allies seeking to retain power in the two states on the back of the recent Lok Sabha polls victory

Maharashtra assembly polls
BS Web Team New Delhi
2 min read Last Updated : Oct 24 2019 | 11:24 AM IST
Voting for Maharashtra, Haryana assembly polls

With polling in Haryana and Maharashtra scheduled for today, the electoral fate of over 4400 candidates- 1169 in Haryana and 3237 in Maharashtra will be sealed in EVMs.

In Haryana, 19,578 polling stations have been set up whereas 96,661 in Maharashtra for people to cast their votes.

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Leading stock exchanges BSE and NSE have announced trading holiday on account of assembly elections in Maharashtra.

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Defence minister to inaugurate bridge in Ladakh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate a bridge built between Durbuk and the Daulat Beg Oldie airport in eastern Ladakh, sources told PTI.

The Col Chewang Rinchen bridge is located 45 km east of the Line of Actual Control (LAC).


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