Mumbai may have registered an unimpressive voting percentage Monday, but its residents can take solace from at least one thing -- they outdid Pune.
Against 49.84 per cent turnout in Pune on April 23, Mumbai registered a marginally better 51.11 per cent voting Monday.
The rivalry between Mumbai, the biggest city of Maharashtra, and Pune, the state's 'cultural capital', is old.
"Mumbai-Pune-Mumbai" , a hit Marathi rom-com with two sequels, exploits popular tropes about cultural differences between the two cities.
It played out on social media during the ongoing polls, with some Mumbaikars -- as residents of Mumbai are called -- resolving to do better than Pune.
Girish Kuber, senior journalist, tweeted Monday morning: "Hope #Mumbai beats #Pune on this front too."
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