Voting is underway in 29 municipal corporations across Maharashtra on Thursday, with all eyes on Mumbai, where the BJP-led Mahayuti faces a high-stakes showdown against the reunited Thackeray cousins for control of India’s richest civic body.
And as the polls open, famous faces are flashing their inked fingers.
Shiv Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray gestures after casting his vote with wife Rashmi and sons Aaditya and Tejas in Mumbai. Photograph: @ShivSenaUBT_/X
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray casts vote with his wife Sharmila, son Amit and daughter-in-law Mitali. Photograph: ANI video grab
Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar was among the first celebrities to reach a polling booth to cast his vote. Photograph: ANI video grab
Sachin Tendulkar shows his inked finger after casting his vote at the Pali-Chimbai Municipal School in Bandra. Photograph: ANI video grab
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat casts vote in Mahal area of Nagpur in the Nagpur civic body polls. Photograph: ANI video grab
Actor Nana Patekar casts his vote. Photograph: ANI video grab
Former Rajya Sabha MP Subhash Chandra. Photograph: ANI video grab
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