New Delhi: Counting of votes for Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections will take place on Saturday and election results will be announced. Congress has become alert before this. The party has appointed three observers each for both the states. For Maharashtra, the party has appointed Ashok Gehlot, Bhupesh Baghel and G Parameshwara as observers. Whereas for Jharkhand, Tariq Anwar, Mallu Bhati and Krishna Alavuru have been given the responsibility of observers.
Three leaders each got responsibility in both the states
Congress has appointed these six leaders as observers keeping in mind any situation that may arise after the counting of votes in Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections. A release in this regard was issued by the party's Organization General Secretary KC Venugopal. Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara have been appointed observers for Maharashtra. Senior Congress leader Tariq Anwar, Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and Indian Youth Congress in-charge Krishna Allavaru have been made All India Congress Committee observers for Jharkhand.
Counting will take place tomorrow in both states
Voting took place on November 20 in all 288 assembly seats of Maharashtra, while elections were held in two phases in Jharkhand. In Jharkhand, voting was held on 43 seats in the first phase on November 13, while elections were held on 38 seats in the second and final phase on November 20. Counting of votes in both the states will take place on November 23. In Maharashtra, there is a contest between 'Mahayuti', an alliance of BJP, Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA). Maha Vikas Aghadi includes Congress, Shiv Sena (Ubhatha) and Nationalist Congress Party (SP).
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