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Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole on Wednesday slammed the BJP for dragging him in its allegations of Bitcoins misappropriation to influence the state polls and said he would take the legal route to fight the «fake» charges against him. Talking to reporters after casting his vote in Bhandara district, Patole said he is a farmer and has nothing to do with Bitcoins. The BJP on Tuesday played purported voice notes of Patole and NCP (SP) leader Supriya Sule to allege attempts to encash Bitcoins to influence the state assembly elections, claiming it poses a serious question on the conduct of polls in a free and fair manner. Sharing the audios in which the voices and signal chats purportedly belonging to the two opposition leaders stress the Bitcoin transactions for allegedly funding their poll campaign, BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said it is clear that the MVA has seen the writing on the wall that it is facing defeat in the polls.

Supriya Sule and Nana Patole for their alleged involvement in using Bitcoins illegally to fund elections, and claimed their roles will surface during the probe. BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra also targeted Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, and asked the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha to hold a press conference on the issue. In a press conference, Patra rejected the opposition's claim that the BJP was behind the «conspiracy» to target them amid the Maharashtra polls as he claimed that the suspected crypto currency fraud occurred years back and the opposition alliance used the money in previous elections as well. It appears that the money involved so far in this scam is Rs 235 crore, he claimed.

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A total of 4,136 candidates are contesting for the 288 seats, of which 234 are in the general category, 29 are reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC), and 25 are reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST).

Congress candidate from Latur City, Amit Deshmukh, on Wednesday after casting his vote expressed concerns over the recent allegations involving BJP leader Vinod Tawde's involvement in alleged cash distribution ahead of the assembly elections. Deshmukh stated, «I don't think that the allegations are baseless. You all have seen what happened, but it seems like no action is being taken. It appears that the matter is being swept under the carpet, but this is not good for democracy. This is not healthy for our electoral system or our democracy.» Deshmukh, however, remained optimistic about the election results. He said, «I believe that when the results come, the Maha Vikas Aghadi will have the support of more than 200 MLAs.» According to Deshmukh, the final seat distribution and decisions on the next steps will only be made after the results are declared.

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Supriya Sule and Congress' Nana Patole had used Bitcoin scam tainted cash to fund polls has blown out into an all-out political war on polling day. Supriya Sule on Wednesday refuted all allegation levelled against her saying all the allegations are completely false. Speaking to ANI, Sule said, «I have filed a defamation case and a criminal case. I am ready to answer his (Sudhanshu Trivedi) 5 questions wherever he wants. Time of his choice, place of his choice and platform of his choice. I am ready to answer him because all the allegations are completely false. All lies»

Babulal Marandi exuded confidence saying that the BJP-NDA alliance will secure more than 51 seats in the polls and form the government as the people were discontented with the ruling Hemant Soren led-JMM party in the state. Speaking to ANI, Babulal Marandi said, «Today voting will take place for the second phase of the Jharkhand Assembly elections. The mood of the people in Jharkhand is to change Hemant Soren led-JMM government as they have suffered under their rule in these past 5 years. People will vote for a change.» The State BJP Chief further said that the Income Tax department recently conducted raids at several locations linked to the Chief Minister's personal assistant, alleging that such actions are only possible due to involvement with black money.

Bitcoin (BTCUSD) will likely remain on watchlists Wednesday as the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization nudges towards the $100K mark.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday urged the voters of Maharashtra and Jharkhand to cast their votes in their respective state assembly elections. In a post on X, Rajanath Singh appealed to the first-time voters of the state to exercise their franchise. «I call upon my sisters and brothers of Maharashtra to vote in large numbers and strengthen the festival of democracy. I particularly urge young and first-time voters to exercise their franchise,» he said in a post on X.

Jharkhand Election results 2024 live updates: Voters in Jharkhand have their 2024 assembly elections today, on November 20. A total of 528 candidates are contesting for the 38 seats in this phase, including 55 women, one third-gender candidate, and 472 male candidates.Polling is set to begin at 7 am and will conclude at 5 pm, except at sensitive polling stations where voting will end at 4 pm.

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The 2019 Assembly ElectionsThe 2019 assembly elections in Maharashtra saw 61.4 per cent voter turnout. The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) of the BJP and the Shiv Sena (SHS) won a majority.

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Assam cabinet has approved renaming of Karimganj as Sribhumi District. The state government stated that to give the existing Karimganj district a distinct identity which justifies its richcultural heritage, Cabinet has approved renaming Karimganj as Sribhumi district. “Over a 100 years ago, Kabiguru Rabindranath Tagore had described modern day Karimganj District in Assam as ‘Sribhumi’- the land of Maa Lakshmi. Today the AssamCabinet has fulfilled this long-standing demand of our people.” Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated, “Restoring the Old Glory of Assam's Southernmost district Karimganj district is now Sribhumi. Honouring the vision of Kabiguru Rabindranath Tagore who named the current geographical of undivided India as Sribhumi, Assam Cabinet has decided to rename Karimganj as Sribhumi district. This decision will reflect the expectations and aspirations of the people of the district.” In order to build upon the growth momentum in the State and attract investments and infrastructure development in Assam, Cabinet has approved holding of the Assam Investment and Infrastructure Summit, 2025 on 24 & 25 February. The Summit will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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