Counting of votes began on Saturday morning, with all eyes on the outcome of the battle between the ruling BJP-led Mahayuti coalition and the MVA alliance
According to civic official, at the time of the Lok Sabha polls, Mumbai had 98,95,602 eligible voters, including 25,16,667 in the island city and 74,64,974 in the suburban district
As the hunger-strike gets longer and the date of Maharashtra Assembly elections looms closer, Maratha groups have issued calls for a shutdown (bandh) in Beed and Osmanabad districts