About 56 per cent voters on Tuesday exercised their franchise in the polling for 10 municipal corporations across Maharashtra, including all-important Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in Mumbai.
According to an exit polls conducted by Axis-My-India, both the BJP and the Shiv Sena secured a vote share of 32 per cent each. 55 per cent voting was recorded for BMC polls, eclipsing the last poll percentage by almost 10 per cent. The turn-out for 11 Zila Parishads and 118 Panchayat Samiti polls in the State was 69 per cent, election officials said.
In Mumbai, voting picked up as the day progressed with several politicians and film celebrities and industry figures stepping out to exercise their franchise.