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Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray said Friday that he formed a fresh alliance with the BJP because his party wanted a prime minister who has the courage to attack Pakistan.

With the exception of some cases of failure of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in Solapur, Nanded and Hingoli Lok Sabha constituencies, average 60 per cent voters cast their votes to elect 10 candidates.

In the second phase of the Lok Sabha polls in Maharashtra, there will be voting in ten constituencies, including three from Western Vidarbha, six from Marathwada and one from Western Maharashtra.

The temperatures have soared in past few days, the MET department now has issued a thunderstorm alert in isolated places of Maharashtra, Marathwada, and Vidarbha for April 17.

Isues like farm distress and lack of jobs dominated campaign in 10 constituencies in Marathwada and Vidarbha regions in Maharashtra, where polling for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections will be held on April 18.

There are no permanent friends or foes in politics. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Shiv Sena party chief Uddhav Thackeray have proved this time-tested theory again, by sharing the dais in Marathwada’s Latur constituency on Tuesday.

While sharing a dais for the first time after 28 months with Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said here that he will not let the aspirations of the people of backward Marathwada go in vain.

The BJP-Shiv Sena coalition will kick-start its Lok Sabha poll campaign from Kolhapur district in Maharashtra on March 24, a leader said on Wednesday.

The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has warned the Maharashtra government of resorting to violence if no concrete steps are taken till February 1 to tackle drought in the state.

 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said all ration card holders from 151 drought affected talukas will avail benefits of Food Security scheme which is already in force.